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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, lSiu. 15 TIIE MORN'IXO OltEGOXIAX. 3f MARKET WEAK il Trade Oversupplied and Demand Light. ICKS ARE KEPT LIMED ather Caa4 Mfhl Con- mpclon In the Stock loon- try Wheat Mar Let Mcacljr but InII. hay werHet U In a rthr bad ftcipt have bn larrs for t t iiul the 4aun4 Urht. Bortft in p'y hst thv artuaMv- nd. 1 ( th.r mala pnrrHss until aft.T in of h yr. 1b the mr.nt Ira, tns ar fepc wH l.iv-d will) bar rin. th th markH to vk. hut a tower-!, but dcalr bevs- a rwt nr.at n lb coming frt-ni'L dm the an1. n 1raar bi lt'y. as thai In its iMpmmu fi"ra ruf mia. tit lb dprtnn fartnra In the by th mail cooavmptinn in ths . partlcuUrtr In Eastern Oifon. Ths hsa tf b an opto ona snd the gras 4 ? ntaka It bkhmiy or rvn p- fM bay. AC th asms lima, moat 'arc ratt.s and bp ma ars hesv ei and Mm of them ny that aria wmtbar wrw to rtr-ns now. the? bava mnr tbaa enough f M t la at ahMi mrkt ihoi a rjr steady nt but not mwrn buinm rrtcea T vara unchanged. and bar lay wrv alao steady but vly foreign a heat shipments, aa ra- fcy IhS Mrr,.i,t' Erhint. r: Tht. k. wit. lal r. n iia.- ;;. a ........ i . . I:a r-i pts tn r ara wr re;wr1ed bj rrbaota K-hne aa fallows: U h-t iMrU riuur Omtm Hay J .twm1' ; all 2 : i J I a a ,y II a 4 a SI i ... i l IX 3 I i o da:a ?'.: 1143 ;j ! lllO tJ 11 boa: aarpant. 1191.2s par crate; garltc. rtftlltfcc pr pooDU . grssn 00 tons. 13c pr dossa; r-esd lettuce. ic par don; bot.wuaa ctuca. .101 Pt x; pappaia. 15c par lb.; pumpkins. I O 1 H Ir lb : radlahaa. Itu V pr daao; arrow a. ;4V; tuuh. ltfl'sc Pr lb.: tomato a. $1- i par box. TI.OPICAl, FRL'ZTfl Orana- na!a. par box; Japaneaa. SI. 10 Pr bund. a; tanrrrtnaa. $2 par boa; lemons. f; F: rlda grapefruit. California arap fn:it. ado; tananaa. ic pr pound; plaa app aa. oc :r pound. JT A TC ti Ora. Jobbln prlcaa. 11.: 8t par hundred; awaat poiatoaa, 43 SOftf a T TUB r- rtrTri-B.I ON.uXe buyinc prtca. fl-SS par baadrad. arpaaiab oniona 4iao par pouno. FULL PRICES PAID Fancy Calves Again Sell $8.25 at Yards. at Croaaftaa, Drla4 FraJta. Ft. DKI&U KKt IT Applaa, lOc par pound; rurraaia, U1 O lc; apricot a. US 0 ltc; datva. packaa, 1 pr lb.: ffca. bulk, wmta or b.a,ka. by a.ct. TOSc. 5a. tLf 1.75. bAc, SO-la. lu-la. bdu; boom lye. SALMON Columbia Rhar. 1-pourd talla. 2 lo par doava; 1-pound tall a. t.P3; 1 pound rata. XJ; Ainaka ptnk 1-pound talta. $1 rd. 1-poond tails. lc- CoFr lit: H-aiu. ta uruina. it 33 Ha par pound. tail nut a. lc; Pirrta. 1c; aimonda. luO lac ; pvcana. l3c : cocoatnou. pcvsi P'r oira. cDftiuLU l?Ho par pound; hickory nuta. IOIQc par pound. SALT-Orann!a:ad. $1S par t-a: Half (rour.d. 100a. $.4o par ton: SOa. 19 par ton. BEANS small aMta. 4 We. iaijta arhlta lc. Lima, ft We; pink, 'v. rod Uaaicaaa. c; bayou. RIC?: No. 1 Japan. 4e; ehaapar aTra3 S ili. boiitbara hand. S?c HONET Choiva. 4 T4 par caaa; a train ad. He p.-r pounl PL'OAR iry rraavlatad. frolt anfS barry. ir 3a. iaat. $10. extra C, $1; golden C l4.0; yalloar D.. I M. cuba barra:a. SVI2 roMiiarad. $4.!3v Tartna on rtmit tanra within 15 daa. daduct He par pound. I. latar than la daya and within SO daya. daduct Ha par pound. 3apla auaTar. 15 O lac par pojnd- RECEIPTS ARE MODERATE raary aad Country rrodwrav ron.TRT T.lva; Hrrxa. ITfl lTSj Hprinaa. I'l H IT: : turk'" a. du-ki. 1 !,. iao. LH-aaU: Turk;. E j. ;m or- n ranch, candlad. 3T 4) 3c; Cal:frn a. ; j i J7'c (.HELHg full men. twins. ITOlTHa par poi nd; yonnx Amarlca. HfflSHO. Bl'TTKR C.ty cwmrr tttra. 1 and 3 pnund prlnta. In box, S"c pr pound; loaa tht n b rrxov aid dc!try xtra. I "R K Fancy. 1 1 f 11 He pr pour.1. VKAI, Kasr,. aO tc 1. pu&i, J014 par pound. TRADE OUTLOOK STRO Lambs AVclphrd Off the Cam Bring 96.35 and Yearlings $3 Hog Sell Readily at 98.90 Few Stecr Are Offered. Thar was a moderata run of livestock at tfia arda yaatarday and with an active damamt. prfcea war ftrnity maintained uirouanout the lias. Another small lot of extra sood calve aoid at only two ateara were offered and tbay brouebt Jo and ti-25. Two loads of coica cows ware aold at $.5 and few more brought a dime batter. A bunch of lS lambs welfhad off the rax. aold at S.05 and a amallcr lot of yearllnica aold off th car at A alnsl lot of hoya was dispoacd of at Th racaipta for the nay were 81 cattle. 9 calves, axz hoge and 1T3 sheep. Amonjc the ahippers were: c. i. Walker, of Joaeph. 1 car of hos; M. C Hall, of ttinirerieid. nsah.. by boat, Iv caul; Car roll Shaffar. of Colfax. Waaii., s cara of hora. and J. I Baker, of Caldwell. Idaho, S can or cattle and V of sheep. Th day's salea were aa follows: Welrht Prlca 300 M M HV 100 108 H 10H i"o '"12 'l2'i 100 40 OH 1.200 10fl4 1.30O 144 V moo 25 10 13044 ZOO 500 500 100 do preferred.. Tntr Harvastar Inter Marine pf Int Paper lnt Pump ..... Iowa Central . . K C Southern.. do preferred,. Lac led Uaa .. Iuis 4k Nash.. Minn St L. . M. S P A 8 S M Mo, Kan 4V Tex. do pref arrad. . Vo Pacific .... Nat Btacult .... Nat Lead M.-x N Ry 2 pf X T Central . . . X Y. Ont at Waa Norfolk U'ea- 1,000 North Am .... North Pacific Pacific Mall ... Pennsylvania ... People's Gat . . P. C C 4 St L... Ptttebura; 'oal. Presaed 8 Car. . Pullman Pal Car By rHeel borlna. Readlnav . . . S4.1O0 Republic 'riwl Wn) do pri-ritd. . HM Rovk I8!:V1 CO, 1.30O do pref-fd.t 300 Floaa 8firff!d Pout ham Jh -.S00 llk Southern T- ' 00 do m-rf4?d. . ' 4M Tonn Ci'iV-f - 100 Teiu .'i- VP T' 105 144 H l.iu. 81V 34 H 1.400 111V loon 1(0 tf5 2.4"0 11-5 V tvto 1.Hh) 27 V 12" 2U0 105 10O 4W IrtO 1V rvM a 2 l.MH 30 1, 2H ao 60 ALL LINKS CJVIET, HIT TIIKKE IS XO OVKRSTOi K. FLOWER IROM NOOlt al rarrty hi Tbta RelWaa tba I lae. all ah pmetit i llwd River caul I arrirl jaaterday and rallavel the la Ihia lice. It sold at Sttj I.sn 1 en a-'rordinc to quality. The de- 1 r of Callfirnia ha4 let to, a aa 1 -ry baa cleaned up well and uine mr alo rtr.T. The steamer w Nmr.Hr nv .lble Tli 1 st HI lone nn sprnuta. whl-h offer aa t eenta. Thr Is al cons.der cai rhabarb on band, for wt-.lrb t but It'tle demand at 5 cent a -as ara the Arm feature of the frnlt Tti Inquiry fr aplw la l:ht te bntd barely rady. California pea ara elntn np fairly wall. rrt.R TRnr i tiik et. I la for Faary Fnill. and Ordinary Mak lraa. .'aw Trk app'a market situation Is I by the Frultman tiulda of P. 31 aa follows: a I a eea-ma to be no danrtna th fact (a boa apple situation promlaea aotna r aipments nt m accord with early tlona of eparatnra bar. Aa a mat fat lera eem t bar been a sur ' rather ordinary sto- pat on th for holiday and early Winter wants, a atfx k haa nni met wtth lha r-can. ae caning th fruit anticipated. It , to aert that th buytna; haa run .- th fiom aradea, bnrera balna; will- ay tha comparatively small dlffer- 1 cost to s;et acerfabla fruit for u retail trafia. Tbta a a a seem In cry th btjrdan of rarrylna oa th choice) ! aa a maitrr of fart th bulk of riaes In this grade la praaeln for lim or MM LTHT ARK FIRM. a aaal Turkey a t Waui ts Fjarly at 1 all PrVe. nJa of poultry wera dcidedlv firm ) . n eipia wera liht and cleaned la the day. r-Mcken of nil kinda aally at I? rente or batter. A fe 1 turkr-s war received and aold cants. For liv turkeys zi rants 1 O top. c market waa alugclab and waak. -ontlnu fraa and buyers take no 1 thatr current needs, ballerina; a w:!i preaU nevt we-rk. a a r"M demand fr all klnda dreed meat at full price. d! cheaae were steady with th meat. Prospect of IleaT-r IlvlIrnd and 1 11 1 r re t Pltinrement4 Calve Ac titllj lo lnirMmrnt Market. NKW TORK. tec. . R. t;. Oun Com panys we-k.y review of trade tomorrow will say : After a aaitefariory retail hltriav trade. buainea In nearly alt branches la qut-t with th uaunt year-end ad Just ments. Tne out look cnntnlns nuinv eiementa of sirentrt h. The Imn and steel trade la still confront ed with a ronfUTiptlnn of nly naif thi nroduclnx ranorltic and the dry aoia httat netm with the prblem of coat a. but there la an ar.aeme of demoralisation, ejferuia tlon and o eratorkrd shelves In all mrr cantlte llnca. wMle the irnrral fr-llna: of confer attorn mak-a conditions better than tra le atatltla lntlcale. The finanrlal aituatlon la lmproed and tha nroapact of the aaxy dividend and In terert ditursernents due January 1 Imparts reatr briakneaa to tha st-tctly lnvcaunetit market. It waa a eeaaonaMr quiet week tn th rrtmary drytrooda markets, with value well maintained, but at ill enerlly clee to or below the Oft of production. In Ctt1 in oHi. curtailment of prodm-tlon l -tener-ally bIievetl to be Inevitable after tne turn of e year, when prent contract eipire. Tha flrmnaa In wide rmy -joots ta -ntlntatnd. and there baa fcecn a fatr bitalneaa In aiaple prtnta for Hprlna delivery, wbtl M-a-hed eJ ara firm, but with bv-iu-w Mr.it. Ther ta a alichtlt firmer tone to th market on mt kl"da of d -meatlc hidea. 1rai- In l-ih-r ia dull a-d few sale bava been effected ollde of odda and enda. that are balna aold at low prirea. although soma salea of upper leather at very low rates are reported. Ther ta no chance to report In footwear conditions. r ARB IX rOOl DEMAND. nasi! La4 iWld al at, tw 11 Casita, AeewraUac la tsallly. a aod demand for ItOi hop etiaad and balem markets at prtcas fmm '- to II cent a K labor. Wolf ara reported to have bought 33 -n Data Cruikahank. of Caaton. yea- Hal Bo lam secured several amall -vtractnc a carload ta tha lade pen tion and B. O. Shucklny bought a f small lots at aalam. ry tranaactlun la lia waa trie harle lua:y of 15 bales at 1 a Roaa letter sa th California as at Ml strong, but th demand aa keaa aa last weak. Cities Baab t lawrtaara, -lea-tng of t NfTthwest ra aa foiiuwa '-rintt, F'ianr-a. . .. t.:xi:j 141.125 rORTLAXD MARRirra. Grata. Floajr. Feral. Ft. Valley. bra win a. f Trmrg prirea: Biuata rru I.UMUIL T'.C. a-d. $.-3 par toa nr trt-i. ( ri r fV-Hria. $rV50924 3a par tdinga fit; ahorta. ltap 3.5a; ; ra'ettta, Sft.ll sat bwr-U: MJU4: aiprta. 1114: Vwl- 1 0, graAaa. i.aa; wko.a wbaax. Ik T-a-k prtca: TtTaothy. Wlllamatta lT29 pr toa. Kaatara Ureaoa. a U fa. 114. grata baky. I..mw ..r. i:j f 11 -wtl4. cracked. He par ton. Now 1 wkua. par too. Taaretablea eaad FmsJta. 4 King. 4''OT5e par bos: Waxen, ta'dwia. ?5v u Northern t'py. ; snow. Parana, 1.75 R 4.50; Red ,T n. T0l vkMrTAbLii Camna. $iai.r parsa pa. iUZ5. turalpa. tl; i 1.30. FRI ITaWPearw. 1 2S1 re- bow: ctl per Ma.aaa lAVt ..aii.arr: 12tfl. 5i par tar -r-frs t i pr -h'x, aF I.E-4 Brans. 12 He pn poimd; l.2j'l i--r bunlred; rauUflnw. aw par dosati; ralory. ra.lforata. 4 par craa; twwBMra, 12 paw CtM..FrnCkN!l OOOD IS TIIK YVFT. Hrtaiiara iwawwlly Report a -a-ad Volama f Holiday Trade. NF.w TRK. Pec. JO. Brada treats torn or- row will Bar: r-tst-holtday nulet rule tn enral trade and industry. Toro retatlera generally tha repore are of a good, though nt In all caaea rer-nrd. rolrnna of holiday trade. Reports for th week aa to collections are bt from th larger Western centers ard tHe ftn'ith. fom Western points bote the ef?-t of less aaliafactnry prices saenred b farmer for th-tr cereal cropa. F'.wn-a continue the chief rhararterlstlc of tit Iron and steel markets. Tig Iron ta very quiet, though cant Iron pip lnt er rata bare bought a Httl in th F.at. prices ara weaker, if antbln(. Finished lines continue dull. Buineea failures In the ITn'ted States for the werk ending le-emhr 2W wera ! lambs . ..i... 4i -a,rlina . . . ! hogs IS rows ' St 1 b.ili calves 2 c:ves 1 steer 1 at err 2 i'Oii a rows T cows I cow hull . 72 . .. Il-i ... 242 ... 170 . . . "NO .. l2iM ... 1 .-; . . . ;;."io ...l.-.io . . . UNO . . .1445 .. . IMIIO ...1111 .. . htio . .Hud ld.-M 5.00 h.l 4.25 K.2 .oJ t'2" 5.O0 .v;5 5.': 15 3. Prices current on the various classes of at the Portland Union tftock Yards stock were as follows: Prima steers ;ood to cnolce stears Fair to food steers Common steers Choloe to .rime cows 4; nod to Chute beef rowi.... Fair to eood beef cowa Common to fair beaf cows... Jood to ciiolre heifers Fair to ood heWera . . Common to fair heifra Cnnic tn good fat bulls... Fair to food fat bu'ls , Common hulla t Jrd-chnlre Urht calves . . . . . Fair to good hjhl calves od-choice hev calves. Fair to tood heavy calves... Common calve ;-od to choice staffs Fair to good etaga Choir he; a flood to choice h" Yearling wrtners, urulit-fed. .t.25J.S0 . ti.l0 0.2S . 5.tH) a..'i0 . 4.25 5 25 . 5.25- 5.50 . 4.75 tt 5 25 . 4.2.. 4.73 . 2-i'W 4.UO . 4.7". i 5.O0 . 4.50 r 4 75 . 4.tHf 4.25 . 3.75 4.t0 . . 3.-r,l ?.5H . 2.."tr 3.25 . t;.2". ty H.75 . tt rt.25 . 5.2r .o . 4.75W 5.25 . 3.7.. i 4.7 . 4.."vi 5.011 , 4.Mtd 4.5 . ...". .K . b.21t . 4.75V m.oO Old wethers, grain -fed 4.2' $ 4.50 iTod rt choice awes, grain-fed.. ;t.7 Feeders 2. 2' 3.0 i'hoira lambs, 5 rain -fed H..V 7 tood to rholca a.t'Ot-, K. Fair to good .VS5tf 5 75 ptor lamhs 4.P5H 5m liav-fed sheep and lambs 50c lower than grain-fed stuff. Chlcaaro Uvratork Market. riUCA'V. Pec. .. Cattle RerelptS. es-tlmai-rt. 1 ".0: ma-ket, steady to loc hlcli rr. tteeve 4.7 f 7 : Texas steers, $1.2 5.40; Western steers, 4.25wrt; stocVers anc? fe-jers. ll.'.o.vvft. cows and heifers, $2.10 tf-t.tn; calves, i j;n. Hogs Receipts, estimated. 15.000- market, lc to Iflc higher. Light. S7.55 ty7-90: mixed, 7 A5ff 7.P5: heavy, f 7.55 A 7 0d; roitch. $7.2 tT7o. c.xd to choice heavy, 17.75 r l.i5. pheep Receipts, estimated. markat. p'rttr- to shade higher. Native. . 4 4.35; Weal ern. 2-75 ft 4..; yearlings. 14.75 n 5. 0; Inmht, native, t.Fi rt.40; "Aestern, 94.759 6. 40. EUROPE BOYS BONDS KXTKNSIVE PIRCIIASKS HIUH GKADK' RAILWAY ISSIES. Slock Show Further AdTanoe. but JfoTCmml Is Narrow Call , Money at 6 IVr t'-nt. Ixa. i. Pb ri. SI U. amJt da pi:Md.. iK) Union rnilc .. 3.ft) da prr-rrd.. im 1H JITH 34 i 111", 5 J Irt 4 US', 1US "it'" 1..8 3--' 30 4 V2 (ft. iiis i u 52 S V a HublMr .. 17 8 ft.el .'. . . Utah Copper .. Y.-C.ro Cb.ra Waboah do pr.f.rr.4.. Wlrrn Md . .. v..tina: Erc .. Wi-itcrn irnloo. Whrfl L E . . l-hlnh Vall.y .. 1.1.00O 17S 1 Tot.l Mlea for th. d.y 52 17H t,7.eno l.ino 1.10(1 200 700 - 38 7.1 S 11S 4& 35 3T 72 H 1HI 1.200 73 724 .114 ia 12 Sf' 17 32 ti-H, 108 144 24 130 4 31 6.S 4H H71i 54 84 S 110. 4li 10. tii 11 27 4 128H !.- 07 17 30 V l.-.S',, ISO 30 2 20 4'.l 11S . 2H 62 33 i 23 :,2 170 H2 70 30 4 114 44 S 2Vl IS S3i 4S'. r.4 175 WODLSTOGKS URGE Boston Supply Exceeded Only Once in 20 Years. ' TOTAL UNSOLD QUANTITY 1117,100 shares. BONDS. U 8 ref. 2s reg. .100 v Y C Q .. H do coupon ...HiQfc, North. Tac. Js .. 7i"k U 8 3 reg.... 12 jNorth. Pac. 4a..1t01s do coupon ...102 jl'nlon Fac. 4s...loo4 V S new 4s reg.lir.H wis. Central 4a.. i do coupon ...115 (Japanese 4s .... S'J D ft R 4i;... U3 It Money. Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 50. Money on call firmer. StjtJ per cent; ruling rate, 5; closing bid. 5H; offered at A. . Time loana dull; 00 days and 00 days. 3 S-5 44 pvr cent; six months, :tfa4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 45 par cent- Su-rllng exchsnge weak wtth actual busi ness In hankers' hills nt $4.S2r4225 for day bills and at 4.M5 for demand. Com mercial bills. $4m 4.81. B.ir silver. 54MiC Mexican dollars. 45c. Government bonds steady: railroad firm. LONDON. Dec. 30. Bar silver, steady at 25 i-l(Td per ounce. Money. .1C4 per cent. The rat of discount In the open market for short hills Is 3S per cant; do for three months'.btils. 303 -l per cent. BAN FRANCIsA Dec 80. Sterling on London. tW days. I4.S2; do sight, 4.85. Drafts, sight. 4c; telegraph, be. CHICAOO. Dec an. Exchange on New York, lu per cent discount. A Hours Amal. Cop. . . A Z I. A 8.. Arts Com Atlantic Boston Copper Eaatcni Mining H lock a. lilMn'ntTK n2S;Nevada Con.... 2-S Nlplsslng .... 141;North Butte... 5 (North lake .. 12 Old Dominion. Rutt Coalition. 18 .Osceola Calu Ariz.... 47 (Parrot t Calu ac Hecia...54i yumry Centennial copper Range. Kaat Butte ... Franklin Glroux Granhy 3iene Cansnea Isl Royalle. .. shannon H7 'Superior 12(I.Si;p. Bos. Mn : (Slip. r'liis. lmarack 45 IS, 10 V ass 7 121 1 1 70 114 4i op. I1T ,U S 8 R A M. 6 7 I do preferred . . 104 ltah Con N C W YORK. Dec. J. Pr 1 res mads further advance during th early session on the stock exchsnjte today, but the move- men t was narrower ana tn toiai out-turn of nominal proportions. Gains wera regis tered by a majority of the better-known la- tiea. ' agatnai 271 last week: ".57 In th Ilka week 1 Bonds wera again fairly active, but the f P.o; 2I In ltH; 15 In tl7 anrt 22i In I. Busmeaa fall urea In anada ir the weak number 55, which comparea wnn 27 laet week and ZS In th corresponding aear last tfAf. Wheat. Including flour, exports from the t'nlted statra and carada for tne wees ending December 1 aagregat 3.17P.V2A buahrts. agalnat 1.72.el7 last week, and i nt I'M thia week laat vear. r export for tha week ara 1147.41 1 Missels, afsfnat .05.vp5 ! week and L- lil.l .l In Iiktj. Hawik C lewrlng. KKW YORK. Dee. SO. Bradstreet'S bank rleannaw report fr the week ending Ie rmhr 29 shows an aacrait of 2.42. - lXt re), aa a(4tntt $-Ti:iA,l2t.i)i last we-k and 2.rcu.4.nuo in tba corresponding week laat rar. , PC. PC. inc. dec. .ll.SKHlrtOrtO .... 24 .B 2'5..:5u...wi l.S Near York Ch k-ftO ......... Boston I hlUdeiphla .... tt. Louts ....... Kanaka City Pittatiurej K-n FraacUc ... t;i I mora ....... I'lnrlnnatl ....... Mlna'apoliB ...... N.'w lrlens .... Cleveland ....... tftroit .......... Omaha Los Angeles .... Iou!sviU ....... Milwaukee Pwrtlaaai. Or. ..... Satl- . SI. Paul Bt:fT.ao l'.'HTr ........... adtanapllS ...... Atlanta provMenra) ....... alemphla ........ Richmond rt WartB hit luike city Washington. l. I. Ft. Jo-pta ( o!umtua ........ Alhanr - Trm Mvannab ...... jipok n", v ash. . Oakland, Cal Saramento Hrrena luiuuh. liina. .... Houston tiahrataa 1."..5IVI, 124.424.i") .... a4.;2.i-J 5-7 45.P42.ea l. 4a:.Mv .... . 4,?4l."rt .... . i.572 ' 4.4 2l.3T2.0i 4.4 . JlAOiW .... . IV.V-.ie .... . 17.rt72.ooo 15.1 15.T5.onrt &.S . 12,2 '. "O 1 .0 1.1.47.roirt 17.8 li.(.ia,(ioo .... 11 S5it,aN 17. 1 a.s.tl.aoa til. a a.4:,vO.'l .... . P.t54.tKKI .... . 7..t2o'n .... . T.rj.t" .... 7.21.l 3. I2.77.i"" 20.9 tV ri4. . 7.55.Hm 41.1 a s4 in0 .... . a27T 8 8 5 4-3.t- 7. a 7. .... 5 5T.t- 7.4 5.1 7'.. 5.51'VNe . a .... a 7Tt n aT.8 2 7t5.ino 5 9 l.2i.aai I.T K.'i.iwa .... , i.7.'-7.iHi .... 24 t5 .... lP.2u4.0OO 13.4 11 0 12. B 1 s.e 25 1 a. a Ml 4.4 T.4 .3 3.4 24l8 "4 a:. a "4.8 5.T 35.7 5.3 Me4-. Markets. NEW YORK. Pe 3. Ptandard copper. duiL ft pot. lecemher. January. February and Varcb. 1 2-H if 1 2-1 5c. London, quiet; apot. I5U: future, 454 Ids 3d. Local dealers report a nominally unchanged market. Lak copper. 15 tf 1.1 35: electro ? tic. 13.750 13c: ras.ng. 11W I3.7a. Armal reported at Nf York todav. 425 tuns. Coatoso-hons returns hfw axporta of 2S.7V4 tons so far tht month. Tin. dull; spot and Lecemrer, Tra.v; January. 343x4oc: February. J-38 3'V; Varch, jv.w-2e-t tncon. weak; spot, tii 17a d; futuraa. (173 17 6d. Iad. dull. 4 laiuc New tote; iiob 4. 41 p.aat ft. Lou la. London. 13. E;ter. steads: a.oX4.wc ew York; 9 &- Ksat t. l-out. London, f 24. Iron 'eelnd warranta. 4a il'id in London. Ta fK-a' market was nominally cn- hafscd. No. 1 f.-wndrr Northern. 1 Q Na 2. ai4.i5 15-75; No. 1 EvattvrB aaal do soft. $15-250 15.;. la rarest nart of the bualtieva In these se- ruritiea was transacted by direct ard pri vate a Irs There Is reason to he 1 lev that Hu-op. has purchased extensively of cer tain high-grade railroad bonds during tha last fortnight. A rise in call money to 4 per cent, tha highest rate since th Hrst week of tha rear, and a decline in foreign xchang to 4.M-5. the loweat level sine the panic of 1907. were rat her more not r worthy than events In the stock market Itself. Tha adanc In call monev was ascribed to calling of lans by local Institutions to meet esr nd requirements. Acoru!ng to forecast, banks In the Clesr !ng-Hnuee ought to gain from 92.(00,000 to 83.ooo.ooo this week Northern Pacific directors today declared tha regular quarterly dividend on that stock, thereby setting at rest recant rumors af fecting that property. Action on the Ore at Northern preferred dividend probably will be taken early tn tha coming year. Railroad reports tnciuded that of the Reading Company for November, which board a decrease In net earnings by tha trasst'ortation company of mora than S100. 00. whtla tha earnings of the ooal and Iron eompe.ny showed out a nominal increase. Thi llock Island figures for November wera devidci.ly favorable, with an tncreas In net revenues of 4418.000. Tha PU Louis 4k Pan Kranrieco system reported an Increase In operating Income for November of flsl, 800. London bought a .w thousand atocks oa balnc In thia market. Total sajea of bonds, par value f2.4t0.004. V rated States Government bonds unchanged oa calL CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. . 4d . 13 4 Kerr Lake OjOah Cop 44V laJte Copper ... 714 -! Winona 8 l Laall cop n (Wolverine 11 Miami Cop 10Tfcil Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Pec. 30. At the begin ning of .business today the condition of the 1'nited States Treasury was: Working balance in Treasury of- Offices $.tS,23,2i7 In banks and Philippine treasury 33.143.12 Total balance in general fund... 85.501.1.13 Ordi.iary receipts yesterdsy 2.1 10.1. Plshursements 1.621.M05 The deficit to date this fiscal year Is 008.045 as agslnst 82A.140.025 at this time lsst vesr. These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt tranvsrtiona. Dried Frnlt at 'ew York. Krw YORK. Dec. 3. Evaporated apples onntimia trv nuiet and nrlces are a shade sasler in tone, on the spot, fancy Is quoted at 12i13c; choice, llc: prime, unfile Prunes, moderately active, nut atocKs am small and price firm, quotations ranging from 7, to lc for caitrormas up to av 40 snd 10 11c for Oregons from 60-30. Peaches very firmly beld owing to tha email stocks on hand: choice, 7v8c; choice. 8SitJ8He; fancy. v9c Chlcaao Produce Market. rHicion. rer. 30. Butter Steady: '.creameries. 320r; dairies. 2125o. EBga Steady; receipts. 20S5 cases: at Vnnrk. cases Included. 10kQ22ic; firsts, ;flc; prime flrsts. 81c. crhee b'tesdy: daisies. ISfJlSc; twins. 14 4314 c: Young Americas. 15!4915Hc; long horns, lo915e Jimw York Cottoa Market. NKW YORK. Dec. 80. Cotton closed stesdr at a net gain of (f6 points on all positions except October, which closed 1 point lower. pot closed quiet. 8 points higher. Mid uplands, 15c: mld-Onlf. IB. 25c. fancyIpples higher SKATTf.E DE.IiKRS WOCLD AT TKACT COUXTRY 6HIP3IEXTS. Market More Active Than Is Tsually the Case in Holiday Week. Staple Montana Brings 2 2 Cents. BOSTON. Dec. SO. Th Commercial Bul letin, in iis annuAl rennrt on woj! tomorrow. will call attention to tha fact that tha wool ! stock In Boston ts the largest in over zo years, with tha excention of 1899. There remains in Boston at the close of I business at the end of the year K5.EtiO.000 1 pounds of domestic and 1.1.t5.000 pounds of foreign wool, against 4a.l05.lt5." pounds or, aoniestic and Loai.uuu pounas ox loreign a year ago. Th total stock of all kinds unsold In the rnited .States Is 182.S21.200 pounds, against 7. 322.4-". 7 pounds last year. This has been exceeded by January 1, 1901, when It wits 233,1 M9.0M0 pounds; on January 1. 1899. with 291.168.690 pounds and on Jan ...... t 1 . c ...(. u 1 ,1 Aii nA,,nH. Tha records of the" year show that Bos ton leads all the world's wool markets, ex- cent London, to which it Is a closs second. Nearly two-thirds of all the wool In the I'nlted States, whether produced here or j nnportea. is now in Boston ware nouses. MILLS ARE BUYING WOOL. Large Deal In Staple Montana at Twenty- two Cents. BOSTON. Dec. 30. The Commercial Bui- ; let in tomorrow will say of tho wool mar ket: Holiday dullness has been In evidence this week, but not to the same extent that is irrauenttv th case. A considerable amount of inquiry and sampling on the part of the mills is in evidence, and there has not been a dearth of actual business. One sale of staple Montana, involving: Roo.ooo pounds, has been the chief sale of the week. The sale was made at 22 cents. Several other Iota of 10.00O to 20o,oo0 pounds of original Montana. Wyoming and Idaho have also figured in the trading, while there appears to be a tendency to raise prices on neece wools, wnicn are 1 scarce. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 30. Wool Unchanged; territory and Western mediums, 21 (j 22c; fine mediums, lifrilHr; fine. I2tn;ic. BIG WORLD- SHIMENTS GIVE CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET A WEAK TITR Sou 4rt . 4.1 - AO . MM, 18 m; 74', 1:!, 4.iS 4..TV1 mi AIT". Ohal r' Axil Coppr .. lOIXXl Am Ajruul .. n Am H.'l Sutur. S..Vo Amprlran i uru. a.Hio Am Car A Kilv. 50 Am CnttiMi OH. " XI Atn Hd . I.I Pf l'" Am 1'-. S.curt. 4HJ Am ... Am LH;omotl... l.nrMl Am Pm.l A Krf 4.4'"' do pritrri.a. . Am Fl.l Kly.. Am fucar R"f. Am Tel Tel.. Am Tob.cco pf. Am AVooisn .... Anaconda M Co Atchla.n do Dr-rerr.rt. . All Coat I.lna. Ball 4t Oh o .. B-tlil. n.nn st.. Hroola R Trnn. i'anadlan !'.. C-niral Uthr. do prer.rr.a. . C.niral of N J. Ch.-. Ohio .. Chtraao Alton Chi Ol Vtrtl .. do Dr.f.rrl.. Chicago N W C. M St P.. C. C. V 6t L.. Col Fuel A Iron Col aa Houthrn ronaol Ga. .... I'orn Product, . tKil A Huda-a.. I R Orand. . . do Dr.r.rr.d. . I'laMllera- Socurl tn. do lat pr .... do -d pf .... ;t North pf .. . :t V.irf h Or. . . ll'lnot, C.nrr.1 lot.roor Mat .. 400 19 Hlfh. low. 4'IS 4-' M .-. ji 'ai" 103 43 1411a,' Cloalna; Bid. m 4H 42 BO i. ITi, II s Ji'.l 1.4'N .22"0 .lol 2,300 117 10-. , 2' 100 104 21 Ti "loo 3.X 124 mm lOO", 1 lS lo. 2 - 7H IK". S1-, 104 ii. 141 4 123 ioo a:1, si '4 S.inn 2.w 2K 1IM1 1.2"0 aoo 1..VO 127 14, 1.S 2Si, 27 . i.; 3S 14 liWi 2SH 27 4". lit1. 1 10 4. Kt 3'i 28 1011, ion lid lo.-., 21 TH im 311, 1VS 2SO sn 21 Vi 4R 141 12X rtwt 31". ML 13(1 14 2 Sfit. .1.-. v, 27 4d .141, 12J 1U Xo More Japaopso Oranges Are Coming and Lower Prices Are Not Likely. 8CATTLE. Waah.. Dec 0. (Special.) A a renlt of a bat tar demand for fancy pplei and tb. rather limited tupplr, most We.tern-4fcV.nu. cotnmlaalon man hava railed prlcaa on fancy fruit SSa per box In th. expectation that a larre aupprr of apple, will b. attracted to this market. The poor grade, ar. still a drus; on the market and hard to sell at any price. Extra fancy Splti.r.r-r command t2 to 12.25 and ex tra fancy 3M to 4-tlr Wlneaapa can be moved at $1.75 to 2. Th. potato market is barely steady. Speculators are p'.aylnc a waiting- game, hoping that a cold snap will shut oil ship ment, and enable them to take their large storks out of storage. While the supply of Japanese oranges la heavy, it Is aald the laat of the season's shipment, have reached the United State, and that there Is little likelihood of prices going much lower. Storage butter was freely offered- at all wind, of nrlces. from 28 cents a pound up. Stocks of freah a. limited. Little Oregon butter has been offered her. yet. Whit, fresh ggs held at 42 cents, the market was weak. A lower market next week, wnen dealers will have three d.vs accumulation to work off. would caus. little surprlee. There wera no changes in th. grain markets. pnODCClS AT SAN ITtANClKCO. Q.at.tlTna Torrent In tin Bay CUr Man kets. 6AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 0. Th follow ing produce price, wera current today: Vegetable. Cucumbers. (2 3 2.50: garlic, 495c; green pe.e. "f?Sc; string beans. 1049 15c: tomatoes, 5UC9S1.15: eggplant. 568c Mutter Fancy creamery. 34 lie. Y-x Store. 35c: fancy ranch. 36c. Cbeeee Toung America. 10 17c MUlstuffs Bran. .27 a 30: middlings, 21 Old. Hay Wheat. I14: wheat and eats, 9 12..-: alfalfa. ioni. Fruit Apples, chefca. 650; eommon. 40e; Mexican Umaa. 4 04.50; California lemons, choice. SZ-50; common, tt; orang.a. aav.i, gl.Aw2.50: plne.ppl.a S292.50. Potatoea Sallnu Burbanka. $1.7501.90: sweets. $36.-25; Oregon Burhanks. $1,606 1.7.".. Onlors $1.4nal 1.50. " Receipts. Flour. 2543 quarter . -auarka: wheat. M3 certals: barley. 111.545 centals: oata. 510 rentale; potatoes. 2240 centals; middlings. 24U saclta; hay. lu tons. Last Prices Are Almost at the Bot tom for the Day Specu lators Unload. CHICAGO. Dec. 30. The temporary gain in wheat grew largely from assertions that the Government had overestimated the Spring crop of the Northwestern States. A well-Knowo expert ngurea the yield lor the d:strlct at 1 SO.OOd.OOO bU5hc!s, against l. i.e'iu.ituu Dusnr-ls as sent out ornclally irom w.-isritngton. ineroua shipments by Au stralia. India snd Argentina aavr the mar ket an easy start, but leading longs bought openly and forced prices to a point at which many commission-houses had selling orde hroresslonal speculator, who had ob served this situation, grabbed profits and overloaded trie m:irKel. simultaneously word came that, world shipments would probably reach 1 l.OUO.OyO bushel6. whereas the t"tal a year ao was s.TZO.ooo bushels. The close waa easy nt almost the bottom for the day. Fluctuations In the May op- lon were between yt -V and ,lS97.c. with final transfers at 967ic. a net loss of Sc. The corn marxet during 1st. dealings was easy at a suostantisi nacKset iron) an erlier bulge. May ranged from 4S$4c to 4Hv49c. and at the end of the day was itieisc a -net gain of a shade. Cash corn closed firm with No. 2 yellow at 463. 4. M.C Oats followed other grains, but !n a dull. narrow fashion. May kent Inside 34fd34Uc nnd $4Sc and finished lower than last night at the nrst-named level provisions advanced all around on pur chases by January shorts. Packers and stockyard ' leaders, though, sold on the swells. The outcome was to leave pork 'He to mc niBrner; lara uncnangea to a shade lower, and ribs within 2 Vic on either side OI tne previous Close. The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. $ .9S $ t .2 .97i .57 .9(i .S3 .84 V. .S3Vi CORN. .4,7H .47 -47i .47i .4Si- .49 .41.', .4914 .a?a -4'.'. .431a .494. .50 .50. . '.50 .50 OATS. .3Hi .31, .31Vi .314 .Jl 4 ..4-B .4 ',S .34. .14V. .341, .34t. .34 MESS PORK. 19.60 19.65 19.50 19.55 18.75 18.80 lS.67Vi 18.70 LARD. 10.471. 10.55 10.42Vj I0.42V4 iv-.u iv.t.i lu.ia iw.ia SHORT RIBS. 10.27). 10.15 10.25 10.25 9.80 .S5 9.7714 9.80 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Llull but linn. Rye No. 2. 804 81c Barley Feed or mixing. 60071a: fair to cnoice malting, sup&sc Flaxseed No. 1 Southwestern, $2.20; No. 1 Northwestern. $7.42. Timothy seed ip. t.iover sio- Short ribs Sides (loose). $9.75 10.?5. Sides Short, clear (boxed). $10.62 4 9 1Q. I A. Grain statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 14.000 bushels. Exports for the week, aa shown by isradslreet a. were equal Dec. . . May. . . July... Dec. .. May... Jtilv. .. Sept. .. Dec . May... July... Jan May... Jan. . . . May... Jan. . . . May. lumbermens National Bank CORNER FIFTH and STARKSTREii Ti PORTLAND, OREGON Capital $500,000 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK PORTLAND. OREGON UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY Capital - - - $1,000,000.00 Surplus and Profits, $800,000.00 OFFICERS: J. C. ArstWORTH. PTealdent. R. XV. SCHMEER, Cashier. R. LEA BARJTES, Vice-President, ' A. al. WIUGHT, Assistant Cashier. W. A. HOLT, Assistant Cashier. LETTERS OF CREDIT AND TRAVELERS' CHECKS ISSUED NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHER J. DRAFTS DRAWN on all FOREIGN COUNTRIES Ladd & Tilton Bank Established 1859. OLDEST BANK ON TEE PACIFIC COAST Capital $1,000,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS $600,000 Tt'. .41. Ladd. president. It. s. Howard, Jr., Ass't Cashier. Kdw. Cooklngrham. Vice-President. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier. v. a. Duncklry, Cashier. Wsltrr il. Cook. Ass': Cashier. First National Bank Capital $1,500,000 Surplus 750,000 Oldest National Bank West of tho Rocky Mountains CUMAE3D C xH RIVIERA ! MADEIRA GIBRALTAR ALGIERS VILLEFRANCHE GENOA & B CAfim A LA CARTE SERVICE . vSE . "ffl&jM without charge: ' I sT m aw wav t. tl ic Jr a. JAN. 7. JAN. 21 FEB. 18, MAR. 11, ma PARTICULARS APPCY TO OUR AGENCIES AT W VOR K a BOSTON. CHICAGO-. MINNEAPOLIS. PHILADELPHIA, 8T LOUIft. eloaed firm at a net advance of 9 to 16 points. Sal. 36.250 bags. January, 11.20c; February, 11.2.5c; March. Il.ft2c: April. 11.22o; May. . 11.14c; June, 11.09c; July. 11.05c; AuKust. 11.00c: September, 10.9&c: October. 10.86c : November. 10-82c- Spot coffee, steady. No. 7 Kio. 13;C; ino. 4 saJitoB. 13 Mild coffee, quiet. Cordova. 13lotc. Raw Mil ear. nominal. Muscovado. .89 test. s 3Aa nf Hfutral . test. 3.8 Gc: molasses to 2.1P0.000 bushels. Primary receipt wera auKar 8 11c: refined, quiet. 30,OOO bushels, compared with 816,000 bush- I -)f' w els tha corresponding day a year ago. Es-' I , -wr . nops sc nr iit. NEW TORK. Dec. 3". Hops f inn. tl mated receipts for tomorrow: W-heat. 20 cars; corn. 3S3 cars; oats, 281 cars; hogs. XJ-.uuu neao. Receipts. Shipments. l-iour. Darreis ......... i,tu Wheat, bushels r7.600 10,900 Corn, bushels 143. &uo J03,900 Oats, buthels ..4t2,400 269.600 Rye. bushels 8.50O 2,500 Barley, bushels SZ.50O 23,300 Euroican Grain Markets. LONDON. Dec. 30. Cargoes, a firmer feel ing. Walla Walla, for shipment, at 35s Gd to 35s oa. EnUsh country markets, firm; French country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. Dec, 80. Wheat March. 7a 7d; May. is ia. weather, nne. Minneapolis Wheat 3Iarket. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 30. Wheat. Decem ber. si.o::vfc: mhv. si.o: juiv. si.iiJr. Cash. No. 1 hard. S 1.044; No. 1 Northern, $1.03 iS 1.04; No. 'J Northern. $L00 G l.iXStk '. Pso. wneai, ihcvji.ui. Grain at Saa Francisco. PAN FRANCISCO. Dec 30. Wheat bar lev firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.47 fji. .' pr cental. Barle'y F-ed. $1.07 S ff 1.04 per cental; brewina. $1.124 frl.lA per centaL Oats Red. $1.07 V 1-27 Vi per cental: white. $1.471i H l."0 per cental; black, $1.35 C I-40 per cental. Earlcy May, $1.16H per cental. snd Say "Which is best" to any unprejudiced person who is fully informed about street pavements, and he'll say B-I-T-U-L-I-T-H-U TRAVELERS' GUIDE. The Royal Mail Steam Padcot Compass-i 8 cratos da Loxn to Cuba-West Indies.PanamaBenmid 1JVKT V YBsRa' Kxrrlenna4a tha West lilflles JiSMtiirrt Trade. inn. i (77 ours' vinr w ugtTfu. m n? dnya) tl&UA HA-Mar. A t O mjm) $58S & up. C.IIIiiara frAra Kew Plr 42. N. H. - 1- ' cnba - Jamafca Paofiina- Cofombij Kouna i rip toTipio BERMUDA, $20 and Up i ImzluslTe 'J'oim at Moderate Ksies. SANOKKHON RON, 14 hmOe M l Grain Markets of the Nortbweat. TACOMA. Dec 30- Wheat Bluestem, SHc : f orty f rkl . 2c : c iuo. sic ; red Kussian, 7(&S0c. Receipts Wheat. 12 cars; corn, 1 car. SEATTLE, Dec. 30. Wheat Milling quo tations: Biuestem. s.c: mrtyrom, hjc; ciuo. 2c : fife. .Sc; red Russian. SOc. Export heat: Biuestem, S2c; fortyfoid, SOc; club. 7ftc; fife. 7i": r?d Russian, 77c. Yesterday's receipts Wh'iat. 11 trs; oats. l ca:s; corn, 4 cars; barley. 0 cars; hay. 1 cars. TRAVELER'S GUIDE. Coffee and Sugar. NEW TORK. Pec. 30. Coffee SAN FRANCISCO ft PORTLAND CO. New service to Los Angeles via. Ban Fran cisco every five days. From Ainsworth Dock, Portland. 4 P. M- S.S. Bear Jan. t. Rose City. 7. Beaver 13. From San Francisco, Northbound. 12 M. . S.H. Uose City Jan. 1, Beaver 6, Bear XL From San Pedro, Northbound. S-S. Beaver Jan. 4, Bear 9, Koe City 14- H. G- Smith, C. T. A., 142 Third St. t. W- Ransom, Ajrent. Ainsworth lock. Saa Francisco, Los Anjelis aai San Diego Direct Xortb Paeiflo 8. 8. Co.'. S. 8. Rosaoks and 8. 8. lder sail .very W.daasdaa altaroat.17 at a P. ai. Xicaat ulllc. 14 S:ua oaar Alder. UABTLN J. HJIOLEY. PaaaeB(er AtTesat, W. . SLUBSH.K. Freigtit AjfMU. fboana ai. U14. A U14. O..R. & N. Astoria, Route. STEAJMLEK HAMtsALO Leaves Portland daily except. Saturday at :0O P. M. Hornet all way iandlnga. Arrives) at Astoria, at 6:0u A. M. Leaves Astoria osily. except Sunday, at 7:00 A. AL Arrive Portland at 6:00 P. M. Makes direct coa Bcctlon with steamer Nahcottav Cor Msg.er. Xiwaco, Long Beah and all iKtlaia a a rtwaco Railroad. COOS BAY LINE CTXA31EK BREAKWATER sails from Alaska dock, Portland. 8 P. M. Dec 13, 20, 27, Jan. 3. 10, 17, 24. 31. Feb. 7. 14, 28 snd every Tuesday night thereafter during tha Winter. Freight received at Alaska Dock until 5 P. M. dally. Passenger fare first class, $H: second-class. $7, Including meals and berth. Tickets on sale at Ainsworth rwk. phones Main 2K A 1234: Canadian Pacific Empress line of steamers tstiJiujc wetvkiy between Montreal and Ltver. pool. Wireless on all steamers Ass aiir ticket a rent or write V. R. Jobnsi. O. Aa