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Newspaper Page TextTHE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, ' THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1910. 2X TURKEYS GO HIGHER Choice Dressed Stock Moves at 25 and 26 Cents. RECEIPTS -AflE VERY LIGHT Co an try Districts Drained by the Excessive Shipment to the Thankfftr1ng Market Re tall Prices Advanced. The turkey market bfgan to mora rrd yesterday. otn vale were mad lo the fiTtiooi at cents, but wbtn u wa found that i-ece'pta war light and dealer b-eame flraaar and ad rancid ttaetr price ta S3 and 74 casta. Tt.es pi-tee rfr ly to cholca tort- ftaraavda, craakad-bona fa a la and alia could ba had at 52 to n cent a. Who tha shipping order vera fu'.ad ibara was bat Ilttla Ml. tor tha local trad, and moat of tha ramnanta wara dlapoaad of bafora I ha day cload- As all tha large shipments known to ba haadad for rront trt bava now bee ac ran n tad for. It la likely tbaa tha market daring tha remainder of tha week will gain la s:ragth. A prlca of S7H eanta on c hoi ra offerings will probably prevail today. Tha ratall market baa alao mo red up. Tha larger retailer, who at tha beginning of tha week quoted 13 cents, yeeierday rataed their aelllng prf-r to 3 can la. A good deal or atoraga aiork la being worked off to the cheaper trade at a n r:eiy of prtea. Tbeaa held-OTer turkey are cot being eoid aa freeh. and being la ad candtitlon. ara g-vlng eat if act ion. Tha majority of retailer hav bought turfcjs a the country and ara now getting them In. A few, probaMr. aeenred a suf ficient quantity la th-'a way to supply their trade, but other hart not, and It la this belated demand that will Itkely keep tha fobbing market strong up to the cloee. Tha tuortneea of the awpplr uf fresh Chrtatmae stork la belieTad to b due to tha xrsaU-e shipment to the Thanksgiving market, which drained the country. Ship- aewt In everything; they could get hofd of at that time. especttn a repetition of iaat eara very high price. As a result the Tt.anksglvtng market was tha lowest la years. The demand for dressed ducks and geesa waa active and the prtcea of Tuesday were again quoted. IJv poultry of all kinds an Id well at unchanged prices. Several lots jarkrabblta were reeelved and found good " tale at II-9 4..V-9 per dngrn. HlOHKftT riUCK rll, DK HOP?. It. L. Hart Bay lw Bales at ladepeadcare at US Ceata. H. U Hart yeaterday bought W0 bales of bopa from J. T. Founnet. of Independence, at 15 rents. This la the highest prlca paid for Oregnu hope thla season. PLxteen ceata la known to have been offered for two lota and refused by tha holders. Mr. Hart also bought lid balea from Yakima grow ere yeaterday. California wlrea reported that market fully aa strong aa the Oregoa market, wit tha grower refusing to aelL According to Indoa cabla received yeaterday. tha Loo dan market for Oregon hops ha advanced ft abiding. Tha London and tha Oregon markets are now on a parity. Tha condition of th New Tork State mar ket Is given by tha latest Watervtlls Times aa follower "Prlca have advanced all along the Una thla weak for 110 bopa. and tha market ta aald to ba firm and stronger for tha few lata now left In grower hands. Thla week haa aeea the further depletion of tha hop la tha towns of aangerfield and Marshall, so that there ara now by actual count only balea left. The lota eold thla week ara tha Edard Harrla lot of 53 balea, tha T. Brady lot of five balea and tha Keppler Beck lot of 1 balea. Tha Ml of tha F. A. Cody lot of 113 bales, grown at Vernoo Center. waa made to New Tork dealers thla week for 1 cents. Thla la tha bast prlca paid for some time. BARLET Feed. 2 per ton; brewing, Jt 3t.SO pr ton. . MI-Ulti;KKS Brgn. 2X30 St l.0 per to: middlings. abort, l.ttf Jo--J rolled barley. 923 0 2. . KLOt'R Patent. SS.1I par straights. i.t; exports, ley. fc :o; graham. .; n m,,m-rm,-m IB H a T Track nrtc: Timothy. WUlamatta Va.Icr. SIB tx 20 p-r ton: eastern Oregon. t.'H;2, alfalfa. fU: grata r!ntr. Ill A 14. CORV Whole, tzti cracked. fit par to a. OATS No. 1 white. per ton. barrel: .: Vai- hol whaab RECORD BEEF PRICE Fine Steer Brings $14.50 Hundred at Stockyards. PI'LTRT Allv: Hens. 14 v, ISc; Sprint-s. WU4r: turkeys. SJwSJc: duck.. lSB'.vc; wr. 13 (lie. Vrrmmra: Turkey cnolc. nek n !2Uc: rrflf. 1. ISC V:iUVl 1 Irrrr.n r.nnh. CIV I1- 4 H " KitTtrn. April SO 3ic D-sr dozen; Euwn frh. JItc p-r dozen. ........ CUEESS Full cream, twin 17 11 17 Ha Bt'TTFR City cr.ajn.ry mr. 1 jmd S pound prtnu. In bo. Tc per pound; leM tjt.n rtoxea. carton, ana ueiivery uin. ITlRk' Finrr 1 lo ur Uuund. VEAL, Fancy. M to 14 pound 13914. per pound. BROUGHT FROM CALIFORNIA TegTablee aad Iralt. APPLFS King. 409 75c per boat: Wolf P.lver. To)l; Waxen, T-cV tl: Paldwln. c 11 25: Northern tfpy. TJctiiMJ; anow. F.&nans, gl.7w.U; Red Check Pippin. &C 8AC1C VEGETABLES Carrot. Slgyl-SS bandred: paranlpa. HO LJU; turnlpa. gi. beeta. Il.13wl.fi0. OR1EN FRLTTS Peara. $1.2S3 par box; grapes. 1.T0 2 per box; Malagas, u.jO ' oer barrel: cranberries, f 1301X30 aer barrel: oersttKmona. S1.R3 ner box. VEGETABLK Beana. 12He Pr pound; eabhage. $.0lZi p-r nundri; cauuxiowsr. liroaiM m Ttmt eelerv. Cali fornia. $3 par crate: cucumbers. $3 per box: eerxoUnt. tl1.2A nei4 crate: garlic. 10 9 1 per pound : green onions, lie par doxen: head lettuce. lOaM per aoaenj bothousst letiuctL tlsflii ner box; peppars. loa bar In.: pumpkin. 1 9 1 " par lb. : radishes. lAn0c oar doxen: spnrace. TCtSc: so una h. laMtt par lb.; tomatoaa. 1 23 per box. tropical PTiiTITS Orxnrea. naeala. t?2.2.7i per box: Jananes. pocdisi per bundle; lemons. 14; Klrida irrapatruit. Iltfl; California grapa fru.'t. fl.s; ba nanas, lo per pound; plneapplaa. o par pound : pomegranalea, tl-76 pr box. POTATofcn Ores-on. I.w l.X pr bun- area; swet potatoes. per nunur-u. Buying price, fl.o per nunarva. WIIEAT MARKET Se. Meh B HHADE Lacally VI CAKF.lt. aeaa Deta ba Cava try. Wheat was a shade weaker yesterday, dealer Quoting club at SOtySle and blue-, stem at IJf Mc. Trad wa quiet and I expected to continue ao until after tha hot I days. The barter market waa quoted firm at ICS for feed and 924 a 34.30 for brewing. Oata war steady. A eteadler undertone prevails In thi mill feed market aa there la leas pree- eur to aell br tha Interior miller. Iocal receipts In car were reported by tha Merchants' Rxchanaw as follows: xfonday .... Tues.lav . . . Wednesday , Tear agn . . aeaaon to 3t 4 data ..... ?K7 Tear ago ..abat 3 Id a 17 2 11 1 13 IX KITS : 7e :i 1NI7 w& 13 potato rKor or imtcd states. Lews Thata Last Year. Bat A bore tha Tew Year Avermge. Tha crop reporting board of tha De partment of Agriculture baa issued the following; st at l st lea of the potato acreage and yield of tba In I ted States for tha past tern yeara: Tar. At " Bushel i!t n .vti tPo x si i.tx i ia s o .-."a. xi 7. om t 3.-.7.nH 27 Oinft 10t 3. 1 ',4.4n r7 H'J.lNrt t -a ...... ........ . s. n i a. t :o smitt.ia lo. 2 IMHV 77 u.T41.294 lf"M .t.01VK7A S .1ih 1 Pft3 2 t d. a., 2 47.1 7. strt i"- 2 ty.w 3f4..rx7T li 2. l7.:.y.uT The averaaa prlca per bushel thia year waa rents and last year .M P centa. Tha farm atue of tha crop thla year la placed at tla7.PA0O0. and In lu at f 08-4i,000. TRADE rACKH BWAXA FAMINE. Tare Car Arrlea Ciree-a aad X Mora Dw far right Day a. There will ba a banana famine before the next ahipmeat reachea Portland. Three car cam ta yesterday la green condition aad ao mora will antra for eight daya. Yeaerdaye shipment came In. unexpectedly, ft waa only eight daya out from New or lean by the Pout hern Pacific. Baaiaesa continue brisk la tha fruit and vegetable market and eome linos ara al ready beginning to rua low. prlca hold ateady. Artie Diaaaad for Ea. The morement la egg Is still largo, but there l a sufficient amount of stack to go around. Tha best candled locals are bold at 42 S ceata. The tone of tha batter market la ateady. Tba supply af city creamery la not large. but there, la plenty of Eastern batter oa band All kind of country dressed meats ara la goad demand at firm price. Baxdt rWrtBga, Rank clearings af tha North weetera cltlea yeaterday wera aa follows: Clearings. Balance. Peel lead Jl.i3 7'n ,171.2 aeattle l.."-rt.(k.M 27V4 T aco ran ... 73 042 7 '. ' bpokane Md.242 2vl poRTLAJro mar surra. Qrwtm. FWaar. Peedu Fte. WHEAT Track prices : Ftuestem. 2 axe: stub. arir: red Rusaiaa avc; Valley. AAa. ow-falo, tRfwrertea. Driral Frttlta. Eta. DKIEU FKL'IT Anolea. lOe per ponnd; curraota. UStlV:. apricot. 14 HO inc. dates, packare. Hi;c per lb.; 3s. bulk. white or biatk. br sick. SHc: ati ll.aff I T..: 12-1--S. oOc, 36-U VX'. lU-ia. oc; Smyrna iSc rALMO.N Columbia River. 1-pound tails f : lo per doaen; 2-pound talis. a.va: t- pound Tata. 12.25: Alaska pink. l-pouna tails. II 5JV rrf 1-nounrf tails, lac COfcirt t Roasted, in arums, ltd) 11 per pound NL'TS Walnut. 1lTc per pound: Bra in nuts. J2c: DllMTts, jnc; aimonus. llf iHc: pt-cans. IHc: cocoa t nuts. POcflSl P- doa; oaestnuta. 2c par pound; hickory nuta. IOIOc per pound. SALT Granulatod. 13 per tr-n; Hall grour.d. loos, f 9 &0 per ton: 50a. $ per to. BbAM small wnita. nc; large wm.e. He: Lima. &c: pink. 6'.c; red HexVcana, lie: bavou. iue. RICE No. 1 Japan. 4ie: cheaper grades. S3 .V 4 Z- SAUthrn head. SHff TC HONEY Choice. S3. 7 per caae; strained. I"?c p-.r pound. til'GAR Drv cranulated. fruit and berry. teet. g3.SH; extra C. golden C f 4.im: el!ow !.. 4.6: cube barrels). SVl: kow derail. S4.H3. Terms on remit tances within l-t days, deduct Vic per pound,. it laer tna-.i 13 days ami witoin v oars. deJuct itmc per pound. afapla sugar, ldtf IMc per pojnd. Animal Is a Thoroughbred Durham and Weighs 1750 Founds. Cattle Market in General , Is Strong. All records for high livestock prices wera broken at tb a Portland Union Stockyard yesterday when a beef ataar weighing ITS pounds, tha finest steer erer seen at the yards, sold at tha remarkable prlca of li.eO a hundred. Tha animal was a thoroughbred Durham and was shipped In by Goods la A Caaaldy from Montag-ua. Cai. Tha aala waa made through Bunt Je Lacey to tha Cnlon Meat Company. , Tha strength of tha cattle market In gen oral waa shown by the aala of a bunch of 1 steers at $7.0. an advance of a half dol lar over the beat previous prlca on prima beef steers. Choice cowl brought $3.50. Several lots of good hogs were sold ft. 73. Tha lambs on offer moved at 14. IS and $.& and sheep brought 14.25. Receipt yesterday wara 111 cattle, t harp and J hogs. Shippers of tha stock wera: J. Worthing ton, of Miller. Idaho, 2 cars of sheep; A. Dcmaris, of Milton, 2 cars of cattle and hogs: A. J. Logsdon. of Winona. Wash. 1 car of cattle and hogs; W. 8. Merton, of Montague. Cal.. 1 car of cattle; Hayes Brothers, of Montsgue. 2 cars of cattle; J, B. Matthews, of Montague, 1 car of cattle, ana tioodaie St Caseidy. of Montague, 1 car of cattle. The day's sales were a follows: Welch t. Price. 7 hoga .63 $9.00 ? hogs 244 M.73 3 steers 104C 5 9 t steers 1182 ti.2& 4 cows 4.7& 1 bull 1444 4.00 1 cowg lit; b. SO 29 hogs 2b'Z .7o ZH lambs 4 4.SS 2K sheep J01 4.25 l&a lambs ...................... 70 5.50 14$ Umba 70 5.5 14 ewes 91 2..10 10 cows utQ cows ana 4.76 1 cow HiO 4.15 27 cows 10l ft. OS re cows ms 4.S5 2fi cows ?i 4.85 I steer t7,vj , 14.30 27 steers .?5 i steers T.50 & co i S50 4-75 PTettans. II A Si- 10 to 12 pounds. 17'c: 17 to 14 pounds. 17e: 14 to 16 pound k, 16Hc: skinned, 16 He: t ten I cm. lic: cot tare rol' 13c. BACON Fancy. 30c; atandard. 29c; choice, 23c; Enallsh. Ho. tiMOkED M CATS Beef tongues, 73e; diid beef seta. 2tc; outside, none; la- aldes, 2c: knuckles. 22c. DRY oALT CURKD Regular abort cleara. dry aalt. 15c; smoked. Iflr; backs, light, salt, lee; smoked, lac; ba-ka. heavy, salt. 14c: smoked, lac; export be 1 Ilea, aalt, lafeo; amoaeo. toe. LAKP loa. kettle rendered. 12 He; stand- ard pure, llc; choice. 12e; shortening 13 54C Hope, Wool. Hide. Et. HOPS 1910 crop. 14yldc; 1-H9 oop. lOc: contracts. 12il2Wc. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 1301?e ponnd; anev. irtvlBc per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 3ftS3c per pound. C AFC A It A BAltK IHc uer pound. II tIF.H Salted hides. 7c per lb. salted- calf. 13c; 'salted kip. 7vc; salted stags. c; green - hides, lc lass; dry hides. Ids A 17c: dry calf. 176 lac: dry atags, 11 fa liv. PELTS Iry. 10e: salted., buferhara take-or f. 40 75c; Bprloe; Iambi. 35t9 4( Price current on the various classes of st ck at the Portland Union Stockyards were aa follows: i Prime steers $0.75(jr $7.50 ko. io cnotce steers .......... o.outi1 o. Mr Pair to guod steers 25 U 5.73 Common steers 4.502 1.2 Choice to prima cows S.SOir 1.75 ouou to cnoica oeex cowa a.oog b.oo Pair to choice beef cows 4.5A4 3.00 Common to fair bef cows 2.00 gD 4.00 trooa to cnoice neircrs 4.7.tin) a.uu rnir io goon neitern 4..o& 4.7r c ommon tu rnir hcirer 4.uov 4.2 Choice to good fat bulls 4.25 4y 4.50 rair to rooa rat otitis a. .too 4.0:1 1 oniraon bulls 2.ftOA 3. Good to choice light calves.... 7-00& 7.50 Fair to good light calves 6.uO'dl 7.00 (I nod to choice heavy calves.... S.2.19 6.00 Fair to aood heavy calves .7I& 3.23 t ommon calves n.iT, tt 4. Good to choice stags 4.50 o.OO Fair to Rood staas 4.0w 4.A0 Choice hogs 8. 75ft S.85 Good to choice hogs 8.509 1-73 learJing wethers, gram-fed 4 7.10 5.00 1 Old wethers, grain-ffd 4 2.10 4. no Choice ewes, grain-fed 3.73$ 4.00 I Good to choice ewea, grain-fed.. 3.-tf 8.73 Feelera 2.2r B OO 1 C hoice lamns, grain-ted t bOCti 7.00 Good to choice, grain-red .00tr, C.fit) , Poor lambs 4.03tf R.O0 iiav-iea aneeo ana lamos mm lower tnan grain-ieo. (His. LINSEED OIL Pure, raw in barrels, 9C kettle boiled. In barrels PHc: raw. In cases. $1.01: kettle boiled. In caaoa, $1.03. Lots of 250 rations. X cent less per calkin. COAL OIL Water White, cases 17c, wood bbla.. lSVsc troa bbls. 9a; HeadUght. cases 1 Is He wood bbls.. -ioHc Iron bbls.. 11 c; ocene. caaea 20c: special Water White. wood, bbla. 17c, Iron bbla. 13c; Elaine, case 27c: Extra Star, rases 2oc: V. M. 4k P. Kan tha. cases. 224c: Iron bbls.. 1540. GASOLINE Ked crown or motor gasoline. caaea, 24c: Iron bbls.. 17c; 8d gaaoUne, case. i He, iron Dbia. avc; Aroiurps. case c. troa bbla.. Soc; angina dUUUaia. caae 15c. troa bbla.. so. Chlcagro Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Dec, 21. Cattle Receinta. es timated, iri.ftno: market. 5910c higher Beeves, $4.fl6 to 7.3; Texaa ateera, $4.256 5.80 Western steers, $4.1006; Blockers and feed ers, I3.45V5.80; cows and heifers, $2,509 6.23; calves, $7.23fy.25. Hogs Receipts, estimated. 24.000; market. 104rl3o higher. Light. $7.5007.83: mixed. $7.r,57.SK; heavy, $7.5037.85; rough, $7.50 V i.w, ooa 10 cnoice neavy, i.wJOT.D.t; pigs, $7.10y7.83; bulk of eaJes, J7. 10 7.80. boeep Keceipta, estimated, jn.ooo: mar ket. strong to luc higher. Native, $3.6011 4.40: Western, $3t4.40; yearlings, $4.75&rt; lambs, native. $4 Qi 6.70; Western. $646.73. PKODCCE AT MX FRANCISCO. Qvatatlew Carreat hi tit Bay CUf Mm ket. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. The follow ing produce prices were current today: Vegetables Cucumbers, S2&2.50; garlic. 4 6 5c: green peas, 498c; string beans. 100 15c: tomatoes, ftucw$1.25; eggplant. 6tf9c. Butter Fancy creamery. 384c Eggs Store. 3c; fancy ranch. J7c. Cheese Toung America, ldt17c. 31 uu tut fa irD. w a0; miadiinga, $32) syo. Hay Wheat. $P014; wheat and oat, la si 4 4.4V, WW , Fruit Applee, choice. 63c: common, aoo: rxicM iiiuf 4v a.ovw; -waiirornia lamaas. choice. j 30; common. t2; oranges, naval. Potatoes Salinas Hurbanks. tl T0t nr.- sweets. 2.633; Oregon Burbanka, 1.5o Onion a 1 1 23 fr 1.40. Receipts Flour. 7.H3A quarter sticks - wheat. T33 centals; barley, ld.273 centals; oata, 2320 cental;; potatoes, 870 scks; middlings, 50 sacks; hay. 479 tons. DIVIDENDS ARE LARGER I.EIIIGU VALLEY COMMON" OX 1 0 PER CENT BASIS. .Mal jiaxkMa. fcW TUniv. VC. II. standard rannr au.i. i-inti. i-,mo,r. January, noru.rv. lZ0liUe; Marcti. ltl'iu 11)-. London qul.t; .put. M IS. futun, 1A7 1.1. d. Ou.iom-IIou rrt um. .how rx.rt. of j..v4 na mo i.r ini. monin. i.oral d.al.ra r.twvrt whll. Lading iirodurT maintain thctr a.k In. prtra. wins of th. outsider, continue to ofter PPr at concwl.na. tmpartlns ralh.r an un.ttlvl ton. to th. .Ituatlon. Iike. 3, UiV: ,lM:trotttc. lTibl;k: caattus. Tin .ar. spot and ncmoer. 3T.S0 B.tfie: Jann.tr,. S7 v .17-.h:: K.hruary and March. ar.M t ..ic. Lonion Zlrm; .pot. Va; futures (172 l'Ja 1.(1 dull: 4.US4.IUC ?..w York. 4 .-..-, 4.4n? Caat tt. Iuuta London, .(hh HZ ." Tork. .4'ie Et u Louia. Lon don, .pot 1 24. Iron, ciw.iana warrant.. .'. lOHl in lxndon. Locally Iron waa dull and noml- llv uacnancd: 7.O. 1 founiiry North. rn. ft 1. - u No. 9 foundry Northern. 14.73m 1.7: No. foundry sontn.rn and Mo. 1 foundry Southern TCft. tll.Zi1tll.7i. Cttf mm Kocar. NPWT TORK. Dec SI Coffee future. e!(Ml ateady. net unrhanyed to ten point, h.b.r. tialea wer. re:rtel of T o0 baaa. loalna bki.: I3eremtr. January. 11c: v.h ruary. ll.o4o: Marrh. ll.t'7c; April. 11c; May. lo.iitc: Jure, lo.snc; July, lawc: Au- fusL lo.74 : Heptemher. lu.7c; October. i..7c: November, laAc. Spot .teadv: No. 7 Klo. 1S1C; No. 4 8a n- n. ljt,c Mild cuffr. QUlet; Cordova. 13 -4 riaw lufir .teady; atuacvaao. ,n9 teat. S.49Sc: cutrtruaal. .91 teat. IHSHc; mo- laaaea vuaar. -Su ln, S.33SC. Keflncd quiet. Orie. limit, at New Tork. Mff TORkt. nec. SI. Rvaporated apple. firm. Price, nominal. On th spot fancy quoted at i:4SUc: cboic. UflllSiOi prim.. IS 11c. rrunee quiet. i:nn on .mail onexinita: mtatlona ranee from 74t lovo for Callfor- laa up to 30.40. and 9b low. for Oregon, ram . to 3a. Peache. firm: choice TVc: extra ch.lca. tttc: fancy. .ttDc Ckirac. IMftirr Preduca CHICAGO. tVc. SI. Butter Steady; crramerlea. 1 WC; d.lrtea. ;i 026c Ktem Bteaay. receinta. iwt cuei: at mark. caav. lnclnn:d. lv.w22S.; nrata. 2SV: prime ncta. 21c. nirvewina; aaiaiea, iA;ir.r: twlna. Ike: Vounc Amertva liWuldbc: loan b.rna, Uf Jic Other Increases -Are Announced. Front Taking Reduces Prlctrs at the Last. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Th. course of to day', stock market was itoverned largely by th. meeting, of th. Lehigh Valley and Reading- nrectora. In the case of - the former, much surprise waa manifested when announcement waa mad. in th. early after noon that common shares had been placed on a 10 per cent basis. The newa waa fol lowed by an advance In the stock to 180H tun point above tne high price of th. previous day. This was followed by pront- taking In LeMgh Valley and other stocks th. entire list reacted and relaDsed Into 1. dullness of the early session. Th. market was mainly Irregular. Busi ness was In lighter volume than on the two preceding days, and while the demand for bonds was again broad, those issues showed less strength, numerous recessions from th. blgb prices of yesterday being recorded. In addition to the Increased dividend of Lehigh Valley, other dividend Increase, were announced by several Industrial and finan cial corporations. The regular dividend waa declared by a number of the Vanderbllt lines. Final transactions were generally below the best of the dny and th. tan. at the cloee waa unsettled. The market for foreign exchange waa weaker and local money conditions were ier. On tb. present showing of the weekly money movement, tb. local banks and Institution, ar. likely to mak. a fur ther Increaa. in their cash holdings. LODaon s operations here today were Terr light and the demand for Americans In the London market was almost negligble. The outflow of gold from th. Bank of England was continued today. 21.00o.000 being withdrawn. Grgas sale, of bonds, par value. 23.1.6.000. t'nlred State. Government bond, were unchanged. CLOSIXO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid. A Ills Chal pf si Araal Copper .. 5.000 64 83 14 M S Am Acrlcult 4."VUj Am lioit Sugar. 5.2iO 42s. 41 H 42 luO W SO American t an.. Am Car Kdy. Am Cotton Oil. Am Hd Lt pf Am Ice Hecart.. Ara Linseed . . . Am Locomotive. Am Bmel tt Ref do preferred.. Am Pteel Fdy.. Am Sugar Itef. Am Tel Tel.. Am Tobacco pf. Am Woolen ... Anaconda M Co tchlaon do preferred.. Atl Coeat Line. Bait & Ohio . .. Bethlehem Stee! Brook K Tra. Canadian Pac... e.000 mo 54 o 2.500 74 103 142 T44 13 1. ioi 1 100 Too 2706 vuo 11 loss "in".' is 3S Y16 ' 105 H ir.ii 3J' so C8 'jiM n 11 30 V4 744 ll'i!. 42 ii.-; 1421. in 32 30 Hi 102 1I5 ins. 2t rr.-. l:s 1,900 200 J0O S.0O0 00 700 O0 do preferred.. Central of N J. Ch-. ft Ohio . .. Chicago A Alton Chi ut west .. do preferred.. . Chicago ft N W C. M 61 P .. C. C, C 81 L . Col Fuel Iron . Col J Southern. . Consol Ga. . . .. Corn Products.. Del s: Hudson. . D A R Grande.. . do preferred:. . Distiller Secur Erie do 1st pf do 2d pf Gen Electric . Ot North pf Gt North Ore . . . Illinois Central. . Intorbor Met .. tin preferred. . Inter Harvester Inter Marine pf Int Paper ..... - Int Pump Iowa Central . . K c Southern. . . do preferred.. . Laclede Gaa . . Louis & Nash. . . Minn 4r St L . . M. 8 P ( S S II . Mo. Kan at Tex. do preferred. . . Mo Pactllc Nat Biscuit ... National Lead .. Mex N Ry 2 pf . N T Central . . N T. Ont it Wee Norfolk ft Wei North American Northern Pao .. Pactllc Mall ... Pennsylvania ... People's Gas . P. C C ft t It.. Pittsburg Coal.. Pressed 8 Car.. Pull Pal Car.. Ry Steel Spring. Reading 108.10O Kepubllc Pteel . do preferred. . Rock Island Co, do preferred. . St L ft 8 F 2 pf St L Southwest. do preferred.. Sloas Sheffield .. Southern Pac . . Southern Ry . . d preferred.. Tenn Copper . . Texa, 4V Pac . . Tol. St L ft We. do preferred.. Union Pac do preferred.. U S Realty ... U S Rubber ... U S Steel do preferred.. Utah Copper ... Va-Caro Chem. Wabash do preferred.. Western Md . . Westing Elec .. Western Union.. Wheel ft L K. . Lehigh Valley 81 i SO 100 22 22 142". 123 134 V 1644 34 23 142 122 133 15 (. 34 28 1,300 123V. 123 2.500 3.900 1U0 700 2O0 100 166 266 200 100 30O V.ioo ' l'.BOO ' V.ioo ' '1,566 100 '666 .MX) 100 S.2O0 700 1110 SDO 2IM) 2X .-.in) 31.8"l 1.0OO 2lV 40.9OO 7I0 J.IMMI 2HO 2MJ 204 36 111 41 184 iosvi '27 W 'ii'i 47 ' 117 50 :4 ii2 iocs' iies iia" 151 30s 40 26 ,- 194 641 111 40 H IT 105 ' "274 "id" 117 66 14 128-4 14!) Ti 30 30 25 V4 100 2110 1164 21m 624 34 234 S2ti 1714 92 '34 i 73 'i 11U', 4.-. B2", 1K'4 34 U 4N IIS'4 624 sw 2S 22 62 170-4 02 '34U 72 U 4S 2iA 1', :i4 47 7 73 111). 100 18( 1774 10S 2HO SO .Ml 44 142 122 31 ao 134 15 1A2 2li 70 S4 2S 4 341 15 123 6H . 133 ID 00 110 . 15 12 40 19 30 64 10 14S 2: 131 31 4 62 40 1 IU 5S 33 112 40 llio . 64 110 28 128 Jll.ili 97 17 30 in 31 , 1.10 30 pa 29 OO 38 2d 61 48 115 26 61 34 25 V ' 2 52 170 U2 9 34 72 11'4 4 62 16 ;t4 ' 47 Hi 73 5 180 Total sale for the day. 320.3O0 shares. BONDS. vrw tork. Dec. 21. Closing quotations U. S. ref 2s reg.lOO IN. Y. C. gn 3s i do coupon . . .lon..Vo. Pacific ;is... 7 1- k 1. Tt.w 103 iXo. Pacific 4S...KIO ' do coupon 102 (Union Pacific 4S.101 r. a. new 4s reg.l Wis. Central 4s. 2 do coupon .. .lLIIJapanese 4s 89 D. ft R. G. 4s.. 9.1BI Money, Kxcbsnge, YAc. NKW TORK. Dec. 21. Money on call ,.,i v mi tm :: D.-r cent: ruling rate. 3 i.mii hlrt 3U : offered at 3. Time loans. dull, n-lth easing tendency; w aays ana vu d:ivs. 304 per cent; six months, 394. Prime mercantile paper, uvo Per cent. Ktnrllnv exchange neavv wnn actual ousi In bankers' bills at X4.82.'IOir4.8240 for (.Hiay bills and at 24.8535 for demand. Com mcrclal bills, 4.MB4.82. Bsr silver. 54c. Uarlnn rinllnra. 45c. Government bonds ateady; railroad bonds, irregular. LONDON, Dec. 21. Bar silver, steady at 2s d per ounce. klonev. 2V3 ner cent. The rate of discount in tha open market for short bills Is 3 per cent; do for three months' bills, 3 7-1603 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21. Sterling on London. 60 days. 24.42; Sterling on Lon don, sight, 14.85. Drafts, sight. 4c; telegraph, c CHICAGO. Dec. 31. Exchange on Now Tork. par to 10c premium. Condition af th. Treasury. WAKHlNfiTON. Dec 21. At the begin ning of business today the condition of the united states treasury was: , Working balance In Treasury oitices, l1m kii?: In hanks and Philippine Treasury $'14,084,290: the total balance In general fund waa M6.949.506: ordinary receipts yes terday were $1,990,860, with disbursements of 22.597.94.: the deficit to date this -meal year is $7,306,044. aa against s29.iau.iuo nt this t me a.t year. 1 nese ligures exciuuo Panama Canal and public debt transactions. Stack at Boston. BOSTON, Dec 21. Closing quotations: Allniie. 39 Mohawk 45 Amalg. Copper.. 6.1 Nevada Con. ... 18'4 A. Z. L. flC am.. ."Mpiw.ing mine... ivt. Ari.ona Com. .. 14 North Butte Zli',4 Atlantic S North Lake 6 R ft C C ft S M. 13 Old Dominion.. 38B Butte Coalition. 18 Osceola 12 Cal. ft Arisona. 49 Cal. ft Hecla...550 Centennial 16 Cop. Ran. C Co. 61 E. Butte Cp. M. 12 Franklin 9 nlroux Con 38 Tamarack Greene Cananea. 6 U. S. S. R. Parrott S ft C1.112 Quincy .-. . 70 Shannon 11 Superior 42 Sup ft Bos Mln. . 51 SUD ft Plttg COP. Iri'i ozts ft M. 35 I. Royale Cop.).17 I do preferred .. 40 Kerr Lake 6 Utah Con 13 I .a.ke Copper 33 Utah Copper Co. -45 La Salle copper 7 (Winona S Miami Copper... 19!Wolverin. 11. New Tork Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Cotton futures closed ateady, 2 to 4 point, lower. December, 14.85c; January, 14.87c; r'ebruary. lo.uic; March, 13.18c; April. 15.28c: May, lS.XTc; June. 15.39c; July, 15.30c; August, la.OTc; October. 13.70c Wool at St. Ixiuls. RT LOUIS. Dec 21. Wool Unchanged: territory and Western mediums, 21&22c; line medium., 17luo: Sn. 12013c. Duluth Flax Market. DULUTH, Dec 21. Flax on track and to rrive, $2.33; December, $2.32 bid; May. 2.39 asuea. Hop. at New York. . NEW YORK. Dec. 21. Hops Firm. SOUTH BEND WANTS ROAD Council May Grant Franchise to Pennsylvania Capitalists. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe- ial.) The largest attendance at any Council meeting: ever held In South Bend waa witnessed last night, the oc casion being the first reading of the ordinance granting J. D. Crary of Aberdeen, who represents Pennsylvania capital, a franchise for an electric car- ne through and between tne cities 01 South Bend and Raymond. A mass meeting, held a week ago. had demonstrated that a large majority of citizens favored the granting of the franchise, although it was an open secret that thre. Councilmen. enough In this instance to defeat the measure, were more or less opposed and the presence In the council cnamDer or more than 200 citizens was taken aa a demonstration in favor of the paasage of the ordinance. A large number of those present spoke In favor or its passage and only thre; against it. The ordinance will come to Its final readlng'at the first Council meeting in January and, it is now believed, will pasa without difficulty. Mr. Crary promises to begin construction work as early In tne Spring as the weather will permit. DAMP AREA LARGE Entire Winter Wheat Belt Gets Rain RESULT IS WEAK' MARKET Last Prices at Chicago Are Almost the Lowest of the ' Session. Foreign News Is Also Bearish. CHICAGO. Dec. 21. Wheat closed at al most the oottom price, of the session. The market waa fully as depressed a. it has been buoyant the preceding day. A downfall ot moisture that reached eastward Into Central Kansas made even the hardiest bulls lose enthusiasm. According to the Government forecast, the damp area was to bo widely extended within 36 hours, so that no part of the Fall-sown crop would be without some benefit. Primary rsceipts were liberal and another flour mill at Duluth shut down, leaving, only on. email concern there run ning. Foreign news, too, was bearish. May. after ranging between 93'4c and 96c, closed He off. at U5ta 5Hc In corn, the forecast of unsettled weather was thought to mean lessened sales by the country, but thla condition had an offset In the light cash demand. May fluctuated from 47 4. c to 47tt474c. and closed at the first-named price, a shade under last night. No. 2 yellow finished at 46 (4 47c There waa aelllng pressure in oata May varied between S3, 34c and 34V.?34Wc with last sales at S4c th. same aa last night. January shorts and May investors ad vanced provisions. When the pit was cleared, pork showed 27c to 47c rise, com pared with 24 hours previous; lard. 27c to 30c and ribs 27V.C to 30c. In the last three weeks pork has advanced more than $3 a barrel. The leading futures ranged as follows: - WHEAT. Open. High. Dec $ .PI $ .9114 May ) .96 July .43 CORN. Dec 45", : .45-4 May 47. .47i July 48 'i .iS'i Dec. . . May. . July. . Sept. . Jan. .. May. . Jan . . . May. . Jan. . . May. . OATS. .SI. .31 'i .34 .4"4 .:i4 .34 ', .32-, .33 MESS PORK. Low. I .91 "i .95 .93", .45 .474 .4814 .S1H .14 .33'i .3254 Close. I -9Hi .95-, .925. .45 . .47. 48 U. lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARK ST RE tff i PORTLAND, OREGON Capital $500,000 Merchants National Bank ' Portland, Oregon. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,N $350,000.00 Accounts of Banks, Corporations, Firms and Indi viduals solicited. Every courtesy consistent -with, prudent and con servative banking extended to our depositors. 205 19 85 18.85 18.50 LARD. 10.90 10.75 10.45 10.25 6HORT RIB8. 10.75 10.77. -. 10.13 H.S24 10.05 9.81) were as xoiiows: 19.85 18 40 10. SO 10.30 31 "A .34 .33!, .32 " 20.00 18.85 10.87H 10.45 10.75 10.05 I'ash quotallom f lour bteaay. Rye No. i. SO, a Barley Feed or mixing. CO $ 70c; fair to choice malting. 80sc. . Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, 82.24; No. 1 .Northwestern. $2.35. Timothy seed 10. Cover 1S. Pork Mess, per barrel. 19.75(g20. Lard Per 100 pounds. 10.90 9 10.92 A. Short ribs Sides (loose). 810.2510.75. Sides Short. clear (boxed), 810.75 9 10.8714. urain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were! equal to 207,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 30,000 bushels, compared with 570.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 88 cars; com. 515 cars; oats, 212 cars; hogs. 27,000 bead. Laclcl 8 TiltoiL Bank , EfUUiflhed 1869. L&V-t'ii OLDEST BANK ON THE PAC1TI0 COAST Capital $1,000,000 - SURPLUS AND PROFITS $600,000 TV, m. Lija, President. R. . Howard, Jr., Ass't Cashier. Edw. Cookingkam, Vice-President J. tv. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. V. U. DuMckJe-rt Cashier. Walter 51. Cook. Ass't Cashier. Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels Corn, busneis . Oats, bushels . Kve. ousneis . Barley, bushels Receipts. 27.200 73.200 827.600 640,800 11.500 223,500 Shipments. 12.500, 08.800 317,100 377,900 1.300 61.000 Euro-Man Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 2L Cargoes dull but steady. Walla Walla for shipment at 35. 6d. English country - marjtete, quiet; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21. Wheat De cember. 6s mid; March. 6s 11 Md; May, 6s llftd. Weather, overcast. Minneapolis Wheat Market. ' MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2L Wheat December, S 1.00H 6 LOO : Ma;. fl.Og; July, ! nan. Cash. No. 1 hard. 81.024: No. 1 Northern, Sl.01fl.02: No. 2 Northern, 8840 (alLOO; io. g wneat, vipvvc. Grain .9 San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Wheat and barley Steady. Snot Quotations; Wheat Shipping. 11.424 1.47 per cen tal. Barley Feed, $1.10 per cental; brewing, tl.12 WSJ 1.15. Oats Red. 1.051.25 per cental: white, 1.47 hi 9 1.65; black, si.oi sj Call board sales: Wheat No trading. Barley December, 81.124 asked; Kay, 81.1414. Grain Market, of the Northwest. TACOMA. Dec. 21. Wheat: Bluestern. 84 8414c; forty-fold. 83sc; club, 82t824c; red Russian, 80tSO-c. Receipts, wheat IS cars, oats and hay 1 each. SEATTLE. Dec. 21. Milling Quotations T1uestem. 85c: fortrfold. 83c: club. 82c; Fife, 82c; red Russian. oc. Export wheat: Bluestem, 82c; fortyfold, 80c: ciub. 79c: Fife. 70c; red Russian, 77c. Yesterday . car receipts, wneat cars, oata cars, hay 14 cars, barley 7 cars, corn car. . MILLERS TAKING WHEAT SEATTLE AXD CAIJFORXIA BUY ERS IX THE MARKET.' Washington "V" to Greet Educator-. UN1VERSITT OF WASHINGTON, Se attle. Dec 21. The faculty of the Uni versity of Washington is making; elab orate preparations for the annual meet ing; of the Washington Educational As bi,..uii,ii i .;.,i ti, otfu-.'o De cember 2S and 29. The sessions will be held in the untvgrsity auditorium, at which leading; members of the faculty will address the visitors. President Thomas Kane said today that he ex pected that there would be fully 3000. teachers present at the meeting;- The students will dine the visitors on the campus Thursday, December 2. Turkey Receipts at the Northern City Are "Light and Market Is Very Firm. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec 21. (Special.) Considerable demand for svheat developed today. . The Inquiry came almost entirely from local and California millers. Weakness of outside markets, however, offset the bull ish effect of local purchases and the market closed weak, with club offered at 80 cents. Barley and oats were dull, but firm. Brew ing barley -old at z.s.ov ana oats as nign aa 829.79. Oriental flour orders are still coming In. The iresn-aressea turaey maraet was very rm. All top stock sola at ze cents wun- out difficulty. Receipt, were llgnt. ine market is cleaned VP tonight ana only a moderate supply In sight for tomorrow. Meanwhile, frosen stock Is offering at all kinds of prices, depending upon the quality and quantity the various dealers have to offer. Eggs were dull at 42 centa Local dealers have clipped a half cent from th. price of Tillamook twin cheese, making the new price 17 cents, and Young America. 19 centa Seattle will have to get along without Cal ifornia grapes this Christmas, for none ar. In sight. An effort was made to get a part of the car that reached Portland this week, but Jobbers there reported the stock all sold. Although the supply of Japanese oranges is heavy, the price pf fancy atock holds at about TS cent-. Potatoes were steady from $28 to $30. ' CHINA TO GET NAVAL BASE English Flrtns to Build' $7,500,000 Yard and( Arsenal, Is Report. VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 21. Negotia tions are in progress at Pekin be tween the government and British con tracting firms for the construction of a naval dockyard and arsenal at a cost of $7,500,000 as a base for the First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 ' Oldest National Bank West of tho Rocky Mountains CUNAE9D CHUiSES f , -J RIVIERA MADEIRA GIBRALTAR J ALGIERS VILLEFRANCHE CENOA;i I JAN. 7. NAPLES ALEXANDRIA FIUME A.LA CARTE SERVICE fMjtm WITHOUT CHARGE . tfSVV "4 FRAMCOHIA CN--- JAN. 21. FEB. 18. MAR. IT. I FOR PARTIC U L4R S APPLY .TO OUR ACFNClI. AT Mgw TORK. ..OSTOHj. CHICAGO-. M I N It K . O L I S . PHILADELPHIA, ST LOVtt .AN PMANGI.CO. TORONTO, PUll ixcnt. aw o winnirtt on LOCAL Chinese navy, according to advices brought by the steamer America. The Thames Iron Works is reported to have agreed to undertake the work on payment of 40 per cent, loaning the balance. Prince Tsai Hsun and Ad miral Sah are drafting a programme for the reeeneration of China s navy, and steps are being taken to start a zealous propaganda tnrougnout unina and abroad for popular subscriptions for naval construction. The Chinese Senate has taken up the question of buying back the Kalping Coal Mines from a uritisn synaicate which has held them since tne Boxer trouble, so that the government may have a coal supply near Cnmgwantao when that place is made a Chinese naval base. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. The Royal M Klamath Falls Man Killed. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Dec 21, (Special.) Thad Lambert, killed by train at Brayv Cal., last Friday, is well known in this city, where he was em nloved all last Summer in the Great Northern oojt ractory. Stand ont from the crowd com-, mand success in your' real estate affairs boost for BITULITHIC s-t-r-e-e-t-s TRAVELERS' OUIDB. Canadian Pacing Empross lm of sta.ra.ra s-illna ' weekly tat-nn Montreal and Utw. pooL Wireless en .11 ateamera Ask ai ticket .cent or writ. V. R. Joiun, O, A, 1 - Tfclra st -psrtlsj-a. Stern racket CompaB-f m litvlMf mm I. six. tm Cuba-West In dies-Panama-Bennnda BBTrVrY YKA1..' Ezpeti-nc. in tli. West Indies Pa-seotc-r Tr.de. Weekly SsilinfB from Kw Mere". 8 '-'"' Bennada-Caba-Jainaica wrt nmui On Alternsle n-tt.TS lv wiil-ll Sba-jners nd Interr-nlne K.lmuAV. T s. R.M.S.P."TREST"V.si' Sanderson Son, 149 La Salle St., Chicago COOS BAY LINE J, STEAMER BREAKWATER sails from Alaska Aleck, Portland, 8 P. M. Dec. 13, 20, 2T. Jan, S. 10. 17, 24. 81. Feb. 7. 14..21. 28 and every Tuesday night thereafter during- th. Winter. Freight received at Alaska Dock until 8 P. M. daily. Passeni-er fare first class, 110; second-class. 7. including meal, and berth. Tickets on sale at Alnsworta Dock. Phones Main 26s. A 123': . Sao Francisco, Los Anjeles anJ San Diego Direct North Pacific 8. g. Co.. a. S. Roanoke and 6 B. Ja:ider s.ll .vary Wednesday alternately at a P. M. Ticket exile. 1U -iiilra .t.. near Alder. sLAitlilir J. Hit LEX. Pas-encer M. 11. SLCaciuK, FreOgUt Aieab Aa.ac at. 1X1. A U14. SAN FBAKCISCO PORTLAND SS. CO. New service to Los Angeles via oaa Fran cisco every live days. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, 4 P. M. 8.8. Hose City Dec. !!3. Beaver 2S. Bear J mi. 2. From San Francisco, Northbound, 12 M. S.S. Beaver Dec. it. Bear !!-. Roe. City Jan 1. t From San Pedro, Northbound. S.S. Bear Dec. ZS, Rose City 30. Beaver H.0. smith. C T. A.. 14" Third St a. XV. Ransom. Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phone.: Alain 402, 6; A 1402. O. R. & N. " Astoria Konte. 8TEAMK -HASSAIsO L.caTs Portland daily except Satard&r X 00 p. m. Makes all way landing. Arrive at Astoria at fl:00 A. ii. Leaves Astoria dally, except Sunday, at 7:00 A. M. Arrive Portland at 6:00 P. M. Makes direct con nection with steamer Nahcotta for ifagltr, liwica. Lode Boacb aad U POlnta tU ilwaco Batlroad,;