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ILL OPTIONS GAIN
May Wheat Closes Five
Eighths Cent Higher.
TONE AT CLOSE IS STEADY
elay In Signing the Balkan Proto-
' col Is the Cause of the Chicago
AdvanceDecrease Reported
in Australian Crop.
i'. CHICAGO. Dee . 3. Disquiet concerning
1,. the delay In signing the Balkan protocol
r maae tne wneat ntrun . "
..-,- . ... - ihiHa in tte. net
?.. advance. A falling off of 20 per cent wu
reported In tne Australian crup, u
Unsettled weather lifted corn, which alio
Active purchasing by a leading house had
v a etrengtnenins; lniiuence un m
Large receipts of hogs dragged provisions
.- aown.
V The leading futures ranged as follows;
WHEAT.
:- Onen. HlEh. Low.
.$ .ttK .83
.S
. .81 H -S.s .87 t,
CORX.
.4KK .St4
.4.ST4 .48 4
.40 V .48
OATS.
.31 i .81(4
;.::t .3-2
.S3 '4 .82T
HESS PORK.
- , Jan 19 -I-"' l ST!i 19.27
'May 18.62'.4 1S.T0 18.C0
p ; LARD.
';rec mw it).f214 lO.STti
:.jn lo.nati io.es 10.57
j.May lo.O 10.20 10.17
SHORT RIBS.
'.Jan ln.22!4 10.27ii 10.22
May 30 0 P3
vi run quotations were
v Flour Steady.
,-rn No. 3. old .He. new MHetTc: Xo. S
white, new SHt7c: No. 2 yellow, old
54c new 46!447c: Xo. 4. new 4i'.4c old
44645c: Xo. 4 white. 445c: Xo. 4
yellow. 441j45c
Rye Xo. 2. 62c
Barleys Peed or mixing. 24c; fair to
choice malting. S771c.
Timothy seed $3 2.90.
Clover seed $10 18.
Pork Mess. 17.7S1.
lrd In tierces. $11.
Short ribs Ixose, 110-310.75.
Grain statistics:
Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal to 487.000 bushels. Primary receipts
were 1.804.000 bushels, compared with 794.
000 bushels the corresponding day a year
azo. The world's visible supply, s shown by
' Bradstreet's, decreased 1,795,000 bushels.
; Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 80
; cars; com. 415 cars; oats, 14S cars; hogs,
40.000 head.
Dec.
. Mnv
July
Dee.
May
July
' Dee.
May
July
.4t
,4R m
-4VA
.31
.32 S
Close.
J .4
.SO1
.874
.48
4S
.40
.31H
.33
.33
19.27
IS. 60
10.S7U
10.37
10.17
10.22
8.90
' Grains in San Francisco.
SAX FRAXOISCO, Dec. 3. Spot Quota
tions Walla Walla. Il.45Jil.46H ; "d Rus
sian. $1.42 1.43.: Turkey red. $1.52
1.56; blueutem, $1.32 1.55; feed barlej
$1.42 S 1-45; brewing barley. 11.30: white
oats. $1.30l.r.2: bran. J23.50 S24; mid
dlings. I3233; shorts. $272S.
Call board sales: Wheat. December, II. 3
bid. Barley, December. $1.44; May, $1.40.
Puget Sound Wheat Markets.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec 3.Wheat Blue
stein. Sic; fortyfold. 78c; club mc.. Tes-terday-s
car receipts Wheat. S3; barley, 4.
corn, 3; oats. 5; hay. 31.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 8. Wheat Bine
stem. 81c; fortyfold. 78c; club, .7c: red
Russian. 73 He; life. 73 Ho. V'kv o
receipts Wheat. 19; flour. S; barley. 10,
oats, 5; hay, 85: corn. 1.
Minneapolis Grata Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec S. Close: Wheat
December. 8Uc; May. 83c. ash j No. 1
hard. S34c; Xo. 1 Northern, 816S3c;
Xo. 2 Northern. 79fMc; No. 2 hard
Montana. SISc; Xo. 3 wheat, ,HSi9c.
Flax $1.26.
Barley 405Sc
SAX FRANCISCO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices Quoted at the" Bay City for Vege
table. Fruit. Etc
lng produce prices were current here today:
Fruit App'es. choice, 60c: common. 4Qc;
Statement of
Merchants
Savings &Trust
Company
At Close of Business
November 26, 1912
EESOTJRCES
Loans and Discounts . . .$504,275.89
Stocks and Bonds 67,922.17
Furniture and Fixtures. 20,335.12
Cash on Hand and Due
from Other Banks . . . 218,714.75
Total 1 $811,247.93
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid $150,000.00
Surplus and Profits, Less
Expenses and Taxes
Paid 15,257.93
Deposits, Individuals and
Banks 645,990.00
Total $S1L247.93
The
Canadian Bank
of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE.
Toronto, Canada. ,
Established 1S76.
Sir Edmund Walker, President
A general banking business
transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits.
PORTLAND BRANCH,
Corner Second and Stark Sts.
F. C. MALPAS, Manager.
Mexican limes. $305.50; California lemons,
choice. 15: common. 12: naval oranges, 129
3: pineapples. 11.506 2.50.
Cheese Toung America. 17911110.
Butter Fancy creamery. 32Hc
Eggs Store. 30c; fancy ranch. 40c.
Hay wheat. S23tr24; wheat and oats.
2ie22-0; alfalfa, 12 14.50; barley, 17
19.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. 80OS5C: Sa
linas Burbanks. 11.25 1.. ".5; sweets, $1,500
1.60.
Vegetables Cucumbers. $101.25; garlic.
2$3c: green pt-as. 3p9c; string beans. 5
10c: tomatoes, 75c!$l; eggplant, 4f&7c;
onions, 30 40c.
Receipts Flour, 5430 quarter sacks;
wheat. 2305 centals: barley. 513.". centals:
oats. 800 centals; potatoes. 8300 sacks: mid
dlings, 10 sacks; hay, 143 tons; wool, 13
bales. -
MORE DOING BOSTOX WOOL MARKET
Tallies Are Holding "Firm. Except on the
Cheaper Grades.
BOSTON, Dec 3. A trifle more activity
is reported in domestic wools, with values
holding firm, except in the cheaper grades.
The Inquiry for territory stock Is about the
average. Territory wool sells readily both
in original bags and in graded stock. Mon
tana quarter-blood brings 26 cents, while
Xew Mexico clothing sells for 17c
Medium Ohio fleeces are quoted at 80c
to 31c. Michigan unwashed wool sells for
22c Some fairly good transfers in 'texas
12 months are reported, as well as California
wools. Xearby fleeces are scarce except
delaines.
Texas fine, six to eight months. 5557c;
fine. 12 months. 636.-c; fine. Fall. 4748c
California northern. 5253c: middle coun
ty. 5052c; southern, 40&49C; Fall, free,
48S50C
Oregon Eastern. No. 1 staple, 640 66c
Eastern clothing. 66c:-valley. No. 1. 63c
Territory Fine staple, 6tf67c; fine medi
um staple.. 04e65c: fine clothing, 60 62c;
fine medium clothing. 57?59c; half-blood
combing. 6264c; three-elghts-blood comb
ing. 55958c; quarter-blood comoing, (MPD0C.
Pulled, fine A. 80c; A supers, oudfisc.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec 8. Copper firmer.
Standard, 17.10 bid: December and January,
17 Mfin.2.1- Februarv And March. 17.12U&
17.3714; electrolytic. 17.8217.87; lake, 17.62
(17.87; casting, i7.zoir-.ii.ao.
Tin easy. Spot and December, 49.50 930.00;
January. 49.87 949.87ft ; February. 49.259
49.70.
Lead weak. 4. 25 4 40.
Spelter steady. 7.257.40.
Antimony quiet. Cookson's. 10.50.
Iron auiet and unchanged.
Copper arrivals 115 tons. Exports this
month 2,040 tons. London copper quiet.
Spat i76. 13s. 9d; futures 111, 10s. Local ex
change sales tin 40 tons. London tin easy.
Spot 227. 5s: futures 226. 5s. Ixndon
lead, flS. 2s. 6a. London spelter -. los.
Iron Cleveland warrants 67s, lftd In London.
Coffee And Sugar.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3. Coffee futures closed
steady at an advance of five to eight points.
Sales. 110.250. Closing bids: December.
13.18c; January. 12.28c: February. 13.33c;
March. 18.62c: April. 13.70c: May. 13.82c;
June. 13.87c; July 13.91c; August, 13.92c;
September and October. 13.96c.
pot quiet. Rio 7.14'tc: Santos, 4.1614 a
Mild quiet. Cordova 166 18c,
Raw sugar firm. Muscovado .89 test 3.53c:
centrifugal 1.96 test 4.05c: znolassss .89 test
3.30c; refined steady.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec 8. Cotton futures
Closed steady. Closing bids: December, 12,30;
January. 12.49; February. 12.53; March.
12.3S; April and May. 12.58; June. 12.51;
July. 12.46; August, 12.33; September, 11.87;
October, 11.72.
Spot closed steady. Middling uplands
12.85, do gulf. 13.10. No sales.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 3. Spot cotton
steady, unchanged. Middling 129s-
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec 8. Turpentine
firm. 35Vfi36c: sales 371; receipts 420;
shipments 926; stocks 87,600.
Rosin firm: sales 2800; receipts 2011: ship
ments 836; stocks 160.700. A. B, C. $.57 tt;
D, $5.60; E, 15.62 ; F. G. H. I, 15.63: K,
$6.45; M. $7.0; N, $7.25; WO, $7.35; WW,
$7.63.
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Dec 3. Closing: Wheat
Spot, easier: futures. ' easy: December. 7
2i-,d; March. 7a 2d; May. 7s 3d.
English country markets quiet: French
country markets quiet.
London Wool Sales.
LONDON. Dec 3. The wool auction sales
were continued today with offerings of
11,560 bales. Merinos caused brisk compe
tition between home and Continental buyers
and prices were firm.
Victorian greasy sold at Is SUd. Medium
grades were occasionally Irregular. but
Statement of Condition of
LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK
OF PORTLAND
At Close of Business November 26, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $3,482,012.07
U. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation... 250,000.00
Other Bonds and Premiums 876,899.25
Furniture and Fixtures 25,000.00
Due from U. S. Treas..$ -12,500.00
Due from Banks....... 632,143.51
Cash on Hand 879,793.85 1,524,437.36
Total .....$6,158,348.68
LIABILITIES
Capital - .$1,000,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 148,998.80
Reserve for Taxes ................ . 18,250.00
Reserve for Interest 9,750.00
Circulation - 250,000.00
Dividends Unpaid 67.50
Deposits 4,731,282.38
Total ...... $6,158,348.68
Nov. 26, '08.
Nov. 26, '09.
GROWTH OF DEPOSITS
..$1,317,506.51 Nov. 26, '10..
.. 2,286,557.50 Nov. 26, '11..
Nov. 26, '12. ..... ., 4,731,349.88
3,121,813.98
4,260,734.01
crossbred ware strong
were small.
Statement of Condition of tne
Hibernia Savings Bank
, of Portland, Oregon
At Close of Business, November 26, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts . .$1,666,114.60
Real Estate, Banking-House Furniture and Fixtures 67,526.97
Stock and Securities ' 453.30
Bonds and Warrants
' U. S. Gov 'mt 4 Per Cent Bonds. ....$ 56,187.50 ,
City of Portland Imp'vmt Bonds. . . 295,418.87
Other Bonds and Warrants 11,274.70 362,881.07
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks 618,040.88
LIABILITIES $2,715,016.82
Capital Stock $ 20'-M
Surplus and Undivided Profits 100,641.44
Dividends Unpaid 160-00
Savings and Time Deposits $1,489,850.12.
Demand Deposits 924,365.26
Total Deposits 2,4.4,215.38
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS $2,715,016.82
'Andrew C. Smith.... President Lansing Stout Cashier
Frank E. Dooly Vice-Pres. C. B. Sewall Asst. Cashier
John Driseoll E. C. Goddard
and withdrawals
Daluth Unseed Market.
DULUTH. Dec 3. Closing: Linseed, on
track ana to arrive, si.zot; uwemow,
$1.25u, bid; January. $1.26tt hid; May.
$1.30tt bid.
Hons at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. S. Hops steady.
Statement of Condition
The First National Bank
of Portland, Oregon
At the Close of Business, November 26, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ 8,489,101.19
U. S. and Other Bonds 3,398,986.58
Real Estate 70,000.00
Cash aud Exchange 4,682,355.00
$16,640,442.77
' . LIABILITIES -
Capital Stock ...$ 1,500,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits .:. 1,075,641.35
Circulation 1,352,245.00
Deposits 12,712,556.42
$16,640,442.77
Condensed Report
HARTMAN&THOMPSON
BANKERS
At the Close of Business, November 26, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ; ........01,558.68
Stocks and Bonds Q '
Furniture and Fixtures
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks. 141,ol.o.l
' $491,125.54
LIABILITIES
Capital ' $100,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits JHoo
Deposits dbiy-.u
' ' $491,125.54
STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS,
of
Security Savings and Trust Company
Portland, Oregon.
At close of business November 26, 1912.
RESOURCES:
Loans ; $6.41 8.961.92
Bonds, warrants 1,206,544.97
Real estate None
Customers' liability under letters of credit.. 26,762.00
Cash and due from correspondents 1,985,893.85
-" $9,638,162.74
LIABILITIES.
Capital ..........'......$1,000,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits 603,634.66
Letters of credit 38,082.24-
Reserved for taxes - 19,755.00
Deposits 7,976,690.84
, $9,638,162.74
Report of the Condition of the
Scandinavian-American Bank
. At the Close of Business
Nov. 26, 1912
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ 644,083.95
Stocks and Bonds 110,445.84
Overdrafts ......... - 130.84
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 23,763.56
Cash and Due from Banks 297,167.48
Total .........'........-.$1,075,591.67
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock MJgJJJ
Surplus and Profits - 24,3
Deposits 951254-66
Total ............ ....$1,075,591.67
CONDENSED REPORT OF
THE CITIZENS BANK
Portland, Or, at the Close of Business, November 26 1912.
RESOURCES:
aLand due fT.::::::::'..'!SS
CitTof Portland Bonds.- 7KoO
Eeal Estate and Fixtures 4,500.00
- $752,867.87
. LIABILITIES: '
Capital paid in $100,000.00
Surplus and profits 16,918.14
Deposits .- 635,949.73
. $752,867.87
Report of the Condition of
Portland Trust Company of Oregon
At the Close of Business November 26, 1912.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts . .$1,667,461.66
Bonds and Stocks 590,132.26
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 174,975.65
Cash on hand and due from Banks 918,157 15
$3,350,726.72
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $ 300,000.00
Surplus and Profits, less Expenses and Taxes
paid 95,995.15
Deposits, Individuals and Banks 2,954,731-57
$3,350,726.72
OFFICERS.
H. L. Pittock President,
F. W. Leadbetter, Vice-President,
Emery Olmstead, Vice-Pres. and Manager,
H. W. Hawkins, Secretary,
Edgar H. Sensenich, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
H. L. Pittock, Chairman,
J. D. Farrell, J. Friedenthal, Emery Olmstead,
F- W. Leadbetter,' John Twohy, A. F. Flegel.
Dr. A. S. Nichols, L. B. Menefee,
Condensed Report of
The United States National Bank
Of Portland, Oregon
Submitted to the Controller of the Currency
at the Close of Business
Nov. 26, 1912
. -. . ASSETS
Loans and Discounts $ 6,590,817.95
United States Bonds at Par 1,050,000.00
Municipal and Railway Bonds. , 1,478,019.63
Bank Building 125,000.00
Cash and Exchange 4,531,391.09
Total .............. , $13,775,228.67
LIABILITIES
Capital $ 1,000,000.00
Surplus and Profits - 1,095,186.15
Circulation 800,000.00
Deposits 10,880,042.52
Total $13,775,228.67
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of ,
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
WASHINGTON AND FOURTH STS.,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
At the close of business, November 26, 1912.
- RESOURCES: . .
Loans and discounts $1,907,245.57
United States, bonds 400,000.00
Other bonds, stocks and warrants 562,515.83
Real estate and mortgages : 10,037.69
Furniture and fixtures 31,984.56
Banking premises 87,912.90
Cash and due from banks 1,139,373.40
$4,139,069.95
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock $ 500,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits 119,578.48
National bank notes outstanding 250,000.00
Dividends unpaid 711.75
Deposits 3,268,779.72
$4,139,069.95
UNDER GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION:
Deposits November 26, 1911 $2,743,616.97
Deposits November 26, 1912...". ..... 3,268,779.72
Gain $ 525,162.75
Statement of Condition of
Ladd & Tilton Bank
At the Close of Business November 26, 1912.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $ 8,266,467.70
Bonds and Stocks 3,699,244.50
Customers' liability on Letters of Credit.... 58,733.10
Real Estate 70,000.00
Cash on hand and due from banks ; . . . 3,968,272.39
$16,062,717.69
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 1,000,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 1,096,443.72
Reserved for Taxes 30,000.00
Letters of Credit 58,733.10
Deposits 13,877,540.87
. . $16,062,717.69
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
of San Francisco '
Founded 1864
Capital Paid in. $8,500,000
Surplus and Undivided Profits 7,925,347
Commercial Banking and Savings Department
' PORTLAND OFFICE
Third and Stark Streets
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