Morning Oregonian., January 01, 1908, Third Section, Page 17, Image 47

THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1908.
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fX LEV! IS TO
BE 14 MILLS
Strong Effort Will Be Made
Not to Pass That
Figure.
DEPENDS ON STATE NEEDS
County Authorities Will Adjust
Their Expenditures So That
Levy Will Xot Exceed
the Ijimlt.
POSSIBLE TAX LEVY FOR 1908
IN CITV OF PORTLAND.
1907. 1908.
Mills. Mills.
State 2.000 "1.351
State school l.i'00 1.400
County 1.8O0 1.B00
County roads .... 1.175 .6"0
County library ... .125 .090
Port of Portland. .800 1.200
School District
No. 1 2.300 8.000
City 5.70O 4.000
Total 18.000 13.991
Estimated.
Members of the tax-levying board of
Multnomah County are contluent that the
lotal tax levy of the county for 1908 will
not exceed 14i4 mills, and an effort will
be made to keep it down to 14 mills.
County Clerk Fields yesterday received
word from Salem that for next year there
will be required for state purposes a
total of l,150,O00, as against ,O25,O0O for
1907. This estimate Is not official, but the
revised figures will not differ materially.
On the tax tor general state purposes,
Multnomah County under the law will be
required to raise .3123 per cent, or J359.145.
A levy of 1.551 mills will raise that
amount. It la estimated that a levy of
1.4 will yield the amount of the state
school tax this year from an assessment
roll JDO.OOO.OOO larger than last year. This
tax is ilgured on a per capita basis tor
the school population of the county.
With the reduction that has been made
In the city levy and the prospect of a
saving in the levies for state and county
purposes, County Judge Webster, Clarlf
Fields and Assessor Slgler believe the in
crease of .5 of a mill in the levy for
Bi-hool district No. 1 and that of .4 of a
mill for the Port of Portland can be
allowed and the aggregate of the millage
kept close to 14 mills.
"A levy of 2.24 mills on an assessable
vnluation of 1231,000,000 will produce
the same amount of taxes for county
purposes for 1908 that was expended
in 1907 from a levy of 3.1 mills on an
assessment of 1181,000,000," said County
Clerk Fields yesterday. "Likewise
with the state tax, a levy of 2.9 mills
this 'year will produce the same amount
of taxes that 3. mills raised last year.
"The county will have an unexpended
balance of about $150,000 of 1907 taxes
on hand when the collection of taxes
for next year begins, and I do not
believe the county will need any more
money In the aggregate for the en
suing year than was expended last
year. It is true that Multnomah will
have some additional expense in 1908
that was not included in this year's
expenditures, such as registration and
a general and Presidential election, but
It has been estimated that the surplus
of 8160.000 remaining over from 1907,
together with other receipts from the
County Clerk's' office and other sources,
aggregating about 170,000 for the year,
will be more than enough to meet these
unusual expenditures."
COURT SHOWS SURPLUS
Fines levied by Police Judge Ex
ceed Expenses by $20,000.
Clerk Frank Hennessey, of the Muni
cipal Court, yesterday completed his re
port of the business transacted during
the year 1907. The balance sheet shows
that Judge Cameron imposed fines, col
lected forfeitures or bail bonds and costs
of court to the extent of $3,512.95. The
expenses of the court were $3210, of which
$210 was expended In supplies, $1S00 In
Judge's salary, and $1200 in clerk's sal
ary. The Rain in the department was
$20,902.95, which ia the largest amount
ever received by the city from this
source, being $1636.45 more than the sur
plus for the year 1906. Of the total
amount collected by the Municipal Court
it is estimated that fully 40 per cent was
paid in by Chinese gamblers and lottery
players.
Judge Cameron's system of continuing
sentence over chronic drunks has met
with success, their appearance in court
on the same charge rarely occurring. On
their first hearing they are allowed to go
without punishment upon signing an
agreement to receive the maximum, pen
alty provided by law In case of a reap
pearance on this charge. This threat,
which tn many cases involves 90 days in
Jail, added to a fine of $100, has had a
more deterrent effect than repeated
small fines, according to the judge.
At the Theaters
What the Preaa Agcnta Say.
TWO PERFORMANCES TODAY
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Both After-
- noon and Night at Heilig.
There will be two New Tear's perform
ances at the He! Me; Theater, Fourteenth and
Washington streets, today. A special price
matinee at 2:15 o'clock and tonight at 8.15
at popular prices. The attraction at both
will be Stetson's big double "Uncle Tom's
Cabin" company. Thin is a great chance
for the youngsters. Watch for the parade
today at high noon. Seats are selling at
the theater.
"ARIZONA" DRAWS CROWDS
New Year's Matinee of Great Anier-
lean Drama at Marqnam. 4
A special New Year's matinee will be
given at the Marquam today, when the great
American drama, "Arixona," will be re
peated by an excellent company. This is
a play that no citizen of the country should
mi ps and particularly the younger genera
tion should see it. Remember, every night
this week, with special matinee today and
a Saturday matinee.
PERFORMANCES OF "CRISIS"
Matinee at 2:15 Today and To
night's Performance at 815:.
Two holiday performances of Winston
Churchill's famous play, "The Crisis, will be
given at the Baker for New Tear's, the first
being this afternoon at 2:1a. and the second
tonight at the usual hour of 8:13. This great
play, and the way In which It Is being pre
sented this week by the Baker Stock Com
pany, has caused no end of favorable com
ment from theatergoer In Portland.
"Are You Crazy?" Matinee Today.
"Are Tou Crazy?" the latest musical comedy
success, will be the attraction at the Empire
all the rest of this week. Thlo attraction will
be one of more than ordinary Importance from
a theatrical standpoint, as It to a sparkling
new musical comedy. New Tear's1 matinee
today tonight and all week.
Lyric Matinee Today.
The great melodramatic success of the
age Is "A Man's Broken Promise," which
the Allen stock company is presenting at
the Lyric this week. It is a play that stirs
an audience as few plays are capabla of
doing. The scenery- and effects are unusual
and the entire production a noteworthy
one. There will be a special New Year's
matinee today.
"WOODLAND" TOMORROW.
Henry W. Savage's Production of
Musical Comedy at Heilig.
Beginning tomorrow (Thursday) night, at
the Heilig Theater. Fourteenth and Wash
ington streets, and continuing Friday and
Saturday nlKhts with a special price mati
nee Saturday afternoon, the attraction at
the above theater will be Henry w. sav
age's production of "Woodland." Seats are
now selling.
JAMES T. POWERS COMING
Famous Comedian Will Present the
Musical Comedy, "Blue Moon."
James T. Powers and a large company
rom to the Hellli? Theater for four night a.
beginning next Sunday, January 5. with a
special price matinee Wednesday. He will
present the latest international musical
comedy success. "The Blue Moon.", Seat
sale opens Friday at theater.
"SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE" NEXT
Play at the Baker Next Week Will
Attract All Classes.
"Soldiers of Fortune, that interesting and
absorbing creation of Richard Harding Davis,
will be the Baker Stock Company's offering
for' next week. It will open with the usual
Sunday matinee, and It is predicted that this
will be a banner week of the season.
Passion Play Pictures at Marquam.
Commenclne Sunday niKht. the Marquam
will present for the first time in Portland
the celebrated Pathe film, showing pictures
of the Passion Play as it is given annually
at Oberammergau. Special prices have
been made for the engagement and a de
cided novelty is in st,ore for theater
patrons.
"At the Old Cross Roads."
"Who hung de pumpkin on de tole-pole,
Mammy?" la a comedy" line in Arthur C. Als
ton's "At the Old Cross Roads' that will live
long In the memory of theatergoers, as the
plot is one pf the funniest and most natural
ever written. At the Empire all next week,
opening Sunday matinee.
"The Transgressor" Next Week.
Commencing Monday night, the Lyric will
present the Allen stock company in Ralph
Stuart s successful comedy, "The Trans
gressor," which has had a long run In the
big Eastern cities. It is a play that will
reflect Kreat credit on the management an -J
the production and performance will be
high-grade in every respect.
Florence Roberts Coining.
Florence Roberts, America's great actress,
will appear at the Marquam January 8. U,
10 and 11, in "Zlra," a play with a brilliant
plot, which has Just had a long and suc
cessful Mew xora run.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Pantages New Year's Bill.
A representative bill has been provided at
Pantages Theater tor the opening of the new
year. A bright comedy act Is iven flret place.
J. Francis Dooley and Corinne Sales, assisted
by Mlsa Billy Florence in "The University
Boy and the Dancing Girls."
SAYS JEWS PERSECUTED
Rabbi Hlrsch Is Severe AVlth Boast'
ed American Civilization.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Declaring that
the persecution of the Jews in the
United States makes their existence
far from comfortable often burden
some Dr. Emil G. Hlrsch, in the
strongest terms at his command, last
nWht at the Convention of American
Ethical Societies, arraigned the boasted
"civilization of today" for its mistreat
ment of the race.
"In Chicago tonight there are Jews
who tremble to go out in the streets
because they may be stoned by chll
dren who believe-they do not look like
a citizen of Chicago should look, said
Dr. Hlrsch.
""Why, a Jew Is barred from college
fraternities. For this, however, he
should sins a song of thanks.
"So it Is plain that to be a Jew in
the United States, with all its boasted
democracy and civilization, is not such
a comfortable thing. In Europe the
condition of the Jew Is worse, and in
Russia it Is unbearable..
"Why is this so? Here is an ethical
rjroblem for the members of the
Ethical Society to answer."
Boston Wool Market Dull.
BOSTON, Dec. 31. The dullness of the
local wool market continues to be Its domi
nating feature and fresh transfers during
the tast week nave Deen OI imail volume.
Staple era (tea of wool are almost exhausted,
white worsted wools are held at high prices.
Pulled wools and the foreign product are
dull.
California, Northern, 6365c; middle
county. 5S60c; Southern, 6558c.
Oregon, Eastern No. 1 staple, 70c; No. 1
clothing. 66ttSc; Eastern average, 63900c;
Valley No. 1, 60o2c.
Territory, scoured basis, finest staple, 70
72c; fine medium staple. 6S70e; fine cloth
ing. 656tic; fine medium clothing, 60r63e;
half-bred, 0567c; three-eighths, 5963c;
quarter, 33 56c
Eastern Mining Stocks,
BOSTON, Dec. St. Closing quotations
Adventure . . Z 25
Allouei 26.30 '
Amalgamated 46.75
Atlantic 9 25
Bingham . . . 9.50
Cal 4 Hecla. 600.00
Centennial . . 4..O0
Cop Range... 57.00
Daly West. . . 7.00
Franklin 7.50
Granby 73 i0
Isle Royale. . 17 50
Mass Mining. 3.25
Michigan ... 9.O0
Mohawk 48.00
Parrot 110.00
Qulncy 81.00
Shannon 10.62
Tamarack
65.00
14.50
6.75
SO. 00
10.75
SO 50
4.75
Trinity
LTnlted Cop..
U. S. Mining.
U. S. Oil
Utah
Victoria ....
IWtnona
4.25
'Wolverine . . .114.50
iNorth Butte. . 4S.50
iHutte coal... 15. 5
Nevada 8.37
Mont. c. & C. l.oo
Cal & Aria... l.ui
Old Dominion 89.00 lArls Com 1.14
Osceola
85.00 I
Dried Fruit at New Tortt.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81. There Is little de
mand for evaporated apples and the market
Is steady. Fancy. 11 12c; choice. 10c; prime,
SRc; 1906 fruit. u&llc.
Prunes are unchanged with quotations
ranging from 8A4 to 16c for California fruit
and from 77c for Oregon, 50-SOa.
Apricots and peaches are nominal. No
fresh developments are reported In the mar
ket tor raisins.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Coffee futures
closed unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales.
65O0 bags. Including: January, 5.65c; March,
3 SOI. .83c: May. 5.95c July, 6.05c, and No
vember, 6:15c. Spot, quiet; No. 7 Rio,
6 10-loc No. 4, 6antoe. 8c Mild, quiet; Cor
dova. HJ13tc-
Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. S.300
3.35c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.85c; molasses
sugar. 3.00&3.OSC. Refined, steady and unchanged.
WHEAT THRO
E
Revival of Business Expected
After New Year's.'
VALUES ON A FIRM BASIS
Argentine News the Leading Factor
In the Market at Present Cal
ifornia Will Want Oats
in a Short Time.
Verv- little business has been transacted
In the wheat market this week. The holiday
sentiment pervades the trade In "general
and everyone is waiting for the opening or
tha new year, prices are more or less nominal
as a result, but the undertone of the mar
ket continues quite firm. The farmers who
still have possession- of their crops have en
tire confidence in the future of the market
and ere making no sacrifices. In the trade
a more or less bullish view is also taken.
The oversold condition of the American
crop Is relied upon to have Its effect later.
At the moment, the news from Argentina Is
the leading factor In the market. The har
vest has not progressed far enough to make
anything certain la that country, and even
with normal exportable surplus. It Is figured
that with market conditions as they exist
m other parts of the world, values must
be remembered that while the hardest may
have commenced In the extreme- northern
edge of the wheat belt, 'It will not be fin
ished In the southern provinces before -the
middle of January. A great deal of the
crop is still in the milk and will not be
out of danger for some time. The situation
In Argentina Is Just as it is in the country
when Texas commences to harvest In June,
and the remainder of the Winter wheat
belt has its most dangerous season before It.
The weekly grain statistics erf the Mer
chants' Exchange, as issued yesterday fol
low; American visible supply
Bushels. Increase.
Dec. 30, 1007 40.0lll.O00 1.342.000
Dec. 31, 1900 44.727.O0O SO1.0O0
Jan. 3. 190.- ...40,619.000 901,000
Dec. 47. 1904 30.718.000 1.133.000
Dec. 28, 1H03 35,981.000 1.817.000
Dec. 29. 1902. 40.080.000 8.Of.O
Dec. 30, 1901 5S.648.O0O 1.17 .000
Dec. 31, 1900 61.409,000 (U.OOt
Jan. 3, 1S!K 26.893.000 l.SOO.UOO
Jan. S, 1898 38.816.O00 2.2OO.0OO
Decrease.
Quantities on passage
Week Week Week
ending ' ending ending
Dec. 28. Dec. 21. Dec. 29. '00.
For Bushels. Bushels. Bushels.
17. F. 19,320.000 18.8SO.O00 16.300.000
Continent .11,360.000 8.900.000 11.200.000
Total 30.6S0.000 27.840.OOO 27,500.000
World's shipments principal exporting
countries (flour included)
Week Week Week
ending ending ending
, Dec. 28. Dec. 21. Dec. 2fl. '00.
From. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels.
VJ. S., Canada, tt.254,000 4,801.000 2.230.O00
Argentine v ... . 208.000 88.000 288.000
Australia 504.000 416.000 184.000
India 144.000 440.000
Danublan ports 280.000 490.000 1.5410,000
Russia 408.000 692.000 2.OSO.OO0
Total 7.79S.OOO 6. 353,000 6,802.000
Business in the other cereals has been
light this week. A good California demand
for oats is expected soon, but as for barley,
the season Is about over, as stocks are very
much reduced. There is a fair Inquiry for
hay at about steady prices.
OOD HOLIDAY POULTRY TRADE.
AU Descriptions Clean Bp at Very Urn
, Prices.
There was more movement in the poultry
line yesterday than In any of the other
produce markets. The supply did not come
up to requirements and very firm prices re
sulted. In some cases fancy prices being
paid for choice hens and turkeys. These ex
treme quotations are not likely to be real
ized when the market reopens tomorrow.
Eggs are becoming wesker every day with
Increased arrivals and no one Is now quoting
over 32 i for Oregons. Eastern eggs are
hard to move even at concessions. Some of
the local speculators in this class of goods
have been hit hard by the slump.
The butter market holds its own with the
demand largely for the cheaper grades.
Light Supply of Fruit.
The demand for fruit was not brisk at
any time of the day. Supplies were light,
however, and former prices were well main
tained. A San Francisco wire reported rain
in Southern California and this added to the
firmness of the orange market. The steamer
Roanoke brought up another assortment of
Southern vegetables, which cleaned up well.
A car of sweet potatoes also arrived.
Bank Clearings.
Clearings of the Northwestern cities yes
terday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland 709,171 81,402
Seattle 1.053.292 81,921
Tacoma 933.717 . 28.549
Spokane 686,123 57,922
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries; Extra cream
ery, 37 He per pound; state creameries,
fancy creamery. 35$37Vic; store butter,
choice. 20c.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 16
16Hc; Tou&g America, 1717c per
pound.
VEAL 75 to 123 pounds. Be: 125" to
150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 50ttc
POULTRY-rAverage old hens, 13814c;
mixed chickens, 12o13c; Spring chickens,
134 13 c; roosters, 810c; dressed chick
ens, 14c; turkeys, live, 1820c; dressed,
choice, 2023c; geese, live, per pound, 12c;
ducks 14c; pigeons, $11.M; squabs, ?23.
EGOS Fresh ranch, candled, 32 c per
dosen: Eastern, 2.L23c per dozen.
PORK Block. 75 to ISO pounds, 67e;
packers, e6ij.
Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc
MILLSTCFFS Bran, city, $23; country,
S24 per ton; middlings, $29: shorts, city.
$24.50; country, $25.50 per ton; chop. $170
ldper ton.
WHEAT-Club, 82c; bluestem, 84c: Valley,
82c; red, 80c.
OATS No. 1 white, $28; gray, $28.
FLOUR Patent, $4.96: straight. $4.40;
clears, $4.40; Valley, $4.40; Graham flour.
$4.254.75; whole wheat flour, $4.3005: rye
flour. $5.50.
BARLEY Feed. $27 per ton; brewing.
$31: rolled. $30.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90
pound sacks, per barrel. SS; lower grades,
$6.50)7.50; oatmeal. steel-cut, 45-pound
sacks, $8.50 per barrel; 9-pound sacks,
$8, per barrel; 8-pound sacks, $4.50 per bale;
spilt peas, per 100 pounds. $4.254.80;
pearl barley. $44.50 per 100 pounds;
pastry flour. 10-pound sacks, $2.60 per bale;
flaked wheat, $3.26 per case.
CORN Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $18 per ton;
Eastern Oregon timothy. $21022; clover,
$15; cheat, $15; grain bay, $15616; alfalfa,
$13; vetch. $14.
Vegetable, Fruit, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples. T3cJ$ per
box; peaches, 75c 1 per crate; pears. $1.25
611.75 per box; cranberries, $9-30612 per
barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, $2.500400
per box; oranges, navels. $2.23Z-7. : Japa
nese oranges, 50c per box;, grapefruit, $4;
bananas. 53r5c per doz.. crated, 5 tic; pine
apples, $4.50 per doxen; pomegranates, $2.25
per box; persimmons, 81. ou per box; tanger
ines, $1.75 per box.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 75c per
sack: carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1.00 per
sack: garlic, 8c per pound.
FRK&U VFHiFTtTIl iir irtlnhnlfTl, $1.25
SLOW
per dozen; beans. ISO per pound;
cabbage, lc per pound;, cauliflowers. 75C0
J 1.00 per dozen; celery, S3.2593.50 crate;
lettuce, hothouse, SI 1.25 per box; onions,
156 20c per dozen; parsley, 20c per dozen:
pes. lOc per pound; peppers. 817c per
pound: pumpkins. lfJIVtc per pound; rad
ishes. 20c per dozen; spinach. 6c per pound;
sprouts, S10c per pound; squash.
per pound; tomatoes, 2 per box.
ONIONS Buying price. 81.73&1-83 per
C. W. T. : . apricots. 1519e; peaches, 11
13c; pears, ll14c; Italian prunes, 20
0c; California tigs, white, in sacks. 56-titoc
per pound; black, 4 14 3c; bricks, 75c 9
12.25 per box; Smyrna. 18i20c per pound;
dates. Persian. 7 He per pound.
POTATOES Buying price, 50 63c - per
hundred, delivered Portland; sweet pota
toes, S2.753 per cwt. .
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. "
Prices Quoted Locally an Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
Livestock of all kinds was quoted firm in
the local market yesterday, but the previous
day's prices ruled. Receipts included 60
cattle and 65 hogs.
The following quotations were current In
the local market:
CATTLE Beet . steers, $3.73 4.25; me
dium. S3.253.75; cows, S2-753; fair to
medium cows. 822.25; bulls. 1-5002.23;
calves. fX 30 4.
8HEEP Good sheared. $4. 23!. 73; full
wool. 4. 50195; lambs. S4. 5005.25.
HOGS Best, o5.25; lights and feeders,
84.50J5.
Kastera Livestock Prices.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 31. Cattle Re
ceipts. 3000; market, steady to stronger.
Native steers, $3.50(95.65; Western steers.
34.50; Texans. $2.756 4.10: stockers and
feeders. $2.7504.75: calves. $3)6 5.30: bulls
and stags, $1.752.75; cows and heifers, $3
4J4.IH).
Hogs Receipts, 12.000; market. 16020c
lower. Heavy. $4.3O4.40; mixed and light,
$42304.33: pigs, $394.25; bulk of sales.
$4.304.35.
Sheep Receipts. 23iK; market, 10c higher..
Yearlings, $4.805.30; wethers, 4.404 05;
ewes, $3.804.0; lambs, $66.30.
WHEAT HIGHER AT CHICAGO
SHARP FLUCTtJATIOXS IX THE
LEADING OPTIONS.
Argentine News and Big Visible In
crease Cause Loss Vlii:Ii Is
Later Recovered.
CHICAGO. Dec. 81. Favorable weather
for harvesting in Argentina, and an In
crease of 2.23O.00O bushels iti the world's
visible supply, were the chief bearish In
fluences in the wheat market today. May
opened a shade to c higher at $1.05
to $1.034. sold off to $1.0r,;i and then ad
vanced to $1.06Vi. The close-was strong at
$1.03', 6 1.06.
Buying by shorts and also by bulls im
parted strength to corn. The close was
strong at 00c. The oats market reflected
the tone of wheat and corn. Provisions were
weak all day.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
uecemDer ...$ .97 $ .99 v4 $ .97, $ .994
way l.o.v l.ouvfc 1. 03 4k lus
July 9S44 .US .96' .98
. CORN.
December 55Vi .5B',4 .Mtfr .56'i
May . 59 .6U .68 .0i4
July 5S .'91a .57
OATS.
July, old .47 . .48(4 .47 .47
juiy,.new ... .4'i .46M, .46 .46
May, old 54 .64(4 -53
aaay, new .... .or .iiz .iti .oa
MESS PORK.
January 12.3714 12.421$ 12.37V4 12.4214
Viay . ....... iq.vo u.J,. lo.w 10.IU
LARD.
January ,
May , .,
7.60
7.80
7.65
7.85
7.60
7.80
7.65
7.85
SHORT RIBS.
January ".".7. 6.6214 " 3.65 ' 6 o' " 8.65
May . ...... 7.05 . 7.0714 7.0214 7.07H
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Flour Receipts,
31,950 barrels; exports. 4700 barrels. Market,
dull and barely steady.
Wheat Receipts.- 122.000 bushels; ex
ports. 111.900 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red,
$1.0614 elevator, and $1.0714 f. o. b. afloat;
No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.2314 f. o. b.
afloat; No. 2 hard Winter. $1.1714 f. o. b.
afloat. Opening strong and higher on cables
wheat immediately turned weak and in the
first hour broke 2c a bushel under llqulda
tlon. It later rallied sharply on big clear
ances, closing lf(7 l,c net higher. December,
si.ui; May. zi.1214: July. J l.o., 'i.
Hops Quiet; state common to choice 1907,
12iftl6c; 1906. 4Sc; Pacific Coast, 1907,
8llc; !9(0, 66c.
Hides Quiet.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. Wheat Quiet
Barley Quiet.
' Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.60tfli
1.65 per cental;, milling, $1.701.75 per cen
tal.
Barley Feed. $1.8214g'1.55 per cental; brew
ing. $I.G24Ql.nT!4 per cental.
Oats Red. $l.T3f2 per cental: white, $1.55
4?1.65 per cental; black. $1.75193 per cental.
Call board ea'es: Wheat May. $1.65 per
cental asked. $1.63'4 per cental bid.
Barley May, $1. 531. t3 per cental.
Corn Large yellow, $1.701.75 per cental.
Changes in Available Supplies.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Special cable and
telegraphic communications received by
Bradstreets show the following changes In
available supply as compared with previous
account:
Bushels.
Increase.
Wheat. U. S.. east Rockies 901.000
Canada 734,000
Total U. S. and Canada 1.728.000
Afloat for and In Europe 500,000
Total Am. and European supply. .2,225.000
Corn, V. S. and Canada 95,000
Oats. U. S. and Canada 217.O0O
Decrease.
Northwestern Wheat Markets.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 31. Wheat May,
$1.1214T1.12: July. $1.13; No. 1 hard.
$1.1214: No. 1 Northern, $1.1014: No. 2,
$1.07141.C8; No. 3. $1.03U1.0514.
At Duluth: Wheat No. 1 Northern, $1.08;
No. 2 Northern. $1.0614; December, $1.06;
May, $1.1314. and July. $1.13.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 81. Cargoes, Inactive;
California, prompt shipment, at 39s 3d;
Walla Walla, prompt shipment, at 80s.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 31. Wheat Decem
ber, nominal; March, 7s Iliad; May, 7s
104d.
English and French country markets
quiet but stesdy.
Whesut at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Dec. 81. Wheat unchanged.
Bluestem, 83c; club. 84c; red, 79c.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. SI. The London tin
market increased its gain of the previous
day with spot closing at 123 10s and futures
at 124 10s. Locally the market was dull
but a shade higher on the average at 70
27.30c.
Copper was higher in London, spot clos
ing at 62. and futures at 162 15a Locally
no further change - was reported but the
market was firm with lake quoted at 13.50
13.73c; ' electrolytic at 13.37Hei3.62Ho
and casting at 18.12H13.37Hc.
Lead advanced to 14 in the London mar
ket. Locally the market was steady at 8.50
03.600.
Spelter was lower at 19 10s In London.
Locally the market was firm at 4 25 8 4.30c.
Iron was lower In the English market with
standard foundry quoted at 47s and Cleve
land warrants 48s 3d. The local market
was dull and easy with No. l foundry
Northern quoted at $17.75 9 18.50; No. $
foundry Northern, $17.25 18; No. 1 foundry
Southern, $17.7518.50, and No. 1 Southern
foundry soft. $17.75 18.50.
- Dairy Produce In- the East.
CHICAGO, Dec 81. On the Produce Ei
chsngs today the butter market was steady.
Creameries, 2029c; dairies, 1825c.
Eggs Steady at mark, cases Included, 219
22c; firsts, Sue; prime flrets, 22c; extras, 34c
ChsnM Stesdy. Ulj&iio.
HQ MONEY SQUEEZE
Year Ends Without the Ex
pected Flurry.
FOREIGN SITUATION GOOD
Early Advance in Stock Price 19
Checked by Poor November Show
ing of Atehison and Expected
Cut in Anaconda Dividend.
. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The stock ex
change community saw the expiration of
the year 1907 without regret, but with some
attempt at cheerful expectation of the com
ing year. The cheerful sentiment showed
signs of being forced, to a degree, and was
not maintained throughout the session,
owing to the Interference of one or two In
cidents calculated to dash any budding en
thusiasm. The principal incentive to the early ad--anfce
came from abroad, where there was
widespread feeling of encouragement over
the prospect for quick Improvement In the
banking situation. There was a pronounced
recession In the private, discount rate In
London and assumptions that the Bank of
England official rate would come down
Thursday. In Berlin there was an entire
subsidence of anxiety over the outcome of
the yearly settlements. The call-money mar
ket was affected by the operations Incident
to the last day of the year, but not anything
like the extent that had been dreaded.
Sensitiveness to future demands on the
money market was disclosed in the effect on
New York City bonds of the Intimations
that the city would next month Ijxsue long
term bonds to the extent of $20,000,000 to
$30,000,000. The 4V4 per cents of 1907
receded 2 per cent on this news.
The statement of the Atchison system of
earnings for November showed so sharp an
inroad on the net returns that railroad
stocks were affected unfavorably throughout.
A nominal decrease in the gross returns is
accompanied by a swelling In the operating
expenses or $1,254,077, the net returns fall
ing to $1,184,224, compared with $1,980,407
in November of last year. The anticipation
of the Anaconda dividend cut had a de
pressing influence ond there was no rebound
after the declaration of the dividend. The
coppef stocks were relatively little affected.
Last prices were about the lowest.
Bonds were strong. Total sales, par
value. $2,830,000. United States bonds un
changed on call. "
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales High Low
Bid
!(!.'!
Adams' Bxpress..
Amai copper ....
Am. Car & Found.
do preferred ... .
Am. Cotton Oil ..
do preferred . . .
American Express- .
Am Hd & Lt pf. .
American Ice ....
Am Linseed OH.. .
do preferred ... .
Am Locomotive . .
do preferred. .
Am Smelt & Ref . .
do preferred ....
Am . Sugar Ref. ..
Am Tob, ctfs
Anaconda Mln Co
Atchison
do preferred ....
Atl Coat Line ...
Bait & Ohio
do preferred... .
Brook Rap Tran..
Canadian Pacific,.
Cential of N J ...
Central Leather..
do. preferred ...
Ohes & Ohio
Chicago Gt We.tn
Chicago & N W..
C. M & St Paul
Chi Ter & Tran.. .
do preferred . . .
C. C. C. A St. L. .
Colo Fuel & Iron..
Colo & 'Southern . .
do 1st preferred.
do 2d preferred.
Consolidated Gas .
Corn Products.
do preferred .... .
Del & Hudson
Del. Lack &. West .
D & R Grande
do preferred . .
Distillers' Securi..
Erie
;,400
700
48
32
46
30 T4
46
SO 74
86
2S4
70
170
13
19
71.4
1714
'14 K,
29 28H
1,700 19H 18!j
1,400 ",51 j 34
80-J,
7014
13,900
300
4.800
200
2.3H0
9,100
1.000
f:0
800
72
2H
101 H
72
87 14
09-14
02-2
70H
92 4
99
72
2814
691s,
86 14
100
7216
2N
69
83 "4
6b
69
81 H
39"
153 !4
SI 2
78
.to
9.200
1.700
"ioo
HlO
7M)
700
600
6.400
4014
153',,
16 "
75 '4
3054
8-
138
107
13314
15:
75
:o
30
8
8
13714
136 14
104 104
11
200
1.800
7.7M
1,400
500
"ioo
55 14
2l
24
52
42
5
19,
23
50
42
65
l
2.11,!
51
42
95
i"'J4
55
147
415
20
66
4514
L8.66 149" 14014
"ioo il' '21'
"2.2OO 44 43"
400 17 . 16
"'206 11214 112
12.500 117 lltt
300 53 " 52
100 13 13
18
.4
General Electric . .
Gt Northern pfd..
Illinois Central .. .
Int Paper
do. preferred
Int. Pump
do preferred
Iowa Central ... .
do preferred
Int Met '
do preferred . . .
K C Southern
do pfd ex-div . .
Louis & Nashville
Mexican Central ..
Minn & St Louis. .
M. St. P & S S M
do preferred . . .
116
123
s
62
123
ti.i
10
2N
71i
1.2O0
1.200
166
2f0
2.2110
4110
200
'2.2O0
1.300
500
500
' 7,800
5(10
200
"400
21.100
200
30.200 '
100
714
19i
52
933
1
24
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47 u
25 T4
57
4014
02
33
04
44"
120
20
111
79
18
62
92
14
23 u.
80
45"
24
56
40
90'
33 ,
64
18
'ZA
61
92
14
23
80
117 Missouri Pacific . .
Mo. Kan. & Texas
do preferred . . .
National .ead ...
Nat R R of Mex .
N Y Central
N Y. Ont West.
Norfolk & Western
do preferred . . .
North American..
Nor Pacific
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
People's 6as
P. C. C. & St. L. .
Pret-eed Steel Car
do preferred . . .
Pullman Pal Car. .
45
56
:t
42
90 '4
32
H4
75
4.1
42
111 118
26 25
100 10'.)
1HV4 T-.i'A
56
20
19
A7lZ
100
147
97
147 148
Reading
119,000
94
95
do 1st preferred . . .
76
"74
16
. 66
15
28
29
14
29
36
do 2d preferred . . . .
nepuDiic steei . .
do preferred ...
Rock Island Co. .
do preferred
. 400 16 16
400
15
2f
29
15
28
29
00
St L 4 S F 2d pf 10,000
St L Southwest
do preferred , . .
Schloss
Southern Pacific . .
do pfd ex-div...
Southern Railway.
do preferred
Texas & Pacific...
T. St L 4 West.. .
do preferred ....
100
10.100
200
600
700
100
8S
75
107
13
36
20
38
73
::
107 160
1314 ,1314
33 V
35
19
12
34
20
200 35 35
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HOURS. TO 6. EVENINGS,
Union Pacific 58.200 120 119 llfl
ao preten-ea ..... . so
V S Express 70
U S Realty 35
U S Rubber 600 20 30
do nreferwwl 73
V S Steel 23.700 27 26 26
do preferred 8.700 89 Wi fcS:Js
Va-Caro Chem 400 1 7 ! 17 17
do preferred .. loo 8ll-7 tw s
Wabash 5(0 10 10 10
do preferred ... 100 1614 18 1
Wells-Fargo Exp 200
Westinghouse Eleo 100 43 43 42
Western Union .... 67
Wheel & L Erie 7
Wisconsin Centrl '4
do preferred J
Total sales for the day 417,400 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Closins Quotations:
TJ. S. ref. 2s reg.l04N Y C O 3s... 89
ao coupon. ... 105 North. Pacific ss H
U. S. 3s reg !OtiNorth Pacific 4.100
do coupon. .. .101 'South. Pacific 4s 82
U. S. new 4s reg.119 lunlon Pacific 4s. 101
uo coupon. ... iju iwiscon cent 4S. si
D ft R G 4s 92 I Japanese 4s 7$
Money, Exchange. VAc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Money on call firm.
8$?20 per cent; ruling rate, 13 per cent;
closing bid. 12 per cent; offered at 13 per
cent. Time loans, easier and more active;
60 and 90 days. 8 per cent; six months. 7
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 8 10 per cent.
Sterling exchange, easy, with actual busi
ness in bankers' bills at $4.84154.S420 for
demand and at $4.794.7925 for 60-day
bills
Commercial bills, $4.7725. ..
Bar silver. 5.1 He.
Mexlcsn dollars, 43c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
strong.
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. $1, Silver bars,
53c.
Mexican dollars, 52c
Drafts Sight, par: telegraph, 10c.
Sterling, 60-day. $4.79; sight, $4.84.
LONDON, Dec. 31. Bar silver, steady,
24d per ounce.
Money. 67. per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 5r5 per cent; for three
months' bills, 5&5 per cent.
QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce la the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. The follow
ing prices were quoted In the produce mar
ket today:
Vegetables Garlic. 4(??6c; green peas. 30s
6c; string beans. 1017c; tomatoes, 50c
$2; egg plant, 812c.
Poultry Roosters, old, $44.50: roosters,
young, $68; broilers, small. $33.30;
broilers, large, $43; fryers. $56; hens,
$469; ducks, old, $43; young. $57.
Butter Fancy creamery, 33c; creamery
seconds, 31c; fancy dairy, 23c; dairy sec
onds, 21c.
Fruits Apples, choice, $2.25; common.
60c; bananas. slS.Ml; Mexican limes, $3.50
4.50; California lemons. choice, $3.50:
common. $1.25; oranges, navels, $1.252.50;
pineapples, $3(3.50.
Eggs Store, 2830c; fancy ranch, 42c;
EasLern, 22c.
Cheese Now, 14 15c; Young America,
14 (ft 10c; Eastern, 1814c.
Wool Spring, Humboldt and Mendocino.
2123c: South Plains and S. J., 6 6' 8c;
lambs. 1KB 1.114c.
Hops Old. 23c; new. 3'410c.
Mlllsstuffs Bran, $2829.50; middlings.
$31 & 32. '
Hay Wheat, $1217.50; wheat and oats,
$1213.50; alfalfa. $94rl4; stock, $S10;
straw, per bale. 45 85c.
Potatoes Salinas Burbanks. $1.251.50;
sweets, $2.2562.50; Oregon Burbanks, 75cj
1.25
Receipts Flour, 2474 qusrter sacks; wheat,
72.150 centals; barley, 26,265 centals; oaU,
1080 centals; beans, 500 sacks; corn, 284 cen
tals; potatoes, 840 sacks; bran, 10 sacks;
middlings, 130 sacks: hay, 538 tons; hides, 500.
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