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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1907)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1907. 13 WHEAT IS STRONGER Heavy Buying Continues in Spite of Holiday. THE TENDENCY IS UPWARD American Crop Believed to Be Over sold and Higher Values Looked for After the Turn of the .Year Hops More Active. In spite of the near approach of the holidays, when dullness Is usually the rule In the wheat market, trading here has con tinued on a very good scale. . Several large lots have changed hands In the last few days and up to yesterday business was still under way. Notwithstanding the two days' decline at Liverpool, prices here show an advance. The most active buyers consider the market. In a very strong; position, and believe that after New years, when the European markets resume activity, values in the world's markets will show advances. The underlying; reason for this view Is the belief that the American crop has been oversold. As far as Argentina Is concerned, there is no certainty yet what its crop will be and there is plenty of time yet for It to be damaged. Assuming that the Argen tine surplus should be considerably above the normal, it Is pointed out that Europe will still require a great deal of Ameri can wheat. In the meantime, the grow ers of the Paclnc Northwest present Mrm front and exporters are not finding It a T?ery easy matter to buy. The weekly grain statistics of the Mer chants' Exchange, Issued yesterday, were aa follows: American visible supply American Visible Supply. Bushels. Increase. December 23, HHVT 43.319.000 '149,000 December 26, 1906 4S.S36.0OO 591,000 December 26, 1905 4O.4OT.00O l,832.OI0 December 27, 1904 S9.71S.O00 1.133.0O0 December si, 1903 34.lR4.OoO 163.000 December 22, 11K3 48,824,000 (165.000 December 23, 1001 58.SO5.000 .VI 1,000 December 26, 1900 61.473,000 .11)1.000 December 26, 1899 AS.ir78.0O0 1.783.000 December 27, 1898 2S.783.0O0 1.776.000 Decrease. Quantities on Passage. Week Week Week ending ending ending Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Dec. 22. 00 For Bushels Bushels Bushels TJ. K 18.SSO.0O0 16.4HO.0OO 15.120.000 Continent .. 8.0C0.O00 9,440,000 12.SS0.000 Totals . . .27.S40.O00 33.920.000 2S.OOO.OO0 World's Shipments, Flour Included. Week Week Week endtns ending ending Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Dec. 22. 06 Prom Bushels Bushels Bushels U. S, Can. . .4.861. OOO 6.186.000 8,024.000 Argentina .. 8.8. 000 296.0O0 21H.OO0 Australia ... 416,000 -. 2-'4.000 130.000 India 288.000 SKO.OOO Dan. ports... 49B.0O0 S64.000 1.1130.000 Bussia 692.000 624.000 1. 120,000 Tctals 6.333,000 8.4S2.O00 6.016.000 In the other cereal lines business is very quiet and not much business Is expected until after the turn of the year. DELATED TURKEYS SEI.I, READILY. All Kinds of Poultry Clean l'p at Good Prices. Only a few crates of 'turkeys came In yes terday and they sold readily at full prices. A much larger supply could nave been dis posed of. In the absence of turkeys, other kinds of poultry of every sort sold well. SJhtckens. ducks and geese were firm and In some Instances higher. Stocks of all kinds cleaned up completely. There Is every Indication of a good New Year's demand for dressed turkeys as well as live poultry. A feature of trade In the lest few days has been the inquiry for dressed chickens. A good many wese re ceived, but the proportion of large sizes was small. There will also be wanted for the New Year's trade. The egg market holds steady at 35 cents. Receipts continue to Increase and an early weakening of the market is looked for. The butter market Is firm at previous prices on best grades. Good Forenoon Trade In Fruit. A very good business was done In the fruit and vegetable line In the forenoon. Practically all the perishable stock on hand was cleaned up. There were no carlot ar rivals during the day. The bananas due this morning will not arrive until tomor row. CLEM HORST IX THE MARKET AGAIN. Buying Hops Quietly In Oregon and Cali forniaOther Dealings. A fair amount of business was reported in the hop market yesterday, but no great move ment is expected Until buying to fill January shipments begins. The E. Clemens Horst Company has reappeared hi the market after an absence of about six weeks. It is under stood that Horst has done considerable buy ing in California recently. He is operating very quietly in this state. Phil Nets bought about 100 bales at Eugene yesterday at 4H cento and 106 hales of choice hops at Independence at 6Mi cents. The J. W. Seavey Hop Company has, In the last few days, bought lots around 6 cents as fol lows: Ninety bales at Hubbard, 14S bales at Forest Grove, 176 bales at Independence and 108 bales In' the Hlllsboro section. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwest cities yes terday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland t 74S.280 S 93,405 Seattle 1,2.19. 069 1.80.384 Tacoma 769.647 . 24,314 Spokane . 936.721 70.SU3 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Floor. Feed, Etc. MIL.LSTITFFS Bran, city. 23; country. (24 per ton; middlings. $29; shorts, city, 824.30. country, $23.30 per ton; chop, $17 19 oer ton. WHEAT Club. 83c; bluestem, S5c; Val ley. S3c; red. 81c. . . OATS No. 1 white. $28; gray, $28: FUOl'R Patent, $4.95; straight, $4.40; clears. $4.40; Valley, $4.40; Graham Hour, $4.234.73; whole wheat flour, $4.50(5; rye Bour. $5.50. BARLEY Feed, $27 per ton; brewing. (31; rolled. $30. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90 pound sacks, per barrel, $8;. lower grades, $6.507.30; oatmeal, steel-cut 45-pound sacks. $8.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.50 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $8 per uarrel; 0-pound sacks, $4.30 per bale; spilt peas, per 100 pounds, $4. 25194. 80: pearl barley, $44-30 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sarks.$2.60 per bale; flaked wheat, $3 25 per case. CORN Whole, $32; cracked. $33. HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $16 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $20j.23; clover. $13; cheat, $15; grain hay, $15&16; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14. Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream ery. $S714c per pound; state creameries, fancy .creamery. 3537ttc; store butter., choice. 20c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 1H8 10Vc, Young America. 17 17Vic per pound. VEAL 75 to 125 pounds. 8Vstl'9c; 125 to 150 pounds. 7c; 150 to yoo ponnds. 56Vic. PORK. Block, 75 to 130 pounds, 66Bc; packers, 6t':6c. POULTRY Average old hens 11 4 iff 12 lie: mtsed chickens. 11trl2c; Spring chickens, lll12c; roosters. 8c; dressed chickens. 14c: turkeys, live. 13c: dressed, choice, IS iff 20c; geese, live, per pound. 15c; ducks, 13ft 14c: pigeons, $11.50: squabs, $253. EGGS Fresh ranch. - candled, 35c per dosen; Eastern, 2530c per dosen. Vegetables, Fruits, Ete. DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. 75c$2 per box; peaches. T"cZ?$l per crate; pears. $1.25 CI. 75 per box; cranberries, $9 30 a 12 per barrel TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $2.5O'3'4.00 pen box; oranges, navels, $2.002.75: Japa nese oranges, 50c per box; grapefruit, $4: bananas, 5c per dozen, crated 5ttc; pine apples, $4.50 per dozen; pomegranates, $2.25 per box-; persimmons, $1.60 per box; tanger ines. $1.75 per box. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 75c per sack; carrots. 63c per sack; beets, $1.00 per sack; garlic. 8c per .pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, 90c $1.00 per dozen; beans, 79c per pound: cabbage, lc per pound; cauliflowers. 75c $1.00 doz.; celery, $3.258'3.50 crate; lettuce, hothouse. $11.25 per box; onions. 1520c per dozen- parsley. 20c per dozen; peas. 11c per pound; peppers. 817c per pound; pumpkins, 11C per pound; radishes, 20c per dozen; spinach. 6c per pound; sprouts, 8c per pound; squash, .l(al4.c per pound; tomatoes. $1.30 per box. ONIONS Buying price, $1.75 1.85 per C. W. T.; apricots, I519c; peaches, 11 13c; pears. 11 14c; Italian prunes. 26c; California figs, white. In sacks, 56Mc per pound; black, 45c: bricks. 75c $2.23 per box; Smyrna, 18Vt20c per pound; dates. Persian, 7c per pound. POTATOES Buying price. 5065c per hundred, delivered Portland; sweet potatoes, 12.75 pe cwt. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Produce In the Bar City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket today: Vegetables Garlic. 4(g0c; green peas. 26c; etring beans. 10gjl5c; tomatoes, DOc$1.75; egg plant, 1012Hc. Poultry Roosters, old, $44.50; roosters, young, $flir$8; broilers, small, $33.50; broilers, large. $45; fryers. $56; hens. $4(9 9; ducks, old, $45: young, $5(97. Butter Fancy creamery, 40c; creamery seconds, 36c; fancy -dairy, -25c; dairy sec onds, 24c. Fruits Apples, choice. $3.00: common. 60c; bananas, $1(3.50; Mexican limes, 83.509 4.50; California lemons, choice. $3.50; com mon, $1.25; orange, navels, $1.252.50; pineapples, $33.B0. Eggs Store. 28&30c; fancy ranch, 45c; Eastern. 27 c. Cheese New, 14(gl6c; Young America, 144 g'17c; Eastern, 17c. . Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino, 24(3 25c; South Plains and S. J.. e&8c; lambs. ll13Wc. Hops Old, 2tfT3c; new, 610c. Mlllstuffs Bran, $2S29.50; middlings, (31 32. Hay Wheat, $12$17.50; wheat and oats, $12813.50; alfalfa. JOS 14; stock. 810; straw, per bale. 4o83c Potatoes1 Salinas Burbanke. $1.2501.60; sweets, $2.2532.50; Oregon Burbanks, $11.25. Onions $1.75S2.10 per centat. Receipts Flour. 7278 quarter eacks; wheat. 675 centals; barley, 6410 centals; oats, 705 centals; corn, 1210 centals; potatoes, 1030 sacks; bran, 290 sacks; middlings, 280 sacks; hay, 185 tons; wool, 67 bundles; hides, 285. WOOL HOLDS FIRM AT BOSTON. Revival In Demand Not Expected UntiL After New Year. BOSTON, Dec. 24. The local wool market still remains dull and prlcea hold firm. There have been some transactions in territory wool of finer graden and a demand for line pulled wool is reported. The . rest of the market is stagnant. Dealers do not anticipate a re vival until after the New Year. Quotations follow: California Northern, 6465c; Middle coun ty. 60(3 02c; Southern, 55(3 5Sc. Oregon Eastern No. 1 staple A, 70c; East ern No. 1 clothing, 666Sc; Eastern average, 63(S66c; Valley No. 1, 60(ffi62c. Territory Scoured; basis, line staple, 70 72c; line medium staple, B87uc; fine cloth ing, 63(g07c; fine medium clothing. eogtxSc; half blood. 65c: fine clothing, 6067c; fine medium clothing, 6063c: half blood, 65tS67c; three-eighths blood, 6263c; quarter blood, 63 C6c. Pulled Extra. 6570c; fine A. 6SS60c; A super, 52c. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prlcea Quoted Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. The following quotations were current in the local market: CATTLE Best steers. $3.754; medium, $3.25(6-3.50; cows. $2.75(6)3: fair to me dium cows. $22.20: bll!s. $1.502.25: calves. $3.504. 6HEEP Good sheared. $4.254.75; full wool. $4.50(&I5; lambs. $4.50(5)5. HOGS Best, (35.23; lights and feeders, $4.50 5. Eastern Livestock Prices. CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Cattle Receipts, about BOOO; market, steady. Beeves, $3.55 6.30; cows and heifers. $1.254.7; stock cr8 and feeders. $2.40f4.3B; Westerners, $3.354.8S; calves, $4.757. Hogs Receipts, about 23.000: market, 5c lower. Lights, $.1.354.70; mixed, $4.35Cg 4.73; heavy. $4.354.70: rough. $4.354.45; bulk of sales, $4.300-4. 65. Sheep Receipts. SOOO; market. 1013o higher. Natives, $2A4.UO Westerners. $2 4 0; yearlings, $4.40 5. 15; lambs, $4 6.23; Westerners. $46.25. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. The London tin market was lower, with spot quoted at 120 15s and futures at 122. Locally the market was easy, with spot quoted at 26.5027c Copper was unchanged in the London mar ket, with spot quoted at 60 10a and futures at 6J 15s. Locally the market was quiet, with Lake quoted at 13.37 M 13.50c, electro lytic at 18.2513.STi.4c and casting at 13 13.1 2 ic. Lead waa lower in England at 64. 10s. Lo cally the market was firm and another 6 points higher on the average, at 8.453.G6c. Spelter was Unchanged at 19 15s In the London market. Locally the market was quiet at 4.104.20c. The English Iron market was lower, with Standard foundry quoted at 48s 9d and Cleve land warrants at 49s lOJid. Locally no change was reported. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK, Deo. 24. The market for evaporated apples was quiet, with fancy quoted at ll(812c, choice at 10c, prime at 8i 8c and 1906 fruit at 7y,o. Prunes are quiet but steady, with quota tions ranging from 616c for California fruit and from 7 to 7c for Oregons. Apricots are quiet but firm In the absence of Important offerings, with choice quoted at 221f'23o, extra, choice 23525c and fancy 24 26c Peaches are firmly held with choice quoted at 1212c. extra choice 1213c fancy 13n3U,c, extra fancy 1314V4c. Raisins are rather easier In tone. Loose Muscatels are quoted at 77c. seeded ral elns at 78&c and London layers at $1 70 1.80. Coffee and Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to 6 points lower. Sales were reported of 3250 bags. Including: De cember. 6. 60(65. 05c; March, 5.73c; April. 6.80c; SeiHember, 6.05c. Spot, quiet. Rio, No. 4, 6,c; Santos. No. 4, 8c. Mild coffee, quiet. Cordova. 94fl3c. Sugar Raw. quiet; fair refining, 3.30(?3.35c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3.85c; molasses sugar, 3 3.05c. Refined, quiet. Crushed. 6.50c; pow dered, 4.90c; granulated. 4.80c. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. Dec. 24. On the produce ex change to day the butter market was steady. Creameries, 2029c; dairies, 2025c. Eggs, firm: at mark cases included 2423c; firsts. 23c; prime firsts. 25c; extras, 27c. Cheese, steady, U13c. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Butter. Arm, un changed. Cheese, quiet, unchanged. Eggs, weak. Western firsts, 27c; do. sec onds. 25Sf20c. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24. Wool Steady; me dium grades combing and clothing. 2123c; light fine. 19(fr20c; heavy fine, 15icc; tub washed, 3603.1c. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. . 24. Cotton futures closed steady at a net decline of 2 points to an advance of 2 points. tllGli RATE IGNORED Money Market Condition Has Small Effect on Stocks. LITTLE INTEREST IS SHOWN Xatlonal Bank Returns Regarded as Reassuring Foreign Ex change Rates Take Another Fall Bonds Irregular. NEW YORK, Dec 24. The Stock Exchange might almost as well not have been in session today for anything that was accomplished. There was a alight spurt of activity in the first hour and after that the market became leth argic. The pre-hollday influence was partly responsible for this, although there was lack ing the usual trimming process caused by closing up of accounts over the holiday, such outstanding accounts being apparently at a minimum. This probably explained the com paratively small effect of the state of the money market on prices. Underlying strength was Inferable from this resistance of the market to the influence of money conditions. The day was almost devoid of incident. There was some weakness In the railroad and elec trical equipment stocks, which was traceable easily tc the fears of cutting down of outlay by the railroads to keep pace with the declin ing tendency of earnings now clearly In evi dence. News of the closing of a Memphis savings ban-k kept alive the bad impression caused by Monday's 'bank happenings at At lanta and New Orleans. The abstract of conditions of National banks throughout the country. Shown by responses to the Controller's call for December 3. was regarded as reassuring as to the condition of the banking fabric as a whole, the percentage of legal reserve to deposits standing on that date at 21.31 per cent, compared with 21.23 per cent on August 22 and 20.80 per cent on November 12 last year. Although there has been a shrinkage in individual deposits for the shorter period of $142,161,686. the Government deposits have in the meantime increased by $79,734,690, and that factor must have af fected also the specie aSid legal tender hold ings materially, the decrease In holdings being only $40,838,798. But it is in the items re flecting the inter-relations of the banks that the dislocation of the usual hanking -conditions Is most sharply defined. The sum due from bank reserve awmts has shrunk since August 22 (146,843,372 and since November 12 of last year $214.496.64.1 while the amount due other banks and bankers has fallen $191. 636,017 since August 22. and slightly less In the yearly comparison. Thia measures the tremendous withdrawals of banking reserves of smaller banks which were on deposit in the reserve and central reserve cities when the shock of October passed through the body of the banks. It Is persistence of this kind that has been given responsibility for the persistency of the currency premium In New York and the em barrassment In .exchange operations. The Uoplnton is growing that the way out of this state will be by the restoration of a supply for the New York banks by their own meas ures. The high money rate in New Tork caused another violent 'downward plunge In foreign exchange rates, and money and discounts hard ened in London. It was seen With satisfac tion that discount rates receded in Berlin, where troubles from an over-extended Indus trial position somewhat analogous to our own have been feared. The stagnant condition con tinued as the day advanced. Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par value. $l.olS.O0Q. United States bonds unchanged on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing- Sales. High. Low. Bid. Adams' Kxure: 163 45 V4 29 90 28 85 10O 13 T41 20 85 86 V, 7154 -89' OHT4 69 28 70 83 7 81 75 38 149 170 15 74 30 714 134 102 Amal Copper ll.ROO 45 30 45 29 Vi Am Car & Foun 1.500 do preferred 'ioo Am Cotton Oil .. do preferred American Express. Am Hd & Lt pf... American Ice ... Am Linseed Oil.. ' do preferred . . . . Am TjOcomotlve .. do preferred. Am Smelt & Ref. do preferred Am Surar Ref Am Tobacco ctfs. Anaconda Min Co. Atchison do preferred .... Atl Coast Line... Bait & Ohio do preferred Brook Rap Tran . . Canadian Pacific... Central of N J.... Central Leather .. do preferred .... Chcs & Ohio . Chi Gt Western... Chicago & N W.. r. M Pt Paul.. 28 28H 200. 18 18V4 3.700 300 3.700 37 87 V, 71 S4 87 70 "88 -2R " 70 600 1.000 281, 70H 700 300. 8.100 814 80S, T554 38 75 38 100 74 74 800 300 1.500 74 134 103 7 134 102 Chi Ter.& Tran Jo preferred 20 C. c. r. St Louis . . . 66 Colo Fuel Iron. 400 18 , Colo ft Southern.. 600 19 do 1 st preferred do 2d preferred Consolidated Gas. 600 96 Corn Products 1814 19V4 184 19 48 38' 95 10 60 143 435 19 281, 68 16 24 23 K0 114 123 8 53 11 66 10 82 6 18 24 62 91 U 14 - 75 75 116 93 do preferred .... Del ft Hudson Del. L-Jck ft West. 200 143 143 D & R Grande... 300- 20 do preferred 800 28 Distillers' Securl Erie .'. do 1st preferred An 2d preferred General Electric... 60O 110 Gt Northern pf 4.200 115 IHInols Central 20 28 107 114 Int Paper do preferred .... Int Pump do preferred .... Iowa Central .... do preferred .... Int Metal do preferred .... K C Southern .... do preferred . Louis ft Nashville. Mexican Central . . Minn A St Tjouls.. M. St P ft S S M. . 700 63 63 200 200 12 11 300 100 18 18 500 KOO 2O0 91 144 24 .1 14 24 do preferred loo 118 118 Mlesourl Pacific... 1.100 48 47 47 Mo. Kan ft Texas 24 do preferred 100 56 50 56 Northern Pacific. National Lead .... N Y Central N Y. Ont ft West Norfolk ft Western do preferred .... North American woo 1O0 1.400 100 800 116 S9 91 31 N, 63 "i.V ' iii 7S 'in 07 145 93 114 ?9 90 31 62 'i.V iio 78 "inii 67 143 82 115 39 90 31 . 2 73 4? 26i HO TS 61 19 67 143 n? 78 7 65 14, 38 34 ?S 14 an ios 1"U 36 " 19 13 31', H TO no 67 19 74 87 16 pn . 9 18 80 4? 35 IS 3O0 Pacific Mall Pennsylvania 12.800 People's -Ofls 100 P. C C ft St Louis .. Pressed Steel Car.. ioo do preferred . IOO Pu'lT"in Pal Car. loo Reading 35.100 do 1st preferred do 2o" preferred Republic Steel pf. 100 Rofk Irfand Co. . . 100 do preferred .... 100 S!os-Shef!eM St T, ft S F 2 pf St L Southwestern.'. do preferred OA us; 28 611 14; 28 Swithe-m Pacific .. do preferred .... Southern Railway. do preferred .... Texas ft Ps'-lfle... To!. St L ft West do preferred .... Union Peifio . do preferred .... TT S Express T7 S Realtv U R Rubber ..:... 8.200 Voo 300 100 ' 400 21.100 72 71 !W 37 19 r 19 33 117 3S( 116 do Preferred TJ S Steel ... 1? KOO 2.400 do preferred Vs-Caro Chemical. do preferred .... We bash do preferred .... WMls-Fnrso Ft... "'"stlnsrhoii Elec. Western Union W-el ft L Frle . . Wisconsin Central. 87 "9 43 " 86 100 -43" '"6 500 iro . Ho prefeT-eo iro 34 34 Total sales for the day, 624.200 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l04lN Y C G 3s. .. 89 do coupon ....105 '.North Pacific 3s 67 U S 3s reg 10H4 'North Paclnc 4s 1: do coupon 101, South. Pacific 4s 80 TJ S new 4s reg.119 fUnlon Pacific 4s 1004 do coupon.... 119 (wis. Central 4s 80 Atchison ad 4s 81 V4 'Japanese es .... 77 XL I & B G 4s 90 ) Money Exchange. Ete. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Money on call, firm, 624 per cent; closing bid, 6 per cent; offered at 8 per cent. Time loans, firm; 60 days. 15 per cent; 90 days. 12 per cent; six months. 8 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 78 percent. Sterling exchange, weak, with actual bus iness in bankers' bills at X4.84254.S430 for demand and at $4.79254.7950 for 50-day bills. Commercial bills. $4.78. Bar silver. b2c. Mexican dollars. 41c- Government and railroad bonds, steady. LONDON. Dec. 24. Bar silver. quiet, 24 9-16d per ounce. Money. SKi, per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 64 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for three months bills Is 6g6i4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. sterling ex change, 60 days. $4.7614; sight. (4.8175; ooc.. $4.70. - Transfers, telegraphic par; sight, 10 per cent discount. Stocks at London. LONDON, Dec. 24. Consols for 82; do for account, S3. Anaconda ... 5.75 N Y Central Atchison .... 12-12 N & Western money, 96.00 66.25 83.00 5.25 57.50 5. S3 48.00 13.25 40.OO 72.67 120.00 82.50 26.12 89.73 10.00 WOO OO.SO 46.75 - uxtsi .... BS.W B & 6 83.75 t do nref lO A Western Pennsylvania J Rand Mines Reading ISouthern Ry I do pref... ISouth Pao . Can Pacific . Ches A Ohio Chi Gt West .134.25 31.00 7.60 C. M & St P 106.00 Do Beers 14.8 D 4 R G 20.50 do nref Aft O Union Pac . do pref . . . TJ S steel . Erie I.. 16:674 uo isi prer. . an. do do 2nd pf. Grand Trunk 111 Central . . L A N M. K T . . 23.50 do pref 18.12!Wabash 128.00 V do pref 95.00 (Spanish 4s . 25.50 Amal Copper Eastern Mining; Stocks. BOSTON, Dec. 24. Ooslng quotations: Adventure ... 2.00 Osceola 80.00 Allouex 25.00 IPerrot 8.00 Amalgamated 45.25 ICJuincy 77.00 Atlantic 8.00 Shannon 9.37 Bingham 4.2S Tamarack .. 65.00 Cal ft Hecla. 599.00 (Trinity 13.67 Centennial . . . 23.50 u S Mining . . 29.26 Copper Range 55.00 )u S Oil 10.73 pa;y West .. 8.O0 lutah 29.00 Franklin 7.25 Ivictoria 4.37 Granby 72.00 Winona 4.00 sle Royale... 14.23 (Wolverine ...112.00 Mass. Mining. 2.r0 INorth Butte 40.25 Michigan .... 8.25 Butte Coal... 15.00 Mohawk 44.50 INevada 7.87 Mont C ft C 1.00 ICal ft Aria .. 95.00 Old Dominion 27.00 kArlz Com . . 13.25 DAILY CITY STATISTICS Building Permits. BILLINGS To erect a one-story frame building on Lot 16, Block 4 in Woodlawn Addition, fronting on E. Eighth street, be tween Alnsworth and Riggin. $2,000. STIVERS To erect a one-story frame dwelling on Lot 11, Block 24 In Elberta Addition, fronting on E Thirty-fifth, be tween Wing and Prescott streets, $2,509 HOP SING TONG To erect a two-story brick building on Lot 3, Block 22. in City of Portland, fronting on 189 Second, be tween Yamhill and Taylor streets, $1,000. HELDOBLER To erect a one-story frame dwelling, fronting on Killingsworth street. between East Twenty-third and East Twenty-fourth streets, $150. MASONIC TEMPLE ASSOCIATION To erect a three-story brick store building on Lot 4, Block 48, in Portland Addition, fronting on Third, between Alder and Washington, $4,000. WINANS To erect a one-story frame building on Lot 25. Block 3. In Center Addi tion, fronting on East Glisan street, corner of Rosemont street, (100. GLASGOW To erect a one-story frame building on Lots 49 and 52. Block 124. In University - Park Addition. fronting on Dwlght street, corner of Winchell, $330. Deaths. LOVING At St. Vincent's Hospital, De cember 22. Lucie Loving, a native of Mis souri, aged 27 years. MULLEN At St. Vincent's Hospital. De cember 23. Patrick Mullen, a native of Ire land, aged 65 years. STAINO At Portland. Or., December 21, Gaspiro Stalno, a native of Italy, aged 54 years. SALMON At St. Vincent's Hospital, De cember 20, William Salmon, a native of Colorado, aged 30 years. PARISE At 418 East Forty-seventh street. December 22. Jennie Paris, a native of Oregon, aged 8 months. 1 TAPAVITA At 107 Glisan street. December 23. a native of Portland, aged. 2 days. WILT At Good Samaritan Hospital, De cember 23. Lee A. Wilt, a native of Kan sas, aged 22 years. 10 months. 18 days. BOGGES8 In Portland. Or., December 20. Joseph Boggess, a native of Oregun, aged 32 years. HULL At 834 Multnomah street. Decem ber 22. Margaret Hull, a native of Ohio, aged 81 years, II months. 18 days. ANDREWS At Ohio Hotel, December 20 John H. Andrews, a native of Illinois, aged 51 years. DE BOEST At 465 East Ash, December 21, .John DeBoest, a native of Holland, aged 67 years, 9 months, 6 days. M'COY At St. Vincent's Hospital. Decern. br 23, Mary L. McCoy, a native of Oregon, aged 42 years, 2 months, 9 days. FLANDERS At Balem. Or.. December 22, Dana M. Flanders, a native of New Hamp shire, aged 22 years. ROGERS At Calumet Hotel. December 21, Edward P. Rogers, a native of New Hampshire, aged 77 years. ERWIN At Good Samaritan Hospital. December 18, John H. Erwln, aged 62 years. REICH At 784 Dawson street, Decem ber 21. William S. Reich, a native of Switzerland, aged 42 years. 5 months. 20 days. Articles of Incorporation. ' NEVADA-PORTLAND MINES COMPANY Incorporators. Cora Sengstake, O. A. Lyman, and D. W. Tllford: capitalization. $10,000. AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COM PANY Incorporators, Herbert Holman, Lawrence H. Holman and James Oood; cap italization, $10,000. Business, navigation Columbia, Willamette, Clatskanie, Cowlitz and Lewis Rivera Born, LESTRAPPES At 804 Gantenbeln avenue, December 14. to the wife of Chester V. I,estrapes. a son. RICHARDSON At 130 E. Twenty-ninth street. North, December 19, to the wife of Reginald John Richardson, a daughter. COOPEY At 696 Multnomah street. Decem ber 18, to the wife of Joseph R. Coopey, a son. . SMITH At 142 Grand avenue, North, De cember 9, to the wife of Harry Smith, a daughter. GOLDSTONE At 675 Fourth street. South. December 18, to the wife of Jacob Gold stone, a daughter. ( . DOHERTY At 380 Knott street, December 19. to the wife of George P. Doherty, a daughter. PANKEY At 187 Page street, December 16. to the wife of S. V. Pankey, a daughter. M'DONALD At 702 Clackamas avenue, De cember 13. to the wife of L P. McDonald, a daughter. HEFNER At 530 East Thirty-first street, December 2, to the wife of Jacob Hefner, a daughter. 'ANDERSON At 800 East Harrison street, December IB, to the wife of Andreas An derson, a daughter. CLARK At 424 Sellwood street, December 21. to the wife 'of Charles C Clark, a daughter. TUSSING At 631 Thurman street. December 20. to the wife of Henry E. Tusslng, a . daughter. LINDSLEY At 73.T Rodney avenue, Decem ber 18. to the wife of Carleton Lindsley, a daughter. SEID CHIE At 193'Second street. Decem ber 20. to the wife of Seld Chle, a daugh ter. SHAFER At, 808 Corbett street. December 20 to the wife of Clifford C. Shafer, a son. FRUDHOMME At 697 Broadway. November 26. to the wife of Joseph Prudhomme. a" son. . MARSHALL At 347 Grand avenue. Decem ber 11. to the wife of Frederick C. Mar shall. Sr., a son. REEVES At 343 Jefferson street, December 10. to the wife of Quincy G. Reeves, a son. GILLIS At 1398 Glisan street. December 20. to the wife of Herbert Gillis, a daugh ter. jURKS In Portland, Or., December 12, to "the wife of Irfo Marks, a daughter. M'LEAN At 690 East Alder street, Decem ber 13, to the wife of Roy M. McLean, a son. YOUNG At 162 Webster street, December 6. to the wife of Goodwin A. Young, a son. , STEVENS At 167 West Park street, Decem ber 22. to the wife of Hiram H. Stevens, a daughter. FISH43R At 329 San Rafael street, Decem ber 22. to the wife of Horace H. Fisher, a son. Fire on Steamer Minnesota. KOBE, Japan.,- Dec. 24. Fire has broken out on board the American steam er Minnesota, Captain Austin, in this har bor. Both the vessel and her cargo were damaged. The Minnesota is from Seattle for Hong Kong, via Yokohama. STOCKS ARE SMALL Reports of Light Supplies Cause Covering by Shorts. CHICAGO MARKET IS UP Wheat Prices Open Easy, Because of Liverpool Decline, but Soon Advance and Close Near the Top Point. ' CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Strength developed in the wheat market during the first hour of trading. Early in tho session sentiment was bearish because of a decline of Hd at Liver pool, due to a continuation of favorable har vesting weather in Argentina. Reports of small stocks, of grain In the Northwest came from different sources and caused active cov ering by shorts. Prices advanced steadily throughout the last half of.the day, the close being strong and near the high mark of the day. Wheat opened for May c to o lower at $1.0494 to $1.04, advanced to $1.06H and closed at $1.05 Ts 1.06. Corn was weak at the opening, but later rallied In sympathy with wheat and closed firm near the high point of the day. May opened Mc to c lower at 57Hc t 57c. ad vanced to 58c and closed at 53 T! Sc. Oats were weak at the opening, but were steadied later and the close was firm. May opened He lower at LSe. sold off to 62 53c, and closed at 53c. A 10c decline In the price of live hogs de pressed the provisions market. May pork closed off 7c; lard down 7Hc and ribs 6c lower. The market will be closed tomorrow. Christ mas day. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Clone. December ... .97 .98i .97 .98 May 1.044 1.06H 104 1.06 July 97 H .98H -87 -98H CORN. December ... .87 .574 .56H 7 May 57 .58" .57 .5SH July 56 .57!4 .6654 .57H OATS. May. old 534 -S3H -83 .33 May. new ... .61 .62 .51 .61 H July, old ... .4714 .47H .47 -.47H July, new ... .45vl .45& .45 .43Vi PORK. January 12.45 12.45 12.42 12.42H May 13.07H 13.10 13.00 13.05 LARD. January 7.70 7.70 7.62H 7.65 May 7.82H 7.82H 7.75 7.77H SHORT RIBS. January .... 6.72H 6.72H 0.62H 7H May ......... 7.05 7.07H .7.00 7.02H Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring, $1.08; No. 3, $1.00 LIO; No. 2 red, 9708c. , Corn No. 2. 58H'33tc; No. 2, yellow, 6231 62 He Oats No. 2, 48 c; No. 8 white, 46350c. Rye No. 2. 78c. Barley Fair to choice malting, W0bc. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, 81.1&H. Timothy seed Prime $4.S04.35. Clover Contract grades, $16.50. Short ribs Sides (loose) $.62H7.12H. Pork Mess, per bbl.. $12.0012.12H- Lard Per 100 lbs., $7.80. Sides Shot, clear (boxed) $7.007.25. Whisky Basis of high wines, $1.35. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bhls. ...... 60,100 - 20 900 Wheat, bu 650.000 91,400 Corn, bu 675.800 281.000 Oats, bu 637.000 107.900 Ttve. bu 8.0O0 2.000 Barley, bu 132.900 93,500 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Flour Receipts, 36, 300 barrels; exports, 600 barrels. Quiet, but firmly heW. Wheat Receipts, 271,000 bushels': exports. 49.400 bushels. Spot, firm. No. 2 red, $1.06 elevator and $1.06H f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern. Dulutb, $1.23H f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 hard Winter: $1.17H f. o- b. afloat. With the exception of a brief opening decline, due to caDles, wheat was generally firm and higher all day on covering and strong North western news. It olosed tc net higher. De cember. $1.07EM.07H. closed at $1.07H: May, $1.11H1-12 8-10. olosed at $1.12 H ; July, $1.0tH41.05, olosed at $1.05. Hops quiet. Hides dull. Wool and petroleum steady. Changes In Available Supplies. NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Brad streets show the following conditions In avail able supplies as compared with previous ac counts: Wheat, United States, east of Rockies, de creased 1.433,000 bushels. Total United States and Canada decreased 643,000 bushels. Afloat for and in Europe, decreased 600, 000 bushels. Total American and ' European supply de creased 1,413,000 bushels. Corn, United States and Canada, decreased T57.000 bushels. Oats, United States and Canada, Increased C75.000 bushels. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Wheat and barley, quiet. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, fl.80igl.65; milling, fl.70 1.76. Barley Feed. fl.621.63; brewing, $1,629 1.67H- Oats Red, $1.7532.00; white. $1.6691.76; black, $2. 75 3 00. Call board sales: ' Wheat No sales, $1. 66(91.67. Barley May, $1.701.75. Corn, large yellow, $1.701.76. European Grain Markets. LONDON, Dec. 24. Cargoes, dull; buyers withdrawn. California, prompt shipment, 3d. lower at 3Ds xs. walla walla, prompt ship ment, 8d lower at Z9m. LIVERPOOL, Dec 24. Wheat December, nominal: March. 7s lld: May, 7s 10 d. English country markets, steady. French country markets, quiet. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 24. Wheat May closed at $1.11: July, f 1.12tt6'1.12K : No. 1 hard. $1.10M,: No. 1 Northern. $1.08H: No.. 2 Northern.. $1.06; No. 3 white, fl.OlHWl.OSH. Wheat at Duluth. DULUTH. Minn., Dec. 24. Wheat No. 1 Northern. $1.07 ; No. 2 Northern, fl.osH: December. ll.Cuij; May, Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Dec. 24. Wheat unchanged. Blue stem, 83c; club. 81c; red, 79c. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Security Abstract 4 Trust Company to Ernestine Strandborg, lot 1, block 83, Rose City Park $ 600 Jear.ette R. and Elmer B. Cupston to Kay R. and Louise Batchelor, lot 16. block 8, Miller's Addition to Sell wood 2C0 Fred H. Powers to E. K. Brace, lots 17 and 18, block 14. Arleta Park No. 2 260 Scottish American Investment Com pany. Ltd. to John F. Rathkey. lot 6, block 16, Willamette Heights Ad dition TOO Portland Realty Trust Company to Vergia Lee Taylor, lota 14 and 15, block 1. Kenwood Park 325 University Land Company to J. G. Meybrunn. lots 19 and 20, block 6&, University Park 600 Arleta Land Company to Paul Bins. lot 10. block 12, Elberta UXT W. H. and Alice B. Nunn to Lennle F. Billion, lots 16 and Id. block 10. N. Irvlngton ; 400 C. C. Church to V. B. Church, lots 15 and 16. block 18, N. Irvlngton 423 W. H. Lang to W. J. Hetaer. . begin ning at polm In west line of lth mreet 133 feet 4 Inches south from Intersection with south line of Mont gomery, thence west 100 feet to west line of lot 8. block 86. Carter's Addi tion, thence south 40 feet, thence east 100 feet, thence north 40 feet to be ginning, being part of lots 3 and 4, block 36. Carter's Addition 1 R. L. Stevena to Northwest Real Fs- - tate & Investment Company, lots 6, 6. 7 and 8. block 4. Powers Tract... 1500 Anna Marie Frazier to Charles R. and William frazler. all interest in estate of late Collin C. Frailer, of Union County 1 Charles W. Strtne to K. T. Sedgwick. lots 9 and lO. block 37, Original Townsite of Alhina 1 Roswell C. and Daisy D. Hunter to lone and W. s. Buchanan, lot 7. block 13, Hawthorne's First Addi tion T25 Frits and Johanna Klinner to Emil Krler, lots 8 and 9, block 8, Lester Park 230 A. F. Swensson to James O'Brien. lot 4, block 29. Fatton's Second Addi tion to Albina 1 A. F. Swensson to Mark Roberts, lot 3, block 29, Pat ton's Second Addition to Albina 1 Parker and Carrie Adams to F. W. Leadbetter. commencing at 93.61 chains south and 97.27 chains east of northwest corner of section 24, townsh!p2 north, range 1 west, thence south and east, containing 19.83 acres 1 E. L. and Delia Camp to B. H. and K. u. Morton, lot 4. Eastwood 2000 Yerex Brothers Company to Joseph M. Healcy. lots 3 and 4. block 23. Council Crest Park 875 Mary E. Shouren to Frank Edward Kilbourne. lot 14. block 14. East Portland Heights Addition 2700 Frank B. and Edna M. Kilbourne to to Robert Lee Ringer, lot 14. block 14. East Portland Heights Addition.. 1 Poon Sea. et al to Chung Chung, lots 25. 26 and 27. block 1. Mount Tabor Place Addition 11KO The Hawthorne Estate to P. W. Bow ers, lot 4. block 12. Hawthornes First Addition BOO H. J. and Susan Morrison to Ida M. Church, north 2 feet of lot 4. block 69. city 2 . Charles C. and Emma Martin to Alice M. Hugzins, lols 1 and 2, block 2, Tremont Place 150 Total $15824 . Have your abstracts made bv the Becurltj Abstract Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Com. LITTLE PROGRESS MADE Many Conflicting Theories Advanced In Murder Case. "Visions of the black hand, vendottaa and other blood-curdling and hair-raising horrors of Italian origin face the police in their search for the culprit in -the latest murder mystery in this city, which has arisen, in tho killing- of Glaechino Alari, the Italian who was shot in front of a saloon on First and Clay streets Monday night.' From the stories told by the men now held in custody, little has been learned, and practically no headway has been made in the . problem of who fired the fatal shot. Every one arrested sticks stolidly to the tale that he knows noth ing of the a-ffair. Some stories have it that Ignacio Oraz zlo and Alarco Francisco, two of the men arrested on the night of the killing, know all about it. and that one of them fired tho shot and won't tell. Others have it that some mysterious man. unidentified save for the name of "Nick." committed the deed, but true to their traditions, all the Italians feign ignorance. lt is be lieved by the police that one of the men now. In custody will soon divulge some in formation. Active search is being made of all the Italian resorts of the city for the man Nick, who Is supposed to have had some interest in the restaurant near which the trouble occurred. From information now in the hands of the police it is believed that AlarL the dead man, had led a crooked life and that the shooting occurred, not as a hold up, as has been advanced as one of the theories, b)it as a' result of a quarrel be tween the' two men over some crime in which both had been implicated. Whether the crime or the men bore any connection to an organized Italian society is still un certain. BERRIES IN MIDWINTER Proof of Oregon's Balmy Climate on East Side. While the country east of the Rockies is in Winter's icy grip raspberries have -been ripening in a. Portland garden for the past month. Mrs. Jessie L. Mayes, of 503 Hawthorne avenue, is the owner of two large patches of raspberry bushes which have yielded heavily since early In November. Mrs. Mayes said yesterday that this crop is quite as large as the regular one in June. Notwithstanding the lateness of the season a large Quantity of berries of good size and excellent flavor still re mains on the bushes. On Thanksgiving day Mrs. Mayes served some of these -berries at dinner, and they will also be served today at the family Christmas dinner. More Time to Open Tunnels. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The companies building the tunnels under the Hudson River to connect New York City and Ho boken have been granted an extra two months before they will be required to have their tunnels open for the public. 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Jan. 4, Feb. 15. WEST INDIES AND ORIENT Sneclal cruises by superb steamers, lasting 18-79 days. Cot from 7S-S00 and up. SUPERB NILE SERVICE. By New Steamers. Tourist Dept. for general Information. Travelers' Checks good all over- the world. HAMBURG-AMERICAN' LINE, 008 Market St.. San Francisco. . Local R. R. Agents In Portland. THE WAY TO GO EAST NEXT TRIP TRT THE2 OKIEKTAfa LIMITED THE GREAT NOR THERN'S SWELL TRAIN. Dally to Et. Paul, Minneapolis. DulutH. St. Louis, Chicago and all polnta East. Crosses both mountain ranges by day light. Complete modem equipment. Including; Compartment Observation cars and elegant dining car service. For tickets and sleeping car reserva tions, call or address B. DICKSON, C. P. T. A 122 Third Street. Portland. Ore. Phones Main 6S0. Home A 228- PORTLAND RY, LIGHT POWER CO. CARS LEAVE. Ticket 'Office and W aiting-Room. First and Alder Streets FOR Oregon City 4:00. 0:25. 7:00. T:85. 810 S:45 U:20. :55. 10:30. 11:05, H:40 A M. : 12:10. 12:50. 1:23. 2:00. 2:35, 3:10. S-43 4:20. 4:D0. 0:0. 6:05, 8:40. 7:15. 7:00. 8:25. 9:00. 10:00. 11:00, 12:00 P. M. ;reham. Boring. Eagle Creek. Esta cada. Caiadero. 1 alrview and Xroutdale -7-30 0:30. 11:30 A. M.; 1:30. 3.40. 6:44. 7:15 P. M. VANCOUVER. Cars Leare Second and Washington Sts. 0 15 6:50, 7:25. 8:00. 8:30. :10. 9:45. 10-20 10:55. 11:30 A. M. : 12:05. 12:40. 115 1-50. 2:25. 3:00. 3 35. 4:10, 4:45. B:20 0:55. 6:30, 7:05. 7:40, 8:15. 9:20. ti0.35. 111:45. On third Monday In every month tht last car leaves at 7:05 P. M. Dally, ex. Sunday. tDally. ex. Monday. CLARK'S CRUISE OF THE "ARABIC" iaaisi tnnn fine, larce. To unusually steady. THE ORIEN I . . . a n Anvil IT lQHS Seventy days, costing only 8400.00 and np, including shore excursions. bFLt IAL FEA TURES s Maderla, Cadiz. Seville. Algiers. Malta. 19 Daya In Egypt and the Holy Land. Constantinople. Athens. Rome, the Rlverta. etc? TOURS ROUND THE WORLD, etc ""4TOCRa to EUROPE, most comprehensive and attractive ever ""'pfc. CLARK, Times Bldg.. New Tork. Canadian Pacific EMPRESS LINE OF THE" ATLANTIC. First Cabin Winter rate 855 up. Superior accomodation available. Safety, speed and comfort combined. Write for particular. F. R. JOHNSON. Pass. Agt. 142 Third St., Portland, Oregon. North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship Roanoke and Geo. W. Eldsr Sail lor i-ureliii, baa .Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Thursday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. .Both phones, M. 3314. II. Young, Agent, a SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 6S. CO. Only direct steamers to Ban Francisco. Only ocean steamers sailing by daylight. From Alnsworth Dock. Portland, 4 P. M. 6 Costa Klca, Dec. 25, Jan. 6, 18, ete. SS Senator, Dec. 81. Jan. 13. 24, etc. From Spear Street, ban Kranclsco, 11 A. U. S Senator. Dec. 28, Jan. 1, 19, etc. eS Costa Rica, Jan. 1. 13, 25, etc. JAS. H. DEWSON. Agent. Alnsworth Dock. Main 26S. COOS BAY LINE The steamship BREAKWATER leaves Portland Wednesday at 8 P. M. from Oak street dock, for North Bend, Maxshfleld and Coos Bay points. Freight received till 4 P. M. on day of sailing. Passenger fare, flrst class,' $10; second-class, $7. Including berth and meals. Inquire city ticket office. Third and Washington streets, or Oak-street dock. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE Rtenmer Pomona for' Salem, Independence, Albany and Corvallis, leaves Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 0:45 x. M. bteamer Oregon la for Salem and way land ings, leaves Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 45 A- M. OREGON CITS TRANSPORTATION CO Office and Dock Foot Taylor Street. Phone: Main 40: A 2231-