THE MORNIG OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBEB 31, 1910, 2j
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TAKE ND CHANGES
Buyers Call for Only Live
Turkeys.
AFRAID OF STORAGE BIRDS
Pay as Murh for Cooped Fowls as
for Ircrd Stock Probabto
(oore or the Holiday
Market.
T.ie feature o; the holiday poultry market
m the strong demand for ltv turkeys. Or
4er from city and out-of-town buyera
ver o la r yeaterdajr tht thejr not only
? Waned up tho receipts early In the day.
but they a!o put price up to the dreased
turkoy level. L4r birds void nil the war
from S3 to 5" rents to people who would
not pay tho sams prlc for dreaaed stork.
The reason for this unusual demand for
live turkeys la the blW that preraila in
many qunxters that the town Is full of tor
C stork. It Is true tner mr more tor-
C turkes on hand now than at probably
say previous time, but tt would seem ss If
a poultry tradesman, or anyone elite, for
laat matter, should be able to dletlnicuieh
etorase fowl from a frreh-klUrd one.
Cxcept for tho oat -of -town baylnc. there
was nothing; doing In dressed turkrya. l-o-ral
retailers wtlt do their purchasina today
and tomorrow. Th sale on shipping ae
ro ant were mostly at 24 and 25 rents. A
few Jobbers refused these prices, believing
the market late In the week will be
rr. On the whole, fresh 'dressed turkeyi
ran be railed firm, but the market for stor
age stock is weak. A little buying tn the
latier lne was done by restaurants and ho
tels, ft was reported that two cars of
chlld fresh-killed Eastern stock will be
offered.
Dressed gee were tn food demand at
1 to IS cents and geese at 13 to 11
rents. Dressed ducks were wanted at i
rent a but were searce, I.Iva ducks were
held at 19 to 20 cents. The chicken market
was active and steady, live hens bringing
' IIS snd 13 cents and Springs 14 S rent a
HOLIDAY ORA1N M AKHFT IS I1 LL
Wheat Mmws a Ptewdy tsdertoae. with
.title Bay ! or telllag.
The wbc&t market was a very quiet affair
ycatrrday. neither buyers nor sailers show
las much disposition to Set together. The
undertone of toe market was steady and
former prices wrr quoted by dealers.
There was not much trade In barley, but
the mArket maintained Its previous tlrmnems.
Tht oats market as quiet and unchanged.
(ovl receipts. In care. Were reported by
the Mt returns K .chne as follows:
V h. at Barl. y Ktmr 0s Har
.ndae ... 1-15 at 4 IT
Tueslv TT - II tl
Year . 37 11 1- 2 1
sfoa to ate.-i; tun ."n I;4
Yrar ago ti.. 1"14 1J2 Ml
European crop conditions ere summarised
by the Liverpool Corn Trade News as fol
lower ntted Kiniilom According to an official
r sVrt the nuilotk for th new-sown wheat
Is Ij.r. t'nodtctal reports stato that the
condition of the ctiii Is very unfavor
abi .
Kriinro Th new-eown wheat, with the
ectption of that sedd on upland. Is very
unfavorable as s result of continued w-t
wthr. . Ther. aro hea7 purcOasea of
fflrrxn what being made to supply require
ment a.
O-r many The condition of tho new wheat
ptant is favorable, (iupplirs of native wheat
are larger. lo 1 and export demand con
tinu-s on a liberal scale.
t'lull The outUiok for tho wheat crop Is
good and a crop Nual to that of last yrar
as eipectr!. Tht rrop laat yaar amounted to
about 2.ttM ot bushels
Kusstai W rihT conditions continue fa
vocable for the growtns crops. According to
some reports lh int-rlor rv- of wheat
are very large and increased arrivals at the
ports are predicted.
KoumunA The crop outlook Is normal.
Arrivals from the Interior show a large, pro
portion of corn. The stocks of wheat at the
por: of Sultna foe the Winter are expected
to he very larre.
Bulgaria Toe crop outlook Is favorable,
Supplies are Very liberal.
Hungary Some damave to the crops by
vermin is reported: otherwise, the outlook la
favorable.
Austria The crop conditions are favor
able. Supplies are very light.
Italy The crop outlook is genera ly favor
able, although the weather has been very
North Africa Tits drouth condition la be
coming critical.
Australia There have been some rains,
whtrh are causing some apprehension, ss
bsrvesttna; Is la progress.
FtUIT AM) EATABLE BOOHING
Largs fihlpsneett of Honolulu riaeapple Ar
rives for Chrtatsaas Trade.
Business was booming in the fruit and
vrge t4btn trade and the jobbers found It
almost Impossible to kr--p up with their or
ders. The demand was strong for every
thing In the list, especially vegetables, cit
rus fruits and pineapples. Even apples
proved to be good s-tlcrs. but the demand
was principally for the ch-aper varieties.
Among the day a arrivals was a lance
shipment of fancy Honolulu pineapples,
which werw quoted at cents a pound.
Three cars of oranges and a' car each of
celery, sweet potatoes and lettuce also ar
rived. There was likewise a big shipment
of California vegetables.
COCXTRT DKE.HSED 34 EATS FIRM.
Active Ursmssd far let. Both Orrgsa and
Receipts of dreesvd meat have fallan off
roa'eriaJly and the market is now firm on
ffverythlog. Hogs were quoted fiat at 11
eeata. Fancy veal sold at 14 cents and
good average offerings brought IS cents.
There ws sa active movement In egxs.
both Orecow and Eastern. The best can
dled Oregon were held steadily at 42 S
cents, while Eastern stock sold at 3 to 34
cents.
Tho butter situation showed no change,
storks were am pi a. the demand good and
prices generally steady.
NO HOM OX THE MARKET.
IS
1
Fifteen cents was freely offered for Oro
gia hps yesterdsv and for one large lot,
141 cents was bid. but there were no sellers
t either price. The market is stow com
pletely borked-
The sun condition prevails la California,
rber similar offers do aot tempt Sellers,
raliforaia dealers are also trying to contract
tout w tt hout success. For Honocnas of tho
next crop 13 and 13 cnts has been of
fered. steak Ctrttriaga.
Rank clear tags of the Northwesters cities
yesterday wsrs aa, follows:
Clarlnsa ft ' a n ce.
ForUad
?-(;. l.T.w .hi j;.'kJ4l
Tw oma I" J
Ipokaae avi.lw on.1
aigtsew ts Hid for ke Led.
ALKM. Or.. Dev. TO (Special.) AS
ofTer ss? Id csata oa 334 bale of hop was
saad to uorg t K today by a Salem
firsa. topping th season's market sa far
reported. Roe declares that this Is a bona
fid offer, but state It t confidential and
refuses to dtvuig tb asm of the firm, s
a said the roacern I liPO ba'es short oa
to Placu fa-lure sail It would be suicidal
ts divu.r to firm s name. Rose states
that b has refused their bid.
Tb ffer f Id cents t Rose followed a
lxot esTer of yesterday. Roe baa 3i7
aarra tZ Of them be teg the- subject Vf
Umtv rooord lfera msd during tb past
. it.n... visher of Portland.
making tb first bid of 14 S cents.
rOBTLAyp MAKHETS.
Grata, Flow. Feed, Etc.
WHEAT Track prices: 'Bluestem. S3c;
cluh. blc; red Russian, Sue; Valley, tti-c; v-
IbUhLET Feed. $22.50 Pr too: brewing.
$2-1- qX4 per ton.
J.y. li.JO: graham. .; whoi. M,
V.:y. P" ton: Krn 0r'"Si
'SXtiWi'. . P toa.
OATS So. 1 whlf. ISWia-iO Pr to.
. Dairy nl CaBtrr Prdoeav
POCL.TRT Hena Sprlnp. 14
J4c: iurk.ya. allTc. a22ic; dreaawl. cholcr.
KUOS Urfo ranch. candled.
K..ttrn. Aprlla. S"3Jc pr doaea; Eaawm
fr-h. 37Uc t doxea.
CHEESli Full omm. twna, iTa
pr pLOJ: young America. ll18c.
BITTER Hit crwunery extra. 1 and 3
pound print). In x)i. 37c p-r pound: lea.
Ihan bxrtiv c.irtona and delivery axtra.
FORK f.mry. 11c per pound
VEAL Fani). Ii to Hi pounaa, 13V 140
per pound.
eceiablca aad Frmlta
APPI-EP King. 40T6c per box: Wolf
Rlw. ;.cll: Waxen. lie Oil; Baldwin.
TiBllli: Northern Spy. 7ScOl-I:
Banana. 1 7it3 iu; Red Check Pippin.
ACK VEOETABLES Carrota, 11.2
hor.ared: paranlpa. ll.iJ; tarnlpa.
beel. ll.X3ttl.id. .
GKtEN FBl iTS Peara. ll.SS2 per box.
gr-p-. l.;o2 per box; Malaga.. M
v o-r tarrel; cranberrlee. Il.'wiw
p.4- barrel: !"-rnnmon, JI.S3 per box.
VKUKTABLES Bcana. li4:, per pound:
rabKac. :a1.33 per hundred: caulltlower.
2.wt2.23 per crate; celery. Call
fnrila. ej per crate; cucumbera, .J
per box; eggplant. I191.2S per era ta: garlic.
10lzc pw pound: green onlona. lap per
diuen: head lettuce, to5a vr doaen:
botnonaa lettuce. I14J1J Pr, J!
peppei-e. 10c per lb.; pampklna. per
lb.; radlahea. ISoZOc per doaen: aprouta.
7c; aquasn. 1W1HO Pr lb.: tomatoe
II 23 per box.
THOPICAL FRtTITS Orangea. naela.
t'j 'jr. r 2 7" per box: Japanese. o-il Pr
handle; Irniona. 14; Florida, grapefruit.
4.1; Californ grape fruit. IJ.044: a
nanaa. fcc per pound; pineapplea. eo per
pound: pomogranatea. Jl-75 per bog.
POTATOES Oregon, fl.23trl.3j p. T Jn-dr-d:
er.-.n potaloa. M..V) Px hundred.
ONIO.No Buying price. 1.24 per hundred.
Croeeriea. Dried Frnlta. Etc.
DUIEU FRL'IT Applea, lOo per pound;
currant,, l.lt IV: aprlcota. 14Hle;
datea. package. lOWc per lb.; Oga. bu'k.
whit, or bia.x. by .ack. T-9Sc: toe. ILSK
1.7.-.; 12-1'Ja. bic: 38-lJ. lu-la. bio;
bmyrtia lc
bALilON Columbia Rive l-pound talla,
2 10 per doaen; 1-pound talla. 13; l
pound Tata. (2.23: Alaaka pink. 1-pound
lalla. $123 red. 1-pound talla. lo.....
(OFKEi Koaeled. In druma. HJa
per pound.
.NI TS Walnuta. l17c per pound: Bra
xil nuia. 12c: fllberta. lc; almonda.
lil lav: pecana. ISc: cocoatnta. t0cl per
lous: cheituuta. c per pound: hickory
nuta. I 1 Or- per pound.
SALT Orannlated. 1S per tin: Hall
ground, looe. M30 per ton: 30a, per ton.
BEANS Small wilta. 4 Vic; large white.
4Hc Lima. ic: pink, ',c. red Mexlcana.
lic; bayou. ,e. .
RICE No. 1 Japan. 44e: cheeper gradea,
$3.3u4.3; 5outhern head. eittTa
IIONET Choice. 13.7ft per caae: trained.
He p-r pound.
fcL'UAR Iry granulated, frnlt and berry.
!-..-.; beet. fi-.'O. extra C. f.1: golden
$.: yellow I)., 4.S0: cube, (barrelo.
S3. 13: poadered. II.S3. Terma on remit
tance, within 13 dara. deduct He per pound.
If later than 13 and within 30 daya.
deduct fee per po....J- Maple augar. HO
IHc per pound.
HAMS 10 to 12 pound,. 17", c: 12 to 14
pounds. 17c: 14 to lOpounds. 10ic; rkinned.
lc. plcnlea. 13Hc; cottage roll. 13c
BACON Fancy. Sue; standard. 2c; choice.
23c; EngUrh. -1c.
UlUktU MEATS Beef tongnea. .So:
drted beef aeta. 22c; outaldea. none: la
aidee. 2Se; knucklea. 22c.
DRT HALT Ct H ED Regular ahort cleara.
dry aalt. 13c: amoked. lCvtc: barka. light.
It. lie; amoked. lV,e: backa. heary. aalt.
14-: amoked. loc; export bliea, aalt. IStac;
amoked. ISc.
LAKB-loa. kettle rendered. 12o: atand
ard pure. 13c; choice. 12ic; abortentnc,
ISitc.
Hops. Waol. llldea. Kle.
HOln ll crop. 14tflc; lt crop,
loe; eontracta, 12b 124c.
WOOl. Eaitern Oregon. 1317o pound:
VaMee. ITttltfc p--r pojnd.
xitHAIIt Choice. 30b33c per pound.
tdS'.'AHA BAKK Ifce per pound.
HIlE Salted hldea. S7So per lb.;
ealted calf. 13c; aalted kip. 7Ve; aalted
ataua. : green hide,, lc leaa: dry hldea.
lS7c: dry calf. 17ttlc; dry ataga. 11
tt I'-c
PEI.T9 Dry. lOHc: aalted. bnteherg'
takeoff. 4047ftc; Spring lam be. 264J4V.
Oils.
I.INSKKD OIL Pure raw In tarrela. OCc,
kettle boiled. In barrela. tSc; raw. In case,.
Sl ot; kettle boiled. In cases. Sl.iO. Lots of
X.O gallon,. 1 cent leaa per gallon.
COAL Oil. Water White, rases lie. wood
bble.. 13W-C. iron bbia. c; Headlight, easel
ISHc. wood bbla.. 131c Iron bbia.. Ilic;
Eocene, cases 20c; special Water White,
aood bbla. 17c. Iron bbla. ISc: Elaine, caaea
I7c: Extra Star, eaaea 2c: V. M. P.
Neptha. cases. 23c: Iron bbls 13V,c
UASOLJNt Red Crown or motor gasoline,
rases. See: Iron bbla. 17c: 86 gasoline, caaea.
S7ViC iron bbla. 30c: Aroturpa, csaea 4jo,
Iron bbla.. Stic; engine distillate, cases lie.
Iron bbla, sc.
TURKEYS AT 28 CENTS
SITPLY OV TirE SEATTLE LK
KI7T IS LIMITED.
Ejp Decline to -42 Onts and the
Drrnand Improve! Potatoes
From California.
SEATTLE. Dec. 2. (Special.) Freeh
drtssed turkeys today sold at : centa In
the jobbing trade. The supply was limited
and tae demand llgl.t. Buyers would not
take hold at the prices aaked.
Egga dropped to 42 cents this afternoon
on heaey receipts. The demand has Im
proved to such an extent, however, that
stocks clean up. The demand for storage
and freeh Eastern haa fa;ien off materially.
Wheal prices went off another half cent
all around. Blueetem sold at 83 cents, the
lowest price quoted here In two weeks.
Portland advl.-e, told of lack of demand at
that point. With no large sales likely to
be worked until after the turn of tha year,
the market waa without aupport.
The first tangerines of the season reached
Western nvenue today. T.ie fruit held at S
""(several straight cars of California produce
arrived. Among the receipts wss a csrload
of cauliflower and a car of head lettuce.
Freeh ess plant waa quoted at IS centa.
Xew California cucumbers ere quoted as
high aa fi-.w;.. p-r doxen. Fancy to
matoes sold up to ;l.3 again.
A car of California potatoea arrived.
I-KODl CE AT f VX FRANCISCO.
QBsgatlasat Cnrrewt la the Bay City
aeta.
PAN FRANCISCO. tec 20. The follow
ing produce prices were current today:
VegetaMee Cucumbers, S?et2.33: gartle.
green peas. eSc: string beans. 7 4
10.- tomatoes. 7."-- tl '.'S: ecgplant. 4(tc
nutter Fancy creamery, s.v
ytm Store, :13c: fenre rar..-h. 3S,c
rVr Young Amertra. ISolTc.
allllstulfa Bras. -' V nuddUaga. S3S
"Jfix Wheal. Itfll; wheat and aata. tf
lLJo; alfalfa. tlt.
Fruit Apple, choice. S5e: eomxaaa. 4 be;
Mexican limes S4.304J3; California lomoaa,
choice ft 3. coramoa. $.: orangea. navel,
IllMf i W: pineapples. S2CS.S0.
Potato Salinas Hurbanks. tl.T0l.-,:
sweets, 12.33: Oregon Burbanka, 11.30
l.rt-v
tnlr.n $1 2-".ai 1.33.
I;ecctpta Fl-'ur. S41 qusrter sacks:
w:ieat 1 ". cental,: barley. 3 centals:
oels. 33 centsla: p.latoe,. 42 sacks; mid-
d.inga 40 sacks: hay. 1'4 tooa
Wa-I at M. Laah.
T 1-Ot'tS. Ie. ?V Wool Vnchsngf-d;
t'rrlterv sn.i Western raedlums. 214 22c:
Bn, sMdiama. i;alVc. Iiue. l.wlJ.
WESTBUYIN6 BONDS
Better Feeling Caused by
Easier Money Condition.
STOCKS ARE IRREGULAR
Tendency Is Upward t'ntil a DriTe
Against Reading Cnsettles the
Entire, L,ist Industrials
Are Neglected.
NEW YORK. Dec. 50. A broader and
more general demand for bomlg waa lb
most notable feature of today's operations
In the securities market. The atock market
waa only moderately active and Its tone for
the most part Irregular. It seems to be the
prevailing opinion, however, that the finan
cial aituation has Improved In tha ast few
weeks.
Trading on tha stock exchange was al
moat wholly professional and centered
around the more active Issues. Including the
Hnrrimsn stocks and the coalers. I'nlon
Pacific and Southern Pacific made further
gains.
The movement In stocks Included severa!
of the more obscure railway Issues, but the
industrial specialties were almost entirely
neglected. Late In the session a drive
against Reading unsettled the entire list
and caused a heavy closing. London was
again a moderate purchaser.
The West is said to have purchased
moderately of bonds and other high-grade
securities during recent daya, A better feel
ing prevails in that section, because of tha
ealr monetary conditions.
There was a further drain on the gold
holding, of the Bank of England, which
sent f'J.'.ti.ouo to the continent and 1 100,000
to South America. A further rise here in
foreign exchange practically preclude all
po,tbl!lty of gold lmporta for a time.
The Baltimore & Ohio report for Novem
ber showed a loss In net earninga of fb0.
ooo aud a total loss in net for the first five
months of the fiscal year of S1.4H0.000. The
annual report of the Missouri Pacific road
was considered favorable In that earnings
in the capital stock- were about 3 1-3 per
cent, with a larger expansion of gross and
surplus applicable to dividends, almost $1,
700.000 in excess of the previous year.
Total sales of bonds, par .value. 110.0OO.
United Statea bonds were unchanged.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sal,.,. F'eli. w. 1
Allla Chal pf . . 100 29 2 2S
Amal Copp.r.. 3,-- ' .
Am Agrlcult .. 4'Ml 4:1, 4i 4i's
Am Beet Sugar. 3.200 42 41', 41 a
American Can
Am Car gr Fdy. 700 3H 31 4H
Am Cotton Oil.. 3iiO no S B
Am Hd I.t pf 4O0 23 22 22
Ara Ice Secuil 1
Am Linseed 11 "4
Am Locomotive. 10 37 "a Ml, "B1!
Am Smel sc Kef 4.2W 73 74 ' 4V4
do preferred 10-"
Am Si-el Fdy ... 42
Am Suitur Kef A 114
Am Tel Tel. 4.400 142H 142 142i
Am Tobacco Pf M"' IMS l"S 9314
Am Woolen 300 3Z 82 U 32
Annconda l Co 3H
Atchison S.200 101 101 H mil.
do preferred.. loo 1U2( 1021 lm
Atl Coast Line. 1K lid 11 113l
Bait at Ohio ... troo HiS lOUlt 105
Ib'thlehcm Steel '
Ilrook R Tran 2.8O0 7S 7 .
Cnnndlan I'ao J.0OO 1W3 1H4U 1H4 is
Central Leather. l.OOO 32)1 Sal 32
do preferred.. 103
Central of X J HO
Ches a Ohio .. 1.100 81 w SI 81
Chicago a Alton 28
Chi Ut West .. 200 22(4 2214 22 1
do preferred 43
Chicago a N W lOO 1421, 142H 142
C. M St P ... l.ll 123 123Vi
C. C. C St L. lOO CH4 O.-.V.
.ol Fuel Iron 300 :12 31 -4 !
coi a southern. iim r.H r.
Consol Oas S.7UO l:i4, i:s 13314
Corn Products . .'l"0 13S 131j IS Is
lel ft Hudson.. Sim Jr,4iHV4 . HIS
D A R Cran.le.; " 4"0 2 14 211 29
do preferred.. 1o 70 7014 70
ristillera' Securl 34", 34 d .14 14
trie 4.400 214 2si S4
do 1st pf 2.IKHI 471. 401 401,
do 2d Pf 33 .13 34'j
Oen Electric ... T.2U0 13C'4 135H 133'4
:t North pf ... 1.10O 121, 123Hi 1231
C.t North Or.. 300 6b 371, 3T
Illinois Central 133 ,
lllterbor Met .. 1.2HO 20 2014 204,
do preferred.. 4.7UO 3d 14 651 , V"
Inter Harvester. ..... ..... Ill
Inter Marine uf lJ
lnt Paper 1-J
Int Pump 6'X 40H 40" 40S
Iowa Central .. 3"0 1S5, 1RM, IN
R C Southern.. S0 311a 81 S1J4
do preferred 64 t
Laclede Una ... 2"0 1W.14 105 103
I.o.lls ft Nash.. K"0 1441, 144 144
Minn ft St L .. 1ih 204 2044 2
M. St P ft 8 8 M 100 13114 131 1-12,
Mo. Kan ft Tex 400 321, 32 82
do preferred . o214
Mo P.icille 100 47 la 4714 40
Nat Biscuit ... 'H 118 1J. 1
Nat Lead l.tax' 67 4 ? 061,
Mex N Ry 2 pf 8i0 3..14 331
NY Central... 2.800 11314 112 H-",
N Y. Ont ft Wea 4014
Norfolk ft West 2.300 101 100
North American - .7
North Pac 4.000 118 11 11H14
Pacific Mall ... 4'Hl 20 2XT4 ,2
Pennsylvania ... 2.3"0 120 12i 12
People's ias .. . I'M) 103-. 105 103 1,
P. C C ft St L 7
Pittsburg Cool 17
Pr.-ssed S Car.. 4i0 31 31 30
Pull Pal Car.. 2'-0 130 13 J-f?
Tty Steel Spring H0 .11 4 1 31
H.-adlng ....... 10.200 l.M 15o 150
Republic Steel... 1"0 31 31 81
do preferred.. .H0 3 I3', 03
RoclC Island Co. l.tt'iO 311 30
do pnefrred.. l.:i" l 0 60
St L ft S F 2 pf loo 3 jl j!
St L Southwest. 100 28 28 " 2..
do prefen d 01
Sorhcrr?aec,d.."l-3:soo- lij" 113 ' lSj
Southern By .. l.wio 27 2 21,
do pn ferred.. 63 62 8215
Tens Copper . .. 2HO 33 S3 S4
Tex ft Pacinc.. 1IHI 2o 26 26
4-ii J; I. Wea 200 22 22V, 21i2
do preferred.. 2"0 32 32'4 fjl
Vmon Paclrtc .. SS.I") 171 .1.0 1.1
do preferred.. 300 2's 2 91
IT a Realty
60
V S Rubber .
l.nno 34 34 34
IT S Steel C4.700 7.1 '4 72 73
do preferred.. 2 116 116 110
ftah Copper .. 7"l J"i
Va Caro Them.. 8.H) 62 62 62
Wabash 2i) 16 HIV.
do preferred.. r..M Xi 34 34
Western Md ... 4N 44 47
We"fnS Elec .. 1O0 68 67
Western Union. 1.300 74 T4 73
chlgh Valley V. 42.80O 181 177 178
Total sales for the day, 310.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YOKK. Dec. 20. Closing quotations:
1- t ref 2s reg.1o V. Y. C. g 3s.884B
do' coupon ...lolNo. pacific 3s... 70
V is reg 102 INo. Pacific 4s...1io
do coupon ...102 rnlon Pacific 4s.lot
V S new 4s reg.ll.m'WIs. Central 4s. 2
'do' coupon ...ll.-.;japanes 4a SU
D. R. J. 4S.. . 3l
Mower. Exebange, Ktc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Money on call
tea.lv Str3 per cent: ruling rate, 3;
doing hid. 3: offered at 3. Time loana
null Wl days snd t0 daya. 3 4 per cent;
six months. SV4 per cenL Prime mercan
tile paper. Kfi.'.S per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual busi
ness In bankers' bills st f 4 S2304.82n for
w,-day bills, snd ;t f4 b3M for demand.
Commercial bills. S4.81 ty.S2.
Bar stiver. 64 Sc.
Mexlcan dollars. 43c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad firm.
LONDON. Dec. 20. Bar silver 6teady,
23 3-16d per ounce.
Money 2tt3 per cent.
The rate of discount in th open market
for short bills Is 3, t3 -lt per cent; do.
for threw months bills Is 3 per cent.
SW FR4NC1SCO. Dec 20 Sterling- on
London. dsys. 4.82c: do. sight. I4.5e.
1 rafts, sight. 4c; do. telegraph, .c
CIIICAC.O. Dec 20. Exebange on New
York 13 premlunu
Metal Market.
NKW YORK. Dec. 20. Standard copper
st"a.lv. dull. Spot, 12.S04J 12 3:.c; December,
I "i tt 12.40c: Jsnuary. l-'sbruary . and
March 12.3dtt 12.4c. The Londoa market
was quiet, with spot quoted at 1ST 2a Sd.
Future, C57 17a 6. Custom boon re
turn, ehow exp-H-ts of 14.403 tons so far this
month. I-ake copper, ir-notj 13 21c: elect ro
Ivt 12 7".ti I3 '"; casting. 12 3012...
Tin weak. Spot. S.oos 38. l.ic: December.
37 t3!-12ti : January. February and
March. '7.ifS.2."c Londoa weak, spot
and futures 1173 12a 6d.
Lead dulL Nw York. 4.45i4.Snc: East
St I out.. 4.nS4-40c. London spot, i 13 is.
"er-'l'er weak- New York. &.! 3. 7oc;
Es,t St 1.oui. 5.40i.43. London B(Kt f24.
Iron- Cleveland warranta &0 In Londua.
Locally Iron was dull and nominal. N'. 1
foundrv Northern. $13 23a 10.23: No. 2 foun
drv. Northern. 14.75ia 13.75; No. 1 South
ern and No. 1 Southern soft. Sl-2v 1-
Storks at Boston.
BOSTON. Dec 20. Closing quotations:
Allouea 30 iMiaml Copper... IKS
Amalg. copper.. 4, Mohawk '
A. Z. L. ft Sm.. 2 (Nevada Con. ... 18
Arixona Com. .. 14 l.vipissing Mines.. 10
Atlantic 3!North Butte J
B ft C C ft S U. 13 INorth Lake 6
Butt Coalition. 18IOsceoIa
Cal. ft Arixona. 4Parrott (S. ft C.) 11
Cal. ft Hecla...S.-.S jQulncy
Centennial 16, Shannon i..
Cop. Ran. C Co. 67 Superior v
E. Butte Cp. M. 12-Sup ft Bos. Mm.. f
Franklin 9 sup & pitta Cop. l-!s
filrom Con 6 iTamarack -. . -. '-
Granby Con. ... 38 U. S. S. R- M. .13
Greene Cananea. 6 do preferred .. 4t
I. Royalle (Cop.) ltiXtah Con. ...... LI
Kerr Lake il'tah Copper Co. 4;i
Lake Copper.... 36 Iwinona ,,v
La Salle Copper 1 , wolverine- ..lib
Condition of the Treasury.
WASEINGTON, Dec 20 At the 1fin:
nlng today th condition of the Lnltea
States Treasury was:
Working balance In treasury offices. SJ.
265.861: In banks and Philippine Treasury.
34.458.338; the total balance In the gen
eral fund was SS7.201.K28; ordinary receipts
yesterday were tl. 147.401. with disburse
ments of Sl.83.So.": the deficit to date this
fiscal year is S0.S9S.fiO as against
2 II. 836 at this time last year.
These figures exclude Panama Canal ana
public debt transactions.
QUIET DAY AT YARDS
XO CATTLE ARE RECEIVED AT
NORTH POKTLAXD.
Hogs Find Buyers at $8.50 to $8.73.
Sheep Go at $4.30 and
Lambs Bring $5.90.
No cattle were received at the yards yes
terday and the dav's business was devoted
to cleaning up the arrivals of sheep and
hogs. Of the three cars of sheep received,
one went on to the Sound.
Both lines showed a steady market. The
hogs were sold at 18.50. 3.65 and 18.. u.
For the sheep. J1.30 was paid, while the
lambs brought 13.00. .
The receipts for the day were: 223 sheep
and 143 hogs. .
Shippers of the stock were: C. C. Clark
Sons, of Qulnton. 1. car of hogs; W. A.
Williams, of Payette. 1 car of hoss; Oertrge
Kraus. of Albany. 2 cars of sheep, and I
V. Dunham, of Meridian. Idaho, 1 car of
sheep.
The day's sales were as follows:
Weight. Price.
152 heep 127 4 30
45 lambs S3
1 cow H"1 5.2o
1 cow 770 4.00
1 bull 1400 3.50
lO hogs 202 S.bJ
7 hogs 321) 8.6..
43 hogs -J, i'J
Prices ourrent on the various classes of
tock at the Portland Union Stockyards
were aa follows:
Prime steers $6.30 J7.00
flood to choice steers 6IK 6.i0
Fair to good steers 4.T5ji S.2..
Common steers 4.0O 4o0
Choice to prime cows 4. ...fie .
Good to choice beef cows 4.2.".i 4.(5
Fair to good beef cows 3.7,"r 4.J-
Common to fair beef cows 2.0114, 3.o0
Good to choice heifers 4.7..TO 0.OO
Fair to good heifers.......... 4. ..Oil 4...J
Common to fair heifers 4.0OW 4.2.
Choice to good fat bulls 7 ?l;"r
Fair to good fat bulls 3...0W 4.00
Common bulls 2.5ujf 3 -j
Good to choice light calves . 0H4r i.M
Fair to good light calves 6.50 7.00
Good to choice heavy calves.... 6.25W 6.00
Fair to good heavy calves 4.75 0.2
Common calves 3 .7.. 4..0
Good to choice stsgs i-5J! 5 -2
Fair to good atags t. f i -"
Choice hog Sf0'": S -l5
Good to choice hogs. J-.,02 l ii
Yearling wethers, grain-fed 4 . 5.00
Old wethers, grain-fed i -'5 i o2
Choice ewes, grain-fed.......... -ii..W 4.0o
Good to choice ewes, grain-red.. 2je 3.7S
Feeders S.00
Choice Umbs. grain-fed 8.00. 7.O0
Good to choice, grain-fed .'S'-'S 5-IJ
poor lambs 4.0o 5.00
May-fed sbeep and lambs Soc lower than
grain-fed. :
Chicago Cattle Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Cattle Receipt, es
timated, 50O0: market, strong. Beeves, S4.53
t7 23: Texas. $4.2065.30; Western steers,
S4 iot5 00; Blockers and feeders. S3.40'i
3 80; cava and heifers, S2.4O06.15: calves
S7 25 4? 0.25.
Hogs Receipts, estimated. 23.0O0: market,
slow and steady. Light. S7.357.70: mixed,
17 40& 7.73; heavy. $7.35J7.76; rough, S7.35
B7.45: good to choice heavy. S7.4507.70;
Pigs. $6.00fi7.75; bulk of sales, S7.5507.7O.
Sheep Receipts, estimated. 2O0O; market,
strong. Native. $2.5l4.30: Western, S2.65
4 80; yearlings. S4.40tr.V7fi: lambs, native.
34.25Q6.a0; Western. S4.75'g6.60.
INTEREST IN FLEECES
SMALL DEMAXTJ FOR TERRITORY
WOOLS AT BOSTON.
Some Sellers Are Inclined to Make
Concessions Good Movement
in Texas Clips.
BOSTON. Dec 20. More Interest is mani
fest in, fleece than In territory wools in th
Boston market, and while the demand Is
not active, some good sales of fine delaine
and Ohio quarter-bloods are reported. A
fair bnslness Is also being done in territory
stock but sellers are said to b inclined to
make' concessions. One of the largest of
the- more recent sales was In Texas wool,
several hundred thousand pounds changing
hands. Quotations: Scoured basis:
Xexa4 Fine la months 5860c; fine six
to eight months, 62u&5c: fine Fall, 48rJ50c
California Northern, 336 57c; middle coun
ty, 60J62c; southern, 464Sc; Fall free,
43?45e.
Oregons Eastern No. 1 staple, 640oc:
Eastern clothing, 600 61c: Valley; No. 1,
4 9J6c
Terrltorv Fine staple. 646',c; fine me
dium atapio, 660c: fine clothing. 5S?60c;
fin medium clothing. 038 5Uc; half-blood
combing. 61t62c; three-eighths-blood comb
ing CRttSSc; quarter-blood combing. 51 4 53c
Pulled Extra. 5c: fine A. 5860c; A
supers, &347G5C
Cot tow Ginning Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Census Bu
reau's report on cotton ginning Issued this
morning shows lo.tfU8.4Si bales, counting
round as half bales, were ginned from the
month of 1910 to December 13. compared
with 9.3.-.S.O.-.3 for l0a. ll.0O4.2d8 for 11)08
and 9.2S4.070 for IDOi. The percentage of
the last three crops ginned to December 13
was 2. for 1809, 81.0 for 1H08 and 84.0 for
I90T Round bales included this year are
He; S27. compared with 140.024 for loot.
JliioSS for 1!8 and 1D7.204 for lu7.. Sea
Island for 1'JIO I2T3.170. compared with
S3 177 for 19119, 80.316 for 190S and 65.2tl8
for 1907. The number of bales ginned In
Oklahoma and Texaa to December 13 was:
Texas. 2.849.911: Oklahoma, 8HS.92S. T"he
distribution of Sea I, land cotton for 1810
bv states was: Florida. 2304; Georgia,
38 717, and South Carolina, 8048. The cor
rected statistics of cotton ginned to Decem
ber I aro 10.139,712 bales.
Dried Frnlt at New York.
NEW YORK. Dec 20. Evaporated apples
In" less active demand, but prices continue
firm: on the spot fancy Is quoted at 12c;
choice. llc: prime. 8 ft 11c
prunes quiet at the recent advance, quo
tatlona ranging from 7 to 10c for Call
fornlas up to 30-tOs and &gloo for Ore
gons from 60-3OS. ...
peaches are inactive, but prices are firm
on the strength on the Cuart; choice. 7c;
extra choice. b4Tc: fancy. ,ac
New York Cotton Market.
NFW YORK. Dec 20. Cotton. Spot cot
ton closed quiet, lo points lower. Mid-upland,
13.13c: do gulf. 15.40C. Sales. 1790
bales. Futures closed steady at a net loss
of to 10 points. December. 142c Janu
ary 14.84e: February, 14.98c; Starch. lo-16c;
Arjrtl 15 25c: May, 13.33c: June. 13.36c;
July.'lS-SOc; Anguat. 15.03c: October. 13.6SC
Wheat Pit Opew Saturday.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20. The Chicago Beard
0r Trade will remain open Saturday, De
cember 24 as usual, but will be closed Mon
day December 26 This waa d-eldcd at a
special meeting of the directors late today.
Hope at New York.
NEW TORK. Dec. 20. Hops linn. Pa
Uio Coast. 1910, 17018c '
IBEARS TAKE FRIGHT
Buy Wheat to Cover on a
Large Scale.
MARKET CLOSES HIGHER
Drouth Continues in the ' Winter
Crop Belt World's Stocks of
Wheat Greatly Reduced Corn
and Oals Are Higher.
CHICAGO. Dec 20. Bull leaders kept the
wires busy with advice to buy wheat lor a
rally. How much effect this maneuver had
was a question, but the market showed an
upward bent from the start, southwestern
houses In particular did a great deal of
purchasing, especially In the July option.
The Northwest sold the May delivery here
in considerable amounts. Scattered commission-bouses
formed another liberal
source of supply, but the bullish tendency
of prices did not at any time suffer a
material setback. An early help in bring
ing about a bulge came from the lowering
of the world's stocks. It was principally,
however. - from the drouth In the Winter
crop belt that the bears took fright- With
such reports current, last salea were within
c of the top figures of. the day. Fluc
tuations In the May option ran from 8oc
to 9c and the close was isC up at
Corn was aided by the upturn in heat
May ranged from 47 He to 47 He with th
close steady at 47H047HC, a net gain of
4c. Cash corn was firm. No. 2 yellow
finished at 4SH6T19C- . ,u. ..h
In oats, some improvement of the casn
demand was reported. May varied from
33!, c to 34 He closing He up a.t 34c.
Big purchase of May lard led to much
covering on stop-loss orders by ""'"
Januarv- products, mainly ribs. Last Mies
left nark 17 He to 22 He higher, lard up 10c
io 17-Tc and rib. dearer by 104J13HC to 20c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
' WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
JTy ..... H .S3 -
CORN.
Dec. I.'..' .45. .45;, .
May 47H .47'. 4.H -"
July ..... .48 .4SH 48 ",-
. OATS.
Dec .Sl.
May S3H -34H -3? J. .4
July -. 23 ' 5-l li
MESS PORK.
ft?- i.s
May 11.20 18-47H 1-15 13.37H
LARD.
Jan. 10 4-H ll5 10.42H 10.57H
May .'.'.. 1.2S 10.22'4 10.10 10.17H
SHORT RIBS. x
Jan 10.27H 10.C2H 1-4TM
May 9.00 S.77H
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Quiet.
Barley Feed or mixing. 607c: fair to
oholce malting. 80&8bc ,,.,1.
Flax seed No. 1 Southwestern, 12.22 Vs.
No. 1 Northwestern. J2.3&H-
Timothy seed SI0-00
?LOrkMUi;00per bbl.. Slf.SS Ht? It. 75.
Lard Per 100. pounds, ll).5 . H f
. sho?t ribs-Side (looK) .-"."'
Sides Short, clear, (boxed) 110.50
10.62 H.
Grain statistics: ,
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 50,000 bushels. Primary
were 60S 000 bushels, compared with E2J.0O0
bushels the corresponding day a year ago.
The world's visible supply, as shown by
Bradstreet's decreased 2.078.000 bushels.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat.
43 cars: corn. 97 cars; oats, 114 cars; hogs.
35,000 head. Keee.pt.. shipments.
Flour, barrel. 23.000
Wheat, bushel. -j?'5" l'?oa
Corn. buBhel 536.700 ffHSS
Oats, bushels 435.600 46. .000
Bl.r bushels ....... 8,000 4,00
lariey. bushel. ::::.177.00O 40.100
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. Wheat
Steady ; barley, easy.
spot quotations
Wheat Shipping. I1.459L60 per cental.
Barley Feed. $1.10 per cental; brewing,
S1.12H 6 1.15 per cental.
Oats Red. tl.051.25 per cental: white.
S1.47Vsl.S3 per cental; black. 11.3. HW
1.42 H per cental.
Call board sales
Wheat No trading.
Barley December. S1.09111V4 per cen
tal; May, S1.1201.13H per cental.
European Grain Markets.
LONDON, Dec. 20. Cargoes dull and In
active: no buyers. Walla Walla for ship
ment at 35. 6d, nominal quotation.
English and French markets, quiet.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 20. Close: Wheat, De
cember, 6s d; March. 6s HHd; May. 6a
11 Hd. Weather, overcast.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20. WheatClose:
December. SL'OOH : May. S1.03 V4 : July,
SL04HW1.04H- Cash. No. 1 hard. 11.03; No.
1 Northern? Vol H L02 H : No. 2 North
ern. 98Hc&$1.01: No. 3 wheat. 97 H 98c
Grain Markets of the Northwest.
TACOMA, Dec. 20. Wheat Bluestem, 84
4,,84'ic: fortyfold. 83Hc: club. 8282V4c:
red Russian, SOiS0HC Receipt., wheat 93
cars; barley 4 cars, oat. 2 cars, hay 7 cars.
SEATTLE, Dec. 20. Milling quotations:
Bluestem, S5c: fortyfd. 83c; club, 82c; Fife.
82c; red Russian. 80c. Export wheat: Blue
stem, 82c: fortyfold. 80c; club. 79c: Fife.
79c red Russian, 77c. Yesterday's car re
ceipts, wheat 49 cars, corn 3 cars, barley
6 cars. oat. 13 cars, rye 2 cars, hay 34 car..
Changes In Available Supply.
NEW YORK, Dec 20. Special cable and
tefegraphlc communications received by
Bradstreets show the following changes in
available supplies as compared with prev
ious account:
WHEAT.
Bushels.
United states, cast of Rockies, dec. l-UOO
Canada. Increased I-.JJJ
Total U. S. and Canada. Increased.. 72-'.000
Afloat in Europe, decreased S'S-SS
American and European -dec 2.0.S.OO0
CORN.
tj S. and Canada, Increased 1,142,000
OATS.
TJ. S. and Canada, increased 1,288,000
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK. Dec 20. Coffee future
closed barely steady, nr-t unchanged to 12
points lower. Sales 66.750 bags. December,
fl.ooc: January and February. 10.95c; March
10.97c: April 10.90c: May. 10.S4c: June.
10 7Sc: July, 10.72c; August, 10.'i5c: Septem
ber, 10.59c; October. 10.40c; November,
llt.4r.e. Spot coffee srertgy. 1 jye.
Bonds
Investments
Timber Lands
KcGRAlH SNEUHAUSENCO.
701-2-3 4-5 Lewis Bldg.
Portland Oregon
lumbermens
National Bank
CORNER FIFTH and STARK STREETS
PORTLAND, OREGON
Capital
THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
PORTLAND.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
Capital - - - , 000.000.00
Surplus w Profits, $800,000.00
OFFICERS:
C. AIXSeVORTH, President- R. W. SCHMETIR. Caablaa,
R. LEA BARPfBS; Vice-President-A.
M. WRIGHT, AaaUtaat Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Caaktaak
LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS
CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE
DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Portland Trust Co.
Capital, $300,000
Surplus, 60,000
4 per cent paid on lime Deposit..
Checking; accounts received on the
most favorable terms consistent with
sound banking.
H. I,. Plttock, President.
Emery Olnwtead, V.-P. & Mgr. ,
.Z B. L.ee Paget, Secretary.
First National Bant
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 Streots
Capital and Surplus $900,000
Invitca Accounts of
Merchants, Individuals and Savings
IS'-'-c- No. 4 Santos, lS'itd Mild coffee dull.
Cordova. 13415c
SUGAR Raw. steady. Muscovado, .80
test 3.84c: centrifugal. .06 test, 3.9ScC;
rnolnPS. SO test. g.3-"-c. Refined steady.
TKAVKLKKS" OCIDE.
COOS BAY LINE
ETKAMER BREAKWATER sails from
Alaska dock. Portland, 8 P. M. Dec 13. 20,
87. Jan. 8. 10. 17, 24. 81. Feb. 1, 14. 21. 28 and
every Tuesday night thereafter during the
Winter. Freight received at Alaska Dock
until 8 P. at- daily. Passenger fare nrst
clsss. IIO: second-class. T. tucluding meals
and berth. Tickets on sale at Alnsworth
Pock. Phone. Main 268. ' A 1234:
San Francisco, Los Anelss an J
San Diego Direct
Ifertli Paclflo S. 6. Co.-. a. B. Boaaoka
Ma eT B. Elder sail every Wedneadar
"ernateiy at P. M. TttKet oXllce I.
XAtr. t near Alder.
taAKIUI J- UlULfsT. Passsn.nr Asaaa,
ss- H. SLCBSlvtt, Freight Agent.
s-bones at. UH A Ills.
8AK FRANCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO.
Kew service to Us Angele. via Uan Fraa
cisco every Ave daya
From Ainsworth Dock. Portland. 4 P-
8.S. Koae City Bee. . Beaver 28. Bear
Frorn San Francisco. Northbound. 12 M.
S.8. Beaver Dec. 22. Bear 21. Bos. City
'a 1. tt .
From San Pedro, Northbound.
8.8. Bear Dee. 20. Bw City 30. Beaver
lfa.8"mltll, C. T. A..' 142 Third St.
. W. Bsiuom. Agent, Alnssrorth Doc.
Pbenea: Main 402. Ui A 1402. ;
O. R. & N.
Astoria Route.
SJTBAMEK HASSADO
Ieave. Portland dally except Setorday at
00 P M. Makes aU way landings. Arrlvs.
It Astoria at 4:00 A. M. Lava Astoria
!iuv exPt Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Arrives
Port and"? :SS r. U. Mak direct cos
necuoa with .teamar Nahcotta tor Meglar.
JlwaiSI Song BcA aad aU aetata aa tae
Dvace Railroad, ' " ""V
$500,000
OREGON
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TBATEIER'S GUTDB.
All Modern Safety Devices (Wlreles, Ac.)
LONDON PARIS HAMBURG
tAmerlka Jan 5 llAMISBatavia Jan. 19.
IP. Lincoln. .Jan. 12Pres. Grant Jan. J
HHamburg via Cherbourg
tRitz-Carlton a la Carte Restaurant.
IHamburs; direct. Second Cabin only.
OIBBALTAR. ALGIERS, SAPLES, GENOA
By new 17.000-ton steanfers, equipped with
ail modern safety appliances. Electric
Batha, Gymnasium, Elevator, etc.
8. H. CINCINNATI Jan. 5, IS noon
8. 8. CIJSVE1AND Jan. 28
Haanbnrg-Amerlran Line,
180 Powell street, San l-'rancipeo. Cal., or
local railroad agents in Portland.
Headwork wins
for the proper
ty owner who
boosts for
Bitulithic
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