15
THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1906.
EXPORTS GUT DOWN
New Hongkong Flour Mill Is
Ready to Market Product.'
MAY OPEN WITH CUT PRICES
Six New Flour Mills W ill Soon Be in
Operation in Japan Further
Advance in Duty to Be
Expected.
FLOUR New Oriental mills pre
pare for business.
CEREAL. GOODS Pricei In several
lines revised.
FRUIT New variety of orange re
ceived. POULTRY Chickens In strong; de
mand.' BGGS Price gradually declining.
BUTTER Steady and unchanged.
HOPS Local market slow.
WOOL, Oregon clips active at Boa
ton. t
The latest mall advices received from the
Orient show that the new conditions In the
flour market are shaping themselves there.
A letter from Hongkong dated November 27
stated that buying was on a small scale, as
the new Rennle mill would have Its product
on the market In a short time, and the trade
was uncertain., what the result would be.
Hongkong dealers feared the new mill
would sell Its flour at cheap, prices with
the view of Introducing Its brands In the
interior and consequently they were not dis
posed to take on dear flour In the mean
time. A Yokohama letter announced that the six
new mills being constructed In Japan would
be in operation within six months, and ex
rressed the opinion that the Japanese
would soon have the flour business In their
own hands. While shippers In this country
believe a revolution in the Oriental flour
trade will eventually come about, they think
It will occur gradually and that there will
be an export demand for American flour for
a considerable time yet. It is pointed out
that with the decrease In the flour demand
here, prices of feed, already high, will have
to be raised above the parity of wheat values
and this will enable the mills to offer a cer
tain amount of flour to the Orientals at
prices that will compete with the Japan
made article. Japan. however, can be
counted upon, sooner or .later, to make an
other advance In its tariff for the protection
f Its home Industries. What the Japanese
millers will do with the offal Is still a
Puzzle, as there Is practlrally no demand
tor mlllfeed in that country. One theory Is
that the feed will be used as fertilizer.
In the meantime, there Is a fair move
ment of flour from the Coast to Asiatic
ports, but It Is not likely to assume- large
proportions. A considerable shipment has
lust been made from Portland by way of
Seattle as the Portland line could not ac
:ommodate the shipment.
WAITING UNTIL THE NEW YEAR.
English Buyers Postponing Their Purchases
Improvement Is Anticipated.
The hop market continued slow yesterday
Hh little disposition to operate on the part
f either buyers or. sellers at present prices.
The two remaining business days of the month
romise to be quiet. .
The Southeastern Gazette, of November 27,
laid of market conditions In England:
As Is usual at this date our market Is
llow. although there is rather a Arm tone,
there being lees pressure to accept the low
ralues offered last week. Growers are more
Inclined to wait the. New Year. The value
f business In foreign hops Is limited, but
German growths are well held. There is a
atlsfactory Improvement in ' the brewing in
Bustry, but many large buyers aro postponing
their purchases until the New Year, and an
Improvement In prices is anticipated when
the demand sets In. Some demand for ordinary
Stored yearling and older hor for mixing
purposes Is reported.
OREGON WOOL ACTIVE IN THE EAST.
Xenialnlng Supply In the Boston Market
Will Not Last Lone.
In ' the active business that bs under way
In the Boston wool market, Oregon wools are
playing a prominent part. The Boston Com
mercial Bulletin says of last week's trade:
Another large movement of staple is tak
ing place and the amount being ld Is vari
ously estimated from 500.UOO to 1,000,000
pounds. As only about 2.000,000 pounds were
understood to be available laet week, the
remaining supply will not last long if the
otlvity continues. The latest transactions
were on a basis of 24925c. or 72g73c. clean.
Valley wools are now practically cleaned up.
thickens Wanted at Good Trices.
The strong demaifll for chickens is the
feature of the poultry market. Supplies con
tinue light and prices are very firm.
Some outside orders for eggs are coming
In and these have prevented the market
from dropping faster. Prices range between
80c and 32 He, with most of the business
under the top figure.
The butter market Is steady at the former
prices.
New Variety of Oranges.
Two cars of oranges arrived yesterday,
ne of them navelenclas, a new variety of
California orange. The fruit resembles a
Valencia In shape, but has hardly any seeds.
It Is a thin-peel orange, of fine silky char
acter and well flavored. It will Bell at about
the same price as navels. A shipment of 100
boxes of grapefruit was also received. Busi
ness in the fresh fruit line was fair.
Changes In Cereal Goods.
A new price list, issued by A 1 tiers Bros.'
Milling Company yesterday, quoted a num
ber of changes In its products. In .the new
list steel cut cracked wheat is quoted at
$5.50 per barrel and S3 per bale. Rye meal
Is quoted at $2.65 per bale.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearance of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearing;. Balance.
IVttlaiid $1.(102.475 $1(V0.63
Seattle 1,361 ,3KH 2H0.11I
Taconia 713.050 42.M3
Spokane 722,060 80,800
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Vegetables. Fruits, Etc.
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common to
choice. 30S'75c per box; choice to fancy, $1
2..Mi; vers, $1 6 1.10: cranberries. u 50a
12 per barrel; persimmons, SI. 50 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lcrnona. fancy, $4.50
Ci5 per box; oranges, navels, $3(g3.50: Jap
anese. $1.65 per bundle; grapefruit, S44.5o;
pineapples. $3.75 to 4.50 per dozen; bananas,
6c per nound; pomegranates. $2.50 per box.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. OOcftSl
per sack: carrots, 00c & SI per sack: beets.
$ 1.25 'n 1.50 per sack: garlic. 71,8't0c per
pound; horseradish, 9i3iI0e per pound; sweet
potatoes. 2vfflc. per pound
KRESH VBGOTAPLES Cabbage. lifi
2c per pound; caulillowcr, $1.25 per doz
en; celery. $3.75&4-2. per crate; egg plant,
$1.50 crate, lettuce, head, 30c per dozen;
onions, lo&t'e per dozen: bell peppers,
fie; pumpkins, 2c per ound: spinach, 4
6c per pound; tomatoes', $2.75 per crate; pars
ley, I0frl.V-; squash, 2c per pound: arti
chokes. .'i 75o per dozen: hothouse let
tuce, $1.75'&2 per box.
OXlONf Oregon. 73cf$t per hundred.
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks, fancv, $1-171.25; common, 75SS5e.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 8SVc pound;
apricots. 16rlle; peaches. llfMSc; pears,
II to 014c; Italian prunes. 2i1!6c: Califor
nia flgs, white, in sacks, RtfriS'ic per pound;
black.. 4V4 5c: bricks. 75c 6 f 2. 25 per box;
Smyrna, 0c pound; dates, Persian, 6V47c
pound.
RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown,
$2.15; 3-crown, $2.25; 6-crown, $3.10; 6
crown, $3.50; loose muscatels. 2-crown, 8c;
3-crown, 8.4c; 4-crown, 9c; seedless,
Thompsons, lOtoc; Sultanas, 912V4c.
Grain. Flour, Feed, Etc.
WHIDAT Club. 6466c; bluestem. 68c; Val
ley. 66s; red, 83c.
OATS No. 1 white. $2526; gray. $24.50
FLOUR Patents, $3.90; straights. $3.35,
clears. $3.35: Valley. $.1.40.
BARLEY Feed. $21.50(622 per ton; brewing,
$22.50; rolled. $23624.
RYE $l.40(& 1.J5 per cwt.
CORN Whole. $26; cracked, $27 per ton.
MILLST1.FKS Bran, city. $1; country,
$17 per ton; middlings, $25: shorts, city. $18;
country, $19 per ton, chop, U. S. mills,
$15.50 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. B0
pound sacks, $7: lower grades, $3.5o8.50
oatmeal, steel cut. 45-pound sacks. $8 per
barrel; 0-pound sack's, $4.25 per bale;
oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4 per bale; split
peas, per 100-pounds. $4.25f4.80; pearl barley,
$494.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound
sacks. $2.30 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1314 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothv. $14$rl0; clo
ver. $&8.50: cheat. $7.fiO8.50; grain hay,
$7.50(&8.60: alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $88.50.
Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery, 35c per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery, 32V4!&-35c; store butter, 17
18c.
BUTTER -FAT First grade cream. 83 toe
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less per
pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch. 20(&32V4c per dozen.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 14 to
4J15c; Young America, 15V4&10C per pound.
POULTRY Average old hens, 1314c;
mixed chickens, 121913c; Spring, 14i15e:
otd roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 14-fJlBc;
turkeys, live, 1718c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 2022c; geese, live, per pound. 12
(i:ic: ducks, 15 16c; pigeons, $161.50;
squabs, $2 $ 3.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. 8
Stoc; 125 to 150 pounds, 7c: 150 to 200
pounds. 6c; 200 pounds and up, 6to3flc.
BEEF Dressed bulls, $l2c per pound;
cows. 4 5c; country steers, 55toc.
MUTTON Dressed. fancy. 89o per
pound: ordinary. 6tft'7c.
PORK Dressed, 100 to 130 pounds, 8c;
150 to 2O0 pounds, 77toc; 200 pounds and
up, C6toc.
SAB I'! STOCK PRICES
LOCAL TRADING HOLDS UP BET
TER THAX KXPKCTED.
Great Northern Sells at a Lower
Level Manipulation in Mam
moth Shares.
Trading in the Portland stock market
keeps up better than was expected. Yester
days sales were 61O0 shares.
Great Northern was In good demand, but
at -a lower price, 3000 shares selling at 1 14
against 2 ',4. at which price a similar amount
sold Thursday. Mammoth was offered as low
as 11, but later 2O00 shares were bought at
12 and 124- British Yukon sold at 25. at
which price it has been going for some time
past. Associated Oil brought 4714, a decline
of 1 14 from the last sale. Nothing was done
In the Coeur d'AIcne list, which showed a
generally sagging tendency.
Official prices were as follows:
Bank stocks
Bank of California
Bankers' & Lumbermen's..
Equitable Savings A Loan..
Merchants' National
Oregon Trust & Savings....
United States National
Bonds
City &. Suburban 4s
Col. southern Irrigation 6s.
O. R. & N. Ry. 4s
O. W. P. & Ry. Us
Portland Ry. 5s
J. C. Lee Co. 6s
Miscellaneous stocks
Associated Oil
Home Telephone
J. C. Lee Co
Oregon cltv Mill Lumber
Portland HelghtB Imp. Co..
Pacific States Telephone...
Puget Sound Telephone....
Yaquina Bay Telephone....
Mining stocks
Alaska Petroleum
British Columbia Amal
British Yukon
Casradia
Copperolls
Dixie Meadows
Freeland Consolidated
Gallaher
Golconda
Goldfield Trotter
Bid. Asked.
266 371
105
07
154
120 140
200
93
95
90 1W
100 104
llll
100
47 48 to
22to . ...
80
5 . . .
' ." 53
110
50
5
14
03 14 06
2 1 25
25 SO
til 04
02to
01
05
... 02
lO 20
014 02
10
HI T 02 .
134 15
021 o::vi
05
01 o:i
21 30
1 10 to
12
. 14 22 to
09 1 1 to
02 4 03 "4
2" to 31to
03 V, 05
os H i o 4
05 9, 06
413 07
03 05
09 to 10 to
09 to 10 'i
65 80
.2.83 3.10
47
Great Northern 0114
ttoioen
Lee's Creek Gold
Mammoth
Morning
North Fslrview
Oregon Securities :
Rambler Cariboo
Standard Consolidated .
Taeoma Steel
United Placer
Coeur d'Alene District
Bullion Burke
Copper King
Happy Day
Park Copper
Mineral Farm
Monmouth
Nonpareil Copper
Reindeer
Reindeer . . .'
Snowshoe
Snowstorm
SALES.
1O0 shares Associated Oil i
2000 shares Great Northern at. .
li
12 to
12
1000 shares Great Northern at .
10(Hl shares Mammoth at
loOO shares Mammoth at ,
1000 shares British Yukon at
Tonopah Storks Are Dull.
SAN, FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. (Special.)
There was little doing in mining mocks today,
the holiday duiness .prevailing and prices were
a shade lower for the day, nearly all trans
actions being confined to the lower-priced
stocks. Among the sales were:
Belmont. 512; Jim Butler, 127: MeNamara,
60: Midway Ex, SB; Montana, 390: West End.
190: Blue Bell, 37; Columbia Mountain, 105;
Combination Fraction', 337; Daisy, 217; Dixie,
12; Mohawk, 1337; Gold Bar, 135; Silver Pick,
125.
Eastern Mining Stocks.
NEW YORK, Dee. 28. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .20;Llttle Chief $ .05
Alice 8.25 Ontario .-. 4.50
Breece 30 Ophlr 8.10
Brunswick Con.. Os'Potosl 12
Comstock Tun... .27Savage 1.05
Con. Cal. Vs.. 1.1.1 Sierra Nevada... .72
Horn Silver l.so'Small Hopes 30
Iron Silver 4.00 standard 2.60
Leadvllle Con.. .051
BOSTON, Dec. 28.
-Closing quotations:
Adventure
Ailouez .
$ 5.00
iCiuincy $109.00
Shannon
1K..17 t4
Amalgamatd 114.
Atlantic 14.
Bingham . . . 29.
Cal. A Hecla 805.
Centennial .. 36.
Tamarack . .
Trinity ....
(United Cop. .
116.00
18.37 to
73.25
62.50
9.87 to
62.50
7.25
21.12 to
1110.00
11 1.O0
35.50
1S.00
174.00
28. BO
36.50
32. 12 to
00
50
00
50
U. S. Mining
U. S. Oil
Cop. Range. 83
Daly West.. IS
Franklin ... 24
Granby 13.
Isle Roy-ale. 26
Mass. Mining 8.
Michigan .. 21
Mohawk . . 77.
00
;o
50
.00
50
5o
llTtah
Victoria ....
Winona ....
Wolverine
(North Butte.
Butt, f'osl.
12to
'Nevada
5U
00
.50
75
ICal. & Ariz. .
iTecumseh . ; .
I Ariz. Com...
'Greene Con..
I
Mont. c. & C
O. Dominion
Osceola
Parrot
1.
54.
146.
28.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. The London tin
market waa lower, with spot closing at 193
10s and futures at 194 5s. Locally the mar
ket was weak and lower in sympathy with
the foreign break. Spot was quoted at 42c
bid and 42.35c asked.
Copper had a very eharp break in the Lon
don market, with spot quoted at 104 10s and
futures at 106. Locally the market continued
strong and it Is reported that producers aro
sold so far ahead that a Arm market Is con
fidently to be expected for some time to come.
Lake. 2S.SO?24e; electrolytic, "23.2523.75c;
casting, 23tr23.50c.
Lead waa firm at 6ff6.25c m the local mar
ket. The market was lower in London at
10 8s 9d.
Spelter was firm, closing at 6.656.75c in
the local market. In London prices were 2s
6d lower at 28. '
Iron wa lower In the English market, with
standard foundry 61a and Cleveland warrants
at Gls lOtod. Locally iron was unchanged.
L
STOCKS
WEAK
Selling Pressure Renewed in
New York Market.
ST. PAUL RIGHTS DECLINE
Restraining Influence of Coining
January Settlement Is Apparent.
Recovery Late in Day Cur
rency Movement Estimate,
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The restraining In
fluence of the coming January -settlement
asserted Itself on the stock market again
today. A shifting of loans began early In
the day which ran the call loan rate up to
IS per cent and dislodged some holdings of
stocks. The covering of short contracts,
which was affected In yesterday's rising
market, left that of today deprived of that
much demand.
There was evidence as well of renewed
pressure of liquidation In the Hill stocks
and the subscription rights for St. Paul ran
off in a way to argue ill for the prospective
demand for the new stock. A story was In
circulation that a large speculative holding
of the Hill stocks, 'which was In a vulnera
ble position, had been taken over at private
sale and It was hoped that this would re
lieve the stocks from the pressure of the
liquidation which has weighed on them for
several weeks and the renewed .depression
was more disappointing. The long decline
in these stocks gave rise to disquieting ru
mors about the Stock Exchange today of
damage which might result. These rumors
were discredited in. well-informed quarters
and passed out of consideration when prices
began to recover late In the day. This was
after the principal money -requirements had
been met at the Stock Exchange.
As loans made today carry over until Mon
day, which is the last day of the year, there
was a growth in the feeling of confidence that
the year-end would be bridged without a
violent flurry in the money market. The
contrast in the action of the stock market.
In view of this tranquil condition in the call
money market: with the rapid rise in stocks
at this time last year, when money went
to 125 per cent on call, was the subject of
much comment. The most plausible explana
tion of the contrast Is the more widespread
stringency In the world's money market triis
year, which obstructs the efforts of the
holders of securities on margin to secure re
sources for carrying them in foreign mar
kets and thus to ignore the fluctuations in
the local money rate.
The usual estimate of the currency move
ment showed a balance in favor of New
York, a large proportion of which was be
lieved to be by receipts from Canada. The
news of the death of President Capsatt. of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was of almost
no effect on the stock market and did not
come as a surprise. The late recoveries in
the market were well held and the closing
tone was fairly steady.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par
value. $1,054,000. United States bonds were
unchanged.
CLOSING STOCK (JUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High.. Low. Bid.'
Adams Express 29')
Amalgam Copper.. 7.300 114-tfc 114 114'i
Am Car & Foundry 80u 42' 42 42-
do preferred 8'K) 101 100S 101
Am Cotton Oil..., 100 81 i 31 31 4
do preferred - 88
American Express- 235
Am Hd A Li pf 28'j
Am Ice Securities. ... 200 91 Vj 85 85
Am Llneeed Oil 16
do preferred 34'
Am Locomotive.... 100 .72- 72$s 72
cio preferred 108 V
Am Smelt Refin 12.S;h) 15 149to 15o
do preferred...., 113
Am Sugar Refining 800 13.1'j 132'i 1324
Am Tobacco pf 4O0 'fii 9u
Anaconda Min Co 10.500 2:Mt 2S 289 to
At'ihison 2.80O lo4-St 102to H'4to
do preferred..'.:.' 80O 9814. 9sto 9H
Atlantic Coast Line" 200 -TS3 "133 "132
Baltimore & Ohio 2,8(il 120 119' 119!,
do preferred. . .v . 92
Brook Rap Transit 4.000 8'j 79" 79V4
Canadian Pacific.. 5.900 l!)4i 191 IHIVj
Cent of New Jersey loo 215U 2KVi 21.1
Central leather... t0 33 Vi 35 3.V.4
do preferred 700 89Va 99 99
Chesapeake , Ohio 65
Chi Great Western '. 17"
Chi A Vorthwest. . 600 197 "!96'i 19fis;
Chi., Mil. & St. P 17.4J0 150U 148'i 149
Chi Term & Trans 9
do preferred 22
C. C C. & St. L . . J 8S':.
Colo Fuel & Iron.. 500 53 rj 53 lai
Cule & Southern... 700 3H 36 36
do l3t preferred 67
do 2fl preferred 57 to
Consolidated Gas... 200 138 138 138
Corn Products 21
do preferred 900 X2 81 to 81
Delaw A Hudson.. 8H) 224 223 223
Del.. Lack & West 51o
Den Rio Grande 800 42 4 2 4 2to
do preferred S3
Distillers' Securlt.. 2S.50O 71to "nli "I'i
Erie 4.210 43 42 43
do 1st preferred.. 600 75to . 74T4 73.
do 2d preferred 65 to
General Electric. 400 1594 159 159V,
Great Northern pf 7.800 185-V 183 184
Hocking Vallev - 126
Illinois Central 167
Int. Met 1,409 39 35 35
do preferred 100 74 U "3i 74
International Paper 17
do preferred 80
International Pump 400 38U, 38 37
do preferred 200 80 80 80to
Iowa Central 200 28 28 to 28 to
do preferred 200 49 49to 49
Kan City Southern 29
do preferred 5o0- 60 60 60to
Louis & Nashville 1.800 143V, 142'4 142L
Mexican Central... l.Tort 27-'ki 27 27to
Minn St. Louis.. 300 59V, 59 58'
M.. St. P. S.S M. 200 1404 1404 14"
do preferred lrtfl
Missouri Pacific..'. 3.700 92 904 91 to
Mo.. Kan Texas 1,300 40'4 40 ' 40to
do preferred loo 71 to 71 to 71
National Lead 700 72'i 71" 71 '6
Mex. Nat. R. R. pf loo 57 57 56
N. Y. Central 2.2oo 130 130 13014
N. Y. Ont. - West 400 47V 47 47
Norfolk Western 1.300 92'4 92 91 to
do preferred 88to
North American 88-
Northern Pacific.. 21,800 187 184 to . 185to
Pacific Mail 37
Pennsylvania 32.50O 1381, 1374 137'4
People's Gas 3.100 9Sto 98 98
Pits.. C. C. & S. L. '. 80 ,
Pressed Steel Car 700 53 634 53
do preferred 98to
Pullman Palace Car 2"0 ISO jm ISO
Reading 192,400 137 13514 136to
do 1st preferred 89
do 2d preferred 93
Republic Steel 7O0 39 38 38
do preferred 100 96 96 96
Rock Island Co... 3.3O0 3to 20 " 30
do preferred 30O 65 5 64
Rchloss-ShefHeld .. 1O0 71 74 74 '
St I, S. F. 2 pf 3nf 47 47to "to
St. Louis Southwes 1O0 55 25 24
do preferred 1.500 RO 59to 59
Southern Pacific... 8.50O 92 92 92:,
do preferred 2O0 120 12n 119
Southern Railway.. 2.200 3214 32 - 32'j
do preferred 300 94 94 to 94 to
Tenn Coal & Iron 160
Texas & Pacific. 1.100 35 35 to 3514
Tol.. St. L. Weet .too 33'4 33 33 to
do preferred 900 53 52 52
Union Pacific 78.900 181 1S014 180
do preferred 93
TT. S. Express 112
V. R. Realty 81
U. S. Rubber 50
do preferred 300 1 074 107 10Kt4
U. S. Steel 20.100 4SV, 47 47'4
do prefe-red 4.100 104'i 104 104
Virg.-Caro. Chem..- 3to
do preferred 107to
Wahash 1.300 IR'J 1SU, IB14
do preferred 1.600 39 87 37
'Well Fargo Ext. : 20O
Westlnghouse Elec 150
Western Union 83
Wheel Lake Erie I614
Wisconsin Central 100 24 24 . 244
do preferred 100 49 49 48to
Total sales for the day. 614,200 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Dec.
V. R. ef. 2s reg.104
28. Closing quotations:
tolD. A R. G. 4s... 98
IN. V. r ft 3V.S. U3
do coupon .... 105
U. S. 8s reg 12
do coupon. ... 102
(Northern Pac. 3s. 73
Northern pac. 4s. 103 to
U. S- new 4s reg. 130
do coupon. ... 130
V. S. old 4s reg. 100
Ibomnern pac. 4s. S!
to 'Union Pacific 4s. 10314
Wis. Ccn. 4s 9014
Jap. 6s 2d ser... 96
to Jap. 4tos efts... 91
do coupon .... 101
Atchison Adj. 4s 92
Stocks In London.
LONDON, Dec. 28. Consols for money,
85 15-16; do. for account, 88.
Anaconda 15 iN. Y. Central ... 135
Atchison 106 to Nor. West.... 93 to
do pfd 103 : do pfd 93
B. & O :..123',i'Ont. West 48
Can. Pac 201 (Pennsylvania ... 71 to
Chcs. & 0 57 Rand Mines 64
Chi. G- W 18 IReadlng 7014
C. ..M. A St, P.. 153 (Southern Ry S3
D Beers 24 1 do pfd 98
D. A R. G 43to'Southern Pac... 96
do pfd $6 Union Pacific 187 to
Erie 44 I do pfd 96
do 1st pfd 77 U. S. Steel 50
do 2d pfd 68 to' do pfd 108
111. Central 175 (Wabash 20
Louis. & Nash.. 148 I do pfd 42
M.. K. & T.... 41 'Spanish 4s 9H
Money, Exchange, Etc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Money on ' call,
steady and higher, f 18 per cent; ruling
rate, 14 per cent; closing bid and offered, 4
per cent. Time loans, easier, 60 days, 7
7to per cent; 90 days, 7 per cent; eix months,
66V4 Per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 69
6 to Per cent.
. Sterling exchange, heavy, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4.8270T4.8275 for
demand and at $4.77704.T775 for 60-day bills.
Posted rates, $4.794.79to and $4.844.84to.
Commercial bills. $4.77 to-
Bar sliver, 69c; Mexican dollars, 63c.
LONDON, Dec. 28. Bar silver steady. 32d
per ounce.
Money, 56 per cent.
The rate of discount "In the open market for
short bills Is Stoiff per cent; the rate of dis
count in the open market for three months'
bills Is 5T4 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Silver bars,
69 c.
Mexican dollars, 55 toe.
Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, ,1c.
Sterling on London. 60 days, $4.78Vi: ster
ling on London, sight, $4. 83 to-
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances in the general fund
shows :
Available cash balances $235,629,038
Gold coin and bullion 102.035. 404
Gold certificates 59,480,000
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Catlfe, Sheep and
Hogs.
The following prices were quoted in the
local livestock market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3.754; medium,
$3.253.B0: cows. $2.50U 2.S5; fair to me
dium cows. $2.25g2.50; bulls. $1.502;
calves. $46.4.50.
SHEEP Best, $4.755.23; Iambs, $5.50
5.75.
HOGS Best, $8.656.90; llghtweiEhts,
$6.25 6.50.
Eastern Livestock Markets. -
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Cattle Receipts,
3000; market, steady to strong. Beeves.
$4.106.80; stockers and feeders. $2.501i
4.60; cows and heifers, $1.5005.15: calves.
$0gS.75: Texas-fed steers, $3.754.oO;
Western steers. $3.555.75.
Hogs Receipts today, 29.000; market
steady. Mlxsd and butchers, $0S 6.30; good
to choice heavy, $68.23; rough heavy.
$3.906.10; light. $5.Og6.30; pigs, $5.50ig
6.15: bulk of sales. $6.1 jffi 6.25.
Sheep Receipts, 10,000; market, steady.
Sheep, $3.75 5.80; lambs, 4.65 7.80.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 28. Cattle Re
ceipts, 1300; market, shade higher. Native
steers, $3.756.25; cows and heifers, $2.50
4.50; Western steers. $3.25 5.40; canners.
S1.752.75', stockers and feeders, $2.73il
4.60; calves, $398: bulls, stags, etc., $2S"4.
Hogs Receipts. 7000: market, shade eas
ier. Heavy, $66.I5: mixed. $6.10U.17to;
light. $6.15620; pigs, $5.25&C; bulk of
sales. $u.1O06.17to.
Sheep Receipts. 5500: market, steady and
easier. Yearlings, $5.,"05 6.15; wethers. $5
5.40; ewes, $4.304f 0.23; lambs, $6.503 7.30.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dee. 2 Cattle Re
ceipts. 20O0; market, steady. Native steers.
$4. 106.73; native cows and heifers. $2.13
C3; stockers and reedcrs, $3'g'4.60: Western
cows. $2.23C4; Western steers. $3.755.50;
bulls. $2.40(&'4.23; calves. $3'7.30.
Hogs Receipts. 8000; market, steady.
Bulk of sales. $6.253 6.35: heavy. $3o?t
C..4y. packers. $8.236.37to: Pigs and lights.
$6.23 6.30.
.Slurp Receipts, .V'UO: market, steady.
Muttons. $4.5095.73; lambs, $6.253f 7 6'';
range wethers. $4.50S G.tiO; fed ewes. $4ll
5.35.
QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. .
Prices Paid for Produce In tho Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 28. The following
prices were quoted in the produce market
yestcraay:
FRUIT Apples, choice $1.75. common
30c: l.nnanas. 14f3; Mexican llmos, 34;
California lemons choice. $3,. common,
75c: oranges, navel, $1.5ug3; pineapples,
$2..-or(i3.5o.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1; garlic,
3'9'4c: green peas. !0&llc; string beans, 15
17Vic: tomatoes. 75c(91.25; ess plant, $2&
2.50.
EGGS Store. 60c; fancy ranch, 32c; East
ern. 22.Vj.
POTATOES River, white. $I.30tf 1 40:
Rivr reds. $lg'l.l."i; Salinas P-urhsnlis, $1.0O
2.25; sweets. $1.75; Oregon Burbanks, $1.00
&2.00.
ONIONS Yellow. "3gS5c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 35c: creamery
seconds, 20c; fancy dairy, 30c; dairy seconds,
nominal; pickled. 21B2ltoe.
WOOI. Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino. 13
14c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7Sc;
lambs'. StoWlSc; Nevada. 13l4c.
HOPS California. ll15c; Oregon and
Washington, 11 15c.
CHEESE Young America, 15toc: Eastern,
17c; Western, 13c.
HAY Wheat, $15(22; wheat and oats,
$10igl7.50; alfalfa. ?SC12.50; stock. $79;
straw. 35(ff70c per baie.
MILLSTUFFS Bran. $20.30 22.50; mid
dlings. $2730.
FLOUR California family extras. $4.40
5.00; bakers' extras, $4. 4o 4. 75; Oregon and
Washington. $3.23 4.
POULTRY Turkeysr' gobblers. 1820c:
turkey hens. lSfi'JOc; roosters, old. $41i.";
vouns". $6(55-7; broilers, small, $2.50 3.50:
broilers, large, $4tr5; fryrs. $56; hens,
$5 7; ducks, old, $5 6; ducks, young,
$6i 7.
RECEIPTS Flour. 3170 quarter sacks;
wheat, 2022 centals; barley, 50O centals; oats,
3580 centals; beans. 570 sacks; potatoes. 570
sacks; middlings. 210 sacke; hay, 624 tons;
wool, 61 bales: hides. 714.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The market for
evaporated apples is quiet, with supplies of
fering around recent prices. Fancy. O'ffOtoc;
choice, S4Stoc; prime, 7T48c.
Prunee were more firmly held. Quotations
for California fruit range from 3 to 9c. Ore
gon prunes are quoted at 78c far 60s to 40s.
Apricots are quiet and unchanged.
Peaches, steady; choice, 12c; extra choice,
12toc; fancy, 18c
Raisins are In strong position on the Coast
and the spot market Is firm. Loose muscatels,
7to9toc; seeded raisins, 710c; London lay
ers, $1.451.55.
Coffee and Hugar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S. Coffee futures
closed firm at a net decline - of 5 points.
Sales were 46.250 bags; January, 5.45c;
March. S.705.80c; May, 5.90SJ5.95C; July,
6.056.10c; September, 6.2506.30c. Spot,
steady: No. 7 Rio, 7to7toc; Santos. No. 4.
8S'8Vic; mild, steady; Cordova, 9(12toc.
Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 8 l-16c;
centrifugal, 6 test, 3 9-16c; molasses sugar.
2 1 3-1 6c. Refined, steady; crushed. $5.50;
powdered, $4.90; granulated, $4.80.
Dairy Produce In the East.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. On the Troduce Ex
change today the butter market was steady.
Creameries, 2231c: dairies, 2027c.
Eggs Steady at mark, case included, 21
24e; firsts, 24c: prime firsts, 26c; extras, 28c.
Cheese Steady: 1314c.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Cotton, futures
closed steady at a net advance of 17 26
points. December. 9.30c; January, 9.27c; Feb
ruary. 9.44c; March, 9.58c; April, 9.6Sc;
May, 9.70c, June, 0.81c; July, 9.86c; August,
9.78c; October, 9.73c.
Wheat at Taconia.
TACOMA, Dee. 28. Wheat Unchanged.
Bluestem, 68c; club, 66c; red, 64c.
Hops at London.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 28. Hops at London
Pacific Coast, steady. 3 15sf4 15s.
Milwaukee Country Club.
Eastern and California races. Take
Bellwood or Oregon City car, starting
from First and Alder streets.
WQDLINFIRSTHAND
Unsold Stocks Larger Than
a Year Ago.
CANVASS OF THE TRADE
Shipments of the Past Year and Re
ceipts at Boston Both Show
Decreases From Move
ment of 1905.
BOSTON, Dec. 2fl. The annual canvass
of the wool trade of the United State by
the Boston Commercial Bulletin to discov
er the amount of wool remaining unsold at
the close of the year shows a stock this year
of 0$.402,O4G pounds of domestic and 13.
169,000 pounds of foreign wool. This la to
be compared with a stock of -72. 461, 443
pounds of domestic and 24,4 1 4.000 pounds
of foreign one year ago. and hence shows an
Increase for this year of 21,940,603 pounds of
domestic and a decrease In the stock of
foreign wool of 9.245,000 pounds.
The shipments of wool from Boston to
December 24, inclusive from December 27,
1J0S. according to the same authority, are
27,757,774 pounds, against 2o5,8o7,:.19
pounds at the same time last year. The re
ceipts to December 24. -inclusive, are 267.
nr,2,333 pounds against ai0.0ol,6r5 pounds
for the same period last year.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. lOT'Ifi, Dec. 28. Wool, steady. Me.
dh:m grades, combing and clothing, 21 '4
2Sc; light fine. lOfiyic; heavy fine, 15
17c; tub washed. 32 .'.714 c. -
RETAILERS' STOCKS Ld
LESS THAN" THE USUAL ASSORT
MENTS FOR BARGAIN" SALES.
Building Operations Making Rapid
Progress All Over the Country.
Produce Markets Narrow.
NEW YORK. eDc. 28. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade will tomorrow ,say:
Christmas week made a favorable compar
ison with pervious years as to the volume of
trade. Rrtel!ers' stocks or Winter goods have
been- so well distributed that there remain
les.. than the usuul assortments for bargain
sales.
Lack of snow preatly facilitates building
operntion6 at many cities and work Is mak.
itig rapid profrrecs. although dolayed deliveries-
of . materials retard operations in this
Industry.
Prices for packers hides are firmly main
tained, and' win varieties have risen still
higher. Tanners in need of prompt shipments
ari o.'ter compelled to pay a premium.
Narrow holiday markets have prevailed
for tlie leading staplos of the farm, email
chancres in prices occurring and no develop
ments of significance being recorded.
SH.VIIP ADVANCES IN COPPER MAKKET
Raw Sugnrs decline to New Crop Cuban
Quotations.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S. Bradstreei's to
morrow will say:
Copper is higher and spot is up. bringing
from 2:l!4c probably 2rc a pound, the lat
ter f.Rurc being for small lots.
Raw sugars at New York have receded to
a level corresponding to the quotations for
new crop Cuban sugar, dropping from o.875c
to H.nSc (30 points) without sales. Cuban
production is very large, foreshadowing a
record crop, despite scarcity of labor. Beet
siifrar production until this year exceeded
that of Louisiana cane.
Hides are easier, but tanners take only
immediate requirements. The trade in al
cohol Is in n transition period. Wood alcohol
has dropped riOc per gallon owing to the
going into effect of the new law on January
1. Little buying is reported pending the
chrtiges.
Buslncs failures for the week ending De
cember i!7. In the United States, numbered
lr.l. against last week and 212 In the
like week of 100.".. Failure In I'mmda for
the week numbered IS as acainst 2tl last
w eek and 24 in this week a year ago.
Wheat. Including flour, exports from the
Ignited States and Canada for the week
ending December 27, aggregated 2.210,082
bushels against 3.44S.2-I8 this week last year.
Bank Clearings.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear
ings at the principal cities for the week ended
December 27, with the percentage of Increase
and decrease as eomrared with the correspond
ing week last car:
P.C. P.C.
Inc. dec.
New York 1,2".952.492 4.5
Chicago ,. 2..2.172.5SS 1.1
Boston I:i0.2fl9.348 10.7
Philadelphia 134. 140.72:! 3.0
St. Louis 53.921,320 14.0
Pittsburg 40.3I4.2C.7 3.3
San Francisco .'17.SM.HH7 20.7 ....
Baltimore' 2..V74.0" B.7
Cincinnati 22.1I12.450 6.5
Kansas City 27.057.87 25.5 ....
New Orleans 22.147,153 2.7 ....
Minneapolis 2O.512.041 8.0 ....
Cleveland 15.3ti9.4H3 8.B ....
Louisville 11.104.679 11.3
Detroit 12.139.911 20.8 ....
Ix9 Angeles . 702. 885 24.8 ....
Omaha OHH.H.6 14.3
Milwaukee 9.183.827 6.3 ....
Providence 7.897.100 5.8
Buffalo A.Nno.lKl 18.0 ....
Indianapolis 7.1.!2.Km 23.9
St. Paul 8.3S0.8C8 27.5 ....
Denver 7.00H.5K0 22.5 ....
Seattle 8.798,058 48. 9 ....
Memphis R, 138.3.18
Fort Worth 8.137.300 28.9
Richmond 5.534.190 21.0
Columbus 6.388.5O0 4.2
Washington 6.294,215 22.4 ....
St. Joseph 4.387.247 18.1
Savannah 3.731.0S8 24.0
Portland. Or. 5.5K1.107 41.8
Albany 6.024.655 32.4 ....
Salt Lake City 5.514.789 19.7
Toledo. Ohio 4. 903,453 47.6
Rochester 2.83H.535 4.4
Atlanta 6.0S8.654 29.1
Tacoma 4.341,350 lfl.5 ....
Spokane. Wash. 4.811,742 40.7
Hartford 3.474. 2K7 23.8
Nashville 2.9iil.52fi .... 13. R
Peoria 2.B17.2H5 12.8
Des Moines 2,347.444 5.1 ....
New Haven 2.O01.8R3 2.5 ....
Grand Rapids 2.112, SOS 14.5 ....
Norfolk 2.44K.290 27.5
Augusta. Ga 1.H37.8H3 10.9 ....
Springfield. Mass. ... l.12.62B 5.3
Portland, Me 1.310..CH .... 14. 6
Dayton 1.728.315 8.8
Sioux City 1,834.215 18.2
lOvansvllle. 1.842.858 40.2
Birmingham 1.959.B72 8.9 ....
Worcester 1.2H3.719 .... 4.1
Svracuee . 1.B28.202 31.8
Charleston, S. C 1,154.243 .... 0.3
Oakland 2.895.605
Lincoln 1.207.8H5
Mobile 1.8S3.30O 1O9.0
Rrte 800.621 11.3
Knoxvllle 1.500.244 15.7
Jacksonville, Fla. ... 1.157.472 14.8
Wilmington. Del. ... 1.148.421 5.0 ....
Wichita 1.090.131 2H.7 ....
Wllkcsharre 1.116.217 7.3
Chattanooga 1.284.B9S 39.7 ....
Davenport 8SO.OK5 21.8 ....
Little Rock l.fl.19.418 52.6 ....
Kalamazoo. Mich. ... 1.023.979 28.5
Topeka 794,358 16.4
Wheeling. W. Va 892.402 28.9
Macon -V 843.729 11.6
Springfield. III. ..... 829.4.TO 2H.3
Fall River 1.059.296 30.7
Helena 633.501 27 0
Lexington 625. SUB 1.0 .. .
Fargo. N. D 61H.316 40 1
New Bedford BH4.443 2.0
Youngstown - 5H9.375 25.0 ....
Akron 757.502 7.1 ....
Rookford. Ill 733.7B7 12.5
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. 555.871 0.0 ....
Canton. Ohio . 527.956 48.4 ....
Binghamton 503.200 2B.0 ....
Chester, Pa. 547.577 34.4
Lowell :;S(i.lW4 18.9
Greensbiirg. Pa 445.598 S.o ....
Bloomlngton. III. ... 392.534 12. B ....
Springfield. Ohio .... ."42.713 27.1 ....
Quincy. Ill 419.993 2.8
Manfleld. Ohio 375.657.64.9 ....
Decatur. Ill 291. B19 7.3 ....
Sioux Falls. S. D.... 31S.533 IS a
Jacksonville, 111 293.103 18.1
Fremont. Neb 40S.5B3 55.0
South Bend, Ind 325.444
Houston 22.925.075 41.5
Galveston - 15.035.ono 18.8
Fort Wayne 719,246 3.3
Total. U. S $2,814,057,811 ....
Outside X. Y. City.'. 990,106,311 7.6
CANADA.
Montreal $ 25.997.733 10.0
Toronto 22.357.398 19.8
Winnipeg 10.544.128 32.8
Ottawa 2.648.1H2 19.3
Halifax 1.682.104 7.7
Vancouver. B. C 3.358,020 70.2
Quebec ' 1.665.1U1 1 .8
Hamilton 1.474.202 10.9
St. John. N. B 1.126.04 8 22.7
London, Ont 1.124.928 14.2
Victoria, B. C 847.087 69.0
Calgary 1,392.253
Edmonton 805.522 .....
Total. Canada 72,025,991 22.5
'Balances paid In cash.
WARNING TO THE POLICE
San Francisco Commissioners In
dorse Cleaning Up of Tenderloin.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. The
Board of Police Commissioners today
adopted resolutions pledging their sup
port to all 'police officers who do their
duty under the law Rpd declaring
their intention to dismiss officers who
fall in their duty. The resolution is
considered an Indorsement of Captain
Mooney in his campaign on certain
tenderloin resorts conducted in viola
tion of the law. Some hundreds of sa
loons. It is said, will have to remove
their booths and side entrances or go
out of business.
. The lid is to be kept down in San
Francisco and licenses will be revoked
if the law is not complied with. The
saloonkeepers today were cited to ap
pear before the Commissioners.
DAILY CITYSTATISTICS.
Births.
JACOBS Born to the wife of .lames By
ron Jacobs, December 19, at 5US Overton
street, s son.
MOSHER Born to the wife of Roy Mo
sher, December 21, at GOT Marshall street,
a daughter.
GRACE Born to the wife of Richard J.
Grace. December 27, at 367 Chapman street,
a daughter.
REYNOLDS Born to the wife of Edwsrd
Reynolds, December 27, at 367 Chapman
street, a daughter.
Marriage Licenses.
HOI.DEN-DE CAMP Robert Holden,
Portland. 45; Belle De Camp. 27.
HELMS-MEYERS I. J. Helms, Portland,
28: Anna Meyers. 28.
BERTRA ND-CAMP Antone Bertrand,
Portland, 23; Margaret Camp, 13.
Deaths.
BUCHANAN At 605 Castle street, De
cember 27, Eliza Buchanan, age 68 years
FRANKS At Good Samaritan Hospital,
December 27, Hattle L. Franks, age 3S
years.
COBBENSTON At St. Vincent's Hospital.
December 27, Thomas Cobbenston, age 70
years.
DRYER- A t St. Vincent's Hospital. De
cember 26. Katharine Dryer, age 66 years.
SK ARSTEDT At 381 Wheeler street, De
cember 27. Wtlma Skarstedt. age 20 years.
TOMLINSON At 735 East Main street.
December 25. Belle Marks Tomllnson, age
31 years.
Building Permits.
W. T. STEVENS Two-story frame store.
Second street between Burnslde and Couch
streets. $300. v
W. R. CROSIER One-story frame dwell
ing, Nehalem street between East Ninth and
East Eleventh streets. $900.
L. LUND Two-story frame store. Shaver
street between Minnesota and Montana
street. $2300.
DR. KURMAN Three-story frame dwell
ing. Montgomery street between Third and
Fourth streets. $2000.
WENT WORTH Two-story frame dwell
ing. Tillamook street between East Twen-ty-seeond
and East Twenty-third streets,
$6000.
5. L. BROWN One-story frame dwelling.
East Water street between East Main and
East M&dl.jon streets, $400.
F. C BEACH One-story frame store.
East Thirty-fourth street between East
Taylor and East Yamhill street. $1300
A. M. M'CULLOL'GH Tear down two
story frame dwelling. Alder street between
Seventh and Park streets, $200
CAPTAIN GADAHY Four-story brick
warehouse. Hoyt street between North Thir
teenth and Fourteenth streets. $23,000.
Real Kstale Transfers.
B. F. Holt to Anna L. Holt, lot 10.
block 59, Sunnyslde Second Addi
tion $ i
J. B. Hlbbard and wife to E. O.
Mayor, lot 5, block 9, City View
Park Addition 200
J. Weber and wife to T. Mann, part
of D. L. C. of T. F. and Phoebe
Stephens 5,500
K. Wuorl and wife to Lettte Smith,
N. W. H of lot 4, Park Addition 1,250
M. E. Thompson and wife to W. H.
Nunn. lots 10. U and 12. block 18,
North Irvington '. 430
H. W. Decker and wife to A. Shiith.
and wife, N. 60 feet of lot 1, block
4. Mount Tabor Central Park.... 2,000
C. Rythlng to V. L. Derby, lots 5 and
6. block 9, Arleta Park No. 3 612
C. H. Baker and wife to Annls Dug-
gan. E. "i of lot 1, block 21, Mc
Mlllen's Addition 2.000
A. F. Washburn and wife to C. H.
E'ggers and Lettle Eggers. lot 31,
block 17, Mount Tabor Villa 1
United States Savings A Loan Co. to
James and Charles Muckle, lot 1
and S. 20 feet of lot 2. block 1,
Brush's Second Addition 1
Arleta Laud Co. to O. G. Raney,
lot 12. block 11, Arleta Park No. 2 100
Antoinette Cammeron to S. Nells,
land beginning at S. E. corner of
Manning's Addition 1
St. Johns Sand & Gravel Co. to S. W.
Simmons and D. C. Rogers, block 6.
first Electric Addition to Alblna 1
F. T. and M. E. Dick to R. R. Mor
rill, lot 1. block 1. D. T. Brown's
Addition to East Portland 3,500
John and Mary Keating to James
Fralney. all the- property, real and
personal, described in deed of R.
M. Dooley, trustee, to J. Fralney
and John Keating 2,600
H. E. Noble and wife to T. S. McDan-
lel. lot 13. block 14, Woodlawn... 150
J. J. Klerrer to R. L. Durham, lot
15. block 9, Multnomah 1
H. E. Noble and wife to H. H. Kirk
land, lot 2, block 2, Gay's Addition
to Alblna 200
Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to Nellie
B. O'Donnell, lot 1, block 15, Hol
laday Park Addition 4.600
J. D. Malcolm to Victor Land Co., lot
38, Menlow Park 1
G. F. and Clara Barringer to Lydla
Ostrand, lots G and 6, block 1,
Montavllla 600
P. H. Marlay and wife to First
Unitarian Society, lot 1, block 17,
Clifford Addition 1
First Unitarian Society to M. E.
Thompson et a!., parcel of lots and
blocks in Clifford Addition to Al
blna 9,038
M. W. Hunt and wife to F. L. Shull.
lots 3 to 6. block 56, East Portland 8.200
E. W. Hendricks and wife to W. D.
Jettison. 50x100 feet commencing
at point on S. line of Laurel street,
3 0O feet W. from N. E. corner of
block 88. Carter's Addition; also
W. 'i of lots 1 and 2. block 88,
Carter's Addition 11,000
Louis Gerllnger and wife to John Mc-
Craken. 100x100 feet, being part of
block 278, Couch Addition 43,000
W. Reidt and wife to John Joos, part
of lot 1. block 2. North Portland.. 2,000
H. G. Ogden and wife to C. A. Ber
ney, 100 acres in section 31, T. 1
N.. R. 4 E 6,000
C. Cardlnell to J. R. Ncleon, N. 8
feet of lot. 2, block 291. city 160
W. E. Bralnard and wife to H. J.
Brown, lot 6, block 5, Bralnard
Tract ' 250
Same to H. A. R. Brown, lot 10,
block 5. Bralnard Tract 250
Mary J. Smith to M. F. Tufts, lot
1. block 10, James Johns' Second
Addition to St. Johns 2,100
C. D. Howies et al. to Minerva C.
Bowles, lots 1 and 2. block 38, Car
uthers Addition to Caruthers Ad
dition, and other property 1
Nettie L. Palmer to A. J, Crafton.
lots 17 and 18, block 83, Sellwood 200
The Hawthorne Estate to Halfdan
Parellus. lot 10. block 12. Haw
thorne First Addition 600
A. G. Klosterman and wife to O. W.
Tavlor. 134 acres in section 30, T.
1 N., R. 2 E. 70.000
Total
.. .$176,263
Have your abstracts made by the Security
Abstract A Trust Co., 7 Chamber of Commerce.
SLUMP IN WHEAT MEET
ACTIVE SELLING CAUSES BREAK
AT CHICAGO.
Growing Crop Reported to Be In Sat
isfactory Condition Liberal
Movement Expected.
CHICAGO. Dec. 28. The wheat market
early in the day was steady on moderata
buying by commission houses which was
based upon firm cables, small receipts In the'
Northwest and decreased shipments from
Argentina. During the last hour, however,
the report of a trade Journal that the grow
ing wheat crop is In a satisfactory condi
tion and that a more liberal movement of
old wheat Is expected caused active sell
ing, which decidedly weakened the market.
The announcement that clearances of wheat .
and flour In the United Slstes for the week
amounted to 2.493.OO0 bushels, against 4.
400.000 bushels for the week last year, add
ed to the bearish feeling. The total volume
of trading was small. The market closed
weak, with prices nearly the lowest point
of the day. May opened unchanged to a
shade lower at 78V, 78 c to 78.c, sold up
to 78c and than declined to 77c. Final
quotations were at 77 S 77 14 c, oft '.jc.
Corn was firm all day. May opened a -shade
lower' to a shade higher at 43
43Vc. advanced to 43 He and closed un
changed at 4.1,6 43He.
The oats market was firm for the greater
part of the day and trading was active.
Prices became a little easier late in the day
In sympathy with wheat, but the ctose was
steady. May opened unchanged to c high
er at 364 361ic. sold up to 36 Vic and closed
at 36 V4 & 30 14 c. up a shade.
Provisions were weak all day. There
seemed to be a general desire on the part of
the holders to take profits and this selling
was Increased by offerings from Western
packers. Local packers were the best buy
ers. At die close May pork was oft 15c;
lard was down TV4c and ribs were 57Vio
lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
0Hn. High. Low. Close.
.741 1 .74 1 1 -.
78', .78 .IT .77-',
CORN,
.1 '4 .414 .401; .40i
.41, .43'), .43 .43
.44V4 -43T4 .44
OATS.
.34 .34 '4 .S.IT4 .3314
.304 .3i .36V,
.33i .33 .33, .33
MESS PORK.
May
May ..
July .
December
May
January 18.17'i 16.17'4 I6.O2V3 16.05
May 16.77fj 16.77VS 16.60 16.621,
LARD.
July .,9.50 9.50 9.40 9.42'j
December ... 9.12V4 9. 12'i 9. IO 9.12'j
January 9.25 9.25 9.12V4 9. 1 7 A
May 8.42V4- 9.42V, .3t 9.35
SHORT RIBS.
January 8. BO 8.87V, 8.BO 8 5
May 8.95 8.95 8.87Vs 8.92".
July 9.02', 9.U5 9.C0 9.05
Cash quotations were as follows:
FlourSteady.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 76t?8Ic; No. 3. 70S
80c; No. 2 red, 73w74V4c.
Corn No. 2. 42c; No. 2 yellow, 44c.
Oats No. 2. 3374c; No. 2 white. 86 lie; No.
S white. S4ViT3Bc.
Rye No. 2. 62c. '
Barley Fair to choice malting. 480 .Vie.
Flaxseed No. 1, $1.13; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.20.
Timothy seed Prime, $4,35.
Clover Contract grades. $13.75.
Short ribs Sides (loose). 8.37 V-ifi8.75.
Mess pork Per barrel. $15. -,
Ijird Per 100 lbs.. 9.12'4.
Sides Short clear (boxed). $9.1249.25.
Whisky Basis of high wines, $1. 29.
Receipts. Shipments.
41.000 33.6"0
145.000 139.OO0
649.5O0 121.8O0
291. lOO 208. 1O0
Flour, barrels
Wheat, bushels
Corn, bushels . .
Oats, bushels .
live, bushels
. .. S3.OO0 9.7O0
Barley, bushels 139,700 32.100
ftrain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Flour Receipts.
28.900 barrels: exports. 43(10: sales, 4200
packages. Market, steady, but . dull.
Wheat Receipts. 79,000 bushels: exports,
16.000: sales, 1.7O0.000 futures, 8000 spot.
Spot, irregular; No. 2 red, nominal elevator
and 814c nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, 904c f. o. b. afloat: No. i
hard Winter, 8414 c f. o. b. afloat. Htgiiei
and fairly active during the first half of the
day, wheat finally weakened and, on a
bearish Modern Miller report and small
weekly clearances, closed V414c net lower.
The forenoon steadiness w-as due to light
Argentine shipments and firmer cables.
Sales Included No. 2 red. May. 8314 (8 84 '4C,
closed 8314c: July. 834f831ic, closed 83c;
December. 80748114. closed 807,c.
Hops Steady: state common to choice,
1901 crop. 18&23C.
Hides, wool and petroleum Steady.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28 Wheat snd
barlev, quiet.
Spot quotations? Wheat Shipping, $1,259
1.30: mll'lng. $1 .351.40.
Barley Feed, $l.o7Vsjl.UU; brewing. $1.10
1.15.
Oats Red. $1.25'S1.75; white. $1.50gl.60;
black, $1.7r3S.25.
Call board sales: Wheat No sales.
Farley May, $1.19Vi.
Corn Large yellow, $1.30fl.35.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 28. Wheat Decern
ber. 7HK.C: May. 7S4e; July. 79((,c; No. I
hard. 7li43r791e: No. 1 Northern, 78
78c; No. 2 Northern,- 76'4&7614c; No. 3
Spring. 7'(?75e.
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