23 THE MOKMXG OREGON7AX FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 9. 1910. Of A FIRM BASIS Potato Shipping Season Is Now Opening. GROWERS GET GOOD PRICES Many Holding Back Supplies for Higher Price After the Holl daj Dfmand for Seed Stock. Tht potato hippin Nuna Is new opn In and ub the lncras la bu.na the market to cradBally brdnin. Prices are Srmer mow than thy have ben at aF tin stnee the crop f!nrt mad Its appear anes. Thar are noti b orders tn alKht to Indicate a rood drw of activity la tha aar fat a r a. but It la with aoma dlfTlrulty that tha orders caa be CMt Tha arrow ara ara Inclined to bold flmlr, ballTtn tnat prVa will ba httr aftr tha holiday. Tba Orvroa f rmra have baaa Brra bold ara thrcnishoat iba kojoq and to that fart caa ba ascribed tha ataatr market that baa prevailed la tha facs of a mora or laa aiark demand. Tha bnrtn arte baa bov arad around tha rant mark avar since tha Season opened except a aaad at oca taken far California. There la aom ahlpptn demand bow, both from California and tha Focthweet. nun bar of car of rbolce Vily Block have bi pat Into Ariaon. There la a fair California Inquiry for Amscaa Woadra for aad purpos- and buyers par a pramlum tr such tack ovr tebie potatoa. ra-f Amrtcaa Woadra ara bat&c brought at $1.2 at shipping aoiata. A food many oT-crade B urban hs bava baaa ofTvrad to tba local trade at SO to 00 cant, but for chotca hipptnjr atock buy ara ara paytnff 91 and la aoma Instances bar a paid a s.isht pramlum for a fancy traded art lei a. GOOD IXQC1RT TO TURJ4X3 HON Saaa!l TrmdlnaT la tba rural Crop Colt fort la Price. A arood demand exists for bopa at T and S ont a ad aoma larva deals ara undar way. Trading tn tha currant crop la ra 'rlcled br tha firmness of it ro wera KUbar, VTotf A Ntt-r bava bouitht 3 bls from Hi I bur Cook, of VcMinaTlll. at I-1 cent Fearvy ltrte. sold Hal Itolara S-4 balta arrow a on the D. P. Taylor place, at Cor- aMa. Cal'fom a a ! vices report tha purchase by rw.-io jn of noo ba!.e of Sonoma at 12 S cn ts an d ha of Bon am -ta at US rnta. alao a tnt of l-ske founty bopa at 13 , crnta. paid cms fr ZCft bales of M'ndnrtnoa and Wolf a Natter booht Tl balra of Sonoma at 13 cant a. Trada rtrrolara of tha London bop factors aT In part: Wild. Xcama Co. Tha tog try weather baa Infrf-vrd with boa in era, A qnM con sumptlve trad coatlnuaa and values ara sustained at their recent lerel. 3lanr a Hrnlay A fair trada baa baaa don in medium and useful coppar trada durln tha paat wek. W. H. A -H. La May A fair amount of buatas for tha lower priced coppar bopa la now paatn. Tha prices now rullnc for t are mrtatnly trmptlnr to thoaa who bava pot coy rvd their rvqutrementa. Choice boj ara scarce and oommand full ratea. wiieAT M.ucKtrr activitt subsides Valna CaaMlltlaaM Ara Improeed Today. Lower frier HI He Qaotrd. The activity that kipt prices up In tha wh-at market ta Orat part of tha wV: was lacktnic yatvrdar. The old prlcr wra maintatnrd on the llttl hnalnraa that w&s tranactd. but no praalns; dusira to buy waa ihowo by the lo.nl trle and aim liar alTlct-a rme from the Found. I" n 1 ea there ta an Improtfin-nl In tha forrlsn and Kaatern markfti to-lar. lower prices WU1 probably be quoted locally. oma Fet'-rn buetnesa is still ondr way In the barley market. Klrm-r reports came f-mn tjp Eaat y--t'-rilny. Fd barler wna qaotaT her at -"J f- and brewtnr at 23 which la half a tltior btrr than th for mer quotation. The oats market was quiet and vn'bns1. Tha bay markt has a weaker undertone. Farmers are orTerlnr more frly and In soma quarters are for-in a" auppllca on tha xnarket. Iral reipfa. In rare, were reported y tha Merchants Kxchar- as follows: Barley Flour Oats Hay rn1ae 1 & 4 1 1 r.lr 7H I .1 5 t Wr.in-eday .... 7 3 17 Thursday 1"-' H 2 10 Tear e:o ' I rMMw to date.rtrt 0?. 1RM Icar ao ft -7 14til Arri.r MAKKr.r at sew vork. Itapcvrcnt Una to Ba-ttrr Irnand for Holiday a. Appl markat condition, and proaprcta .t Naw York ara rrport-cl br tha Fruit Dian'a OuMa of Ive-mbcr 3 aa follow,: Tk!ne th. altuatlon aa a whola tha trark.t la In pr.tcr fair aha and a gntut d-al of Improvam-nt la promland for tha a. at two anil. Tha Improrrmant alrcaily rot..t ia unuaual In Tlrw of tha vary fr upplT of nunifa on tba market and tha fact that thy ara ch.ar. Tha chi-f waak na Itkaly to bi. a f.icior later on la In hot appa. Tha axporf trntta ta aald to ba fair ud prlraa In tha forvlicn mark.ta mra wall up to tha asiulviant of price her. A food deal of btiina In tha atata market la re ported dona for Canadian account. Th ppla drier and c.nnera hava alao been a factor la tha actuation at up-atata polnta. Wi look for a continued Improvement her. ,hou!d raca.pta keep up to th limit of thoaa anw rullnc here. Tha GuUr quota box Spitsenbarra at 11.73 to $2.60. Nawtowno unchanaTad from th work before, flildwlna at f 1 to ll.7. Taar matna at It. 25 t tl SO and Jonathan at 1.p0 to I1.T&. raLASBeBKIXS CO TO 113 A BARRLL. Larai Supcrfy May Nat Ba Kufflarleat far Ua hrl4maa Trad. Cranbania war quoted aa hlrh aa 112 a barrel on Front arreat yeatarday. Tha aupply la ama'l and la not likely to b r. I'leniihrd before hrlatmaa Th rcarket ! aa at rone now aa It waa wrak Jut befor Ttianksatvtnc- At that time tha Joobere .ail what lh thr-Cfht waa an ovaraupply ar.l tha Port;anil market waa tha cheai.at In tic T'ntted Sttea. Hcaua of tha un at:.rctorr condition, at that time th Aia.-ra did not onler for tha Chrtatma, rot..!,ia. and now moat of thera ara ahoru T:-.a ,'ransa market la firm In reeponae a 10-ce:it auwnce In tha South. Tha N irrhern Callforna i:prlr la about -h .U!.t-d an.i .iiti.ern t'altfomla Bite:! will It ( t. r.a,!T t t r.arket for a,mt tuna yet. A sh.rmrrt of J.ir.ri.' orance arrived fr-.r-.i Seattle on con Icnment. S care of ban.tn.is ware received yea tarvlay. aoma of them Kreaa. POI LTRI IS IX I ESS DEMAND. Drr-nrd Pock ba eket eat ura at tha) niat-tree4 Market. Tha demand for poultry a. owed down yra terrir. but tha o;d price wer repaate-l. ft-ceipTs acre moderate. EaS war Xlrxn arid ur.charae-t trr..ed hi-sa wera tha weakest feature of tva co-.iiitrv pril..ica liat. Untrhars war n it inclined to pay ovrr lo cants for th beet l:eht we'arhta Veal wa flrm. A t"i movement In chrea waa repcirted be Vront-atreet dealere. tut soma of tha other Jobber railed tha market slow and easy There w. re no new development In tha but:er market. Jtamk CarartiiK. Bank elaartnira of th Northwtra cltjea yeatarday war aa follows: t'iaarlnr. BaTanrea. Portland I1.7'3.v , v.l.s f-ett! I.-. 1 Ta .-.7,iivl T.veoma fl'l.iaW 111. Ill Spokane .l:v 6U.7JO rOBTlAD MA&&XT. Crala. nan. rcd. Etc. WHEAT Track prrsea: Blaaatam, 14c; erab. e: red Rusalaa. sOc; allay. o: ftorty-fMd. M-. BAKLKT Faad, 122.00 par ton; brewln. pr ton. u i uutrvrrn Bran, $H 9 5 Pr ton; miacliinr. Iu31: shorts, e4.i6-6; rold barUr. !2-4-' : 2o 0 FI.OCR F-tnta. 5-15 Pr ..brT?: straibts. $1 lOyiiO; exports. $!; ley. Ii.10; (raham. .; wboia wheat, quarters jj. HAT Tmk prte: Tlraotlir. TTIIUinrtu Vll. p.r ton; Fuimi Or.lon. mlfnlfn. M: rltt hay. U.0 !!; c.. -r. 11 14. CORX Wbot. crmi-lcM. II" p ton. OATS No. 1 while J7.oiail 50 POU1.TRT Him, 15 9 le: f J,rlnJ.!?l: .:ir. 0c; driMrd. ii23e; Kjuu, $2 vr E.oS Onna raach. cnijla. 4So: EwniL pri;t t!o ( on; Eut.rn ptr pound: youn Am.rlcm, lltflSSfrc PITTKR "lty rrmry parV. STe pr pound: bottr lat. 3..s.o par puiuiu. Ea.trn. lfr4 pT poona. VEAL Fn.-T. M to 12& pousda, ltHO II 0 par pound. Cartas VtaDlnc RfpMt WASHINGTON. . Tha rofton Kin 1 o'clock th morninv. atiowa lo DalN, couniina ruunu uai m. nan miti a t. x V. n l-iiil tA 1 1. m h-r 1, compared with &.S7d,t!l bala for luu9: halo. In lu. and li.lU3.lMI balm for IkuT. Tha prrr.ntaca of tha thrra last crop cinOKl to lacainbvr 1 waa HM.l for IIK; 4.l for r.XH, and TS. for lPuT. i. i k , n . . .1.1. ... .n tm tt comparad with 114. ail for 2"1.4: for l'Hto. ana 14AJU I'r kv. r-a laianu n toa clr.n.d for loin waa to.b.14 bal.a. com PA rod Wh T7..'ll for l'JUV. ba..St) Ir lVUa, and tor 11WT. w Yark Cotton Mark. NEW TOKK. Iac. a. otun f-'pot clod Qu!t. 70 polnta dvcllna: mld-uplanda, 14.BOC mld-vuif. IVuc: aaJca, 7tuO balea. t ottoa fnturaw cloaavd aaav. at tv Bat daciin. oX 8 to SI polnta. Dacernbar, 14.4r,o; January. 14-0c: I'tbruarv. 14.0'r; Tuarch. 14.72c; Arm. 14T3o: 5Jr. 14 '"la; Jl'una. 14 fco; July. 14.-'c; Aafnat. 14-Wo; Octobar. DECLINE IS STEADY LAST PRICES ARE LOWEST IX CniCAGO WHEAT PIT. Farorsble ArXTntln Crop AilTlces th PrlnciptU Bearish I-"actor. Forelca Marka. Wfk. CHIOAOO. Dee. . Lateet sales of whtat broucht tha least money of ajiy. Arsntln wwather and crop advice became ao aood that car,oa from Kuano, Ay re war or, fared fraaly at raducad IlsTur. rTvary Eu ropaaa market arct lower quotation, save Pari, sbtrt th chanc wa upward. Buf falo reported T.nX.0no bushels afloat th This amount la marina stora. I naarly doubl that of th corraspoadlnc period a year sco. From start to finish th markat felt also th effect of so 11 In, du. to th un praoadentad xtnsloo of th area sown to Winter wheat Th May option ran c ed from Hilt to Ml'Mkr. cloalns S0 down at P4V aStJwc Cora dropped tsreaus rcmalr omenta from Iowa were tegdnntnaT to arrlv. Arcentln hlpmantx. assumed s'ltantlo proportion, alay fluctuated between 47 Ho and 47 He, with th closed U O Ho nt lowar at 4, fa 0 4Ttc. Cash com waa waak. No. 2 yellow finished at S04fit0c. Tha oata market a aa relatively firm aa com oared with other rraln. May varied from 4c to MH6S4HO and closed Me ot at 34 So. v Raallxlnr sales caused a backset tn th provlaion pit- At tha and of tha day. pork held 6c to lOo of th uplift, lard th am aa laat nlsht and rll, dearer by Htc Tha leading future, rancacl aa follow. WHEAT. Open. Hlxh. Deo. .l"t '-' liar .S Loe I .tl H 4S4 .4 7 .41 Close. .6 J .lis .45. .47S .4Sw -I1H 1 .14 II IS 17.10 1.171 1.77 V, 5 July : CORN. D 43H .45H May 41 .4.. Ju.y 4 . OA Tit. Pee SIS -Jit May Z . " Juiy 4i. 4w 1 .:.t .14 ME9S PORK. Jan 1 ? H SU U fa May l..:. LABI). I7.17i Jan . tu May t.7 5 1.70 ' FHOBT RIBS. Jan . 71k Hay .S0 40 so 1.17 Vi (ash quotation, were aa loiiuwa: Klour oteady. Kvt -No. t. lie. lisr.ey Feed or mixing. 0ff71o; fair to oho.ca rualunr. IS99c. Klaxaeed 1 Southwestern, !:.!!"; No. .Norlhweatem. I.'.M1. Timothy seed (10.00. l raa piii It Far barrel. l.O0 f U.!J. 1-ard i'er 100 pounda. '!.... tihort rlba Sldea looae. I.S01 ahort clear sides (boxed). IS.I7 b lo.uO. Oraln alatlatica: Total clearances of wheat and flour wera equal to lsl.000 bushala Primary receipts mra 47.,o, bushels, compared with :3:.ooo bushel the oorrespondinit day a year ea-o, Katlinatad receipt for tomorrow: Wheat. 11 cars; com. 147 cars; oata. 14 car; ho-s, 14 ,09 bead. Receipt,. Shlpmenta, Flour. barrel il.2 13.700 tVheat hunliela H.OoO 4".0"0 Corn, bushel. J10.0O0 l.no Oata. bushela i:vM 1 I"0 Rve bushele 7.000 1.000 Baricy. bushel 133.J00 14.. 00 Europe! Oram Market. IXNDON. lec. 8 Car,oe quiet but steady. Walla Walla for shipment at A6 VX K.niUah country markala, quiet; Franca country markat. quiet. UVErnPOOt.. Pec. S. Wheat Perember. a. PHd; March. a HHd. May, is. Weather cloudy. Orala at Baa Krwoclec. SAN rBANClSlXI, Dec. . Wheat Bteaay. parley Firm. b.Kt quotations: Wheat hlppln. 11.50 14 per oentaL Bariey KaeJ. 11. 07 St 1 li par centnl; nrewlni:. ILlOtfl.ls per cental. Oats lied. 1.U7 'j U 1 oV per OentiU; white $l.;iAt1.4iS: bla. k. 1.37 s 4 1.4SS. till board saitis: Wheat No tradine. Parley d'ecember. H-Ovi per cental) May, U1J par ccniaL Cirala Market, of tba NorthweaH- TAO'MA. Wash.. Dec 8. Wheat Mlll Ir.c' li'.ueateiu, r.;ic: club. 61o; red Huasiun, 7cV. Export: IUueatem. S4c; fortyfolu. bde; club. S-c: red l;-.aslan. trie Here ipta Wheat. 40 car,; oata, S can; hay. A car. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. S MHIInc L'iuo- stem. r-c- ortto!d. 'c: club, 'tfu; fife. 7ic; red Russian. 77c. alxporl wheat: Blue tevn. 7)c: lortyfold. 77c; club. 7 lie: xif. 76c; red Ruaslan. 74c YeaterdaV car receipts W heat, la cars; oats, a care; barley. 2 cars; hay, 2 cars; corn. 1 tar. hlcoao Dairy I-rodtr. CHICAGO. lc. Butter (Steady; ctvamcrlce. f dalrlta, -1 JSt , Steady, receipt. 3o:io caae,: at raaia. cases Incluiled. lDSuwC. first, ilc prime firsts. jc. Cheeae Steady: dalalca HVSlUc; twin. Iiil4'c: Vount America. 14S014ao; lens Uoraa, 14 S J loc London rMievpakln rj.la. LONDON. Dec 8. A Bale oC aheepskln, waa held here today. Tna attendance waa ,ood and the 7KK bale offered wer In flr demand. Price were practloally unchanrad, merino bain, is buyer' favor, wail era, brad brought th sellers' prlo. Wool at St, Loula. ST. LOT' 1 3, Dec 8. Wool steady. Me dium grades combing and clothing. 222io: IlKhl fine, sn-yjao: heavy fine, is 17c; tub w ahd. 20 u-iji I ...tec. Magar M Ceo a Blgaer. NEW TORK. Dec. . All grade, of re fined auaar war advaaoad 10 aaata a hurr drad Bouad, today. Mlntieapoll he Market. MINNEAPOLIS, pec a. December wbeat, 11.11V: May. 104i: July. I1.U3S. Cash: No. 1 bard. .1.04; No. 1 Northern. II V" t S l.Oaw : No- - Northern. 9Jll.ui. No. S wheat. HSWcsj 1."X T OF STEEL Lifts Stock Sharply After Fall to 70. STARTS SHORTS COVERING Entire Lift Is Carried Upward and Last Prices Are the Best or the Da T mil Share Firm on Dividend Rumors. NEW TORK. Dec. 8. Trading during the greater part of th session waa dull and dis tinctly Irregular. Th professional cllqu waa ratner tnor inclined to buy thaa to all. but in th early hour, advanoea war met with salea United State Steal fell ta TO, th lowest ptic on th present movement, but was ao well supported at that level that It re bounded almost Immediately and resulted In an all-around covering movement, which waa maluta, Bed to tli cloae, when th best price of th day, with ora very material net salr.B, were registered. The Hill stocks were quietly firm and unofficial advice from bL Paul stated with aom authority that th regular dividends of Great Northern preferred and Northern Paclflo would surely ba declared next month, in aplt of th decreasing groa amine shown bv both Una. Trading her for London account was very light, probably aggregating lea than S0OO share. Th moat striking features In the weekly exnintt or the Bank of Franc aro th enor mous decreaaa of I-17.&06.000 In bills dls counted and a decrease of more than 10. 0OO.009 in circulation. The banks' ad- vancea increased over $4,000,000, whtt th goto, loas waa nominal. Th bond market was generally firm. Total sales, par value. 12,110.000. Govern ment bonds wer unchanged on oalL CLOSINO 8TOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing bale. High. Low. Bid. AIM Chal pf AmaJ Copper 27 24. KO0 2.4O0 .000 ll 4:ia S;s 'ii" "ii's 71S lorn. 40 s 113', 138 S 113 k So 311 kbti lis" 1044 ll'l . 30 S 031, 4.1'. Am Agricult .. Am Beet Hugar. Am Can Am Car A Fdy. Am Cotton OH. Am Hd Lt pf. Am Ic ttecurl.. Am Llnaeed . .. Is it 9 40S 67, S7 11 4 '.I (ill 1.600 20 17 800 17 H 11 ' 3.1 ' Ara Locomotive. 40 Am Smel Kef 27. U"0 do preferred.. 2, loo 3d 7:iw 104 40 114' 140 PtVs 31 40 1U0 73 Am tteel fly.. Am hugar Hef. Am Tel A Tel.. Ara' Tobacco pf Am Woolon . . . Anaconda M Co Atchison do preferred.. Atl Coast Line. Bait A Ohio .. Ilethlehem h'eel Brook K Tiao.. Canadian P: c .. Central Leather do Dref-rrod.. 1"0 41 117 7Hi p. HI 2oo tHHI 7 .0 2.1110 ' i'.if'o tloO 6,700 140 l4 80 a: 9M tut 114 10.1 110 IOSH "74 W 111 J1 SI 2S 74 1B2 80 JIM 27.1 Central of N J Chea A Ohio . . . 8.400 sot, "33" laiS 64 31 S8V, 18J"k 2S 1 w 27 43 8:1 1.-.1N 121 63 'aii ht 10US "iiti 40 m 17S 80 'w n.- 103 i 142 2.-,4i 12'w 20 i a 4.-.H 1"KS 01 lt 80 Chicago A Alton Chi Gt Weat . . do preferred. . Chicago N W C. M 4 St P . . C. C, C at St la Col Fuel Iron Col 4V Southern. Consol ois .... Corn Product.. Del x Hudson.. D A R Grand. do preferred . Distillers' becur Erie do 1st pf .... da 21 pf .... 7en Electrlo . . tit North pf . .. tit North Or. . llllnola Central.. lnt.irbor Met . . do preferred.. Inter Harvester. Inter Murine pf Int Paper lut Putup ..... Iowa Central .. K C Southern.. do preferred. . l.arlede G.ia ... Loula 4V Nosh.. Minn A St L . . M. S P A B B M Mo. Kan at Tex do preferred. . Mo Pacific .... Nat Biscuit .... Nut Lead Met N Ry 2 pf N Y Central . . . N Y, Ont Wm Norfolk & Wes North Am .... Northern Pao .. I'acinc Mall ... Pennsylvania . People's Gas . . . P. C C at St L. Ptttaburg Coal. . Pressed S Car. . 84 BOO 'ii0 B..VI0 1O0 1.4'0 ZOO X2'K) f.oo 400 200 fcoo 800 1.3O0 1.3'iU 4O0 ,-"0 9.tHH) 1.6O0 ' l'.nro 4."0 b"0 "'i"6 1.1 '10 iioO 400 jp0 0 f.o0 3o0 1. r.o'i 700 JO0 2. fN'0 1110 LI" 10 31 143 ii I1914 4 30 .18 181 144 102 27 J, fls'i sit 20 A, 48 82 1.10 H 120 V 64 'io's nss loc, 12 40 17 3o, 4Tt 103 141 23 H 127 noH 2 44H 10!. S 31 (A 21 43 4 143 121 n 80 30 1J-' IS 111 2H 81 20 4.1 83 1.11 121 o4 132 20 04 liil 15 12 40 17 30 4 103 141 24 127 80 81 4.1-4 107 01 3.1 111 40 P 1 113 30 12.S 104 f7 17 2 I. m , 30 144 .10 03 20 IIO 89 22 67 4 112 24 0H 84 2.1 20 62 ls I2 87 32 72 II. 1 4.1 60 1.1 83 44 6.1 60 4 100 1111 100 SO0 20 Coo 4oo 7.1O0 2iO 1"0 r.oo 800 UAH 82 113 31 12SU 104 H pr. 17 201 'ii" lis .-..it, 13 til 1124 30 127 104 !.- 17 20 "si" 142 30 112 2X r.o 3S 22 .ni 4S 11 1 24 r.s 83 24 21 r.2 ll'.rt 11 R lir. 44 et in 32 44 3 00 Pull Pal Car By Steel tjprtng 1X) Reading 144.RKO Republic Steel.. te'O do preferred.. 8i Rock Island Co 6.0OO do Dreferred. . loo 29 (,0 St L A S F 2 pf St L Southwest do preferred.. 2oo loi) 3S 22 r.t 40 11s 24 Mi 84 23 's 211, .'.3 1SSU,. ,Mt S3 724 113 Ml 43 3 ols 1.1 83 ,, 41 (t.1 70 loo 700 ll.cVMI 1.40 sioa shrrieia .. Southern 1'nc .. Southern Hy ... do preferred.. Tenn Copper . .. T-xaa A Pac. Tol. St L A We 40J HI loo do nreferred-. 70O Union Pacific ..lOl.SoO do prererrea. . a.i,'-i V 8 Realty ... 1" U S Uuhber ... 3oO U S Steel 28.'-'oo do prererrea.. !" ftnh Copper ... e.too Va-Cnro Cham. 2'H) Wubosh 800 1.3O0 loo 8O0 S'M do oreferrea. . Western Md ... Westing Flee . . Western Union., Wheel A L E . . Lehigh Valley. 15.9O0 177 174 170 Total sale for th day. 725.000 abarea. BONDS. NEW TORK, Dec . Closing quotations: V. 8. ref 2 re g. 10O V n SI- SO VI. No. Pacific Ss... 70 No. Pacific 4s... np I nlon Paclflo 4al00 Wla Central 4s. 2. ao coupon ...iv" TJ. S. 3s reg...l"- do coupon ...10 U. S. new 4s reg.11.1 do coupon ...ii.vi Japanoa 4a .... 92 D. 44 R- ti. 4S. . . 94 Iooey, Eiduoia. Rte. NEW TOKK. Dc 8. Money on call firm. Sta'S per cent: ruling rate. 8; cloalng bid. 3; offered at 3. Time loana. dull; 60 and 90 daa. 4(T4 per cent; six months, 44. I'r.ma nwirai"," . , .1 w -s per ceuw sterilnr exchange barely st.ady. with la. tn.i hiiMinuaa In banker bills at 84.8wfti , ,;,, lor to-day bills, and at H.&Sbi for '''cl.'miicrclal bills. 14-81 6 4.81 Bar sllvr 04 c Mexican dollars 46c. Bonds Gov,rnmnt t,d, railroad firm. LONDON, Dec C. Bar silver Steady, arid per ounce. Money 2v3 per cent. The rat of discount In th. opn market for short bills Is 3 per cent; for tare months bills, 3 per cct. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 8. Sterling on London. 60 days, 14 82; do sight, 14.63. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. 02. CHICAGO, Dec 8. Exchange aa New York. par. Condition of tha Treasury. WASHINGTON. Dec 8. At th beginning of business today tha condition of . th United State, Treasury was: , Working balance In Treasury offlo, $33. 880.29. In bank and Philippine treas ury. 3S.S12.18a. Th tctal balanc la th general fund was fSo.lSa.804. Ordinary receipt, yesterday wer $3,564, 651. with disbursement of $L273.0u0. Th deficit to date this fiscal year Is $9,483,929. as againat $25.&tf0.099 at this tlm laat yar. The figures exclud Panama Canal and public debt transaction. Btocka a Bcejtaa. BOSTON. Dec 1- Closing quotaUoasr Allouex 87!Mohawk 44 Amalg. Coppar.. 3Nvada Con. ... 18 A. Z. L A Sm.. 2i.NIplaalng Ml nee.. 10 Artxona Com. ..14 North Butt..... 24 Atlantic ...... S North Lake 6 Butt Coalition. 17 B Old Dominion. ..8B t'aL A Arlxona. 45 ,fjcol, ,120 Cal. A Hecla...&25 I Parrot t (8. A C) 12 Centennial 15 Qulney 74 Coo. Ran. C Co. 66;shannon 11 ll!Pupr1or 41 9 Sup A Bos Slln.. 6 6 Sup A Pitts cop. 13 87! Tamarack 00 6 U. 8. B. R. A M. 31 16 I do preferred .. 4.1 jCtah con. 12 82'T'tah Copper Co. 43 7Wlnona ......... s 19TWolvexln ......113 Metal Market. NEW TORK, Dec. 8. Standard copper dull. Spot. December, January. February and March, 12.80 v 12.45c. London firm. Spot. .17 2 6d: futures. .17 17s Ud. Local dealers report a quiet market, and while It Is said thst small lots aro being offered at conces sions, laks copper Is still quoted at 13 9 13.20c. electrolytlo at 12.87 it 13c and cast ing at 12.30 j, 12.75c. Tin strong. Spot. !T.4ri'J3S.75c; Decraber. 8S.S3S.18 7.1c; January, February and March, 3S.20 98S.6Oc. London easy. Spot. il74 17s 6d. Futures. 174 0a Lead quiet at 4.4004.63c New Tork snd 4 80(i 4.37 c Last St- Loula. London, 13 Sa 9cL Spelter dull at 6.S0473.90C New York and 8.705.800 ast St. Loula. London. 34 2s 6d. Iron Cleveland warrants, 4 10 d In London. Locally iron wa nominal. No. 1 foundry. Northern, No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $13.7.1 16.25; No. 2 foundry Northern. $10.00 WIS. Quotations ar beard In th trade ranging both under and abov these prices. Coffee and ring ax. NEW TORX, Dec 8. Coffe futures closed steady at a net decline of 8 317 points. Sales, 122.750 bag. Closing bids: December. lllOo; January, 11.00c; February, 11.03c,; March. 10.98c: April. 10.93a: May. lO.SSc: June, IO.8O0: July, 10 72c; August. 10.07c; 8eptembr, 10.64c; Octobar and November, 10. 60 c. Spot coffee quiet. No. 7 Rio, lSo; No. 4 canto. Jo'tc. nomlnaL Mild con, quiax Cordova. 13910c nomlnaff Haw sugar lirm. Muscovado. .89 test, 8.53c: centrifugal, .96 test, 8.06c; molasses, .e9 teat. 8.30c. Heflned sugar steady, urusnea, O.&oc; powdered, 4.90c; granulated, 4.80c. Dried Fruit at New Vork. . NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Evaporated apples continue strong, with an upward tendency. On the spot fancy Is quoted at 13014c, choice at lie, prime at 010o and com mon to fair nominal. Prunes firm, but less actlv at tha ad vance, quotutlon ranging from 6 to 10 o for California up to 30-40 and 8 o-lOo for Oregon from 60s to Sos. Peaches firmer on the small supplies and the strength on the Coast. Choice, 7 7c; extra choice. 8 ft 8 c ; fancy. 89c CUTTLE K WITH BETTER RECEIPTS, TRADE AT YARDS IS ACTIVE. Prices Are Steady on AH Classes of LlTCStock Hoes at Eight Dollars. Followlnr several days of Ught receipts, yesterdays grod run of stock at th yards naturally producsd a very active market. As shown by th list ot sales, the tone ot prices was quite steady. Th larger part of the dealing was la tha cattle Una. Steer allowed a range In value of $4 to IO.60, the latter price being realised on a bunch of 15 head averaging looil pounds. A number of lots moved at $0.40 and $5.50; cows sold from $8 to 14.75 and calves at gr to Si. Tha hog market holds at IS for th beat. A few heavyweights brought $7. No aheea wan aold yesterday, but a load of goats wer moved at the customary prlc aX lli.so. Receipts yesterday were 403 cattle, 110 calves. 813 sheep, 123 hogs and 70 goats. Shippers of the stock were William Shep srd. who drove tn 616 sheep; John Wells, of Mlllersburg. 1 car of hogs and goats; Levi A Son. of HUlsboro, 1 car of bogs; John Kelly, of Weinr, 1 car of cattle; Nes- bltt Brothers, of Payett. 1 car of calves; J. Martin, of Weiser. 1 car of cattle and calves; Austin Simmons, of Market Lake, Idaho, 2 cars of cattle and calves: 1 F. Taylor, of Leslie. Idaho, 1 car of hogs; F. H. Lvnch. of Welser. 2 cars of cattle: IX J. Brown, of Baker City, 1 car of cattle; Jack Van Ormer. of Baker City. 2 cars of oattle: 11. R, Peacock, of Bakor City. 2 cars ot cattle;. T. H. Hewlett, of Baker City, 1 car of cattle; L V. St. Clair, of American Falls. 1 car of cattle and calves; George Kraus. of Ontario. 1 car of cattle, and s. ii. Barker, of Condon, 1 car of cattle and calves. Th day's sales were a, follows: Wt Price. 10 coa-s 930 $3.00 22 steers Oil Otf steers 11111 13 steers 1172 4.00 5.50 6.50 5.00 26 steers 4 1071 .., 1071 12:15 207 4-6 ti.", 139 2H2 1115 7 steers 2 steer, 73 hogs 3 hoes 79 goats 86 hogs 10 hog 26 steers 2 steer 8 steer 2 ateers 15 steer, 11 steers 1 steer 24 steer, 1.1 steers ............ 7 steers .. 1 steer 8 ateers 6 steers. ........... . 2 cows 9 cows 10 cows ....... ..... 13 cows 2 cow , 1 cow 5 cow, 8 cow IS cows .'. 6 cows ............ A calves 13 calves ... 8 calves 1 stag 1 bull 1 bull 1 'bull 1 bull 8 bulls 1 bull Prices currant on thi stock at th Portland wt. a follow: prime sters Hood to cholc steers . 6.50 0 .10 8.00 7.00 2.00 7.80 7.S.1 6.23 4.00 0 33 6.O0 6. GO 4.00 4.00 4.75 5.40 4.75 0.00 4.00 4.75 4.75 4.35 927 1100 1006 1070 sso .....1024 1226 11.12 11 r.o 916 0113 ns3 1000 3.01 4.00 4. .10 4.2.1 3 7S 4.25 3.75 7.00 6.00 5.00 3.7.1 3.75 3.50 8 75 3.50 loso 12m Utiti 11142 S03 220 18 303 iaoo 1330 1350 182i 1.170 1337 1000 3.2.1 3.35 varloua classes of Union Stockyards Fair to good steers 4.7.1 W 5.23 Common steers 4.009 4.50 Choice to prim cows 4.7.1''? O.OO Good to choice beef cows........ 4.2.1 y 4.73 Fair to good beef cows.......... 8.75 4.2.1 Common to fair beef cows. ...... 2.00& 3.00 Good to choice heifers.......... 4.75 5.00 Fsir to good heifers 4.5oS 4.7.1 Common to fair heifers 4.0Oo 4.23 Choice to good fat bulls .. 4.U0 i 4.25 Fair to good fat bulls 8.30t 4.00 Common bulls 2.50gi 3.3.1 Good choice light calves.. 7.00?r 7.50 Fair to aood Hunt calves 6.50a 7.00 Good to choice heavy calves..... 5.23 9 6.00 Fair to good heavy calve. ...... 4.7.10a 5.23 Common calve 3.754s 4.75 Good to choice stag. ....... .... 4.0O& 5.00 Fair to good stags 4.00' 4.50 Choice bogs 7.70 9 8.00 Good to choice hogs 7.30? 7.75 Yearllna wethers, grain-fed 4.70 v 6.00 Old wethers, grain-fed 4.20V 4.50 Cholcs ewes, grain-lea 3.75 a 4.0U Good to cholc wes. grain fed.. 3.2.1 ii 3-75 Feeder 2.23 Q 8.00 Choice tamos, grain-tea a.i'tf o.uu Good to choice, grain-fed 5.0O3 6.73 Poor lambs 4.95 9 6.00 Hay-fed ,nen and Iamb, 50c lower man grain-fed. Eastern Cattle Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 8. Cattle Receipt esti mated at 6000: market weak to shade off. Beeves. 14.4012 7.20: Texas steers. 34.10 6.25; Western steers, $4.10$ 6.20; Blockers snd feeders. $3.253 .1.00; cows and heifers. $2,206 O.io; calves. i. 009.00. Hon Receipts estimated at 80.000: mar ket slow. 5c lower. Light, $7.1.1f 7.67 ; mixed. $7.15r7.00; heavy. $7.13& 7.03; rough. $7.137.30: good to choice heavy, $7.8or 7.55; pigs, $6,6547.45; bulk of sales, $7.40, 7.00. Sheep Receipts estimated at 20.0OO; mar ket slow at yesterday's close. Native, $2.20 f4.3o: Western, $4.0 6.2.; yearlings. $4.10 2 5.2.1: lambs, native. $4.20 18.30; Western. $4.50 H 6.25. ' Copper Prcatacer' Report, NEW YORK. Dec 8. The monthly re port of tha Copper Producers' Association showed' 130.3SU.009 pound, of oopper on hand December 1 as against 139.261.- 914 November L Production during No vember was 119.MT.400 pounds, ss against 126,469.254 pounds during October, a fall Ins off of 7.151,821 pounda Deliveries were 128, 226.808 pounds In November, com pared with 136.0O1.0S4 pounda during Octo ber, a decreos of 7,744.776 pounda Of th deliveries. 60. Sol. 992 pounds were for domes tic and 67,424.816 pounda for foreign con sumption. Blurop In ITax Seed. V L 1 , . , o.- a euuueu iiguu u , .cu ing order broke the flax market Just after noon today. December flax going down even points to $2.47, and the May option going down 6 point, to $2.01. There wss no apparent causa for the break except aa unexpected amount ox oxxennga. Pi. Butt Cp. st. rranktln Giroux Con. ... Oraiiby con. . . . Green. Cananea. I. Royale (Cop. Kerr Lake Lake Copper. . . . La Salle Copper Miami Copper. . . HOLIDAY ORDERS Active Demand for Apples for Quick Delivery. PRICES HOLD STEADY Northwestern Fruit Exchange Sells the First Car of Boxed Apples to Go to Richmond, Va. Other Sales. The dally market bulletin of the North western Fruit Exchange follows: Th market opened dull this morning, but since noon has become quit active, the de mand consisting chiefly in orders for tran sit cars which are available for quick de livery in time for the holiday trade. PJ"-" are steady and we ar pushing sales aa hard as possible, with the object In view of sell ing as many cars as we can whll this 'de mand lasts, so as to avoid tha period 01 dullness which will overtake the market as soon as the Christmas demnnd has been sup plied. It will be remembered that tne wholesalers must get In their stocks ana dispose of them between the 10th and 20th of December, so that the retailers can get the fruit Into the hands of the oonsuming public before Christina. After the loth 01 December we look for a dull market for the balance of the month, for the trad win D busy in distributing their stocks, and win not ba buying toany ax tent until after tne holiday buslnessOws out of th way and accumulated atocka cleaned up. We are much pleased to report ws nave today sold the first car of boxed apples to go to the City of Richmond. Va. This sale is the result of persistent effort on our part and we have thus added one more market to the important list of brand new markets for Northwestern apples developed hyus this year. This sal Is as follows: DLW 6710. Xrom cashmere, vvasn., u. ia u'l"'" varieties, ail cholc grade, assorted sixes, contalnlnr 101 boxes of 6-tler. a difficult size to dispose ot. at a straight prlc of per box f. o. b. Cashmsre. Wash. $1 we nave sjso sola: G.N 02143, from Meyers Falls, Wash., Dec 1. mostly choice grade, mixed varieties. heavy to Ben Davi and Baldwins, at straight average price of 8O0 per box f. D. Meyers raiii, to a ouyw in i". Psfcl ltvoo, from uuiur, vjr. , aou, iva '' mixed grades. 17 known and one unknown ..... .t . .. , , .I... Iflrr, T Ben Davis, Greenings, Pippins and other, cheap varieties, at a slralBht price of $l.lt per box f. o. b. Dufur. to a firm In Texas. PFE 83S9. 672 boxes Kane Sptlzenburgs from The Dalles. Or., Deo. 1. 40 fancy at $1.2.1. 202 choice at $1 per box f. o. b. Th Dalles, Or., t a buyer In Texa. GN 01840. 616 boxes from Cashmer. Dec 1. containing amereni vsiiouva. lows' Kxtra fancy Delaware Reds. ll jJ extra fancy Ben Davis. 11.05; fancy, $1 .... . (I ! . . e.nev Kits extra lancy msi"'. - ' ' ' . : . " sourl Pippins. 11.80; fancy. $L15: extra fancy n. 1. tireening, at; ""' i-"u ' ' , ' V- ... extra fancy Spltxenbergs. $1.6; Yellow New town Pippins, 11.06; Black Bens. fl-2j; Wlnesaps. $1.60; Ganos. extra fancy, Jl-J-?- fancy, $1.25; extra fancy Baldwins. $1.15, Kane Spitzenburgs. extra fancy. 11.30: fancy, 1. ..e. - - 1 ik. r 4a nr-xr 1& fLrfTl- era. S1.30; fancy. $X.lo; extra fancy Rom. 1.-H; IBIICy. x.-hF. TCaViia, - - - mans. $1.40: fancy. $1.20; sold to buyer In Minnesota. . , PFE 145. from Phtlomath. Or.. Nov. 80, mixed varieties and grade as follows: Fancy Newtowns. $1.60; fancy Spitxenburgs, $1.00: fancy Jonathans. 1.40; fancy 1 an derpool. $1.30; choice Bpltxenbergs, $L15; Jonathans. $1.15: fancy Ben Davis, $1.0o; choice vanaerpooi, ,1, cooo-e , T. '' all f. o. b. Philomath, to a buyer In Texas. CrJIJ 3ito9. irom reeii..vi, 630 boxes, 15 different .varieties, mixed grades and sizes as follows: Rome Beauty, extra fancy. $1.50; fancy. $1.80: choice. $1; inaca Twigs, extra fancy. $1.50; fancy, 1.3o; choice. $1; Arkansas Blacks, extra fancy, $1.60; fancy. $1.60; Oenitons. extra fancy, $1.40 fancy. 11.2.1; White Pearrnalns, JJ.50; r. ' . ei r.ft' fannv. si. on rienators, extra 1'" -' v . - MiFaourl Pippins, extra fancy. el JO. l-ewauaeo, :; r. $1.25; Willow Twigs, extra fancy, 1.0, fancy. $1.25; Blue Pearmaln. extra fancy $1.4"; P.amlxn $1.35; fancy Bambo. U.2o Northern Spy. $1.25: Black Bens, 1.8? tstaymane, extra. i,1J'L '' ' V, ' A ' ehniee XI r all f. o. b. Peshastln. An extra line sale, the high prices are made Pcslhl by reason of Its sale to a wholesale grocery, house In Central Texas. BUY CALIFORNIA EGGS SEATTLE JOBBER PLACES OR DER IX SOLT.H. . Dealers Lookfor Small Supply of Fresh Christmas Turliejrs. Sweet Potatoes KigTier. . . - n . c.etol 1 A local liriAilbCi, net. o- 1..,. -- Jobber today purchased eggs In California for immediate shipment to Seattle. The California maraev vo 1 - lt la 3aid that If many Northern orders ara v i nut to advance. piaceu. pricee oc.w The loctl supply is increasing. vV eather condiuons tena 10 iiiui. The turkey market was a little stronger, narticularly as to fresh dressed stock. High Price, In the Middle West, lt Is expected, will prevent Importations of fresh stock. The five carloads of holdover turkeys now held in local storage are expected to move at low prices to hotels and restaurants, while there will be a rather limited supply of fresh stock for the family tradft Several hundred crates of California trraDe were offered, best stock being as high as $2. The supply of Imported Italian chMtnuU. which ha. been low all the week was replenished today. Japanese oranse, were in good demand. Sweet potatoes were quoted as nigh as 8 cents. ... - " bIlt . The grain : 1 1 n , " - - changed. Holders refused to weaken. FRODCCB AT BAST FRA.VOISOO. Quotations Current In th Bay City Mar krta. . -T7 a xircicn nen. 8. The following nroduce prices wttre current today: vegetables Cucumbers. $22-2o; garlic, lric green peas. effiSc; string beans, 79 12C; lOmUVOe iUl,WT-,, - .0 V W Putter Fancy creamery, 84 c weirs Store. 41c; fancy ranch. 420 Clieese Young America, 16lic Mtllstuffs Bran. $27 4t30; middling, $33 6Hay Wheat. I9&14: wheat and oata, $99 11.00"; alfalfa, $9U. prult Appl. choice, 65c; common, 40ej Mexican limes. $4..10y6; California lemons, choice. $4 00: common. 2; oranges, navel. $1 50S2.0O; pineapples, $2P2.60. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, $1,754? 1.85; sweets $2,6042.76; Oregon Burbanks, $LO0 4 l-OO-' Onions $1.10 1.20. Receipts Flour, 1732 Quarter sacks', wheat, 6S5 oentals; barley, S0S6 centals; oats, 2S55 centals; potatoes, 2067 sacks; hay. 110 tor.e. Bonds Investments TimberLands McGRATH & NEUHAUSEN CO. 701-2-3-4-5 Lewi, Bldg. Portland Oregon lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS PORTLAND. OREGON Capital Merchants National Bank- Portland, Oregon. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $350,000.00 Aocounta of Banks, Corporations, Pima and Indi viduals solicited. Every courtesy consistent with prudent and eon gervative banking extended to our depositors. Portland Trust Company BANK t 4ft Interest on 90-Day Call Certificate. CAPITAL fSOOrOOO, SURPLUS $60,000. H. L. Pittock, President. N. TJ. Carpenter, Vice-President, B. Lee Paget, Secretary. CORNER THIRD AJtll OAK STS. ACCOUNTS INVITED. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tha .Rocky Mountains . Bank Notice Security Savings and Trust Company Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Streets .Capital and Surplus $900,009 Invites Accounts of Merchants, Individuals and Savings Bitul ithic streets are easy to maintain TRAVELERS' CUIDE. O. R. & N. &tri Boots. gTEAMKK BAS8ALO j.Ta Portland daily except Saturday at g:00 p. M. Jtt&kei all way landlnca. AxrlT at Aatoria at 6:00 A. M. Leave Astoria, aally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Axrlvea Portland at 6 00 P. M. Makea direct con nvotioa with itamar jNahcotta for Mesler, Ilwaca. Lone Beach, and ail points on ine Ilwaoo Raiiroad. SAX FRANCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO. New service to Ix Anselea via Ban Fran Cisco every live days. From JUnsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M. B.S. Rom City, Dec 8, Beaver 13. Bear 18. From Ban Fraaclsco. Nortabound, 12 M. B.6. Beaver Dec. 7, Ber 18. Rose ClfcT XI. From San Pedro. Northbound. Rear Dec 10, Rom City 15. Bw t0. H. G. Smith, C. T. 141 Third St. J. W. Ransom. As;ent. Alns worth Dock, phones: Main 402. 2St; A 1408. San Francisco. Los Angeles ani San Diego Direct North Pscltte B B. Co-'i S. & Roaaok ud 8. D A-oer " whwisf aiterriately at P. M. Ticket lmoe ijU -r a. a a. Mar. RART1M 9- BLIGlaET PMMlfw A Xtioac saTlali. A 1114. $500,000 TRAVELERS' GUIDE. mm 10ND0N PARIS HAMBURG "PRES. GRANT , Deo. IT, 10 A. M. iPE"SVLVAIfIA .. Lao. 32. 11 A. SL tAMERlKA Jan. 6, 11 A. M. llPRJitlIEJ(T LESCOLN...Jan. 12, 8 A. M. tUnexcelled Ritz-Carlton a la Carte Restau rant, Gymnasium. Eiec Bates. Elevator, Palm Garden. Second Cabin only. Ham burir direct- GIBBALTAB, ALOIEBS, NAPLES, GENOA. By modern 17,000-ton stesmers. aqulpped wltn all modern safety appliances. Electrlo Baths, Gymnasium, Elevator, etc. 8. 8. CINCINNATI ..aTaa. 5, Vt noon B. 8. CLEVELAND -....Jan. 2 8. S. CINCINNATI lab. 14 Hamburg American Pleasure Cruises Globe-Girdling Vacation Voyages Two Grand Cruises of about 'three and one half months' duration each "Around the World." the first to leave New York November 1, 1911. and the aecond from Ban Francisco Feb. 17, 1912, by the large transatlantic steamship "Cleve land." Rates from $650 up, lncludlns all necessary ex- "Tta!" cruise to tb Weat Indies, th Orient, South America, Up the Nile, ete. Write for Itinerary of both cruises. A R O U N D The w o R L D hXmbubg-american LINH 160 Powell St.. San Francisco, Cal., or local R. K. acent la Portland, Or. COOS BAY LINE aaxamtn DDViCnriTCR aa. (la -nna f I TjA," r- n aa-A-.aL-s. . UAISU BBUB Alaska dock, portiano. o r. jjoo. am, 27jaa. 8, 10, 17. 2. 81. Feb. 7. 14, 21 28 and every luesaar uis " v l"D1 uuuug W 111 Id. f l xrifj, u v. - ' .a, until S P. Ma dally. Passenger fare flrat- a ISA. alas ST tllvlilAln- laIa CiJUM. fW iuuuu-v.--. w , 4 berth. Tickets on sals at Alajwortn Dock. shones Mala 1234c