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V WHEAT HELD FIBMLYl Good General Demand With Millers Chief Buyers. PAY PREMIUM FOR CHOICE rirmrn Ar Asking Full Price. Floor Export Trade Hampered by Lack of Transportation Facili ties Oata Are nigher. The akul ar.arkl la th Pacific North west a stronger thaa almost anywhere els Jost bow. Thar la baying- r miliars. ex porter and peenreters and tha combined de ns aad haa materially sTnrtsB4 tba Mama af nr. fuam are shewing lltlla dls faua la aar seetlota ta sell an 4 wUI wasta la Baaatng la at firm prleaa. Ex port vsroa are 1ni aa II cents aa stab. It eaata aa forty-fold and 14 aaata aa Himim. but miller, who appear ta ba mar native Bayers thaa anyone Bis, are anna 1 aaat above Uiaaa prices tor cholo wheal There la aa ehaage la tba export floor ott bbuiob. Order ara fairly good, bat tb Bn atlsfactorj traasportatloa facilities bar handicap tba mluire af Oregos la thaw aosnpatiuea with tboaa of tba Soaad. Ex port flour la a.ootd steady at lt.10. and sea anaosaeaenaat baa baaa mada af tn taatloa ta advance tba ejaotatloa sooa. Tha aama appllaa ta patent flour prices. at III feeds ara firm. Tha damaad for oata baa Increased and wrtertrigs at tba aama tlma hava baaa light er. Aa result, tha markat la flrmar. Only a small auanllty af barlay la bald In Eastern Washington and practically all this has baaa sold to go East. Tba bay markat ts not so firm aa dartng tha cold ssap last week, awing ta fraar af ge rings. L"-al receipts la ears vara reported by tha Merehaata Exchang as follows: Wheat Barley Floor Oats Bsy Tonfla m T -: y it Wednesday 14 Tnursday It Friday tS Tear s" Seasoa ta data.KTI aar ao till 1 II I II 1 17 S I I 4 St ...It I ... T M liii liii lJ liOS 404 1411 Blockade aa O.-W. R. A N. Tba caatral statistical commlttaa at fit. Ptursbari give ths following figures as tha totals of tha (rata crap of lilt, which ftgures insy ba regarded as a floal sstl mat: Winter wheat. S. 641.0s tons: Spring tut. t.a7.o tana: winter rya. l.tTl.SO tons: Spring rya. 104.40 tons; spelt. It.oaa Ions: barter. I.IJI.III teaa: baekwbaat. 1. l.:o tons: millet. 1.IJI tons: corn. 1. I4.Kt tons: peas. TSs.fO tons: lentils. 117.- tons: bases. TT.sO tons: eats. IJ.tlO.IO tors Tha total quantity of potatoas hsr ve;eil In Russia Is astlraatad at lt.ll. tors Weekly foreign whaat shipments vara as follows: TJilaWk. Last irk. Last Tr. Argentina IS:.i 14 tW Ttl.t Austral, 1. ST 1.000 1.I40.04 LtlO.Oe Uu.a 114.00 l.lvv.OO I4. ntELTK CARS Or OXIOXS ARB SOU) Rtlpplaa; IVrasaad rxcaads Offrrlaca by Oiawaia Patataaa Meady. Tha shlppirtr demand for Oregoa anions xceeds tha supply. Twalwa cars hara baaa sold by tha association to o oat this waak. and mora eooJd ba moral If tbay wera offered- Tha local Jobblnx demand la food sad mat street prices bars baaa adraaosd to JMJ. Potateaa ara steady with aa new doTslop snenta la tha shlpplns situation. A mixed car at California rev e tab lea. con Is 1 n 1 n cauliflower, bead lettuca. ep routs, artlcbokaa. ate., wss put aa sale and aootad at firm prices. Twa cars of tomatoes wera Sua last Blsbt. They will aaU at 12 01.31 par Crete. Apples wera asaia tha festara of tba fruit market. Tbara waa a atrons damaad for medium-priced fruit, and all a-radaa wars bald firmly. A aar of sraasea waa recelied. E-tSTERX 3IONAIR MARKET IS DCIX eks af AU Kinds Ara Limited and Prices Ara Nominal. Conditions la tha Eastern mobalr market srs reported by tba Boston Commercial Bulletin aa fotlowa: "s;e af mohair la tha local marks! ara few anj far betwaaa. stocks belnj still ex Iranirlr limited, both as regards domastis Bad forelsn hs:r. NoLhinv of Iniirari la . --- - w i .jpvi i uiu nm faralcn primary or secondary markets. Tha Mpmenu oa tha Continent and la Esc bud ara bat moderately busy. Trices la all atarktts ara larrely aemtnal. ' He Improvement la Eft's. There was bo Improvement la tha ae market. Local buyers boucht only their daily requirement, and there wss aa abjp P ( trade. The poultry market waa steady, with a fair Inquiry for chickens .at unchanged aiicea. Irraased pork draffad and prtoaa were weak. Hotter and chaeee were aacbaatsd. Bale af Muecka nape. One hundred bales of the stuecka hop erop at Aurora ware sold yesterday ta ths Ceaver Hop Company at 43 eaata. A few small lots chasied hands between deal at tha aama prlca. Bank Clemrlasa. P.tnk clesrinds af tha Northwestern cities e:.ruy sere as follows: ., . Clesrlors. Bilsnree. Portland I1.6.-.2.U..3 ia.)8TO ""a i.-:t.S4J Ta oma (1:2.479 M ti.' Vpokaae 13.1.-I 71,414 PORTLAXD BtARKETS. Grain. Flaar. Feed. Eta. efHEAT Track prices: Bluestem, I4e; "ub. tic; e4 Russlaa. o0c: Vallsy. lie: lorf-fnic. I :c. LOLi4 r'Stsata. KM per barrel, stralihts. K.05; exports, t t-90; Vslley. 14.14; Crsham. l .da, whole wheat. S4.ak MILLSTL FKo 1'rsB, $23 par ton: shorts. Ilj; middUBcA d; roiled baxlay. 117 OATS No. 1 white. J 11 BU S per ton. HAT No. 1 Eastern Union tlro.thy. 1T eitl: N 1 Vt.l.,. HSilA: aUaUa. Ills 14: cover. $l: sraJn. IliilS. flAHLET teed. 140 per ton. COKN New. whole. cracked. 114: aid. wbala. cracked. 1ST. Dairy aad C eon try rradara. PCTTER Ore sob creamer r batter, selld sack. c: prints, extra; butterfat, 18 0 400 t- -v b, portlsrd. POLLTRI-H-ox Uc: Springs. USe: docks, yount. Sue; xeese. 12kc; tarkars. Uve. IV; dreised. choice. 22c KO.is Itt.i Oratoa rsacb. candled. 10 J lie per doles. CHEE.-.C- Freeh T!llamook flats. 71Sa; TcuBi Americas. II So. rORKFanev. loiv,s per pound. TAL faocr. UHIUo per pound. Tesretablea and rmlts. TROPICAL. FRUITS Orestes. a eel. ItTlO: Japanese. 11.40 per bundle: Call feraia crspefrult. tllotx, Florida srape fruit ti.75B. bsaanss. SJSSe per pound: Jem -mi. 3.2irf4.--0 per box. KRESH iKtlTri Almrrla srs pes. 3 0 per baxral; crajsbarrlea, llu J ll.e aer bar rel POTATOES Buylrjf prices: B urban ks. I0C9I1.1S per buadred; sweet petatoea. f rer era's VEETABLF? Artichokes. 11 J per dns ea: beans litrUHc: eabbsta. lHIe per pouud: rsuiiflowax. 12 26 per crsta; el arr. l.3 per crate; cucumbers. $1.75 per doses: eplsnt. lts.a per pound: varllc te)10e per pound; lettoca. IJ.M Per exsta; Beepers, It is a par pound; pump- bins lllUt sar aoand: radishes. ISa par dosan: sprouts, ac: squash. ltiCltoc par pound: tomsloes. i- 'J per box, OMONs" AaaocUUoa price. 1 1-7 J par sack. SACK VEGETABLES Turnips. 11 IS par sack; rutabaga. XI. .3: carrots. Sl.o; par- sntD II .13: teats. II. BO. APPLES Fancy Rama Paoty. til-" per bos; cbolca Rnma Paauty. 12: fancy Tellnw Newtown. i:hi: fancy npitseoKerg. nia Delaware Red. 61.TS; Wtneesp. ti: Northers Spy. 1. 0; Baldwin. l.o2; Bca Darls. Il.ii. Btapla OiataiUs. ALBION Colombia River. 1-pound tails. ires Samm- LneiiBd tsjia. 12. PI I 1- pound fists. 1X40; Aiaska pick. 1-pound tana. ti. ia. COFFEE Raasted. ta drama, lew) per pound. KVTa Warnota. 1I91K4S per poosd: Tlrmall em, laejiae- filberts. I4OIA0: al monds lttrMe. pecans lie; eocoanuts. BOO ay ll per dosea: cbastnuts. 1-0 per woi- blrknr Mnte laid, r muad. MONET Choice. W II per case; strained bonay. lOo per pound. SALT Granulated, 1S per ton: half- rounu. 100a. ISM per ton; Due. per BEANit Email whits. 4 fee; larte white. Hr; Lima. The; pink, lc; MexJcsns, swe. bavon. Be. RICE No. 1 Japan. Uc; cheaper trradas, 4e.ejtc: Southara bead. 6 Ota. til OAR Dry craeulated. tl) fruit and Perry. ee.X3: beet. 44 a; extra ., aowdered. barrels 14.10: cubes barrels 14.41. DRIED FHC1TS Apples lo per pound: Spiicots l01lc: peaches. llOltol prune. Italian, UtaOlOVc: sliver, lie; dss. whlia and black. 4s7e: currant. iv lie; raisins. looae, btuscatal. Saw' Hoi blaacbad ThMnunn IUf; anblaachad 6ul- taaaa. Ie: seeded, TfeelHc; dstea. Par alas. Ilea par lb.j Fard. L per aes. KAnTS ! ta 11 pounds. II KJlls'l ta 14 pounds. lftVtOKHc: 14 to IB puo itua iikm u i ia nound. llwOllao; aklnned. 10c; picnics, 11 wo; oolli roU 14C. LARD Kettle rendered, tierces, HHel taba, HHa: stand ard. Uarcea. 11 Ho: raas, 11c; aharteatBC. tierce. tubs. So. BACON Faaoy. 25c: standard, Msi Choice. SOe; Eog.lah. 14i 17a. CRT SALT CURED Regular short olaars. dry salt. llie: smoked. 14a; short clear, becks. It to 10 lbs. dry aalu lie; smoked. 14 He; short clear backs. 1 ta to lbs, dry ealt. 11H: smoked 14c; Oregon experts. try sail. 14 wo; smoked. Ito. Baps. Weoi and Hide. BOP" 111 crop" timimt: old, noml Bsl. 11J contracts, tic; three years, lVc: nva years. lc. MOHAIR Choice. ISO 57 o per pound. WOOL Esstera Oregon. 09 14 per pound, accordint ta shriasstai vaiiai, iosf 17c Tier Bound PELTS Dry. 11c: lambs, salted. ! o 0ei short-wool pelts. c5 0 75c: butcher pelts Nov. take-off. aoasoc: Dec take-off. POcOIL HIDtS Pslted hide. (KHOitt per pound salted calf. 10 17e; salted kip. 10O lis; green hides. Cvo: dry c f. 2vci dry hide, iieeiae; aalted assga, H7o; trean stats. IHOOc CASCARA Par pound. IV Oso. Llseeed Oil and Tarpeatlna, LINSEED OIL Pure raw .In barrels. I lav boiled, la barrels. c; raw. In esse. Ilol bolted. In csees. tOe. TURPENTINE casss. Tic; wood barrel. MS.. FLAXBgrn OT1. ytAl. Par tea. 4 HOG RECEIPTS LARGE MARKET IS WEAK, BCT THICK? Beat rHock Brlnca $. IN Eight Loads Are TCecelred From Nr braska Cattle Are Steady. Ths larger part of ths receipts at tha stockyards yvstsrdsy wera hots and nearly all tha t radios wss la this Una. Of the to tal hot arrivals eight carload came from Xsbrsska. Tba hot market shewed no ehsnge from ths precedlnt dsy. Tha undertone was rather weak, but tha top of the market bald at 14.70. One load sversglng 203 pounds sold st thst price. About four loads were disposed of st 14.70. Stackers ware moved at 10 snd 14.00. tins load af food steers waa disposed of at 15.95 and a few odds snd onus In tha cattle Una wera disposed of at current prices. Receipts for the day wera 111 eatU and 15 hots. Shippers wsrs M- V. Hochtor. Goldendale. Wash-. 1 car of hoso; Ed Knorr. Orsnse vtlle. I laho. I cars of cattle and bogs; Kid dle Brothers. Union. 1 car of bora; J. B. Reynolds. Nicolo. -Arltnftoa and Condon. 4 cars of cattle and hofe: '. C. Cloydt, Pom eror. Wash.. 1 csr of hogs, and Uenllna dt son. Ncbraaka. I cars of hugs Tha daya sales were a follows: Weight. Prlca. 73 bogs 1"2 .tlv 27 steara US' 67 hogs lu avO IS boss S-'O a 70 2 hogs -"j 0.75 1 hot e ft.t'O 1 hog ..... 8-0 5.r0 7 bogs J:; O70 312 bos ....................... 2.2 W,0 2 hors 85 a, -0 b bul.s .......-.1432 i.oll 1 bull 14J0 1.25 1 bclfer 1014 6 ri5 I steers 1160 43 00 The range of prices at the yards was aa follows: Cattle Choice steers I4.0O3I4.15 OoJ to chutes steers &..V h.hi Choice coaa 490 B.10 Good to chulca cows. ... . 4.te 4.4 Choice epaved heir-r .......... 1.3 ft Ml Good to choice heifers 6.i J 5.25 Choice bull 4.28 - 4 50 Good to choice bulls 4 o I 1.1 Choice calves 7.i J -o Q'1 to choice caivea t-'iitt 7.00 Hoae Choice ta light hogs S.SOe, t.TS Good ta choice bugs 2. 0.50 Smooth heavy hogs ft.u 0.00 rrteep Cholcs yesrllnr wethers d..v 4.75 Choice killing awea 4.00 0 4.2ft Choice lambs o." ' 5 u r,o"d to choice lambs 4 "'W 4 75 Cul.s 5.7J4 4.00 Omaha x-lvestock Market. OMAHA. Jan. 1 Tattle Kscelpts MOO; market steady. Nstlv steers. -.2Sji.. ,5; cows and heifers. 1.1.23 ( 8. Western ateeri. tl0C range rows snd heifers. f3U5.:.'; canners. 2He14A: atuckers and feeders. 0."-50a: calves. 40a; bulla, atage. etc U Me G.50 Hogs Receipts IS fn); msrket otesdy lo strong. Heaw. 4 10't: mixed. I3.9.'. 410; light 5.T00 0 15: plfS, H G0i.7i: bu'.k of ssles. .V0J9-0. Sheep Keceipte 2oo0: market stesdy. TesrUnrs. t.7S4 5 75: wethem. I4 23a,4-70; awea. $.1.4004-40; Iambs. I5.753a.7a. Chiracs Llveatark Market. CHICAGO. Jan. 19. Cattle Receipts 4500; market, stesdy. Beeves. t4.S5trl.oO; Tessa steers. $4.nou3.0: Western steers. 4.l0t TS4: stockers snd feeders. I1.7534: cows and belters, $2.2590.75: calves $0.0509.75. Hogs Receipts. 27.000: msrket. stesdy. Light. !S0r4.25; mixed. tl.W3 0S.S7H: heavy. o,eO; rough, t-t 04.15: pigs, $4.40 05 70: bul of sales $-t.2vt0.30. Sheep Receipt a. 14.O00; market, weak. Nstlve. $S.2rtr 4 70: Weatarn, J3.8094.7B; yearllnr. It.'JowS.sS: lambs, native, $4,000 O-bv; wcatarc, $3 a 4.SS. Metal Market a. NEW TOriK. Jan. IB. standard copper, easy; spot. 14u14.1Sc; February, 14914 20c March. April and May. 14 1 14.25c. London, stesdy: tpot. 142 10s Id; futures, 63 lis 3d. Arrivals reportrd at New Tork. 1130 tons. Custom-house returns show exports of 14. $00 ton ao far this month. Lake copper, 14014Hc; electrolytic, 14014He; cast ing. ltiJK'ic. Tin. ny: spot. 42.70042 85o; January, 42 25342.73c: February. 14.37 H 0 14 42c; March. 41.25 J 41.75c; April and May. 41.12H 41.42wc London, easy; spot. flo as; future. tlST 6a. Lead, quiet. 4-4034 50c New Tork: 4.30 C4S7 Esat St. Lou'.s London, ill lis 3d. Spelter, quiet. 0.4390.03a New Tork; eio&OSOo Last BL Louis London. I2 15s. Antimony, dull: Cookson'a, T.SOc Iroa Cleveland warrants. 4ts 4Hd In London. Locsily Iron wss quirt: No. 1 foundry Northern. 114.73013; No. 2. 314 10 6 14 73: No. I Southern and No. 1 South ern soft. $14.238 14.'3. Imports aad Exports. NEW TORK. Jan. 1. Imports of mer chandise and dry foods at the Port of New Tork for the week ending January 13 ware valued at $12,022,107. Imports of specie st the Port of New Tork for the week ending today aer I93.50J silver aad $111,313 old. Exports todsy wsrs $L2S,000 Uvr aad $1014 (old, HILL STOCKS LEAD Great Northern and Northern Pacific Advance Rapidly. RISE NEARLY THREE POINTS Strength Due to Rumor of Approach lnc Control of Western Faciflc. Entire I,lt Moves Upward TVIth Broad, Demand. NEW TORK. Jan. II. rrioe of stocks moved upward steadily today. Tha standard railroad shares, which have been dormant for tha last week, stepped back Into ths lead and less attention was paid ta tha special ties that recently have almost monopolised speculstlve Interest. The days volume of business waa sot large, but tha movement waa broad and comprehensive. Buylnt wss conducted In an aggressive manner, which rouged the market from Its apstbetlo condition. A better In quiry was evident all through tha dsy and In ths last hour ths demand axpandsd suf ficiently to send prices up rapidly. Virtually the entire Hat at aoUv stock benefited by the movement, gain ranging from one to over ten points. Tbsre wss no spparent reason for the change In ths oonditlon af tha msrket. other than Its teennloal poeltlon. im reoent vigorous demand Tor bona was well suvtslned and It la probable that the absorption of tbass securities oa a large seals wss to soma extant responsible for ths Increased Inquiry for ths hlgh-olsss dlvl-dend-psylnt stooka. The heavieat tradlnt In bends for soma time 1s now bstnt carried on. Reading and the Hill stocks mad the largest gains In tha stock list. Reading- gain wss almost four points and both Great Northern and Northern Paclflo rose nearly three points. Tba Hill shares took the lesd early la ths dsy and remained Its most con spicuous features Various unconfirmed re ports ware In clronlatlon to account for tha strength of tboss shsres. Tha one most often beard waa that control of the Western Paclflo was to pass from tha Gould to tha Hill Interests. The December rallrosd returns began to oma In today. That of Baltimore A Ohio wss exceptionally favorable. A gain In op erating revenue of $34,000 and a cut In ex penses of $210,000 combined to Inorease tha net revenue by $053,000. Money oontlnued to plla op at this center and rates for time loans were essisr. A cash gsls of $10,000,000 for the week was suggsated by known movements of money. Bonds were strong. Burlington Joint 4s and Unltsd States Steel 0s wsrs in especially heavy demand. Total sales, car valus. wers fj.iuo.uou. Panama ss aavancsa h on csii. CLOSIMO STOCK QUOTATIONS. Oloiing Bala. High, Low. Kid. All! Chal Bf 0 Amal Copper .. SvlOO 05 04 05 Am Asrlcult .. 200 OOV 00 V OOt Am Beet bugsr. B.&O0 CH y 07 OS American Can.. 2.00O ll', 11 12 Am Car Kay, 8o0 M 32 l2 Am Cotton Oil.. 7O0 40 4&fe 46 Am Hd a Lt pf ?ott Am Ic SecurL. 0OO 18 18 18 Am Linseed ... 3o0 11 10 10 Am Locomotive 84 Am bmel a Kef 1,000 71 70 71 do preferred.. 2O0 lo3 103 103 Am Steel Fdy.. 1,200 28 xti 20 Am Sugar Ref.. 2UO 115 115 lib Am Tol A Tel.. 0,000 141 141 141 Am Tobacco Bf. 4.100 108 107 108 Am Woolen 27 Anaconda M Co 00 83 85 83 Atcblaon S.0OO loll 105 100 di preferred. 103 Atl Coast Una.. S.800 184 183 186 Bait A Ohio ... 4.OO0 lo& 104 105 Bethlehem Steal 30 Brook R Trsn.. 1.100 78 78 78 Canadian Pso.. LlOO 232 2.12 232 Central Leather 2v) 111 10 1 do preferred.. loO 87 87 ! Central of N J. L10 gl0 835 8F.3 Che Ohio ... 10 71 71 ' 71 Chicago A Alton..., 22 Chi Ol Wast . 1.700 18 18 18 do preferred.. 1.30O 0 83 84 Chicago A N W 1.8' 142 140 141 C. M A St Paul. O.ovo 1M 107 107 C. C.C St L. 60 Col rue) ft Iroa - 20 Col ft Southern, 47 Consol Gaa .... 2.30O 143 140 141 Corn Products, 00 11 11 11 Del ft HudaOB.. 100 171 171 171 D ft R Grands.. 1.000 21 21 21 do preferred.. 43 Distillers' Socur 200 80 80 80S Erie 4.SMJ 81 SO 81 do let pf .... 6'K) 62 51 52 do I'd Df .... 2"0 '42 42 42 Gen Elactrlo ... 8oo ir. 159 1M Gt North Pf ... 10,800 120 124 120 Ot North ore . 5K 40 40 Illinois Central 700 130 TOO 17 J.O0 85 8C0 10S 200 21 1SI 189 17 17 84 83 108, 107 21 21 Interbor Met .. do preferred.. Inter Harvester Inter Marina pf. Int Pspar Int Pump Iowa Central .. K C Southern.. Bases aa 8 1 S) ""goo 'rfii 2t" 27 200 08 03 48 2.!W 104 107 108 2.800 134 163 164 "aoo isi"" 133 183 4u0 i 23 2 "o6 "ii". 'ih 40K 8V 149 14S 141 200 53 8.1 88 1.0"0 83 83 35 ."0 1' 107 108-4 ROO 8 3t 81 "0 lno 10 109 8.0t- 7rt 75 7 13.'K 11 113 111 200 81 81 81 '10 12S 123 128 SllO 105 104 105 200 101 100 101 17 $00 $3 $2 82 ieo d preferred.. Laclede O ... Louis A Nb. Minn ft 8t L . . l. a P ft S 8 M Mo. Ksn ft Tex. do preferred.. Mo Taciac National Blecult Nstlnnal Lead .. N flv Mex 2 Df. N T Central ... N T. Ont ft Wea Norfolk ft Waal North Am ..... Northern Pac .. Piriro Mall .... Penneylvanla ... People's Gas . .. P. C C ft tt L.. Plttuhurg Coal H Preesed S Car.. Pull Pal Car . .. Rr Rteel Spring 100 80 o gnu Reading 102.800 130 163 154 Republic Pteel .1 do preferred.. loo 8.1 IB fcu Rock lelsnd Co 8O0 24 34 24 do preferred.. 00 80 so Rt) St L ft S F 2 of 400 41 41 41 St L Smithweat ? do preferred. 6.1 Bloea Pheffleld - 44 Pool hern Pao - 400 110 10l 110 Southern Ry ... 8.7i0 20 28 2S flo prererrea.. l.ioo ti out 704 lenn t-opper ... us n zi pper ... 400 31 as 8S Vsn .. loo 22 22 22 . ft Weg 8"0 13 13 12 ferred.. no 31 83 31 icina .. 48. W0 108 160 147 Texas ft Pac Tol. St L flo preferred. Union Paclflo . do prererrea . 91 U 8 Realty 1 US Rubber... ion 47$ 47 47 V 8 8teel 4.2'W CT 03 f flo prererrea.. p ill noA ill Tah Copper ... l."0 30 rs R4l Va-Caro Chem . o $.1 6S 54 Wabsih 20 7 T 7 do proferreo.. 304 11 i 1st Weatarn Md ... 500 87 8 57 We,eng Eleo .. 700 74 73 7.1 Western I'nlon. 8.900 85 84 3 Wheel ALE...- 4 I.ehlgh Vslley.. 20.0OA 18(1 14.ni (! Chlno Copper .. rXX) 24 . 2.1V 24 Rav Conenl ano 18 14 ' 18 IS Total sales for the day, 413.SOO shares. BONUS. rurntahed by Ovsrbeck ft Cooks Co.. of Portlsnd. Amer Tel A Tel eonv 4s...... 112 fn 120 on 109 - 107 nr, 95 Pl 112 I'S 121 99 ;oci 92 107 9.'. 95 92 l'S 102 101 OS 100 vn 9.1 81 90 71 M 80 0.1 89 81 88 92 J'M 73 8.1 0.1 107 lo 94 lO0 70 94 i 10.1 .Mi rx 103 82 Amerlcsn Tohscco 4s ........ American Tobacco tts Atehlnon ceneraJ 4s Atchleon conv 4S Atchison sdj 4a stamped .... Atch!on conv 8s Atlantic Const Line cons 4s... At Cnsat Llns "L ft N coll" 4s Faltimors ft Ohio 8s Baltimore A Ohio 4 . . l" . . S5 ..101 ..101 .. fl ..100 .. 8 . Oil J4 ..80 .. OO .. 71 .. 4 .. 89 .. ! .. 8 .. 81 . . f . . 01 .. ! .. 78 ..83 .. 93 ..107 .. 93 ..108 ..94 ..100 . . 69 .. 94 .. 93 ..103 .. M'i .. 0i ..102 Brooklyn Rastd Trsnilt 4s... Canada Southern first 6a...... ChesapesKs ft onn t ) SB A Q joint 4S B A Q III 4 r B ft O Denver 4i Central Pacific first 4 Chlcsgo A East Ills 4s Chicago R I A P ref 49 Ohirirn R I A P Col trust 4a. Colorado A Southern first 4s.. Dnvr A Rio uronae a Delaware A Hudeon eonv 4s.. Erie first cons P L 4s Int Mat 4s Japanese 4s ................. Japanese urat e-ve Louisville ft aanvme am aa. Missouri Pacific 4a New Tork Central L 8 $s.. New York City 4s New Tork City 4S of 105T.. Norfolk A Weatarn 4a Norfolk A west conv ea N T fint A W 4a Korthem PsclflO P L 4g Northern Pacific 3s Oreron Short Line 4a Oregon Ry A Nav 4s Penna Ky 4a or i Philippine Railway 4s Reading general 4a Reotiblle of Cuba fta Southern P sell us ecl 4s u T 79 .. SO ..100 ..102 .. 91 .103 .IOO .100 .101 .101 .113 .113 . t)9 . 78 . 87 . 97 . 94 . 82 .100 80 1O0 102 91 i 108 100 100 102 113 114 70 79 58 99 84 93 100 Stocks a BOSTON, Jan, 1 - Alloues 42 Amala Copper.. 05 A Z L A (m... 25 Arizona Com .. 8 B C C A C rta 8 B A C C A S M. 8 "loslnt quotations: 'Miami Conner. 24 Mohawk ex-dl. .. .Nevxda Con .... ba 1 Nip Mines ex-dlv No liutte ex-aiv. North Lake..... 3 Butte Coalition. 22 Cat A Anion.. 01 101a uommion... 41 V Osceola x-dlv..l0T Onlncv ...... 73 Cal A Hecla...,43 Centennial 21 Cop Ran Con Co 58 L Butt Cop M 13 rranklln 4 Shannon lo Superior Sup A Boa bfln. Tamarack U 8 8 R A M.. 28 4 80 85 47' Glroux Con .... 4 rirnh rflfl . - ST 1 do prerorrea.. IT'tsh Con Oreene Cananea. 8 f Raralle ICodI 21 14 I Utah Copper Co. 50 Winona 3 Kerr Lake. 81 Lake Copper. . . . 8e) La talle Corper S 'Wolverine w Mnsierr. TT reliant a, Ete. NSTf TORK. Jan. 10. Money on oall glesdy, 282 per osnt; ruling rat, si Tim loans essy. Sixty dsys. 2 par cent; 80 days, 3 par ona, pVlme marcsntll. paper. 4 pst jfnU ti. it- .-h.n ateedV With BOtUSl bualneea in bankers- bills st $4.880 for 00- day bills and at I4.Kiod iot aem.u-. Commercial bills, $4.88. Bsr silver, 80. Mexican dollars, 470. Government bonds Urm; railroad stront. . n.nnr . n V4 allvr. Stady ta B-lo. aacmay. wia V"' - . I of dlaoount In th open market for short bills 1 ; lor tnrea muome SAN rRANCISCO. Jan- 19. Sterllnt . a . am m , S b Bk d A NT aV - IVondon. 00 aaya, ia.i - " Orsfts, sight, 4c: telegraph. 7c. Condition of tha Ti usury. . th basin nArnuoutuni ,. - - - nlng of business todsy ths oonditlon of tBB Unitea ststes i re usury w. Working balance In treasury of- nce, $ 01.313.58 In banks and Philippine treasury 83 !'-8J lot Daianc id ' ' ' i Ordinary receipt yesterday J.1-7.730 nrrflnarv dlsbursaments L173.173 The deficit to date this fiscal year I $27,893,605. as against a deficit of IT, 619.810 at this time lsst year. These figures exclude Panama Cans! an public debt trenaaetlona. MAY WHEAT SHORTAGE CHICAGO MARKET TURKS STRONG IX LAST HOCR. Demand at Liverpool for Pacific Coast Wheat I Also av Factor. curcanrt Ten. 19 Talk of sn aJlegad shortsga In May wheat here gave a stront tone to ths msrket today In the lsst hour. As a result, cluslng figures ranged from lsst night's level to &o up. Last trad ing left corn c off to o up. oats a shade to o higher, and hot products at loo to 15o decline. A. forecast of Isrger world shipments other than from America had a depressing effect for a lime on wheat. At the outset, however, the market was firm ss a rcsu.t partly of reports tnst memo o. "5- a .1 Liverpool. Quota tions for May owunt between 99 lie and 1X0. with laat aalua at $1.00, a gain of c net. May corn fluctuated from 03o to 86c with the close at 6c, Just the same as last Bight. Cash grades were In only mod erate reqweit. No. 2 yellow. In carlota, quoted at fl70c for old. Outside limits reached by May oats were 49 o and 49 44c- The olose, 48c, wss a sixteenth above lsst night. , Persistant heavy selling on tho part of a leading packer weakened the provlalon market. When trading ceased, prices had been siaahd 10 10 10 cents aw ". Tbt leading futurss ranged at follows WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. Jan. $ .14 $ .14 t May 1.00 1.00 .99 1.00 T..ii -94 V .05 "4 .94 .94 fept. 93 .93 .83 . .83 CORN. i"ay .00- -.e -mm 4 44 u .45 .05 Sept. 06 .60S .00 . OATS. Msy ...... .49 .49 July .44 .45 Si Sept- 40 .40 49 .49 .46 40 .40 MESS PORK. Jan 18.05 13-00 May 10.25 16 30 16 15 1417 July 18 42 16.42 16.30 14.80 LARD. van 9.20 010 9 10 9.10 May 9 47 9 47 9.87 8 87 Julv 8.00 9.60 8.S0 8.50 Sept. 9.72 9.72 9.62 9.02 8IIORT RIBS. Jsn 8 53 .4T May 6 80 8.10 1 07 8.67 Julv 8.S3 I bS 8.78 8.76 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Barely steady. Rye No. I. I4vtc llarley Feed or mixing;, 15c 3 11. Ot; fair to choice malting. tl.20 4jl.J4. Timothy aeed 112815. Clover aeed 116 21.60. Pork Mess, par barrel, old, $10.1$; new, $ll.7s. Lard In tierces. $$.1101-11. Oraln statistics: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 141.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by u raas tree a, ware equal to 2.141.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 415.001 bushels, compared with 524,000 bush sis ths corresponding day a year ao. fcs tlmsted receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. I cars: 00 rn. Ill cars; oats. 124 csrs; hogs, 18,000 head. Grata at Baa Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jsn. 19. Wheat Steady. Barley Steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, 11.3091.37 per cen tal. Barley Feed, $1.79 per oental; brewing, nominal. Oats Rad. $1.6091 CO per cental; white, $1,7041.75: black. $1.653 1.S0 per oental. Call board aales: ' Wheat No tradlnt- Barley December, $1.40 per oental; May, $1.94 par cental. European Grain Market. tyvnOM T. 10 r-. . -. a tr-,,- Walla for shipment at 36s d. s.ntiisn ana jrrencn country markets. Urm, LIVERPOOL, Jan. 19. Wheat March, Ts 7d; May. 7s 7d; July, 7s 6d. Waathnr. cloudy. I' 1 met Sound Grain Market. TACOMA. Jan. 19. Wheat Bluestem, 83c: fortyfold. Mo; club. 81c: rad Russian. 83c Receipts, wheat lo, hay 8. SEATTLE. Jan. 19. Wheat Ttlneetem SSc; fortyfold. SO'.ic: club. SOc; Fife. 80c: red Russian. 79c. Yesterday's car receipts, whest 21; oats, 2; barley, 4; hay, $4; flour, 0. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 19. Wheat Msy. $1.03 1.05; July. $1.00 S 1.06. Cash: No. 1 hard, $1.09; No. 1 Northern, $1.05; No. 2 Northern. $1.0S; No. t heat, $1.01. Chicago Produce Market. CTTICAOO. Jan. 19. Butter Creameries. 800 39c; dairies. 26 U 34c. Eggs Receipts 1174 cases; steady at mark, rases Included, 18r27c: ordinary firsts. 24U28c; firsts, 81r?81c Cheese tteany. uaieies, uwno; twins 1dlVr: Younc Americas. 10 B 17c: Ions horns, 16 0 17c Uuluth Ilai Market. DtTLtTTH. Jan. 19. Flax In store, to ar rive. January, February, $2.14; on track, $2.10; May, $2.13 bid. Hops at London. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 19. Hops tt London; Pacific Coaat, 110 15s J 11 10s. No Navel Mores Market. SAVANNAH. Os.. Jan. l. No naval stores market today; holiday,' Southern Railway 4s St LA fi F ref 4s fnion Paclflo first 4s - . Union Paclflo conv 4a Union Paclflo ref 4a United States Steel 8 7 Ba... United Stntea tm reentered. . . United Ststea 2a coupon...... United Statea 8s -registered. . United Statea 4a coupon...... United States 4a registered... United States 4s coupon.... United Rsllwsy S F 4a United Railway st L 4s Wabash first 4s Western Union 4a ......... Weattnghouse coanv 5s Wisconsin Central 4s ....... West Shore 4s WOOL MARKET HEALTHY PRICES AT BOSTOX LIKELY TO COXTIVUE STROXQ. HleTlier Opening? at London Affect a the American Situations Week's Trading Fair. BOSTON, Jan. 19. Tha Commercial Bulletin will aay of tha wool market tomor row : This week In th Boston wool trads ha seen a fair amount ot wool sold for a wide variety of purposes. The msrket Is thor outhly healthy and with stront openings at London end all tho primary markets, conditions -are likely to remain strong In this market, unless the strike at Lawrence ahoald continue long and spread over a wider area. Fleeoe wools ar scares, and quartar bloods have registered an advance of a cent a pound during the week and are now held for more money. Terrltoiiea sre prac tically unchanged. Palled wool. B. super 1ns In particular, ar In good demand and hlthr. SAX rRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET Price tuotd at tba Bay City for Vets tables. Fruits, Eta. SAX FRANCISCO, Jsn, 19. Tha follow lng nrodne prleaa war current here to dayi Vegetables Cttotrmbers, SSoffll; gsrllo. 85 8o; green peas. Bfl2o; etrlnt beans, IO91S0; eggplant, 1017o; tomatoes, TOO e 11-00. Butter Fancy creamery, 85c. Eggs Store, 2o; fanny ranch, 8O0. Onions $1.60 LIO. Cheese Toung America, lTOlitta. Fruit Apples, eholc. $1 common, 85o Mexican limes, 5.606; California lemons, choice. $8.50; common. $1.23; naval orangea, 11.6002 60; pineapples, 12 o' 2 60. Potaloe Oregon Burbanks, nominal) Salinas Burbanks. $1.76 1.90; river Bur banks, $1.2501.50; sweets. $2.6002.65. Mlllstutts Bran. $23.30020.60; mlddltsca, $80&83. . Hay Wheat, $16921: wheat and eats. $1811.50; alfalfa. $12o,16.50. Receipts Flour, 1800 qusrtor tacks; wheat. 1350 centals: barley, 2800 eentalsi oata, 955 centals; potatoes 7855 sacks; mid dlings, 860 sacks; hay, $63 tons; wool. 98 bales. Med Fruit at New Tork. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Evaporatsd applss. steady, with a fair jobbing trade. On tha pot, fancy quoted at 1010o; choice, !09o; prime. 89a. Prunes continue firm at a fairly active demand, especially for the smaller; quota tions range from 8 to 18 o op to 80-40 for California and 10 to 12o for Oregons. Peaches In somewhat better demand and prices are steadily held. Choice, llllo; extra choice, 11 12c; fancy, 12 12 c Coffee aad Sugar. NEW TORK. Jan. II. Coffee closed steady at a net decline of 2 to T points. Sale 14,500 bags January. 12. 460; Febru ary, 11.410; March, 12.51c; April, ll.SOoi May, June. July and August. 12.49o; Sep tember, 13.61a; October, 12.440; November, 12.42c; December, 12.38c Spot coffee qulot. Rio No. T, 14a San tos No. 4, I5c Mild coffee quiet. Cor dova, 16t?17o nominal. Raw sugar firm. Muscovado, II test. 1.85 8.48c. Centrifugal. II test. 4.46 4.480; molasses, 89 test, 3.70c Refined firm. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Jan. 18. Th wool audio n aales continued today with offerings of 14,400 bales. Cross-bred were taken by the home trade, while Americans bought several hun dred bales of medium fins light wools. Ths Continent was keen for merinos. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOTJIS. Jan. 19. Wool, stesdy. Terri tory and Western mediums 1618oi fine mediums, lotjiio; nne, loioo. Hop at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 19. Hops Doll. 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