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TTTE .MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1911. 1 . i rrrt HIGH SUGAR YEAR Most Exciting Season the Trade Has Known. PRICE COURSE UNUSUAL Large Profit Made by Buyers Vbo Contracted ar!y -Coffee Price In the Hand or a Ball Clique. Thr wr many frsrure of .mrt dor lnc th yr Jnat closing In thm grocery trad, bat boa urpac4 th nrtr mir kt. Pricvs c!tinbd to th lit.chat point In mny rrt aad although ther haa atnca ba eonaldrs,b; drop. th ma,rk-t la Tt folly 91 a hondrad above lt normal Short world toexa. caaa-4 by th partial fatlar of tha European bt crop, hir rious dimtt wiva don by ih drouth, r ataltd ta a mxmduy advancing' market from arly la th eommir nntll th latter part af 8ptombr. Th total rla from th low. t point of th year waa $3.35 a hundred, th market at th top atanding at f 7.5A. Buyera h mad their contract rly In ta aaoa of eoura had a very proCtabl year. Th conra of local price , a flxd by th re finer lea, throughout th yr vera aa followi: January 1 .V) February 1 3.30 Marcn 1 . 5 4 A J -in 13 ,Vi"0 Jn y T (i.7ft J';y 31 j, ss Jii r 2 .. i t j Ji:y - J y 2" Anttiit 11 Auguvt 23 6 43 Auul S4 . .;. August 24 IV A3 Auguat W A75 Aug'iat 31 (J. S3 Pptember S 7 1-) Fptmbr A 7M F-pt ember 11 7 3 September SJ 7 M f"-ro-xr 14 7.30 October 31 7.2 Nember 3 7 IO November 7 7.0J November 1 November 13 0 November 20 70 November - n Icmbr .3i IfftmW 40 Oa November 1. wlib tb refinery price at 37.70. th Jobber announced a cut price of VM. On November 7. on a 37 refinery market, th local Jobber put nut a, price of 34 7V On th 1A:h of the an me month th J'tbbtnr prlr a lifted to $V40. which wu 41 cant a under th refinery lit. Thla Job bing pric haa been ainc maintained, th refinery quotation having; com down to It. Extremely high price hav nlao p ail4 m th cofl market. Th atatta-ti-al piteltlon of coffe la atrong, but there haa also been much manipulation by th Kait em roffe bulla. Ther lerini Uttl pr -!, t for much of a declln In Co Etc I.rna n th ar future. In o'hrr grocery tinea conditions hav t- mora or ImI normal durtna th year. hut hen ther ha bn any change it ha gn-rily bT. In an upward direction. KIX4 HOI BOH.HT BY M'NFFT Trwdlng m ThU SimUCmadUtmm In th rng-tMi Mrke. Tne on.y butn- ret tor ted in the hop rr irket yesterday waa the pure has of ?0 bares f Yaklmaa by MrVT Broc. from S-uddr and Roulon. In thla at at th de mand appeared very Tight. According to a California letter ano!d iwht fn that state r 3? bales of 8000 mta, 717 bale of Mendocino and 2la bale of 5acramnto and other growtha, making a otal af o.4 bale. Kngllsh market condltlona are reported by the Kent 1st Observer f December 14 aa fol lows: Trad I quiet, mainly Wa af th ta rreaalng demand of holders, who are not yet sat I tied with price and wt'J not. ther fore, enter tnto negotiatlona, Th ton of th market 1 very Arm and H i'mi lm peslb tor vatuea to recede. Tcartlnga and M ar Inquired for. but the euppr ta vry limited. Americana maintain recent juotator. and ar not pressed for sat. At Worcester th trade la necessarily r a'ltcted, owing to th fw lots rematntng In showers" hands. lt rate ar ai!v mad and occaaiooaviy a Uttl mora for chore par- Th praacnt va!oa of 1911 English hopa re: Evsr Ken's. (12 10s to il Is; Mid Kents. 413 to U: l.s; W-!1. tT3 to 113 Hum-x. Ill 11a to (13 Farnlisma. ill lit to TA'orcesters. Ill la to 112 IO. Importa of hop last week. rwt; In corresponding week 110. 10 An rwt.; ex ports Ist week. 31 cwt.: Importa during November. 30.157 cwt.. against ',8-47 cwt. In 110 and l.t23 cwt la 10: exports d urine: November. ?65 cwt.. acalnst 1441 cwt. la llt and S07 cwt In !. ALL WrTE.T MARKETS ARE INACTIVE No rVeruanel and N Offerings hy Holder. Barlry 1 ftroog- What mark "-r a wer dull everywher ye trdv. In h:a part of th country thr rprd to b no demand nor any doalr to sell on th part of farm era. Weekly foreign wheat shipment a wm aa follow: TMa wh. I-ast wk. tast tt. Arwmtin 7MOOO 1.2720 Aura:ta Mo ttM m Id!a t.A0.0iH 69.0O0 712.OO0 Th tocaj oats market waa quiet and hare jv steady. Some business waa reported at T demand la light at thla time of ear and ofTertrg ar also amalt- Th barley market ta vry firm, bat ther ta not anacn moving. In th East barley price ar bow at th highest point of th KHOO. Local receipts, in cars, wer reported by th Merc ham a rxchange aa followa: w iet Brl-y F:our Oa?a H Mn, and Tue. .27 tKlneday .... - Thursday - FVlday Year ago Fasoa to data7P...! 3 n 17 ? ? I 1 n a a 3 t . M 7T1 1414 ?7 11 5 S,T 1134 5o4 140 LOCAL CHEESE MARKET 1 El KM Oieetp Mark I Nw A valuable Po It ry !trongev. T ches market 1 very firm with stocks closely sold up and no low-priced cheese now avalah. Th lowest quotation veaterday waa ITS cents on Tata and 1S rents a Toung America. Ther wu a atedy vnderton In th butter market. Poultry of a:i kinds waa scare and n strong demand. picker., both large and na'.l. acid readily at IS cents, and full price) war paid for ducks and turkey. Th eg market waa firm, shipping or ders bavins' cleaned ap a good part of th aurplua. Tiaial ii aa4 Ittwr From Hoatk. A mixed car of l.os Argea tomatoes and letruc arrived yeatardar. Th former sold at II 13 and the latter at $3 i per crat. F'v cars cf banana re reci.rd in good coadrtion. Tr demand for moat frulta wa alow. Thar la aot much doing oa th trt la pot a toe, cab bag or cauliflower, aa f arm or ar ettll peddlta the article. Should th watiiT sootlav ansttid. tt ts likely that trad ta th line will rvvtv. in tha jobbing district Baaik rieavtnc. Pack clearlr.ga of the North western cities jr:-rday wr as follow . 1" icari n ri Jn : anc. rrTan4 II 4 3lT4t rati; l.JJ 11 ?4 Taroma 4'4 1."4T CKkan 41 li Ti.JJt Afsn aa Ta ueatha. A S-cosit advaxc la turpaatia waa aa- Bonscd yesterday. Th new quotation ar: Case, raw. A4c; boiled. 4o; barrela. raw, Tc; botled. Sic r-ORIXAXD MARKETS. Gralav rUav. Food. Eta. WHEAT Track price; Bluest em. IS 9 tic; ciub. 7c: red Kuas.an, 74c; Valicy. two; torty-fo;d. 7Ovic FLOCK Patenta. ff-O pr barrel, straight. $4 05; ai porta. $J V ; alley. 34.50. graham. $.V5. wfiola wheat $4.63. :uRS Whole. cracked. pr toa. MlUl-friFKS bran. 33 per ton; mid dlings. 334); aaorta. Ii4; rolled barley. 37 OATS No. 1 whit, $10 per ton. HAY No. 1 Eastern Oregn timothy. $1$ Cli; No. J Vailay. $15-J1: a fa fa. $13 al4; clover. $lluM2: 'ln. $12913. BARLEY Feed. 16 4 37 per ton. VearetabW and Fruit a. TROPICAL FRVIT Oranges. navel. $3 7.v. Jat.anear. $V4 per btindl: Csll-f-.rnia grar-fruit. 3..Vu4; Florida grap frult. $595.5J; bar.anaa. SOSHe per pound; lemona. 34 Q 4-So per box. pomegranate. $l.S'r per b : ; c-iimrr. ons. $1..V per boa. FRESH FRCITt Pr. S-fftllM per box. grapes. T'K:t?tl.5o per box; Almerla grapea. Kfi? Pf barrel; cranberrle. $10 p 1 1 per barre;; eaaabaa. 31.&O pr crate. POTATOES Huving price: Uurbanka 30c$UlS per hundred; sweat potatoes. $3 per crat. OX ION" r? Joshing price. $l.5A per sack. VEOETABLE-Artichoke. n? per doa n: beana l&17c: ttbMnt. lfjrlc pr pound, cauliflower. 91.9033 p-r er-ate; cei ery. $3 7.rl.?r per crate; c-jcumbera. $1.2S O 1 74 per dozen: eggplant 12o pr pound; garlic. i 1c per pound: latttica. $2.50 per crate; pepper. -7lic per pound; pumpklna, ItylHe per pound, radishes. 3Ac per doaen: prou.a. B 9 lOc; squash. 1 "a v 1 Vic per pound; tomatoes, tl.ss rr. Hot. CATTLE MARKET STRONG CHOICK STKERS PFXL XT TO $6.13 AT XORTTI PORTLAND. Com 9 a nd Calrcft AImj Bring Fall Prlcea Sheep and Lamb Are Firm. Testerday waa th most artlv day at th stockyards sine th latter part of laat week. Ther was a fair run of atock and a good general demand. Th larger part of th dealings waa In th cat?' Tine. Top grade ateer again told at $51 ft and there wer otbr sale at $5.73 and $5.&.V Several bunche of cholc cows were moved at $5. while fancy light ca!vea sold up to $. Th flrat aala of mutton material mad In a vera I days showed a Arm market. For wathera $4.50 waa paid and for ewea $3.75. Lambs sold at $4.83 and $A..10. Ther waa a alngl sale In th hog market at $.43. Receipt a yesterday wr 155 cattle. 25 calvea. 32 hogs and 474 ahecp. Hhlppera wera H. R. Peacock. Nam pa. 2 car of cattl and calvea; Kids-ell tt Cas well. Echo. 3 cara of cattle: F. C. Oxmia. Halnc. 1 cars of catt:: J. E. Reynold a. Cor.ilon. 1 car of cattle jind hora; L. V. intry. Condon. 1 car of sh p; Hugh Cum min ga. Ha sy. 2 cara of sheep: W. Alt ma u, wiio urovo In 4 hoKS. W. S. H hanks, who drove In A cattle, and James Mclntyr. who drov In 3 cattl. Th dy sale wer aa follows: Weight. Price. 3d ste-rs. off cara ;..in.-.t $4 1C V' sierra lo7 5.7T 2.1 ateera llVi 15 2 ateera ft" 5.5 2 cows lftm 3 7.. T cows i-2 4.7n 15 cowa W 5.00 3 cowa r.i0 2 cowa VHI 6 "0 12 cows 1'-" 4. ralvra 3' 3 catvea ... 13 raivea . 5 ce I vea . . . 2"S 5 H loH mo 3' 30 3 cmlr.s "3 A.OO 72 withers J . 73 welhera 4 124 ewe 7 - 13 ewes 1" 31 ' 3 3 lamb SO jnn imb -1 4 s 2a hoc I' prices quoted at th Portland T,nlB tockarda for th various claeaea of stock wer: Catt 1 Cholc ater 9 T.t ft 91.15 flood to cholc atr i.SHf 8-7 Cholc cows - 4.73 6.00 Good to cholc cows 4.4J 4.f0 Cholc spayed h-ir-r .00t 4.5 tfocd to cholc heifer 4 4o r 4.0 choic bj:;s 4 15 e 4. C.-od to cholc buMs 4 01 4 2 Choir calves 7.0 s.vo Gx d to cholc calvea 4.7 7 Of Host' ChoLc tlrht bogs t-,55 AItt Ood to choic hoss. W ft 4 14 (smooth heavy bogs $.$44 a."$ She a Cholc yearling wethers 4-OOf) 4 M Choir killing ewea 3.35 3 75 Cholc lamt 4.."K't S-f-O Good to cholc lamba 4 50? 4.75 Cuii 3.00 a 4 Of Chirac Livestock Market ni r- ii:n I f r C.itti Recelnts es timated at 3."; market alow, steady; tv-s. 94.75fi 9.Ai: Tmi steers. $4 35v3.75: Western sierra. 31 4" ii rt '; atovkera and feeder. 9.1.23 :i3-0; cows ana nvirrr. -w 4t'. calves. JViiJ. Hose Recptg esti mated at 29.001; m-vrk-t siow. atcady. to To lower; Urht. $5.S5t25; mixed. $5.V5qo.40; b-vy. - u d.4". rourfh. $( it A. 15; good to roic heavy. 3tl3f.40; ptea. $4.9iw3.5; bu.k of aalr. $t, lS'(J -35. fchecp Rcelpia estimated at l".tH'i; market a:edy ; native, $2 7" 4 '. W eatern, (3 xi 4.30. yearllnta. 94 ft,", u 5.d: UmK native. $4.23a-aO; Western. $4.75y ..'.a ft AN FR-VNClCO FBODCCB MARKET price Qowted at th Ray City for Vg tablc. Fruits. Ete. ?AN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. Th follow ing prodnc price wr current her today: Vegetaa CuruinC'ri. a&cjf $1 : garlic, 3tf3Hc; green pas. 715:. S'.rlng be a, 7 t lie; tomatoea. $1-40 o 1.76; eggplant 4 0 7C Huttcr Fancy creamery. RIHc. Er Store. Mc; fancy ranch. 37c Onion $1.23tf 1. 5A. Cheese Toung America. 15 914c. Fruit AppU-a. choice. 91; common. 6c; Mexican Umea. $j.5J4; California lem ons, choice. $ 7S; common, ti ll; naval ranges. 31-7I50; pmeapplaa. HO- pot aloes Oregon Burbacks. 1.15w1.7: Palma Purbanka 31. o5 0 1 rivr Bur- banka $1 it 1-25; sweets. $i5 J 2.73. M.Kstuffa iran. JJ5 X jiiiO, xuiddllnga $3J a 34. Hit Wheat $1722; wbat and ota tl7oS0; a.falfa. $11015.54. Receipts Flour. 1144 quarter aacks; wheat. oM centals: barley. lOO eentala; cais. o0i centals; pot ft iocs. ."2- sacks; bran. 13 sacks; tntdtillr.ga. 5 sacka. hay. 24 ton. ACTtVK TR.VDE IN WOOL AT I0T03C rtv t fiJx Mlllioa Foamd Tranaforrad at Firm Fricr. BOSTON. Dec. Th Commercial Bul lattn wilt aa r of the wol market: Trading in th Boston wool market for t r:rTent e-k haa bn fairly active and further turnover of 5.-.00 to a.OOt.ooO j-ounds cf w xkI. generally on th asm firm ha'. a of M- has been mart. The bulk of ih b'isine. of course, ha bean In ter ritory domestic, although a good million pounds of fleoces ar included In th trad ing. The tratur of the territorr transac tions has beer the demand of thre-lghtha. I m-o.H to i.itX'.oco pounds having movd In the last tn ar or two weeks at 50 to Aj cer. t. scoured basis. The shipments of woo! from Boat on from Januarv to lcenbr 21. Inclusive, wer 215-4i pounda g:nat 215.413 440 umia tvr the aamc period last year. Th rcpis from January 1 to December 2V in-t-, ,iv . --re l7.iJl 7 pounds, asralna: 27 j ..ivo pountis for tn same period iaat i ". Naval htaxeav pAVANXAH, Oa. P"C. 2. Turpentln f:rm. .oc. i-ala 3Z birrela; receipca. 214 barrels; shipment. 127 barraia; atocka. 4wO barre. S. Ko!s firm. Sales. 31 pounds: racotpta. uo pund: shipmenta. 230 pounda: stocks, 13 2. So pound. W'X't- B. $4 ; 1 ft 7; D. 47)7: F. Te2S4jT.05; F. $7.:Ha 7 1); c. It. 17 1917.12; I. $7.20; k, $7 S; w j. $;.jo; ww. 3;.;. hlcmar ITodur Market CHfrAOO. 1C 2. Butter Ft4y; eraneri. s. ? ft dajrtc. 2.- x He. I u Kirm. rc:pts. I47tf at rrark, rifi (r -luJI. 1 g 7c. first. S 4 c; pr. firsts. 24Sc cat ae etad . daislas. 1 " 916c; twira. 1 ! c ; Tours Amartcaa. ldk 9 iaaC long bo ma K1 lc flO MONEY FLURRY Rates Do Not Rise on Last Loaning Day of Year. PLENTY OF CASH IN BANKS Funds Snt to New York From In terior in Expectation of Higher Terms for Call Loans Strong Points in Stock List. NEW YORK. Dc Id A few point! of dvltled unnith appeared In todar atock market. The movement, aa a whole, waa not large. - In the tore pert of the day Readme. Lehllt Valley. St. Paul, futon pa cific and Ln.t-d titatea gteel In particular .hom-ed the effecte tf pressure exerted by t:te ber. In tue expectation of continuing the decline of yesterday. The list de vlnpod Increaalnc strength aa the day pmg reeled. The atocke which showed pronounced strength were Issuta which seldom take a prominent part In trading;. Rock Island prei'errid roae three polnta and New York Central nearly aa much. The advance In the kiter block waa attributed to advanta gwa .Mch. It waa expected, would result In the prcjected consolidation of the com pany lth control:. d lines. Interborough Metropolitan stocks and bonds developed strength, owing to the be lief that tue company would recelv. ad ditional subwav franchise.. Mackay com panies were decidedly weak, although It re covered most of its loss of s points be fore the end of the day. Condltlona In the money market were of unusual Interest, owing to the fact that this was the last loaning day of the year. There -a no hint of the year-end flurry which la ofren experienced, rail money did not r'.ae above 4 per cent, as compared with 7 per cnt on the last loaning day of lflO. In Berlin, from 12 to 21 per cent waa paid. The week'a known movements of money point to a caeh gain ty the local banks of fio.uon.ooo to i5.t00.000. condition almost unprecedented at thla period of the year. Virtually all of this money comes from In terior points, having been deposited here in expectation of stiller money rates at tha close of thla week or early In the coming year The bond market waa Irregular. Wabash 4s and local traction bonds wera higher. Tutal salea. par value. 13.041.000. United States 4s. coupon, declined i on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing 8alea. High. Iw. Bid. Allla thai pf in AmaJ Copper .. a.ioo Kt 4 60 Am Agrlcult ... loo 2 2 Bit. Am Beet Sugar. l.lO") o3 phi. American Can .. 6.1H0 II 10V 10). Am .ir A i.ly.. 4. 54 04 M Am Cotton oil.. 100 4m 441 4(ti. Am Hd Ll p( 03 Am Jce Hecurl ..... jo. Am Lin.ecd ji Am Ijreomotive " 35 Am Bmel A Kef 2.20ft 73 1 714 72 do preferred.. IMO 10i'. 10a 102 Am Bteel Fdy 33 Am Sugar Ref.. iih m 115" 315 Am Tel A Tel.. I.700 l.?74 1374 137H Am Tobacco pf. ift 1027. I021. 102S A n Woolen .... loo 25'-. 2 ft t 25 Anaconda 3t Co. I.80O 3h 87. 37J Atchison t.aoo lottv. 105 joe do preferred.. GOO 101 H ion, 10114 Aft Coast 1-1 n. 1H4 Belt A Ohio ... 10O IO214 102V 1024 Hethlehem Steel 8fH 304 30. 3tfV Hrook H Tran.. l.l't 7s 71; 7 ft Canadian Pacific 4oo S43Se 240 2414 Central Leather. loo 21 21 20 do preferred. , 91 Central of N J gift flies Ohio ... S00 7 TI 731 Chicago A Alton 21 Chi Ot West ... 200 18 18(e ist, do preferred JI5 Chleaeo . N W. joo 143 1424 142V, ". M A Ht Paul. T.0OO HMf lOTV ins u. r, c. i' 4 si l n. roL FuC A Ir..n. 1O0 2t 2fVi 2.H4 Col A Southern 48 Consol C.-ia 1.700 !" 138 t3.4 I'orii Proluets IOiJ Dei A Hudson 17 D A R firenda.. 2V f)t. 19 19 do preferred.. 200 3ft W 89 39 ni.tlllera" Securt 81 Erie 2. Too 81 Rlt, 3tu do 1st pf 2'iO 52 Sit, 82 do 2d Pf .... IOO 42 42 42 Geo Electric ... 10 ir.3 l.,3 l.'.3 (it North rf ... 200 127 127 12 t;t North Or. .. 20O 8H SH 8K- Illinois Central. ' 140 140 140 Interbor Met .. .' iv l.'."4 1V do preferred.. 10.4"O M 4 ' 30 1. fnter Harvester. &O0 107 lnftfj. 30ft Inter Marin, pf. 3.1O0 22S 22 I'.". Int Pap-r V lot Pump 32 Iowa Central 1,1 K C Southern .. S00 28 27 27 ao preterrea.. n. Laclede Gaa ... 1.200 100 inl lo Ixiula A Nash .. 1.400 3S 124 1S4 Minn A St L 31 M. E P A S S M " 183 134 184 Mo. Kan A Tex. 100. 2 2 28 do preferred.. mo 4 84' 02 Mo Pacific 4..400 40 i 40 Nat Hiscult 1.10 National Lead .. ' OQ ' o3 H4'-, N Ry Mex 2 pf. .f 81 34 SS N V Central ... 1."0 107 IMS 107 N T. Ont A Wea '0 SS 37 37 Norfolk A West. 10 108 los North Airerlcan 800 7.'. 74 74 Northern Pacific t.aoo 117 llft 117 Pacific Mall .... 100 81 81 81 Pennsylvania ... 1.2H 112 122 122 People's Gea ... !" 103 103 103 P. C C A St L.. l.OOO ps 04 us Pittsburg Coal . 100 18 18 18 Pressed 8 Car 82 Pull Pa! Car l.'.l Tty Steel Spring. 10O 31 81 30 Iti.dlng 48.10O 131 149 1.11 Republic Steel . 1.2fi 2' 2.' 2 do preferred.. " 84 84 84 Rock Island Co. I.ono 2t 24 24 do preferred.. 2 Too 40 4 41 St L 8 F 2 pf 3O0 40 40 4i St L Pouthwest 20 do preferred 72 Sloea Sheffield - 44 Southern Pc .. 2.R0 111 11" 11 1 "4 Southern Ry .. 1.4O0 2"-, 28 2S do preferred.. loo 70 70 70 Tenn Copper ... 1O0 87 7 87 T xaa A Pacific. 20 Tol. St I. ft Wea 1.800 13 12 13 do preferred- 34 Union Pnrlflc .. 82.1O0 171 1B 171 do preferred.. SO0 91 82 P2 C S Realty V S Rubber ... J.IOO 47 47 47 U 8 Steel 104.800 87 d gT do prefred-. 800 111 110 110 t-rah Copper ... 14.2"0 r.8 84 80 Va-Caro Chetn .. 800 64 68 84 Wabash .Boa 8 00 preferred.. 8" 1 1 1 Western Md ... 8 nh Westing Elec .. S' "3 83 63 Western fnlon .. S0O 78 78 77 Wheel ALE 8 Lehigh Valley 22.100 181 179 180 Chlno Copper .. J.3oo 2 23 28 Rav Consol 8.200 18 18 lb Total uIm for th. day. 408.OOO aharea. BONDS. piimtshed by Ovsrbeck A Cook Portland. Co Of Asked. ll' 92 110 P9 1"7 91 1 9.1 94 92 93 l 101 101 9H li-O 97 108 Amer Tel and Tel cone 4 American Tobacco 4a ... A inert, a Tobacco 6a .... At.-hls.-n gen 4s Alrhtsr.n eor.v 4s Atchls-n aJJ 4a atamped iirhlmn conv Be lOH .11 . 0!i .lnt fl ,108 Ati.nii.. ( oast Line con. 4..... )- Atlantic C L "L A N coll" 4a. 94 iln-.o:e ft Ohio es Ra.t:niore A Ohio 4s Rrooklyn Rarld Transit 4a... Canada Southern first 8s..... . 92 . 8i .101 .101 . w; . 9 . 98 . 98 . 80 . 89 . 71 . Vi ; 7 . . 7M . 81 Cliesap.aits A onio va -. B A v. Joint 4a C. B A Q Ills 4a C B A U Denver 4s Central Ptclf'C first 4S Chicago A ETsstern Ills 4S i lil. . i. R 1 A P ref 4. CMeaco. Tt I P Col trust 4e .iioal A Southern first 4s. lenver A Rio tirande 4s Iiei A Hiiilfun conv 4s Erie first cns P L 4a lilt M-l 4s .Isoaneee 4. 80 M i ' 97 8 79 e-5 9".' 91 99 89 71 7 SO 93 107 9 lot 9.1 IOO l! 9rt 9& 84 8 103 94 92 Japeneee first 4s ............ .... Japanes. eecond 4s . . . . Louisville A Nashville onl 4s.. Pw Missouri. Kansas A Texas 4a. 88 Missouri Pacific 4a New Tork Central a 87 New York Central L 8 3a Sti New Tork Cy 4a 93 New T-rk Cltv 4a of 1837... 107 Norfolk A Weatern 4s 97 N'orfo'k A Western conv 4a 17 N V Ort A W s 94 N.- the-n ra.-lflc P L 4a 99 Sortrerrt P.citlc Ts '! (.reaon sh-rl Line 4a V8 Oreenn Railway A Nav 4a i Phl.tpi.lne Rail. ay 4a......... .. . Reading gen 4e 89 Itepublto of Cub 8e ...102 Hou'hern Paclflo first rwf 4a.... 94 SQUth.tn Pacific eel 4a 91 80 so 100 102 80 80 101 102 7 1"1 100 10 102 102 114 114 70 80 54 1M 93 89 93 101 ,101 100 ,100 ,101 .101 113 113 89 . 77 , 84 . , 92 87 92 1O0 Storks at Boston. BOSTON', Deo. 29. Allouea 42 Closing Quotations: 'Mohawk M Am Cop ex-div. 81 A Z L A S x-dlv 24 Arlxona Com .. 1 Nevada Con . IN'lp MIr.ea ex-dlT 1 North rJutie..... o North lak. 7 RACCASM. 7 Butte Coalition. 23 01d Dominion... 47 Cat A Arizona. Cl Cal it Hecla. 430 Centennial 13 Coo Ran Con Co 83 E Butte Cop at. 13 Franklin 11 Olroux Con . 4 Granby Con ... 88 Osceola ex-Ul v. Parrott (SAC). 14 Qulncy slisnnon ..... Suneiior 74 10 30 Sup A Boa Mln.. 3 1 amar&ck 81 t: R R p jb u x-d 88 Greene Cananea. do pfd ex-dlv. 47 1 Royalle C0P) 21 Kerr Lake 2 Lake Copper.... 3 La Salle Copper 5 Miami Copper... 23 Utah Con 17 ..... KU Winona 8 Wolverine ...... 108A Money. Excbangw. fete. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Money on call firmer. 3 1-Si8 per cent; ruling rata. 4: closing bid. 3 : offered at 3. Time loans softer. Sixty dys. 4 per cant, and 9o davs. 8 4; six months. 4. Prim, mercantile paper. 4 4 per "sterling exchange firm, with actual bnsl reaa In bankers- bills at 84.b3.23 for dmand and at 84 8. 15 4.86.20 for 0-day bills. Commercial bills. 84.62. Bar silver. 84. Mexican dollars. 48. Government bonds, eaar; railroad Bonda. Irregular. !)XDOX. Dee. 29. Bar gilTer Steady: 23 d per ounce. Money 3S per cent. The rate of dlacount In the open market for short Mils Is 3 1S-1fi'jJ4 per cent; for three months bills. 3 44 3 13-16 per cent. FAN" FRANCISCO. Dec. 29. Sterling on Tendon. 0 days. 84.83 ; Sterling on Lon don, sight. 84.66. Drafts Sight. 2c; telegraph. c. Condition of toe Treaaary. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. At th. begin ning of buslnesa today the condition of the United Statea Treasury waa: W?. baian?.!n.T.rf."U.r'..f"l 70.4HS.2J. Jn banks and Philippine Treasury 84.SiO .27 Total balance In general fund. l.o.!0.i,192 Ordinary receipts yesterday !'i?i'-?: Ordinary disbursements .I'SH'iiS Deficit to date thla fiscal year. Il.033.67 Deficit at thla time last year... 7.&0t.8SS These figures exclude Panama Canal and public debt transactions WHEAT PRICES RALLY FEAR OF DAMAGE BY COLD WAVE TO FAIX-SOWX GRAIX. Karly loss, Caused by Better ArgeTR tine Report?, Ib More Than Made Vp. CHICAGO. Dec. 2". Fear of Injury to th. Fall-sown crop In caae of a severe cold wave ra iled the wheat market today, after an early dip, due to better reporta from tha Argentine harvest. The cloee was steady. c off to c up. compared with yesterday. Corn showed a gain of c to c net. and out "tc to 1C. The cloee left hog products within c either way from laat night's level. May wheat ranged from 8o to Boo. with the close 98c. a gain of over last night. Mir corn fluctuated between 63663o and 83 c. closing relatively steady o up at 63c Spot demand waa alow. No. 2 yellow waa not quoted. May oata ranged between 47947e and 48 e. with the close e up. at 47 9 47 c. Trade In provisions consisted largely of changing from nearby optlnne to the more deferred monthe. At the close the level of prices appeared to hav. been substantially maintained all around. Th. leading futures ranged aJ follows: WHKAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Dee. 8 .84 t . $ . Mar"".. . " -'""a Jul.. 93 4 .S 84 CORN. Dee. 1 "4 .5 -' Mar...!.. .83 .6.1 .a . July C -3 -"i OATS. Deo. 44 .44 .44 ,.4 S,, .46 .44 .46 '.47 Ju" I .43 .43 .41 .43 MESS PORK. Jan 1S J7 15.45 16 JT If 48 May...... 10.se o.in 1'" u.rTs Jul, 14.08 14-07 l.v lt.OS LARD. Jan. 9.07 .l .7 8.12 8.40 9.811 .J7 July.; 8.45 9.53 3.45 9.58 SHORT RIBS. j,n 8.56 8.!2 8.25 8 18 May .... V4 July 8.82 3.4 8.61 8 611 cash quotations wera as followa: Flour Steady. Rve No. I. 82c Barley Feed or mixing. 80ctl; fair to choice malting. 81.16et.38. Timothy seed 112 IS. Clover 313.41) O 20.30. Pork Mess, per barrel, $14.75918. I,ard Per 100 pounda. .10. Short ribs Sides (loose), 87.87. Grain statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour wer. equal to 285. 00O bushela. Exports for tha week, as show by Bradatreet'a, were equal to 1. 854. 000 bushela Primary receipts wera 4K1.000 bushels, compared with 401.000 bush els 'the corresponding day a year ago. Es timated recelpta for tomorrow: Wheat, IS cars: corn, 152 cars; oats, 81 ears; bogs 17,000 head. Grain and Produce at New York. NEW TORK. Dec. II. Flour Steady. Wheat Spot ateady. No. 2 red. 96 o levator, export basis to arrive and 980 t. o. b. afloat. No. 1 Northern Dulutn, 81.18 f. o. b. afloat. Th. market waa ateady and price ohangea were small. Final prlcea were iy o net lower. December closed 96o: May. IL01c. Hops DulL State common to choice, 1111. 48 ft 66c- Hldea and petroleum tead. Wool Quiet. Kujropeewi Grain Market.. LONDON. Dec 29 Cargoes firm. Walla Walla for shipment at 85s 9L English coun try markets, quiet; French, country mar kets, firm. LIVERPOOL. Dee. 29. Wheat December, Ts 4rt: March. 7a 4d: May. 7a 2d Weather cloudy. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec 28 Wheat Decern per. $1.03, nominal; May. $1.06 61.06 ; July. 11.06 j 1.07. Caan No. 1 hard, $1.06; No. 1 Northern. $1.06; No. i Northern, $1.03 1.04 ; No. 3 wheat. $1.01 tJ L02 . Grain at Seat Frmnclsco. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 29. Wheat Steady. Barley Firm. Syot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1,909 1.53 per cental. Barley Feed. $1.S5 per cental; brewing, nominal. Oata Red. $1.60 0 1.90 per cental; white. $L70CL72; black. $1.83 S 1.80. Ceil board aalea: Wheat No trading. Barley May, $1.97 car cental bid. L&0 asked. Paget So and Grain Market. TACOMA. Wash., Dec 29. Wheat Blue stem. elr; club. 79c; red Russian. 77c; fortvfoM. eOc. Receipts Wheat. $9; oata 2: corn. 2; hay. 2 SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 29. Wheat Blnet stem. 61 c: forty fold. 79c; club, 78c; red Russian, 77c Yeaterday's car recelpta Wheat, 1; corn. L ' a Metal Marketa NEW TORK, Dec. 29. Standard copper easy. Spot and Dee-ember, 13.75 14c: Janu arv. 13.87 !3.90r; February. 1 ?.0 4f 1 3.95e: March. 13 90ai4e: April. I3.8T e 13.92 c London o-.ejicd weak, but closed firm: spot 8H: futures, (ft.", lis Cd. Ixical aales. 23 tons January at 1.1.:Oc. tona February at 13 90c. .M tona April at 13.90c and 23 tona May at 13.90c. Arrivals reported at New York today, a 63 tons. Customs-House re turns show exports of 80.T82 tons so far thla month. Lake copper. 14Ol4e; electro lytic. 1414c: casting. 13el4c Tin quiet. Spot and December, 44.69 8onthem Railway 4a St LA S F ref 4s t'nlon Pacific first 4s Union Pacific conv 4a iv. Union Pacific ret 4s United States Steels S F 8a... United States 2s registered. . .. United Statea 2a coupon....... United states Ss registered. . . United States 3s coupon United Statea 4s registered.... United States 4s coupon. ...... United Railway 8 F 4s United Railway St L 4a Wabash first 4s Western Union 4 s. ......... Westlnghouse conv 3s........ Weetern Paelflc um .......... Wisconsin central Is W est bhor. 4s ..... ....... . 1 1 - . , . , ., . ' 1 1 ANNOUNCEMENT J. C WILSON & CO. Member. rw Yark Mock Fxrhangre. Sew Tork Cotton Kxcka.ge, Chirac Board of Trade, The Stock and Bond Exchange, San Kraaclaeo. With Offices at Mills Bulldlnn. San Franciaco: Pal ace? Hotel. San Kranclsco; Alexan dria Hotel. Los Angeles: U. S. Grant Hotel, San Virgo: Hotel Del Cor onado, Coronado Beach, desire to announce that on JAN. 15, 1912, THEY WILL OPEN OFFICES In the Lumbermen's Balldlner, Portland t Alaaka Building, Seattle! Canada Life BolldlnsT. Vancouver, for the handling; of all orders for STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN AND COTTON At the Resrnlar New York and Chi cago Katea of Commission. All these offices will be con nected bv private wire with our present complete private wire serv ice from San Francisco and Los Angreles to New Tork and Chicago, thus affording; all otir clients con tinuous quotations from all East ern markets and the advantage of direct and instantaneous private wire service in the execution of orders. J. C. WILSON & CO. MAIV OFTICE, MILLS BUILDING, San FTai nclaco. 44.90c; January. 44.4544.90c: February, 42.40'ff43.!Oc: March. 41.9542.25c: April. 41.60fj 42 25c- London easy; spot. 1205; fu tures. 190. Lead quiet, 4.4O4.50e New York: 4.32 64.37c East St. Louia London, 15 12a 6d. Spelter quiet, 6.256.35c New York. 8.10 tt 0.20c East St. Louis. London. 26 13s. Antlmonv dull. Cookson's. 7.73c. Iron. Cleveland warrants, 80s ld In fjinHnn t.enllv Iron was Steady. NO. 1 founJry Northern. $14,786 15: No. 2, $14.50 tj 14.75: No. 1 Southern ana .o. i Doauv. boil, an. zo v le. to. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Dee. 29. Evaporated ap ples unchanged. Fancy. 8tfSc; choice. ItCIVc: or mc 8&-8c Prunea firm. Quotatlona range from $ to 18c for Callforniaa up to 80-40a and from 10i8'12c for Oregons. Raisins steady. Muacatels. 67e; choice to fancy aeeded. 7Q8c; seedlesa 897c. London layers. $1.4001.4.1. Wool at St. Ionia. ST. LOTJIS, Dec 29. Wool Steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums, 16(130; Una mediums. 15017c; nne. lftoioc. Give yourself a chance to save some money on street taxes in the years to come by turn ing into a "booster for bitulitbic" . We dntre to announce that begln ntnir with January 1. 1912. w ihall do buoinese in New Tork Mocks, bond and cotton and ChloMO grain at tha rs:ular rata of commission. OYERBECK & COOKE CO. Members rhtaaro Board of Trade, Crrwpond-Dt4i of Meeara. Loajaa Bryam. MEMBER81 'ew York fttook Firhaore Chicago Hlork Exchange Boston Mock Kxrhance Chicago Board of Trade w Tork Cotton Exrhanire New York Coffee Exchange 2Cew York Produce Exohaniro New OH trans Cotton Exchange Urerpool Cot toa .aasoclattoa. 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