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17 THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, I90S. ARE BUYING PRUNES Eastern Demand for Oregon -Italians. INQUIRY MAINLY FOR 40S I.os Interest Slmwn In California Fruit Firmer Tone In Wheat Market Subsidence of Activity In Hops. Oregon Italian prun.s a re the active fea ture of the dried fruit market in the Eait. The demand, so long awaited. Is now making Itse'f flt. It la reported that sale have ben made of a good max y car for hip nint from tha state to Eastern markets on a 3t4-cent f. o. b. bag hals for straight A's, an4 A-rent basis for equal quantities of 8 and 4C. The demand appear chiefly for the latter size, the proportion of which In thli Maron't crop was relatively small. Of the condition of the spot prune market In the East the New York Journal of Com merce eara: 'The conpuminc demand for spot Ore iron Italians, which wa Inclined to drag a while ago. is now hrlrtt. Kant Side Jobbers report ing a very satisfactory business in point of the number of orders1 they are receiving;. A fair Jobbing buslnera Is being done in Cali fornia prunes on the root, but there Is little Interest shown In offering- for shipment from the Coast, and while the statistical situation there Is stronger tban It has been In many past eeasona at this time, the market seems to be unsettled by the efforts of some hold ers to get orders. There are no open offer ing, however, on less than a 3c f. o. b. bag basts for the Ave sires. 5 to 90s. In Sonoma, or SWo basis, for Santa Clara fruit, but on a firm ofTer It Is possible that some conces sion might be made on the leas desirable s'zes. The premium of a half to three-quarters of a cent on 4fe la maintained, and It Is difficult to And sellera of SOs. either In straight lots or In combination with other slses. at any price." FIRMER miJNC IN WHEAT MARKET. Holders Lraa Inclined to Sell. With Im provement at Other Points. There was a muoh better feeling In the wheat market yesterday In consequence of the Improvement In the Knot and abroad, and holders were less inclined to part with their stinks at the prices lately offered. The Merchants Exchange's London cables quoted Walla Walla cargoes quiet but firmer at 37a. and December options at Liverpool closed d higher than the last prices of the previous day May and July wheat made good gains at Chicago. (t and bar'.ey in the local market were quoted strong, with offerings on a small scale. The hay market was about steady. The following bid and asked prices were reported at the Board of Trade: WHEAT. Bid. Asked. recemher '! !J JinUa' OATS." , r-e-rnher J 1.63 January ....... -y ' TiecenVber Ya74 1 Jp.s." " in c-.-r.-.-werV; ' reported by the Merchants' tirnmur , n.ts Hir Wheat. Barley. Flour. Oats. Hay ... rt 1 i' t 5 n 5 S3 10 3 ' T'tl laet'wk!ti 3 HOP BVT1NO rOMFS TO A STOP. Klaber. Wolr Jfetter Withdraw From the Market. The nop market Battened out completely ve.terd.ay so far a. activity was cr.n HrnS L Klaber. Wolf Netter withdrew from tb. market and made no Pu"h"f during the day. " was any buying an nounced by other Portl-nd dealers. It was reported that Kola Nel. "cured the Hedges Davidson lot at Independence for shipment to London at cent. -c and It was also .aid that H. U Bent, was in the market with offers. ' The recent buying flurry has had the effect of stiffening tbe grower, consider ably There are fewer hops offered on the market now than last week and holders generally demand better prices. That l probably the reason for the cessation of buying and bears out the assumption that the lata operations were for speculative ac count. Recent Hop IeaN at Get-vale. GERVAIS. Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.) There have been a number of hop sale, here the paat few days. John Mills sold 125 bale, to Henry U Bent, at 6c. Jo seph Ruben, .old to Ed. C. Herren Co. at "He M. J. Kepplnger .old S3 bale, to Kola Nel. at 5c There Is more of a dis position among growers to soli than has been manifest for some time past, owing to the pressure of demand, for settlement cf accounts. CHICKENS WEAK AT LOWER PRICES. Rreeipta Large and lemand Light Other Poultry Moves Well. The chicken mark6t was rather demoral lxed jesterday. Receipts were large and at the same time buying was lighter than usual, the large retailer, practically being out of the market. Aa a result prices of hens and mixed chickens were lower. The demand for springs, especially small ones, continued good. Ducks, geese and tur keys sold readily. The egg market was weak. A few deal era still quoted 4214c but the general quo tation on the street was 40r4lc for Oregon ranch, with some small sales reported under 4"c. Buying was not spirited, as the high prices have checked consumption. The butter market was quoted steady to Arm at last prices. Cheese was firm, with a good demand. ' Japanese Orange. Due Today. Two shipments of Japanese oranges are due today and will be offered at ?5c per box. an advance of 10c over the price of the first shipment. California oranges were in good demand at firm prices. Bananas are cleaning up well. There was a fair demand for green truck of all kinds. Firm prices are quoted on everything brought up from California. Bank Clearings. Clearings of the Northwestern cities ester day were aa fuliows: Clearings. Balances. Tortland l.'.!X7.2rt3 S1.V).1.1U Seattle l.Mi.,n5 155,J"'J Tai-oma 7Wl.t4 ir..3i Sfjkane - l.oti.OM Hu.aW PORTLAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Track prices: Bluestem. 9Sy 7; club, wobble; file, yojifllc; rtd Russian. j.,K-: -f!ri. Ilc: Vailey. Jlc. Barley Producers' pilces; Feed. 127 per t..n: brewing, '-'. FI.OIH Patents, per barrel; straights. 1 1 exports. Valley. $ .-.; .-sa. k graham. 4.40; whole wneat. ,4 0; r e. 5 HO. OA rs -Producers" prices: No. 1 white. J.tl .v2 r ion. M I tJ.STL FFS Bran. city. 2i it per ton; country. I5 5: middlings. Ill; shorts, rnuntrr, 0 : city. 3u; chop, :0i2j; rolled barley. HAT Timothy. Willamette Valley. 114 rer ton: Ea.tern Oregon timothy. 16.J'g' 17; rlovr. 12; alfalfa, 112813; grain hay. i:gi3. Groceries. Dried Fruit. Etc. DRIED FRUITS Apples, 7 !4e per Pound; peaches. ll124c; prunes. Italians. Ho. prune French. 3S5c: currants, unwashed, cases. ,e: currants, washed, cases. 10c, figs, white, fancy. 5o-pound boxe 6Vc; dates. .ti7ec per pound. . . . RICE South.rn Japan. 4c; head. t9 "coFFF-E Mocha, 24ff2.8; Java, ordinary. 17f.2rtc; Costa Rica, fancy. 16820c: good. 1 ;ho: ordinary, 12Sloc per V"-"1-. ... -SALMON Colunftia River. l-w""d 2 psr doxen: 2-pound talis. !2 06; l-P""" fiats 2.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tall. 5c. red. 1-pound tails. fl.S; sockeyes. 1-pound "srOAR-Oranulated. 15.95: extra C, J5.4S; golden C. 3.3.1; fruit and berry sugar. 3 9o, i lain bag 5 75; beet granulated. 5.5. ?u".e, t'l'rre,;, $6.3.1; powdered (barrel). f6 20 Terms: On remittances within IS days drduct V.O per pound; if later than 15 dais and within 30 days, deduct c . per pound. Maple sugur. 13&18o per pound. NLT3 Walnuts. Uai5o ler pound by sack, Braxll nuts. 16.;; filberts, lftc; pecana. 16c: ai ononds. Weuc; chestnula Italian, lie. pea nuts, raw. ,fRi3c per pound; roasted 10c. rlnenuts. lV12f; hickory nuls, 10c; cocoa nu's P'c per doxen. 8LT-Granulateo. $14.50 per ton per bale- half ground. 100s. 10 per ton; 60s. "BEAN-Bmall white. 5.35c; large white 4c; Lima, e,c; pink. lc; hyo. Mexicans red. 4.c Vegetables and Fruit. FRESH FRUITS Apples. 0Cg$2 -W .bof; rear. 1S1.75 per br.x: grapes. hScfil.rV0 per crate: quinces. 1 01.25 per bo cran berries. 13.5.j'ri-t4.6 per barrel: Spanish Mal aga grapes. 7.60 per barrel; huckle berries. 1015o per pound; persimmons. 1 POTATOES Buying price. 80S0c Pr hurdred; sweet potatoes. 2S2KC per lb. TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, pavtls, - -3 61 per box; Japanese. nc Per lemona fancy. $4.503 per box; cho ce. fi-MU: standard. $275 box; grapefruit. $4.r.nift'5 per box; bananas. 58jw Pr pound; pomegranatea $1 502 pel ' box. Jin-apples. 38.75 per doxen; tangerines. $1.75 per box. ONIONS 1n 2.1 per loo lhs ROOT VEGETABLES Turnip $I1. per ack; carrots. $1: parsnips. $1.15: beets, $1.25: horseradish, 8&10C per pound. VEGETABLES Artichokes, 90c$l doa.J beans, l.'.617'c per pound; cabbage. 14e per pound; cauliflower. i5og$l per doren; celery. $4.5o't4.75 per crate; cucum bers. $2Jr2.5o box: eggplant. 11c per pound, lettuce. 75cj$l per box: parsley. 30c per doxen; peas. 124o per pound; peppers. 15 2iic per Hound: pumpkins. 11VC per pound; radishes. 30c per doxen; spinach. Zc per pound; sprouts. 9H10c per pound; squash. l&lHc per pound; tomatoes, tuckt $175. Dtrtry and Country Produce. BUTTER City creamery, extras. 3857c; fancy outside creamery. 32M035O $er pound: atore. lS2oc. KtiliS Oregon ranch. 40g42Hc; Eastern, 30 61I.V i"r dozen. POULTRY Hens. llHHc per pound; Spring, large. llVt(l-c; small. 1 Si 15c; nilxe.1. 11c; ducks. 15c; geese. lOWlOWc; turkeys, 17J U'iC, dressed turkeys. 20 23c. CHEESE Fancy cream twins, 154c Ir pound; full cream triplets, 15hc; full cream young America, I'3c. VKAL Kxtra. i 10c per pound; ordi nary. 78c: heavy, 6c PORK Fancy, 74c per pound; large 81f7c 1 " Hops. Wooi, Hide. Etc. IK ps luos. 6'ubc; JUU7, 2jy4Hc; 1906. la 1 Si-. , . WOOL Eastern Oregon, average beet. 10 C714c per pouud. according to shrinkage; Val ley. 13'olUc. MOHAIR Choice; 18c per pouniJ. HIUDS Dry bides. No. 1. 13415c pound; dry kip No. 1, 13c pound: dry calfskin, Iflo pound; salted hides, 6iltc rniund; salted calf skin. 12ijl3c pour.o; green, lc lew. FURS No. 1 skins: Angora goat, $1 to $1 25; badger, 25c to 50c; bear, biacq. $S to $12; bear, brown. $t to $; bear, cinnamon. $1 to t bear, grixxiy. $13 to $20 beaver. $6.50 to $8.5o; cat. wlid. 60c to $1: cougar, perfect head and claws, $3 to $10; fisher, dark. $i.50 to $11; fisher, pale. $4.8 Oto $7; fox. cross. M to $3; fox. gray. 60c to t0c: fox, red. $2.23 to $4: fox. silver. $35 to $100; lynx. $ to $12: marten, dark. $S to $12; mink, $2.i0 to $4..V; muskrat, 15c to 18c; otter. $8.10 to $lo.SO; raccoon, 46c to 60c; sea otter. $100 to $2 50 as to sue: skunks. 50c to 75c; civet rat. 10c to 15c: wolf. $2 to $3; coyote. 70c to $1.10; wolverine, dark. $3 to $5; wolverine, pale. $2 to $2.50. CASCARA BARK Bmall lots. Be; carlote, 6c per pound. 1 Provisions. BACON Fancy, 21fco per pound; stand ard. ISc: choice. 17c; English. loSlSiic: '"dry SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked. 13c; short clear backs, heavy, dry salted. 12c; smoked. 13c; Oregon extorts, dry salt. 13c; smoked 14c. HAMS lo to 13 lbs.. 14o; 14 to 10 lbs.. 14',c; 1 to 20 lbs., 144c; bams, skinned. 14 Le- picnics. 10c; cottage roll. 11c; shoul ders. 11c: boiled tarns. 20204c-: ibolled picnic. 17c. L RD Kettle-rendered: Tleroes, HVsc; tub 13Kc; 60s. 134c: 20s. 13c: 1C 14c; Cs 144c; 3a 144c Standard pure: Tierces. 1214c; tuba 124c; 50s, 124c; 20a. l-'ac- 10s. 13c; 6s 134o; 3a 13'.c Com pound': Tierces. 8c; tubs. 84c: 60s. Site; 20s. 8?c; 10a 81kc; 6s. 8c SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each, 70c- dried beef seta 16c: diled beef out sides. 13c; dried beef insides. 18c; dried beef knuckles. 18c. PICKLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs feet, $13; regular tripe, $10: honeycomb tripe. $12; pigs tongues, $19 50 MESS MEATS Beet, specials. $11 Jr barrel; plate. $14 per barrel; family. $14 per barrel; pork, $21 per barrel; brisket, $25 per barrel; S. P. beef tongues, $241; pig snouts, $12.60; pig ears. $12.60. ' Fresh Fish and Shell Fish. " FIFH Halibut. 7c lh.; black cod TTiKc; black bass, 2Uc; striped bass. 18c; herring, 6tc; flounders, tic; catfisch. lc shrimp. 12-c; perch, tic; sturgeon. 124c; sea trout, lac": torn cod. 8c; salmon. 84c: smelt. Sc. OYSTERS Shoaiwater Bay. per gallon, $2.25; per sack, $4 60; Toke Point. $1.60 per 100: Olympia (1:0 lbs.), $6; Olympla, per gallon. $2.25. " CLAMS Little neck, per box. .$$.50; raxor clams. $2 per box. Lumber. ROUGH Dimensions. 2x4 to 14x14 to $1 feet. $10; 34 to 40. (11; 42 to 50. $13; $1 to eo, $17; 1x8 to 1x12 rough. $11; 1x4 com. sis.. $10; 1x8 com. sis, cull. IxS and wider. .1... $7; cull. 1x4. sis., $6; cull, 2x4 to 2x12 sisod, $7; ship lap, com., $12; cedar, com., $13. Fl-OORIN'O 1x4 No. 1 V. G.. $:. No. 3 V. fl., 2.-. No. 3. $ir. No. 2 slash. $18; 1x0 slash. $18; 14-Inch flooring, $4 extra. RUSTIC 1x6 and 1x8 No. 1. $25; No. 1 V or chan., $18; so. 2 special pattern, $20; No. 3. all patterns, $14. CEILING 1x4 and lx No. 1. $26; No. 2, $28; No. 3. $15." LATH 14-inch. $2: l4-lnch, $1.75. MOULDINGS 2 inches wide and under, per linear foot. 4c; over 2 Inches in width, per linear foot, each inch in width. c DOOR JAMBS Up' 10 12-lnch, No. 1, $32; No. 2. $20; No. 3, $14. STEPPING Up to 12-lnch. No. 1, $32 No. 3. $18; No. 3. $12: 1x3, No. 2, $18; No. J, $12; 4-Inch. $2 less. QUOTATIONS AT HAS FRAN'CISCO. Price. Paid for Produce In the Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1. The follow ing prices were quoted In the produce mar ket todav: Mlllstuffs Bran. $29.6031i ' middlings. 133.50535.50. Vegetables Garlic. 7 9c; green peaa, ('ft 9c; string beans, 7&12 4c; tomatoes, 75c (l$l. Butter Fancy creamery, 33c; creamery seconds. 29c; fancy dairy, 25c; dairy sec onds 20c; pickled. 234c. Cheese New. 144 fi 15c; Toung America, 16'-Ho4c: Eastern. 17c. Kgirs Store. 42c; fancy ranch, 4c; Eastern. :ltlc. Poultry Boosters, old $404.30; young, S6'7; broilers, small, S3$r4: broilers, large, S4.-,: fryers. $3'jp0: hens. $49; ducks, old. 54 .': young. 16?8. Wool Sprit:. Humt.l.it and Mendocino. lB u l-; Mountain. SO ft He; South Plains and San Joaquin. 74ti4c; Nevada. 9 14c Hav Wheat, $18022; wheat and oata, $17021; alfalfa. $12'u 1S.50; slock. $12815; straw, per hale. 6CiM"c. Potatoes Early Rose. $1.251.35; Sa linas Burbanks. $1.25x150; Oregon Bur banks. $1.15V1.30; sweet.. $1. 251.59. Fruits Apples, choice, $1.15; common, 40r- bananas. $13: limes. $40.1: lemons, choice. $3.25; common. $1: oranges, navela $1.6Cg S: pineapples. $2 4. Receipts Flour. 6243 sacks: wheat, 35 centals; barley. 4040 rentals; oats. 100 centals:- beans. 745 sacks; corn. 37S centals: potatoes. 840 sacks: bran. 350 sacks; mid dlings. -310 sacks: hay, 170 tons; wool. 207 bales; hides. 1170 Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1. Wool Firm. Me dium grades, combing and clothing. l4f 24c; light fine, 164f20e: heavy fine. 1049 13c; tub washed, 23 a 314c. BUY STOCKS BACK Improvement in Prices Is the Result. COVER SHORT CONTRACTS Diminished Resources of the Money Market Still Restrict Speculation. Placing of Pennsylvania's Steel Rail Order. NEW TORK. Dec. Is. There was con siderable repurchasing of stocks today, more generallx. by those who had sold yesterday and the day before. A recovery In price, was the consequence. The market, however, continued narrow and professional, much of the buying being attributed to the cover ing of short contract, put out during the previous selling. The upward movement was encouraged by some of the events of the day. The speculation Is still restricted by the diminished resource, of the money market and the situation In that respect remained the principal subject of consideration. Trss position has not reached that of stringency, such as forces out speculative share-holding, by calling of loans, but available re source, are required for other purpose, than speculation to an extent that limits the operations to sustain an advance in prices on a scale that has proved effective all through the year's rise. The level of In terest rates, both on call and on time, has now reached a higher figure than at any time since January last, when conditions In the New York market returned to normal for the first time after the panic and the premium on currency first disappeared. The present condition causes sufficient tightness In the money market to remove the arti ficial stimulus to speculation which grew out of the bulky action of Idle fund. In bank reserves. Artificial support. of prlcea. there fore, becomes more expensive and more hazardous. The large requirements which confront the money market for other pur poses than stock market operation, make it likely that advancing lntenest rates will con tinue until the end of the year. This Is the main factor In restricting activity In the stock market. The local allotment of the Braxllian cof fee loan was so largely subscribed that the lists were closed as soon as opened. The International exchanges were held away from the point of profit on further ship ments of gold to Pari, and the maintenance of higher money rate, here seems sufficient to check this movement. It la believed that any severe rise in money rates would bring finance bills Into the exchange market. The official announcement of the placing of the year's orders for .teel rail, by the Pennsylvania Railroad was an important event, owing to the long discussion that has gone on between the parties over the specifications In the contract. The waiting of this settlement has been given as a mo tive for holding up of orders for materials all through the railroad world which. It la assumed, will be released now. Special strength was shown today by the electrical companies and this wa. supposed to have some connection with this expectation. The rumor was revived, also, of the coming re tirement of Reading second preferred stock by exchange Into common and first preferred stock In equal proportions. The projected Increase In the common dividend was also hinted at. but the declaration of only the regular dividend did not seem to weaken the stock. The declaration of the regular dividends on the various Vanderbllt Rail road stocks seemed to be of helpful effect on those stocks, although no suggestion of other action has been heard fur a long time. An unusual feature of the day's dealing, was the almost oomplete Idleness of the trading In the Intervals between the spurts of active buying. These Idle period, allowed prices to Bug back from neglect, .0 that the day', gain, are .mall outside of exceptional cases. Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value. $4.31S.000. United States 2s regis tered declined K per cent on call. CHICAGO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. Amal Copper .... 24. loo 824 80 814 Am Car & Foun. 2i0 47 !i 404 V, Do pref 100 lo84 1084 108 Am Cotton Oil 42 Am Hd Lt pf. 7O0 354 35 35 Am Ice Securl.. . 6"0 24 4 24 4 24 Am Linseed 14i Am Locomotive . 1,90 604 554 654 Do pref 100 II04 II04 1094 Am Smlt & Ref. 42.800 844 844 854 Do pref BOO lo: I024 I024 Am Sugar Ref .. tKiO 131i 130 1304a Am Tobacco pref. & ill III Am Woolen 2.000 314 314 31 Anaconda Mln Co. 3.00O 4t4 4S4 4Ri Atchison 3,3oo 1)84 t"a4 07 4 Do pref loo 1024 1024 1024 Atl Coast Line 110 Bait A Ohio ... 8.7O0 1104 10414 llOH Do pref 81 Brook Rap Tran. 10,700 68 56 Vi 67 Vt Can Pao 8,700 1774 1W4 I7T Cent Leather .... 1,300 304 2t9 30 Do pref 07 Central of N J... 1.700 2254 2204 223 Ches si Ohio .... 11,000 67 664 674 Chi Gt Western.. 11 11 Vi 114 CM A N West WiO 1784 1774 178 Chi Mil St. P 13,6) 14!4 1484 1 19H, C C C A St. L... 300 69 67 Col Fuel Iron. 2.7K) 384 38 384 Col & South .... 4.000 874 S 57 Do let pref 74 Do 2d pref .... 2,9o0 70 69 69 Con Gas 2. 100 l4i 163 164 Corn Products .. 1.2O0 17li 17 17 Del & Hudson .. S.OOO 180 4 1701 1794 Den & R G 1.300 36 4 35". 35?i Do pref 8t Distillers' Sec ... 800 364 3.1 354 Erie 8,8oO 354 34 4 34 Do 1st pref .... 80O 49 48 494 Do 2d pref 394 Gen Electric 900 1614164 Gt. North pfd 35.900 1454 145 1454 Gt Northern Ore. 1.2n0 734 724 '-"i 111 Cent 1.600 148 146", 146-ti lnterbor-Mt .... 21.7O0 18 164 174 Do pref 21. 6H) 434 3 424 Inter I'aper .... I.800 124 '2 '24 Do pref 1.2O0 684 65 54 Inter Pump 6"0 as. 32 334 Iowa Cent 1.700 81 4 314 31 K C Southern .. 4.100 38 34 37; Do pref '. 8O0 68 67 67 4 Minn & St. I. 49 Iuls A Nash .. 40 123 122 1224 M, St P Ac S S M 2.000 1324 1304 1324 Mo Pacific 2.9O0 65 4 64 s Mo. Kan Tex.. 33.8"0 4"4 394 Do pref 2.4O0 72 4 724. 714 Cat Lead 2.00O 80 78 4 79'i N T Central .... 9.800 121 121 1214 N Y Ont & West. 1.400 464 454 45 Norfolk West.. 4J0 844 844 844 No. American 7:1 4 No. Pacific T.flOO 143 142 142 4 Pacific Mai! 800 854 84 34 Pennsylvania 83.800 IS04 1294 ISO People's Gas 300 100 1004 3O0VS P. C C 4 St. L 87 Pressed Steel Car 400 42Ts 42 424 Pull Pal Car 170 Ry Steel Spring 2O0 444 44 444 Reading 78.800 141 l.l4 140 Rep Steel 1.100 26 26 26 Do pref "0 86 86 86 Rock Island Co .. 2.600 23 24 -14 Do pref 9,000 60Vi 59 594 fl L ft S F 2d pf. 6.c 40 39 3i St. Southw'n 00 23 4 22 22", Do pref 7O0 64 62 "4 53 Sloes S S Iron., 7oO 78 78 774 South Pac 41.K) 1214 .1194 121 Do pref 3.3.N) 1234 12.1 123 Southern Ry l.""0 25 24 24 Do pref 600 5i4 & 58 Tenn Copper 44 Texas Pac .... 2.000 34 33 33 Tol St. L IV W.. SoO 43 414 404 Do pref 2.6o0 66 66 664 Union Pac 72.100 1834 181 1824 Do rref 20 4 4 M4 TJ 8 Rubber ZOOO 334 334 33 , Do 1st pref .. 20 K'7 lOT 106 U S Steel 64.4(1" 544 53 544 Do pref 6.4O0 1124 1114 111 Utah Coprver ' 45,i Vlr-Caro Chem 600 43 43 434 Do pref 11 . TVabash l.TW 19 184 184 Do pref ll.noo 474 464 46 West. Electric .. 2.2o 894 85 884 West Vnlon 70 68 68 68 W & Tjike El 1' Wis Central .... 400 S14 31 304 Am T ft T .: 2.100 1 29 1284 1284 Total sales for the day 705,000 shares. BONDS. " NEW YORK. Dee. 16. Closing quotations: V. S. ref. 2s reg.103 I N T C G 34. . 3 do coupon.... 104 I.North Pacific 3s. T34 L" S 3s reg. . . . 100North Pacific 4S.10.. S, do coupon loosouth Pacific 4s. 814 U s new 4s reg.l204-nion Pacific 4s. 1034 do coupon 121 W-lscon Cent 4s. 89 4 Atchison adj 4s. 92-! Japanese 4s 82 i D A R G 4S. ... 99 I I ' Stock, at London. LONDON. Dec. 16. Consols for money, 120.T5 83 11-16; do for account, 83 11-16. anaconda ... 10.00 atchison 100.374 do pref KI4.25 Bait A Ohio. 113.00 Tan Pacific. .180.75 Thes ft Ohio. 67.75 l-hl Grt West 11.75 C M. ft S. P. 152.73 De Beers 10.024 D R O.... 37.25 do pref.... 84.O0 Brie 35 25 do 1st pf . . 50.00 do 2d pf . . 40 00 Grand Tronk 20.50 111 Central... 150.50 LAN 125.50 Mo K & T.. 40.75 V. Y. Central N'orflk A West do pref Dnt A West.. Pennsylvania. Rand Mines.. Reading Southern Ry.. 86.00 87.00 47.00 66.62 4 7.25 71.75 23.50 60. 50 121.25 186.73 98.00 55.00 114.624 39 00 57.75 97.75 83.00 - do prer. . . . 3outh Pacific Union Pacific. do pref . . . . . fj. S. Steel. . , do pref Wabash do pref Spanish 4s.. amal .Copper Money Exchange, Etc. NEW TORK. Dec. 16. Money on call firm. 2 per cent: ruling rate. $4 per cent; closing bid. 3 per cent; offered at S4 per cent. Time loans firm; $0 day. and 90 davs, 3 4 63 per cent; six months, 3 6 4 per cent. Prime-mercantile paper, 48 44 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual busi ness In bankers' bills at $4.8475 9 4.8485 for 60-day bills, and at $4.8685 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.84 4.84 . Bar .liver 48c. Mexican dollars 46c. Government bond, easy; railroad bonds Ir regular. LONDON. Dec. 16. Bar silver Quiet. 22 6-16d per ounce. Money 2 4 per cent. The rate of Tilacount In the open mar ket for short bill. 1. 2 per cent; three month.' bill.. 24 24 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. Silver bars 48c. Mexican dollar. Nominal. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph, S4e- Sterling 60 days. $4.84 ; 1ght. $4.86 . Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Today's state ment of the Treasury follows: Available cash balance 1S!,HS ?2I Gold coin and bullion 26,0!2.o94 Gold certificates 62,i01,140 EEES SHIPPED TO ALASKA SEATTLE MARKET RELIEVED OF ITS SURPLUS. Prices Stiffen Vp in Anticipation of a Scarcity Eastern Tur keys Coming. scitti.u wash.. Dec. 16..'Speclal.) The egg harket was firmer today. The strength of the market was due to the fact that loO cases of fresh eggs were snippea hm morning to Southeastern Alaska. This ahtj-ment took about all the surplus egg. In sight and prices stiffened up in an ticipation of a scarcity for the next few days. Dealers had no difficulty in obtain ing 45 cents today and a few sales were even reported at 47 cents. Turkeys were steady. one report circulated on the street that 15 cars of dressed Eastern stock are on the way West. The report could not be confirmed, however, although it is generally conceded that some Eastern stcck will be sold here. A shipment of 100 tarrel. of cranberries reached here today, but it was found that a large per cent of the stock was frozen In transit, necessitating rehandllng Wheat receipt, are heavier, but trading is still restricted on the Exchange. Seattle millers are securing large orders from Mex ico, tariff concessions recently having been made by the Mexican government. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattfa Sheep and Hogs. Livestock receipts yesterday were the heaviest of the week, but the demand proved good and prices were steady all along the line. The quality of yesterday's arrivals In the main waa fair to good. Some prime stuff was brought In an 1 some that graded poor. The strongest Inquiry was for stock of the best quality, this being par ticularly the case with the cattle wanted. Receipts for the day were 62 cattle, 980 sheep and lambs and 3S0 hogs. Local prices current yesterday were aa follows: CATTLE! Best steers. $4 Q 4.25; medium, $3.764; common. $3.25 3.60; cows, best, $3 6 3.25; medium, $2,76 4(3; common. $2.2$ 02.60; calves, $3.60 4.50. SHEEP Best wethers. $4.254.60; mixed, sheep and lambs. $4.254.50; ewes, $3.7504; iambs, best trimmed. $4.50'u'4.75; untrlm med. $44.25. HOGS Best, $66.26; medium, $5,259 6.75; feeder, not wanted. Eastern Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 14 Cattle Receipts. 8O0O; market, steady. Stockers and feeders, $3ft5.35; bulls, $2.60Si4.25; calves, $4(?7: Western steers, $3.7565.40; -Western cows, $2.0O4.50. Hogs Receipts, 20.000 market, 1 5fi 10c lower. Bulk of eales, $5fr5.60: heavy $5.50 05.70; packer and butchers, $5.305.00; light. $5S5..Vi: pigs. $4.23o5. Sheep Receipts. 70K); market. 10c lower. Muttons, $4Si4.85: lamhs,' $57.15; range wethers, $3.8OS5.90; fed ewes, $2.754.40. OMAHA, Dee. lfl. Cattle Receipts. 5OO0; market, slow to strong; Western steers. $3.50 (ft-6- Texas steers. $3i5.10: cows and heifers. $2 50i&4.50: canners. $22.70: etockers and feeders $3S5.25; calves. $3?f6; bulls and stags. $2.254.25. Hogs Receipts. 10.5.10. market. SfflOc lower Heavy. $5.4085.65; mixed. $6. 309 6.40: light. $585.35; pigs, $3.6Ui85; bulk of "eepeceipts. 30O; market, 10(ff20e lower. YearllnKS. $4.75f5.65: wethers. $4-0 8.35; ewes, $3.25S4; lambs, $6fi7.28. CHICAGO Dec. 18 Cattle Receipts, esti mated at 24.000: market, steady to 10c Beeves. $3.4r7.60; Texans $3.4fn&o.90. stockers and feeders. $2.60 14.70; cows and heifers $1.50(04.90; calves. $068.50. Hogs-Receipts, estimated. 46.000; market. 6(10c lower. Light. $4.8ofl5.55; mixed $5 10 fc7"4- heavy. $5.1565.75; rough. $5.15 6 35: good to choice heavy W 356.76; pig, 13OS4.70: bulk of saleo. $5.2565.65. . "gneepRecelpts. estimated. 60.OO0: market, steady 10C lower. Natives. $2.5oS4.70: Western $2.504.70: yearlings. 4J.; lambs, $4.5US7.40: Western. $4.60a...40. Eastern Mining; Stock.. BOSTON, Dec. 16 Adventure . . -25 Mlouex- ..... 38.00 amalgamated 81.J-. 4.rlx Com 34.00 Atlantic .... 1' -29 Butte Coal... 20 Cal A Arix...H9.i0 Cal & Hecla.6II...OO -entennlal . . 33.50 -opper Range 79 7. Daly West... 10.00 Franklin .... ls-7- 3ranby 10:i'! Jreene Can.. 11.00 isle Rovale. . 23.00 Hass Mining. 6.00 Michigan ... 13.50 Closing quotations: Monawa .... Mont C A C. .43 S'evada 19.25 Did Dominion 57.50 Osceola 130.00 Parrot Shannon . Tamarack 17.87 4 81.00 nimj United Copper 13. SO 17.00 u Alining... -.!. tT S Oil Utah Victoria Winona North Butte 29.00 45.00 3.37 4 6.2.1 84.00 NEW YORK. Dec. 16. Closing quotations: Alice . . .225 Leadvllle Con. Mttle Chief Mexican Dntarlo ....... Dphlr standard fellow Jacket. 5 7 uninHVlck fon. 3 Com Tun stock do bonds.... CCA Va Horn Sliver... Iron Silver.' . 83 .825 .170 . 1I0 . 45 16 SO Coffee and Sugar. vk-w YORK. Dec. 16. Coffee closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points lower sales were reported of 27,250 bags. Including December, fi. if s" 5.10c : January, 6 05i&5.10c: March. B.lOc: May, 5 15c; July, 6-0c- September, r.2t'n 5.25c. Spot coffee, quiet' No. 7 Rio, 64 8 074c; No. 4 Santos, 74rqi84c; mild coffee, dull; Cordova. 94al 1 " 4 c. 1 "sugar Raw; steady; fair refining, 3.25c; centrifugal, 0-1 test, 3.77c; molasses sugar, 3.02c. -Refined, quiet; crushed, 5 45c; pow dered. 4.85c; granulated, 4.75c. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 226 80c; dairies. 21425c. Eggs Weak; at mark cases included 24274c; firsts, 27c; prime firsts, 29c Cheese Firm, 14$ 15c. NEW YORK. D?c. 16. Butter Steady. Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Unsettled. Western firsts, SI 4 82c; seconds, 39 931c. PRICE5WQRKING UP Wheat Advances Gradually at Chicago. BUT MARKET IS NERVOUS Improvement In the Flour Trade Is the Principal Cause of Its Strength Foreign Mar kets Also Better. CHICAGO, Dec. 16. The wheat market was a nervous and narrow affair, with prices gradually working to a higher level, the top point of the day being reached late In the session. The close was strong at almost the highest point, final quota tions on May being at $1,064 and on July 98 4 98 4 e. The market was strengthened early In the day by a report of liberal sales of flour over night at St. Louis, but this report wa. later denied. A report from Kansas City, claiming that miller, were active bidders for cash wheat In Missouri and Southern Illinois, was largely responsible for the late firmness.- The strength of foreign grain market, was an additional bullish Influence. Commission houses and local shorts were the principal buyers throughout the day and selling was scattered. Corn was firm early in the day. May closed at 62ic and July at 614614c. Cash corn was steady to 4 c lower. The oats market .was easy, with prices unchanged to 4c lower compared with the p'revioua close. . Final quotations on May were at 62 4 32 4c and on July 474c. , Provisions were weak all day. Prices at the close were a shade to 7 4c below yesterday's final prices. The leading futures ranged a. follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Doc $1.00 $1,014 $1,604 $1014 May 1.054 1.064 1.054 I.O64 July 98 .98 4 .974 .98 4 CORN. rc 67S .674 .574 .674 May S14 .614 .614 .614 July 614 .614 .614 .614 OATS. Dec. 4974 .494 .4974 .494 May 624 .624 .63 .624 July 474 .47 .47 .474 MESS PORK. Jan 15.60 15.65 15.574 16.65 May 16.05 16.05 15.924 16.024 LARD. Jan 9.10 9.124 8.10 9104 May 8.35 9.35 9.30 9.85 SHORT RIBS. Jan 8.15 8.16 8.124 8.I24 May 8.424 8.45 8.40 9.45 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. $1.0591.07: No. 3. 9Sc4u$1.06: No. 2 red. $ 1.00 4 iff 1.02 4. Corn No. 2, 67V'a5(4c; No. 2 yellow, 68 4 58 44 c. Oats No. 2, 51c: No. 8 -hite, 49 4 62c. Rye NO. 2. 74 74 4 c. Barley rfJood feeding, 674058c; fair to choice malting, 60 6.1c. Flax seed No. 1 Northwestern, $1.4. Timothy seed Prime. $3.86. Clover Contract grades, $9.30. Short ribs Sides Cloose), $7.7Siff 8.124. Pork Mess, per barrel, $14.50 14.62 4- Lard Per 100 pounds, $9.10(S9:i2 4. Sides Short, clear (boxed, $8,374 8.624. Reoalpts. . .. 63.600 ... 41.000 .. .762.500 .. .565.800 Shipments. 44.500 87.400 286.800 193.300 7.200 75,700 Flour, bbls. Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. . Oats, bu. Rye, ou. 6.000 Barley, bu 73,208 Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 16 Flour Receipts. 43.484 bbls.; exports, 47,400 bbls; market, steady. liVneat Receipts, 100,000 bu ; exports. 383 203 bu.; spot market, strong; No. 2 red, 1.0741.074. elevator, and $4,094 t. o' b. afloat; No. 1 Northern, Duluth, $1,184, f o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Winter, $1,15 4, f' o. b. afloat. Return of bull senti ment and less confident bear operations as a result of yesterday's Government report were the chief feature, in today's sharp wheat advance. There was also good bull support at times and a better cash demand. Final prices showed 1 cent net rise. De cember closed at $l.O0; May closed at $1,114. and July closed at $1.05. Hops and Hides Quiet. Wool and Petroleum Steady. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. Wheat Steady. ' f Barley Steady. Spot quotations Wheat Shipping, $1.62 4 01.674; milling, $1.67 4l-724. Barley Feed, $1.40 01.42 4; brewing, $1.42401624- Oats Red, $1,57 4 MO; white, $1.65 1.80; black, $2.2502.60. Call board sales Wheat $1.70a 1.67b. Barley December, $1.4201.424: May, $1.4101.42. Corn Large yellow. $1.7501.85. Eureopean Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 16. Cargoes firmer, but buyers Indifferent. Walla Walla, prompt shipment, at 37s; California, prompt ship ment, at 38c. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16. Wheat December, 7s 114d; March, 7s 79d; May, 7a 64d. Weather, damp. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 16. Wheat Mill ing, bluestem, 99c; export, bluestem, 94c; club, 90c; red, 88c Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dec. 16. Evaporated ap ple, The market Is qulot, but steady, with fancv quoted at 84 04o; choice, 74&8c; prime. 6 07c; old crop. e&ee. according '"'raMt' I" moderate jobbing demand, with quotations ranging from 4c to 74c for new crop California up to 40-508 and 64074c for Oregon f.0-30a Apricots Continue firm. with choice quoted at 949c; extra choice; 10c, and tapea'chcs-$3ulet, but firm, with choice quoted at 774c: extra choice, 7Sc. and fancy. 84 Wile. Raisins Unsettled, with loose MuscatelB quoted at 64 064c, and choice to fancy seeded at 67c: seedless, 4406c; Lon don layers. $1.5001.60. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Tin The spot market waa lower at 132 in London; fu tures were unohanged at 134 15s, with the closing tone steady. The) local market was easy, with spot quoted at $2S.9O0 29.10. Copper The London market was quiet and lower, with spot quoted at 82 7s and futures at 03 5s. The local market was unchanged, with lake quoted at 14.'2.V'i 14 37 4- electrolytic, 414.00014.124, and casting. $13.87 4014.00. Lead Unchanged at $4,206)4.25 In the local market, but was a shade higher In London, with spot quoted at 13 3s 9d. Spelter A little higher at 20 15s In the London market, but remained quiet at $5.10 05.15 locally. Iron No change was reported In the local market. -fW York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 16. Cotton Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of 4 points and closed steady, net unchanged to 7 points lower, active months being fc-enerally 306 points lower. Closing bids: December. 8.81CJ January, 8.41c; Feb ruary, 8.22c; March. S.49c; April. 8.53c; May, 8.5Sc; June. 8.58c; July. S.57c; Au gust, 8.49c; September, 8.40c; October, 8.41c. Flaxseed at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 16. Flax closed at $1,444- Hargis Placed on Trial. 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