TIIE MORXIXG OHEGOXIAy, THURSDAY. JANUARY 0. 1010. 17 LIS Number of. Sheep Is Decreas ing All Over the World. PRICES TENDING UPWARD Slow Trade Expected This Month la Grain Markets Cold Weather Checks Produce Business. There is a healthy boom in the wool mar kets all over the world. Traders hene and rn the Cast believe that last year's price will be duplicated, while growers seem con fident that the strength of the mark-at will result In prices this Spring- going above last year's level. In summing up the reasons why wool Is firmer all over the world, a writer In tha Boston Commercial Bulletin says: The drought in Australia Is claimed to have destroyed 15 per cent of the sheep and this has turned the attention of buyers more largely to New Zealand. Agents are cabling home for more latitude. A result of the In creased demand is higher prices. Owners of domestic V and fleeces are raising their views of wool values and some lotB have been advanced 1 cent per pound above their former asking prices, as It la claimed they cannot be duplicated. The drought In South America has also shown buyers that they cannot depend upon that country as well as Australia for fnir supplies, owing to those periodical times of drought. looking back to Europe for a supply we find that Europe lost 10 per cent; Asia, nearly double that amount, so that the world Is confronting the fact that the num ber of sheep Is decreasing. Steadiness In values Is expected as a result, and looking over this situation In wools the present prices are claimed to be justified by th-e un controllable laws of .supply and demand, which are makers of values and are re sponsible for oresent prices and keeping wool on a higher plane than formerly. They are higher now than for ten years previously. In 1905 prices were high and in 1909 still higher, and are Justified by the facts as stated. W Import, proportionately, more i clean wool than we raise and the duty paid cost Is going to be the factor that determines price. , LOCAL GRAIN MARKET IS QUIET. Dealers Do Not Look for Much Business This Month. The grain markets are all quiet, and the Scalers look for but little trade this month, as most of them are well stocked. No local business -was reported in wheat yesterday, but there was a little trading on the Sound. As for the California buyers, they are for the pret?nt entirely out of the market. All cereal prices were quoted unchanged yester day. Local receipts, in cars, were reported by the Merchants' Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay Monday 71 7 20 4 17 Tues.lay 41 3 5 8 4 Wednesday .... 24 3 10 3 9 Tear ago ...... 3 1 3 Seuson to date.. 7, 175 1,083 1,179 907 1 614 Tear ago S.736 1.314 S92 670 1.714 POULTRY SELLS AT HIGH PRICES. Receipts Are Small and Demand Good Egg Arrivals Larger. - There was a strong demand for poultry yesterday and very little came In. Chickens lout at a wide range of prices. Some deal ers disposed of their hens at 16 cents, white others got IS cents. Spring chickens ranged from 18 to - 20 cents, the top price being paid for two-pound size. Ducks sold well at lstff'Oc. and geese w.ire quoted at 1J cents. There was not much Inquiry for turkeys. Egg receipts were the largest for several days. A good portion of the receipts was thought to be held eggs, out at any rate the large arrivals had a weakening effect on the market. City Creamery butter cleaned up well, but the market would have been firmer but for the froe offerings of Eastern and California outtcr, some of It as low as 81 oonts. The cheese market was unchanged. Hawaiian Sugar In Transit. Shipments of sugar from Hawaii have been resumed. The Honolulu Plantation Company Is ngain offering its cane sugar and a quantity is now on Its way and will be here within a week. This sugar has ot been on the market for several months, be cause of th.3 Hawaiian strike, but now that the trouble has been adjusted, the refiners expect to continue shipping sugar without Interruption. The sugar market generally is on a firm basis. Prices on th. Atlantic seaboard were advanced 10 cents a hundred yester day. Cold V-;iilier Checks Fruit Trade. The continued cold weather has materi ally interruptod the fruit and vegetable trade. In the fruit line, practically noth ing was done yesterday except In oranges, which were very firm. The prico of cab bage has boon advanced to 1(S2 cents. A car of cauliflower is clue today. A Cali fornia wire reported that owing to cold weather in the celery districts, celery Is not sizing up well. New Pack torn Offered. New pack 1910 ,rri. also fancv Maine .corn. are being oftVi.,l by ..me of the lo ral brokers. prices or standard Iowa and Illinois corn are about the same as last year. Fancy Main., corn Is about 10 cents lilglwr than the opening last year. Bank Clearings. Rank clearings cr the Northwestern cities jvsterduy were as follows- cities rorti.mi $-lTs$!?;s- bj.'.?s?0 Rattle 2.13.-!.7!.2 loooil - S.14.S6.'. 47S7. t,Mkam' 913.94S lOlUio I.lnoerd Oil Advances Again. Another .1-cent advance In linseed oil PMcos was announced yesterday. The new quotations ,e: ilaw, barrels, -84c; cases c: boiled, parrels. S6c: cases, 91c. WEIIAND MARKETS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc. o!,o,'";AT Tr.ak Vces-- Bluestem. $1.20; 11 v.Vr L'V- KuMian. $1.09: Valley, $1.10. per n,n a"J brewlnS. S0ffi30.5O FLOUR Patents. $6 S5 per barrel- IlT-,'-!? h,i,e' -'-) 9 S3 per ton. Track priros; T'mothv- ivn rtte Valley. $lsV,20 w tin? KMttrn Ore son. J IS'i. 21..-.0; alfalfa. i:r - 1 1C?1T; cheat. lUT'tSaR . rialry and Country Produce. BITTED-city creamery extras. S1--fanc-y outside creamery. 3439c per lh--tore. !2a24c. (Butter fat price. Pa"r, live. 19 ii 20c: UrS: 22BC 28c. 3C: turkBJ EGOS Fresh Oregon extras. 419 45c Der lu" cream twins, lSffllsuic P w, wi'-r",i. younS- Americas. IDlS'loSc. ST1'5'' 10 I" He per pound! -VP.AI Kiras. nai;i,c per pound? Vegetables and Iruits. FRESH KRUITS Apples. $lej box. paarfc lffl.60 per boif Spanish Malaga! WHY 10 F I R M 7tr?7.50 per barrel: eranberrles. 9 per bar rel: persimmons. SI. 50 per box. POTATOES Carload buying price: Ore gon. 656S5C per tack; sweet potatoes. 2c per pound. TROPICA 1. FRTTITS Oranires. $2S2.75; lemons, fancy, S5.50; choice. 94.50; grape fruit J3.50S1 per box; bananas. 66e per pound; pomegranates, SI. 50 per box Japanese oranges. $1.65 per bundle; tanger ines. $1.7." per box. VEGETABLES Artichokes. $11.!5 per dozen; beans. 10c per pound; cabbage. $1.75 2 per hundred; cauliflower, ?:i.25'&'1.76; dox. ; celery. $3.50 per crute; eggplant. $1.75; hothouse lettuce. llv35S1.50 per box; peas, 10c lb.; garlic, 10c lb."; horseradish. 12V-C per pound; pumpkins, mlhio: radishes. 2oc per doz. ; sprouts. 6g7c per lb.; squash. lTlScc: tomatoes, $1.50(5)2.25 per box. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 11.50 per Jl'sV carrota- - 1; beeta. J1.50: parsnips. ONIONS Oregon. $1.50 per sack. Groceries. Dried Fruits. Etc. DRIED FRUIT Apples. 10c per pound; peaches, SHc; prunes, Italians. 405ci prunes. French. 4-f$5c; currants. 10c; apri cots. 12c; dates. 7 He per pound. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $2 per dozen; 2-pound talis. 42.03; 1-pound Sats. J.2.1014: Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 0c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.45: sockeyes. 1 pound talis. $:. COFFEE Mocha, 245128c; Java, ordinary, lie 20c; Costa Rica, fancy 18S20c: good. 1618c: ordinary. 12i(S18c per pound. XLT-rWa!nuti lie per pound; Brazil ??! ;3s &l"c; Alberts. 1617c; almonds. J,?'in.,'c; chestnuts. Ohio. 20c; cocoanuts. 90cr$l per dozen. BEANS Small white. 614c: large white. 4 -4 c; Lima, 614c; bayou. 6i4c; pink. 4Vic; rea Mexican, 7c. .-,lJaAR Dy granulated, fruit and berry. Ju.Ja; beet 0.i5; extra C. S5.45; golden C. 3 Jo; cubes (barrel), $0.35; powdered (barrel). $6.20. Terms on remittances within lo days, deduct per pound, if later than 13 days and within 80 days, de duct He per pound. Maple sugar. 15 16c per pound. SALT Granulated. $14 per ton. $1.80 per bale: half ground. 100s. $8.60 per ton; 60s. $9 per ton. HONEY Choice. $3.238.50 per casa Provision. ..BACON Fancy. 2 7o per pound; standard, t.'dS"?1'18' 21: English. 2020fcc. DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears. SrMlti 154C; moked. 16iic; short clear ?? ry salted, loiic; smoked, '-. Oreson exports, dry salted. 16c; smoked. 17c. HA.,MST;1,a 13 Pounds. 17Hc; 14 to 1 pounds. 17c; 18 to 20 pounds. 17Vjc; hams, kmned. ISc; picnics. 1314c; cottage mils, loc; boiled hams. 2425c; boiled picnics. LARD Kettle rendered. 10s, 17ic; stan dard pure, 10s. 16 Vic; choice. 10s. 15 14c. Compound, 10s, 11 Vic. SMOKED BEEF Beef tongues, each. 0c; Jr ed beef sets. 19c: dried beef o'utsides. 17c lie insides. 81c: dried beef knuckles. .if !FLED GOODS Barrels: Pigs" feet, S1J.60; regular tripe. 110; honeycomb tripe. $12; lunch tongues. $19.50; mess beef, ex tra. $12; mess pork, $25. Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc. HOPS 1909 crop, 2021c; olds, nominal. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 1623c pound: olds, nominal. MOHAIR Choice. 25c pound. A5CARA BARK JV4c per pound. HlDiws Dry hides, lKrglsy-c p(,r pound; dry kip, ISI&ISVsC pound; dry calfskin. 19 .21c pound; salted hides, uloy.c; salted calfskin, 15c pound; green, lc less. FURS No. 1 skins: Goatskins, 15c I-25: badger, 2500c; bear, 6'20; beaver. $8.E0rg!8.5O; cat. wild. "SclSfl.50; cougar, perfect head and claws. $310: fisher, dark. $7.60011; pale. $4.907; fox, cross. $JP5: fox. gray, 6O80c; fox red. S35 fox. sliver. $353100; lynx. $815; marten, dark, $8(312. mink. $3.50S.5u; muskrat. Tfao-tter- 10250. as to size and color; Jo8,2nc; otter. $2.504: raccoon. 8075c: skunks. IS580c; civet cat. 100 15c: wolf, J3S3.50; coyote, 75cSl.2n: wolverine, dark. $3(&5; wolverine, pale. $22.50. Oils, Turpentine. Etc. COAL, OIL Pearl, astral and star, cases, lUc per gallon; eocene, cases. 22c per gallon; Elaine, cases. 28c per gallon; extra star, cases, 22c per gallon; water white. Iron bar rels, ili4c per gallon; wood barrels, I6V1C per gallon; special water white. Iron barrels. lic per gallon. GASOLINE Red crown and motor gaso line. Iron barrels. 10c per gallon; cases. 23c per gallon; 86 gasoline, iron barrels, 30c per eai'?." SasM- :17 PT gallon. 1. M- and na',lh' iron bar- r-is. laiic per gallon; cases, 20V&C per gal lon: engine distillate. Iron barrels. 9o per gallon: cases. 1 0c per gallon. TRJENTIN?ln cases' 7Sc P Ballon; wood barrels. 7514 c per gallon; aroturps (turpentine substitute), iron barrels. 38c per ,.nj.r?ases' r'a Der gallon. hu ,SJEIl OIL Raw. In barrels. 84c-hnihfrt- A" barre's- SUc: -raw. in cases. S9c; boiled. In cases, 9lc. SHEEP ALSO" ADVANCE FIVE-DOLLAR MARK ItEACIIEU i;v locaij sales. Lift ot a Quarter in Prices Paid at the Stockyards Cattle and Hogs Firm. The sheen marbaf lc 1. : ... - ."..uis up wiin ine r -.w.. .iisii pnceo livestock, showing an advance of a quarter In yesterday's sales at the yards. The market throughout was strong. Receipts for the day were 470 cat tle. 22 calves, 69- sheep and S4 hogs. The lift In the sheep market was occasioned by the sale of a lot of ol head of good qual ity stock, averaging 12 pounds, at $. A bunch of lambs moved at $5. Two lots of top cowa were sold at$4, but nothing strictly fancy was offered in UieN way of steers or hog. Shippers at the yards were P. H. B Moul ton, of Weiser, with two cars of cattle- F B. Ferguson, of Amity, one car of hogs'- ' R. Ford, of MeMinnvllle,pne car of hogs' M. K. -Gale, 69 sheep: E. B. Wlllard, of Bak City, three cars of cattle: C. F. Walker live cars of cattle and hogs from Joseph and Los tme; James Wilson, of Shaniko, three cars of cattle; H. L. Prlday. of Shaniko, six cars of cattle and calves, and J. E. Reynolds, of Con don, one car of cattle and calves. The day's sales were as follows: - , Weight. Price. 2. steers i5 $5 00 I K!'f 4.00 J ull 370 2.75 J hull i7r() 2 7- 88 steers , 1o-J.1 a 5,, S steers . . 7:f s i 'W' 1210 4 25 steers 1210 4 T5 1 ste''r 1.-.2.1 4.00 18 cows i(77 4.00 ct,w -. 10.-2 3.00 . 1 "w lliin 2 1?J S0,V 1s-' 4 .5 heifers loro 4 -' r.i sh p is: n'.n'o 4i 'al"ljs 5.W 2 bulls 4 25 : 23 1 rices quoted at the yards 1'esterdav were as follows: - "ATTLK Best steers. $4.7. 5.00 ; fair to good. $4.25 if 4.50; medium and feeders, tn.50 fi 4.O0; cows, top, $:t.50'S14.O0; fair to good. .S.'i.OOfc 3.2."f: common to medium. $2. 503 75 bulls. $:!.25 fr.YOO: heavy. $4.00 r(j, 4.75. " ' ' HOQS-Hent. $8.rxK(i-8.75: medium, $7.50',i S.2--.: stnekers. C.50 5x ,1.75. SHEKP Be6t wethers. $5.50e; fafr to good. S4.5i.6j ewes. 14c less; vearllngs, best. $5 005.25: fair to good, $4.ol1.75; lambs, $r,.00 19 6.25. Katttei-n XJvecttocIc Markets. CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Cattle Receipts, esti mated. SHOO; nrarket. strong to loc higher Beeves. $4.:,i4T.W; Texas steers, J4.1O05 15 Western steers. f4.Klji8.2S: etockers and feed ers, $3. IO-115. SO: cows and heifrs. $2.2(.XSo55- Hogs Rocelpts. estimate.!. SB.OOO; market Bo higher. Llirht. tR.15erS.55; mixed. $H 2iffi l-eavy. $S.S0-f?S.7O: r..ugh. $S.305iS 45 good to choice heavy, $S.4.Vii S. 70; pigs. $7 40 40; bulk of saJe. $s.4-i&.eo Sheei) Receipts, estimated". 14.000- market Ftrong to 10c higher. Native, $3.S5-!ffi 10: Western. $438.10: yearlings. $8.6tviS lo: 8 sS nat'Ve' 6-!BS's-B0: N'ewtern, $ij.25 oSAV?At ,C1Tr- Jan- S- Cattle Receipts. fi(H.; market, strong to 10c higher. Native steers. $..o.23; cows and heifers, S2.755i 6Ji5 mockers and feeders. $3.25CS.23: bull-" $i"5 i.: calves, $4'Sf: Western steers, $4-36.50-Western cows. $3g4.73. Hoss Receipts. SoOO; market, strong to 5c Si? - lock.r "; butchers. S.25i3.50; light. $8'iS.40: pigs. St.5o!f(7.oO. on-i- nrrdpLa. ovv; market, strong Mut tons $4.75!: lambs. $718.6": fe.l Western wethers and ye,riings, $5 7. 601 Western fed ewes. $5s5.40. OMAHA. Jitn. 5. CattleTWipts 4O00- market, 10c higher Western steers, $4fi6 2": cows and heifers. $3.50ff4.40; canners, $2 50fl.l' Blockers and feeders, $3. 7o4i 5. 35 ; calves" $3 50 JT. W; bulls, stags, etc. S2.75W-4.65. ' Hogs Receipts, 4400: market. Be to 10c higher. Heavy. $S.5ofj 8.57 ; mlxert, $S 4.M IJj: "S"'. S.4CKSS.45; bulk of sales, $S.4G.ti Sheep Recclr:s. 2ow: market, lOtfTlSc hlrher. T earllngs. $rt.75S7.&0: wethers. (.-, 6.1A; ewes, f 0-6.1i; lambs, 7.eaifS.&l SALES ABE URGENT Heavy Liquidation Renewed in Stock Market. VARIOUS REASONS FOR IT Banking- Situation Responsible lor Much of the Pressure on Specu lators Last Prices Are Near the Lowest. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Speculative liquida tion was renewesl in the stock market today wlth much the same appearance of urgency as on the opening day of the new year. There was no 14 per cent, money rate today no account for the weakness of the stock market, and other, nominal explanations were advanced. Many of these bore an appearance of mere surmise, the busiest of which centered about Rock Island, Its recent stock mar ket history and the personal element con nected with It. The personal phase of the discussion was a supplement to the gossip brought out by the eccentric bulge of 31 points in the stock, followed by a total re lapse, all within the space of 15 minutes, on the day after -the Christmas holiday in terval. Rumors were plentiful regarding the scope and power of the influences being used to make effective the desired disap proval of the Rock Island markat manage ment. ' The principal selling of the day was at tributed to the retirement of speculative commitments which had been prompted by thi3 disciplinary movement. More substantial grounds for the weakness of stocks were ' found In other factors. For one thing, the unexpected stringency of the money market after the first of the year, and the absence of Investment demand for stocks growing out of the annual disburse ments of profits, have proved a disappoint ment. One of the difficulties encountered In holding over through the Autumn was the fall in the banking surplus to near the van ishing point in November. The wholesale shifting of loans then resorted to in order to avert a deficit involved the assumption of obligations which are believed to be coming due now. The money market facilities for meeting these obligations are less than ex pected, and liquidation in face of a languid speculative demand is necessary. The relief afforded- to the loan account of the banks In November was obtained partly. It Is believed, by large advances from sur plus treasury funds of the great corpora tions. These had to be recalled in connec tion with the enormous annual settlements. The course of events at Washington was given its share of responsibility for the action- of the market. Last prices were about the lowest of the day, and the tone was weak when opera tions were concluded. Bonds were easy. Total sales, par value $4,9U0,000. united States 8s coupon de clined hi per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. ' c , Closing a ,11- ,-, , - Sales. High. Low. Bid. Alhs Chalmers pf. l.jo 54 649i 54li Amal Copper .... 62,700 fcy- SeS Am. Agricultural .. 100 4S 4H 47 J Am Keet eugar .. 500 4tiVi 4U!4 4U Am Can vt ..... XOO 81 Vi 81 81 Am Car & Foun. two 72?i 71 71 Am Cotton Oil .. 100 el i 67 6B14 Am Id & Lt pf. 600 47 4y il Am Ice Securl .. wio 25 -, ?5 Am Smelt & Ref .. 17.800 103 l.xi loo do preferred ... 2'X) 111 111S 11114 Am Sugar Ref .. 1.100 122 121 & 121& Am Tel & Tel .... 4,100 14o IlJi- u$L Am Tobacco pf.. .... m ujj? Am Woolen AIlaH,ilda M!n Co"- 81W0 52 "oox 00 Atchison 18, 5O0 123 121 12l2 do preferred ... 1.000 104 lo3 ' I03 Lalt & Ohio 6,600 118 11T34 117?i do preferred . 100 921 fl- Bethlehem Steel .. 200 33 33 i? 33 V, Brook Rap Tran. 2,600 79. 7sC 7SU Canadian Pacific .. 'fjoO lt.lt, llSg c&m i::..."600 108T 108 I?? Ches & Ohio 30,66 92'" S0i S974 Chicago & Alton .. 100 66 aa en Cnlcago Gt West. 800 35 35 3514 Chicago & N W... 2.200 181 17314 178 S' & .StPsu1-- 3-200 1ST IM 155 ',CVC f.81, L"- 600 S2! eu Colo Fuel & Iron.. 2.000 49 47Ti 47a; Colo & Southern .. 1,500 58 57i2 572 do 1st preferred. 10O bOh, 80U 81 do 2d preferred A Consolidated Gas.. 6,200 160 157 1.171 Corn Products ... 700 24 2i2 2Ni Del & Hudson 400 183 ' 182 lstU D & R Grande ... 2.000 01 fio 50 do preferred ... i0 S3 5. 83 814 rMstlllers' Securl.. 4i 36Vj sa 3c,i2 &J8 -.'i 15WI 34' 33J4 33K do 1st preferred. 6.200 62 li 61 60 do 2d preferred. 500 41 41 V, 4o2 General Electric .. 300 160 15914 l',i? Gt Northern pf... 6.O0O 14314 141 I4iy" Gt Northern Ore.. 1.6O0 79'A 79 79 Illinois Central ... 400 147 146 14i! Intej-borough Met.. 7.S0O 24V- 231J 23S4 do preferred ... 6,'0 61 Vi Ri 59i2 Inter Harvester .. 300 123 122 1"1 Inter-Marine pf .. 1,300 24 2Sli -l4 Jn5 PaPer 200 1514 15lJ i"r,S Int Pump 1,100 5214 B1V4 f,i S Iowa Central 100 29 29 "iv K C Southern ... 1.1000 43i 43 43 do preferred ... 100 70Vi 70 70 Louisville & Nash 6,100 169 158 157K Minn & St Louis. tu M. St P & P S M. 700 140 13914 Missouri Pacific .. 1,700 7 2 71 70 Mo. Kan & Texas.. 28,100 6114 49i4 49V4 do preferred ... 61:10 74 74 731K National Biscuit .. 100 115 111 ll.lv National Lead ... 2.000 8flU 8914 g's ilex Nat Ry 1st pf 4io 2'4 61 6114 N Y Central ll.OOO 124V4 122? N Y. Ont & West. 2. 400 60 48T4 JSi? Kcifolk i West. 8.300 100 ns o.si? North American .. 300 83 82 822 Northern Pacific .. T.lOO 14374 1421J 14"V Pacific Mall 1.400 43 4ni 4014 Pennsylvania 31.500 136 135 1S5 People's Gas 1.400 lir.14 11414 114 P. .C C & St I,... 6.6OO 10014 99 1 Pressed Steel Car. 500 61 50 '4 6014 Tullman Pal Car. 189 Ry Steel Spring.. l.SOO no; "49" 4RU Reading 11, Too 1701I 107 16714 Republic Steel ... 1,000 4.1 4414 4414 lo preferred ... ."Vvi 104 104 loss: Rock Island Oo... 224. 900 6414 47i 473' do preferred . . . 18.000 89 R- 86 St I. S F 2 pf. 2.3O0 fir. 571? 17V, St L Southwestern l.ROrt 34 33 311 do preferred ... 81.0 771' 7n-f,: 7K54 Slosw-ShelfieH 4V 86 86 81 Southern Pacific . .130.000 13814 13514 131V Snuthem Railway., fl,6oO 33-"-: .tiZ 3'2-''4 flo preferred ... S.2O0 75 7314 731 Terni Copper loo 391-, 5914 39 Texas & Pacific.. 500 3.IT4 ' VlV Tol. ft T, & West. I.IOO 54 53V, . 63ti do preferred ... o,;.o 71 t,, m' 70a Triton Piiciflc ... 73. 100 2o3i 200 20014 do preferred ... 400 1031; lo-v. 10V T S Realty 200 si 83 1 4 rSi! I S Rubber 2.floo .1114- J 60 L n JMeei 18H. 400 8914 8714 87 00 preferred 3. IOO 124Vt 123S4 12374 Ttah Copner .... 4.7CO 59e 511'. 6KV Y-i-Caro Cliemlcal. 2.300 54-1; 5354 5314 Wshash 9.70O 2nr 24Vi 24H do preferred ... 1.400 71914 .IR14 56-T Western Md 1.0-0 52'4 51 I-,:- Wewtinghouse "Elec 700 82 s 81 " Western T'nion ... 00O 7rt."K 76 1 7614 Wheel X- L Erie. . 100 n pa; 01 Wisconsin Central. Iio 50 4014 49 4 Pittshtirv Coal .... ROft "T'i 26'4 2614 A-m Steel F.ly .. SOO 6.1W 6414 6Ji2 "Cnlted Dry Gorvls. . 2O0 12014 120 " 11914 Tola! sales for the day. 1.S45.40O shares. BONDS. - NEW YORK, Jan. 5. Closing quotations: TJ S ref 2s reg. .101 'N Y C G SHs. . . til 14 do coupon ...101 iNorth Pactfic 3s 7314 TT S 3s reg 101H!North Pacific 4s lni do coupon . . .loim'x-nlon Pacific 4s.lO0'i T S new 4s reg. 114 '& IWiscon Cent 4s. 7414 do coupon ...115 'Japanese 4s .. SSi D & Rio G 4s.. . 95H! V Dally Treasury Statement. ,...'VV"A.S!,EIIGTON'' Jan- 5- Th condition or the Treasury at the beginning or business today wae as follows: Trust funds Gold coin $875 496 869 Silver dollars 487 ""n 000 Silver dollars of 180O s'ots'ooo Silver certificates outstanding..."! 4S7 io 000 General fund Standard silver dollars in general " fund 2 406 3"3 Current liabilities 109,070,"l05 forking balance In Treasury of fices 29 4SO 527 In banks to credit of Treasurer of the United States 36 078 776 Subsidiary silver cotn 16!l91.'l29 Minor coin '913 668 Total balance in genei-aTl fund.".".. S3.593.576 Money, Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Prime mercantile paper. B5ia per cent. Sterling exchange Arm with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4. 8390ig! 4 S4 for 'day bills, and at $4.S710 for demand. Commercial bills. $4. 83 4.S3'4. Bar Silver. 52Hc. Mexican dollars. 44e. Government bonds and railroad bonds easy. Money on call strong. 6fai8 per cent; rul ing rate, 7 per cent: closing bid. 5 per cent; offered at 6 per cent. Time loans strong and active; 60 da vs. per cent; 90 days and six months. 4V& per cent. LONDON, Jan. 4. Bar silver, steady 24Vid per ounce. Money. 2H2 per cent. The rate of dis count In the open market for short bills is SU'31s per cent; three months bills. 3 6-16 per cent. Consols for money. 82; consols for account. 82 13-10, SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. Sterling on London. 60 days. $4.84; sight, $4.87. Silver bars. 52 c. MexicaTto dollars. 46c. Drafts, sight, par; telegraph, .02. Metal Markets NEW- YORK. Jan. 6. Standard copper on the New York Metal Exchange was dull to day, no sales being reported. Spot and all deliveries up to the end of April closed at 13.25'g13.e0c. London closed steadv. spot at 61 lis 3d and futures at 62 10s. Ar rivals of copper at New York todav were 4., tons in bars and 35 tons in ores. Ex ports, according to the custom-house returns, were 351 tons, making 1061 so far this month. Local dealers quoted Lake copper at 1S.75-b14c; electrolytic. 13.5013.76c; casting. 13.2518.0(c. The 'tin wi 1 .. I. ... n-n in. . . J. . . , , . ...... " ".n uu.-i, uin nriii, ana. i decidedly higher on the strength abroad. 1 Spot closed 33.25ta33.00c- '.Tanunrv Mllii (gJ.t. 80c; February. S3.12V4 J'33.35c, and March and April. 33.12 33.40c. There was a big advance In London. Spot closed at 151 7s 6d and futures at 152 IBs Lead was quiet. Spot. 4.87 4.72V.C New York. 4.65c East St. Louis. The English market was "higher at 13 ISs 9d. Spelter closed easy. Spot. 6.106.2.1c New York and 6.07Vic East St. Louis. The Lon don market was unchanged at 23 6d Iron was higher at 51s 3d for Cleveland warrants In London. Locally unchanged. Coffee and "sugar. NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Coffee futures steady; net five points higher to five points lower Sales 13.000 bags. Including March. 7.00c; April, 7.05c: Slay. 7.10o; Julj-. 7.20c 7-25c; September, 7.207.25c: October, 7.20c; Pe,e'7!..b.Sr.-.,7-15c- Spot, steady. No. 7 Rio. 8 ll-168c; No. 4 Santos, c Mild, quiet; Cordova, Ollc. . .p!r Raw, quiet: muacsVado. .89 test. 3.2..c: centrifugal, .98 test. 4.02c; molasses sugar. .89 test. 3.27c; refined sugar, steady; cut loaf, 5.85c: crushed. 5.75c; mould A 5.40c; cubes. 5.80c: powdered. 5.20; pow dered. 5.15c; granulated. 5.05c; diamond A. 5.05c; confectioners' A. 4.85C; No L 4 80 i?C2' J5c:No-, S-,4-65: No. 4. 4.65c; No. 5. 4GOc; No. 6, 4.50c; No. 7. 4.50c; No. 8. iXc: 8' ": No- IO. 4.35c; No. 11. 4.30c; No. 12. 4.25c; No. 13, 4 20c; No. 14 Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Jan. 5. Butter Steady; creameries. 2626c: dairies, 2530c. Eggs Receipts. 2582 cases: fh-m at mark, cases Included. 24W28:c: firsts, 32c: prime flrBts, 84c Cheese Steady; dairies, 16 17c; twins, 16!4164c; Young Americas. 18c: long horns. 16i4c NEW YORK, Jan. B. Butter changed. - -Flrm. un- Cheese Firm, unchanged. Eggs Strong; Western extra firsts. 39c firsts. 87S8e. Eastern Mlninar Ktoclia BOSTON. Jan. 6. Closing quotations: Adventure ..... 6 Allouez 50 Amalgamated .. 80 Arizona Com . . . 484 Atlantic 10 Butte Coalition. 27 hi Calumet & Ariz. 101 Cal & Hecla. 670 Centennial 37 Copper Range - . . 86 Mohawk 661i Nevada 204 Old rinmlnlnn iT Osceola '. Tlei Parrot ........ "0 Qulncy ; 87 Shannon ....... 1714 Tamarack ...... 75 iTrinltv . " inn TJ S Mining 63 3 Jjaiy west 8 U S Oil ... U S Oil S7U f ran Kiln -iTa tt.-l . - granby llOiijVietoria . . " ' i Greene Cananea lllwinona . . ."' 11 2 lfle ?7ale -- 27 141 Wolverine !l47 Mass Mining ... 6 North Butte .... 4(J Michigan 71 New Tork Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Spot cotton closed quiet, 10 points lower; mid-uplands 16 80c-mid-gulf, 16.05c. No sales. Sutures closed weak; January and Febru ary. 1.1.85c; March. 10.40c; April. 15.48c May. lB.60c; June, 15.51c; July. 15.57c- Aug-' ust, 15.22c; September. 14c; October 13 -40c-December, 13.10c. Wool at St. Louis. ST LOUIS. Jan. 5. Wool, unchanged. Territory and Western mediums. 25 28c fine mediums. 2024c; One. 1221c POTAfOES ARE FIRMER STOCKS AT SEATTLE CLEAXED LI'. WELL Twewty Dollars a Ton the General Quotation Apple Supply Is Heavy. SEATTLE, Jan. 5. (Special.) The potato market was appreciably firmer today. While no one quoted above 20, that price was more general than lt bas been heretofore. Receipts for the week have been light and stocks are said to be better cleaned up than at any time since the new crop commenced to arrive. High prices for potatoes this year are out of the question, dealers here say. owing to the large available supply In the' White River Valley. Eastern Washington and Oregon.. The apple situation Is causing considerable worry. Stocks are neavy. Receipts during December aggregated 34,872 boxes. Sweet potatoes were entirely out In some quarters. Another advance Is talked of There were few changes In the dairy pro duce markets today. Receipts were light and the demand moderate. Headers of cold stor age poultry are pressing those supplies on the market as fast as possible. AH grains were firm, but little trading was done. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. . Prices Paid for -Produce In the Bay -City Market. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5. The follow ket today Ve&e tab Cucumbers, $11.50- strine teans. 8ji2)c: tomatoes, 75c fg; '2.', - garlic 6ft7c; green peaa, 7iSl0c; eggpiantl0 13c! MillstufCsj Bran. $27C:; middlings, $34 Better Fanry creamery. 35c: creamery serondK. SMc; fancy dairy. 20c. Kgrgrn atore. 35c; fancy, 3Sc. ecleese New, 164plSc; young Amerleas, Hay Wheat, $14fa19.50, iftieat and oat $136gl7; alfalfa. $912: stock. r.3010; straw per bale. 5tX&T6c. ' Fruits Apples, choice. 75c common. 50a5c; banana, 50c$3.25; limes, J4 tg 4.50: lemons, choice, $33.50; common, $1.50 2.30; oranges, navels, 1.652.50: pineaD ples, $2.1. Wool South plain and San Joaquin, 8 10c; Spring Humboldt and Mendocino. 13 Hops IS 24c per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks $t.l3l 2"3: Salinas Burbanks.' fl.l51.35; sweets, $1.50 l.Go. Receipts F"Iour. q uarter sacks, 3462 -barley. 1415 centals; oats, 370 centals; corn. 25 centals ; potatoes. 7725 sacks ; bran. 20 eacks; hay, 117 tons; wool, 24 bales- hides 300. Simla, at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5 Whest barley : and Spot Quotations Wheat Shipping, $1 95 2.00; minims. 1.95. Barley reed. $1.47 54 1.60; brewing- J.1.B0 152. Oats Red. 1.62 "4 1.73; white. $1.70 1.75; black. $2.20t(J 2.40. , Call Board sales Wheat No trading. Barley May. S1.4S. Corn Lare yellow. 1.75a l.SO. Grain Markets of the North vret. TACOMA, Jan. 5. Wheat, blustem, 11.20; club. S1.10; red Russian, $1.08. SEATTLE, Jan. 5. MilllnK quotations bluestem. 1.15; club, $1.11; IJITe. $1.11; red Russian. Jl.OS. Export wheat, bluestem $1.12: riub, JI.08; Fire. 1. OS; red Russian, $1.0. HE Oil SELLING Despite Bullish , Sentiment Wheat Is Unloaded. PRICES DROP AT CHICAGO Bulls Force All the Futures Vp, but Cannot Maintain the Advan tage New High Points in Corn. CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Wheat showed weak ness here today. Persistent selling In the pit prevailed, despite much bullish senti ment. Prices fell off at the opening and again Just before the end of trading after the bulls advanced all the futures and forced May a shade higher than yesterday's close. Closing prices for July and Septem ber were o and lower, respectively, than yesterday. May ranged over llc, closing tfx-c lower at $1.13. There was a lj trade in corn, and prices fluctuated over a range of from c to c in the different futures. The close was weak in futures. Large offerings were ab sorbed rapidly, and new high points for the crop were registered in July and September at 68 Ho and 68c. respectively. May closed a shade lower at J74c. Activity marked the oats pit. and strong cash, demand pushed prices higher, only to fall again on realizing sales. The close on May was He lower than yesterday at 47c. The other futures fluctuated within a range of Vc. Jn revisions, pork closed 2c to 20c lower; lard was 2 Cc lower, and ribs were 7c lower. Leading futures range as follows: WHEAT. Open. May tLltti Hls;h. 1.03 V Low. 1.03 99H Close. 1.133i 103 .99 July 1.03 .99 -99. CORN'. .6714 .67 .67 .e .67T4 .68 OATS. May July Sept. 67 .6714 -679, .6714 7 7 May July , Sept. .47 .45 .46 .44 .41 .47 44 .41H .41 .42 MESS PORK. Tan 11.85 22.10 21.80 21.80 May ... 22.10 22.15 21.87 21.90 July 22.15 22.17 21.95 21..95 LARD. ' Jan 12.80 12.80 12.60 12 60 May 12.15 12.17 12.05 12.07 J"'y 12.12 12.12 12.02 12.02 SHORT RIBS. Jan 11.60 11.60 11.60 11.52 May 11.62 11.62 11.B0 11.52 Jul" 11-60 - 11.62 11.62 11.62 Cash quotations -were as follows: Flour Strong;. Rye No. 2, 81c. Barley Feed or mixing, 69 66c: fair to choice malting;. 6772c Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 82; No. 1 Northwestern, $2.10. Timothy seed ?3. S3 ffi 3.90. Clover $15. ) Pork Mess, per barrel, $2222.25. Lard Per. 100 pounds, $12.6012.62. Short ribs Sides (loose). (11.27 9 J3ides Short, cleaer (boxed), Sli.629 11.87. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 224.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 606.000 bushols. compared with 304 000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago Estimated receipts for inmrrnw xir. 32 cars: corn, SOI cars; oats, 109 cars; hogs 28,000 head. Receipts. Shipments. 11.100 22.100 134.800 157.6O0 . 1.000 68.000 "Flour, barrels.. "Wheat, bushels. Corn, bushels... Oats, bushels. . . Rye. bushels. . . . Barley, bushels. g.&oo . 103.200 . 783.700 .641.500 . 11.000 .192.000 rain and Produce at New Vork. NEW TORK. Jan. 5. Flour T-nchanged and about steady; receipts, 21,767- ship merits, 1125. Wheat Spot easy; No. 2 red, $1.30 ele vator domestic and $1.20 t. o. b. afloat nominal; No. 3 Northern, ruluth, $128 and No. 2 hard Winter, $1.2894 f. o. b' afloat nominal. Options were nervous un der professional operations, prices declined early on the cables, rallied on commission house buyinr and firm cables, but again declined under professional selling and on larger receipts and a poor milling demand. Exporters took 30 loads of Manitoba. Prices closed at a net decline of 3lic. May closed Jl.20; July. 1.11. Receipts. 27 BOO: shipments, 16,076 bushels. Hops DuU. Hliles, wool and petroleum Steady. Minneapolis Grain Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Jan. 0. Wheat May. $1.1J1.184; July. 1.12. Cash, No. 2 hard. 41.14 HO : No. 1 Northern. $1.14 1.15; No. 2 Northern, $1121.18. Flax $2.18. r Corn No. 8 yellow, 6R6$59c Oats No. 8 white, 43 44 e. Rye No. 2. 74HT5c. European Grain Markets. I.-nrON. Jar. 5. Onrgopg flrmAr. Wy,!1a Portland Seattle Spokane Downing-Hcpkins Co. BROKERS Established 1893. ROOMS 201 - 204 COUCH BLIKi. STOCKS AND BONDS PRIVATE GRAIJf WIRES lumbermens National Bank Increase in deposits during the year 1909 . Losses from bad loans during the year 1909 OLDEST BANK ON CAPITAL $1,000,000 SURPLUS and PROFITS $500,000 OKFICEKS. W. M. LADD. President. EBW. COOK INGHAM. Vl-Prtsident. "W. H. DlTiCKLEY, Cashier. R. S. HOWARD, JR., Ass't Cashier. L. W. LADD, Assistant Cashier. WALTER M. COOK, Ass't Cashier. Interest Paid on Sayings Accocnts and Certificates of Deposit We Issue Letters of Credit, Foreign Drafts, and Travelers Checks THE BEST STREET INSURANCE IS THE BITULITHIC PAVEMENT It insures against dust, mud and street noises. It insures against slipperiness and falling- horses. It insures against cracks, disintegration and costly repairs. 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