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n THE 31QHXIM OREGOXIAS. TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 31, 1912. .. I l HOP'TRADE BOOMING Market Never So Strong in Holiday Period. TOP PRICES ARE PAID With' Growers Refusiii to Soil, Dealers Stocks Are Drawn 1'pon. Inquiry 'Comes From Eastern Brewers and From Europe. The hop mark-t l In the midst of , kvl- flurry, such as the dealers in im holiday period on n Year's. The i de- in an 4 ha suddenly become aeute. and w .. . . - ii. h fvnr -nrlcea are lth In everytnmg in - . t .... n..t two days between deed arrona. " r - . an and 1PH bales hare been sold. Some ot the transactions were at - ,r The demand come, from both dom.1c and foreign sources. The Inquiry . - It Va Kaon far ix WCfKI part. The brewer, could not bo Interested on a declining market, but now with price rapidly .dv.nc they J"" at reallxation 01 u Mists. English buyers have seldom teen known to purchase at mis - a tn arkf TlOW IS and tr,.r presence hi - - (hnrtir nrCVallS thTother side. Tn the past week 1400 bales -. . mt ni vnrrniiuin - " - nave xntnt to Lomlon. Th- market yostprtlay was largely a deal i.-.- w -rower' a sale re ported was the Sinclair crop of 265 bale, at Hill.boro. which was bought W Klab. . Wolf ft Nettrr at better than 1 cents. ... -i ih. hrtr sections were ai proacled. but l!r we not sellers, avea at? bids of IS and 18'i cent.. Order., there fore, had to be tinea oui u. - - .- nf similar act!vit. to but there the growers were ni... ............ ell. Trading on me -'"""" .... it .11 of large propor tlons. About 130 bales of Sonoma, were old by grower, at H cents, and better hop. h of brought 13 to l. - the price paid for the Sonomas. Oregon hop. should be worth at lea.it cents. COINTRY WHEAT MARKETS ARE FIBM .Milling Drrnantl Holds Frier at Top level. California Inquiry Light. The country wheat markets were firm vt.rday. as was the case last week, be cause of the demand from millers. Club was quoted at SO cent, and bluestem at M rents but the bullishness of farmera kept trading down to .mall proportion.. There I not much inquiry from California now buvers in that state declaring they can get all' the wheat they want from Ltah and Idaho, but In spite of this, a good, steady ,1-maml from California during the remain der of the season la counted on. Business in the oats and barley markets wa. of small volume. The hay trade was ""ioVal receipts. In cars, were reported by the Merchants" Exchange as follows: Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay ""'iv ;;; u 1 TdatVll.-i m, tlT U .. year aSo ... . ST3 UP - ' BANANAS IOB M)l T CITIES 8TAI-I-ED Local Supply ArriveTn fireeo Condition (jweet I'otatoe i'lrm. Five ears of bananas arrived yesterday, all In green condition. On the same train were' seven car. from tn . Sound . xitlaa. ! which were .tailed here. A car of .wcet potatoea wa. received and ut on sale at i73. The market to firm and an advance is possible. V ctr of celery waa also received. Ihe local aupply of celery and head lettuce is insufficient. The steamer brought up a quantity of prout. and parsley, but no artichokes, be cause of cold weather in the South. There was a brisk demand for all Unas en the street, and trade was better than is usually the case at the clo.e ot the month. rolLTRY SK1XS AT lUilER PRICES Supply I Short nd nemand la Urgent Kgg Market Firm. There was a sharp demand yesterday tor all kinds of poultry, receipt, of which were very light. As a result, the market was strong all around. Dressed turkeys sold at Si cents, the highest Front-street price of the year. .The few live chicken, offered were taken at 13 cents. Dresed meals were also firmer, the best pork selling at 10V cents. The egg market continued firm at 32 H cent, for candled stock. Xo change, were reported in the buttar or choeae market.. ' California's Dried Fruit Output. According to figures compiled by the Fruit Grower, the output of California dried fruits for the past six years, those of 191 being estimated , on reports from growers and packers, was as follows: l'.HVT. V'S. 1909. Apples Apricots Figs r J'eachea rrunea ...... Raisins Various other Total i.:!on aMM :;." 1 iiih lU.ixH) 14.0110 4 .".'Ml -J.SIOO 4."H' . .. I3.u"0 :::.ouo so.ouo 'I. MOW :..-.iPt 7.1.0'KI 73 (X;l 65 "iil 70.0'Hi . . . 1.-'H a.UDO .i.v..uk m.73o iM.r.oo . . -Tons l'l. V.tll. 112. . :i iIh-( s.r.on ::.r.io is jr.o ll.ix'O lx.r.o" p. 77." i.jr.o .'..oh) '. :.'.l"' H.ihiO 17, ("HI . 40.000 0."..000 '.IT.IfO ti-.."'OI tir.. IH0 ho. 000 I .7."iO ."..7."i 3.0O0 Apples Apricota ...... Figs J'eachea ...... Prunes ....... Kalsins Various other ...151.273 1117.750 S3D.00U Total Bank IrmrliiRi. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follow?: J i Clearing!. B:il"nres. Portland .: vjl." 'A'" Seattle ''.'-'::! -.fi, Tacoma ' -.' rl Spokane l.l'M..li .1.41- IHIRTLAM) MARKKTS. iraln. Flour. Feed, Klc. wHEif Trark prices: Club, 80c: b!u .tem. c: 40-fold. 61c; red Russian. Sc; vallev. sic. , F Col" It Patents. S1.S0 per barrel, straights. i-i.UV: exports, $3.50J 3.60: val ley. $4.30: giaham. J4.20: whole wheat, S4.40. BARLET-Feed. 506 iSO per ton: brewing, nominal; rolled. $2u..'.0f 27.30 per ton. i-ORX Whole. $36; cracked. $.'!7 per ton. MILU'TL'FFS Bran. $22.50 per ton: shorts, $24.3u-' per ,on; middlings, $30 per '"haY Timothy, choice. ?:7tilS; mixed Eastern Oregon timothy. $124j 13: oat and vetch. $12: alfalfa. $11.30; ciover. $lu: straw. $ii7. OATS o. 1 white. $24.502j per ton. Vegetables and Frails. FRESH FRCITS Apples. 50c$1.50 per box: pears. 75CSI1-30 per box: grapes. $1.0 per box: Malagas. $S per barrel; cranberries. $10.30al2 Pr barrel: easabaa, $2.50 -er dozen. POTATOES Jobhing prices: Burbanks. BOffO.-x- per hundred; meet potatoea. 2ic .er x.ound. TROPICAL. FRt'ITS Orani?e: Navels. j:3:3.u0- Florida. $4: Japanese, $1 per hucd!: California grapefruit, $3 a 8.30: Flor ida grapefruit. J4.i3; lemons. $6tC.S0 per box: pineapples. He per pound: pomegr.n lte. $2 per box; persimmons, $1.75 per box: lanrerlriea. $2.25 per box. ONION'ti Oregon. 90ctt$l per sack. SACK VEGETABLE Turnips. 7.1c per sack: carrots. 7.1c per sack: beets, 75c per sa' k: parsnips. 75c per sack. VEiiETABLKii Artichokes. $191.23 per ilozen: bean-. !2c; cabbaae. 1r per ponn.l: caollflowtr, 12.25 per crate: celery. $.13.23 per crate; c-jcumbcrs, 50 j hoc . per doxen; eggplant. 10c pound: head lettuce, $1.502 per crate; pears. 12o,per pound; peppers, loc per pound: radishes. isw20c per doxen; sprout., 7c; tomatoes, $1.5 dr 1-73 per box; garlic, 5ff6o per pound. Dairy and Country Produce. HOGS Fresh locals, candled. S2'.4c per dozen. CHEESE Triplets. l!o per pound: dais ies. 10!c; young Americas. 20Wo per pound. . i t t t" i" 1 1 rtramn frt n m t rv butter, cubes. "TAc per pound; prints. SSViJ30c per pound. POCI.TRT Hens, 144ilSc: broilers, 144,615c; turkeys, live, 24g25c: dressed, choice. 30c: ducks, nominal: geese, lc )KK Fancy, 10-& lOVio per pound. VEAL. Fancy. 13!4&Uo per pound. Staple Groceries. SALMO.H Columbia River, one - pound talis. $2.25 per dozen; hair-pouna urns. m .k. nn..nnnn finis 1:2 45 Alaska pink, one-pound talis, S3c; sllversides. one-pound .all. 1 COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 24S40C per pound. uavi-'v (-hnlcA s:l.2503.75 tier case. NUTS Walnuts. ISc per pound: Brazil n..t. iu.fil5c: filberts. 14ft 15c: almonds. ISc; peanuts. SsfflHc; cocoanuta, 90c $i 1.00 pir dozen; chestnuts, 11c per pound; hlck- orv nuts, aejioc; pecans, m., 17Hfc2c. ftKANS Small white. 5.40c; large white. 4fc6c: Lima, 614c-, pink. 4.70c; Mexicans. 3c: havou. 4.05c. 8l.GAR Fruit and berrj'. $3.75; Honolulu plantation, $3.70; beet. $5.55; extra C. $5.25: r.nu.rfn.H barrels. $8: cube, barrels. $6.10. 8AL.T Granulated. $14 per ton: half rmund loos. ! per ton; 50s. $10.75 per ton. Hfilrv X12.50 per ton. RICE No. 1 Japan, 53tic: cheaper grades. 4V,c; Southern head. iiliPnt. DRIED FRT-'ITS Apples. 10c per pound; ..i.t. l-Vrftic! neaches. 8tllc: prunes. Hallans. g'JIOc; silver, 18c; figs, white and black. CttttTc: currants. 9'ic; raisins, loose Muscatel, 6'4t7q; nieacneu. i";-"! lHic; unbleached Sultanas, 8V6c; seeded, 7!Sl8,ic: dates, Persian.- 7l4o per pound; fard. $1.65 per box. 5'tp. t.aIv 10-ounce. R5c: oo 6-ounee, II.S3; 70 4-ounce, $2.25: 30 10-ounce. $2.25; loose. r.O-pound boxes. 6'4i7c; Smyrna, boxes. $1.10 1.25; canoteq. ioa-iac. Provisions. HAMS All fixe.. lHi19ic: picnics. 13c: skinned. lSVsC: Doneu, iic. BACON Fancy. 272ic; choice, 20 23c LARD in tierces, cnoi, itt, pound. OHc. DItY SALT MEATS Regular short clears ... . , . . . .I...,. Kurlr. 1? to 1 tl lbs.. l.liftJ5o: short clear backs. IS to 23 lbs.. 13Hi 15c: exports. t4c: piares, win". , . , i t i . . T-r. nrrir.Rfini mess beef. $14 mesa bee'f, '$13: extra plate beef, $17.50; plate UWl. i l.t'". . . - BARRELED PORK Best pig pork, $23 brisket pickled pork. $23. Hops. Wool and Hides. HOPS 1912 crop, prime and choice, IS ft 20o per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 32c per pound. PELTS Dry. 13(1 14c; butcher, SIQ1.3S short w-ooL 7 'a lOc. WOOL Eastern Oregon. 149 18c per pound, according to shrlnkuge; Valley, Jift 4f22fec per pound. JIIUE.S Suited hides. 12c per pound, salted calf, ISc: salted kin. 13i 14c; green hides. 31c; dry hides. 22l2.'Sc; dry calf. No. i v.-.o: N-o 2. 20r: salted mii:s. sc. CASCARA Per pound, 4'.j 4ic; car lots. 4 6 5c. Unseed Oil and Turpentine. LINSEED OIL. Raw, barrels, 60c: boiled, barrels, 52c; raw. cases, 55c; boiled, cases, 57c. OIL MEAL Carloads. $37.50 per ton: less TURPENTINE Barrels. MijC; ctscs, iiic. than carloads, $40 per ton. SAN FRANCISCO PKODCCB MA3KEI Prices Quoted at the Bay City .for Vege table., Fruit, Etc. SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 8'. The follow ing produce price, were current hera today: Fruit Apples, choice, oc: common. 40c; Mexican limes. $4fc4.50; California lemons, choice, $5.50: common, $1.50: navel oranges, $1.25 2.30; pineapple., $2 3.50. Cheese Young America, 1617e Bu:tcr Fancy creamery. 334c. ICg-s Store. 27c: fnncy ranch, 34 Sc. Kay Wheat, $2331; wheat and oata, $21 22.30; 'alfalfa. S12.5015; barley. U& i. Potatoes Oregon Eurbanks, nominal; Sa linas Burbanks, S1.10&1.25; sweets, $1.S5 it-00. Vegetables Cucumbers, $1.75'S2: garlic, L'3r: imn ocas. Tit 10c; string beans. T 20c; tomatoes, 80c $1; 'eggplant, r7c; on Inns. 35 4 45c. Receipts Flour. 4tj2 quarter sacas; wheat. 1450 centals: barley. 12.39.1 centals; oats. GOv centals; potatoes, 1620 sacks; bran. .".'.3 sacks: middlings, iso sacks; nay, 391 tons; wool, 23 baies. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Copper. Arm. Standard spot and December, January and Fehruarv, 17.00 'a 17.37 : March, 17.0O 17.20; electrolytic. 17.R2'ii 17.S7; lake. 17.B2M17.S7; casting.. 1 7.25 'i 17.37. Tin firm. Spot and December, 50.02 30.S7; Jacuarj". 50.23j 50.30; February, 50.12 B 50.27. Lead firm. 4.20 4? 4.30. Spelter steady, 7-20iJ7.4O. Aiulmonv unsettled, Cooksons, $10.00 10.50. Iron quiet. No. 1 Northern, 1 8.30 '19.00; No. 2 Northern, $lS.00'a 18.50: No. 1 South ern. 18.25 'ti 19.00; No. 1 Southern, soft. 18.26 1S.75. Cooper arrivals. 2010 tons. Exports this month. 27.228 tons. London copper firm. Spot, t78 5s; futures. 77 3s 9d. London tin steady. Spot. 229 10s: futures, 229 10s. London lead. 18. London spelter, 20 10s. Iron, Cleveland wsrrants, 07s 9d In London. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Cotton Spot closed steady. Ml'ldlinc uplunds, 13.20c; mld-guif. 13.45c Sales, loo Dales. Future, closed steady. 1 to 14 points high er. December, 12.73c; January, 12.78c: Feb ruary. 12.0c: jlurch, 12.64c; April, 12.(i4c; May, 12.67c: June. 12.00c; July. 12.60c; Aug ust, 12.48c; September. 11.87c: October, 11.74c. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30. Spot cotton, middling. 12-sc Naval stores. SAVANNAH. Ga., Dee. 30. Turpentine firm. .'t.i ft :'.e:' sales, :i57: receipts, 190; tiilpirtrnis. lts; stocks, .15.800. Kosin firm: sales., 75oo; receipts, 1900; shipments, 95S1; stocks. 145. O0. Quote; A, B. $5.30: C. D. $5.55; F. $5,115; G, $5.70: H. 5.7ik; I. $3,771,: K. $8.35; M. $7; N, $7-25: 1VO, $7.33; WW. $7.43. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YOP.K, Dec. 30. Evaporated apples quiet. Fancy. 76Siic; choice, OtfrTSic; prime. &H fietif. Prunes Inactive. Californlas up to 30-40s. 'inc; Oregon.. .Infill Vic. Peacbes steady. Ctoii:e, ritic; extra choice. C?i7c; fancy, 7'rsfrSc. Duluth Linseed Market. DULt'TH. Dec. 30. Closing: Linseed on track. $1.24; to arrive. $1.24: December, $1.24 bid; January. $1.24, nominal; May, $1.27. - Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30. Woo! Steady. Ter ritory and Western mediums. 2lir25c; Una mediums. lsij20c: fine, 13018c. Elgin Butter Market. ELGIN, I1L. Dec. 30. Buttei: Firm, 34c WAITER'S DAILY TIPS $11 Negro Explains oney Found on Table In Uaid on Club. It was his Christmas tips, amounting to more than $11, gathered during the festive day. in the dinlns-room of a prominent hotel, and being changed for hira into "big money," that police offi cers seized as evidence in a raid on a negro club on North Park street, said John Thomas, one of the defendants, testifying for himself in Municipal Court yesterday. Tho casual mention of Jll, "all In nickels, dimes and quarters," as one waiter's gathering in the course of a day. made the court and spectators take notice. Police officers questioned the fact, saying that before breaking in they heurd numerous remarks couched in the argot of the poker table. J. H. Reed, against whom the police have declared war on account of his alleged protecting of negro women pickpockets, and 24 others were placed on trial on gambling charges, of . which they were all found guilty. Doctor Pays $100 Fine. Pl.flrtlncr mil'.tTT tn n n Indiclmont charging him with assisting in race suicide. Dr. William lienry in the unit ed States District Court yesterday was fined $100 by Judge Bean. The indict ment nerjilnKt H K. Striker, who was Jointly charged with Henry, was dis missed. ALL STOCK HIGHER General Advance at the North Portland Yards. DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY Hops Are Raised 20 Cents to $4.80, Top Steers Sell at $7.60 and Butcher Cattle Are Firmer. Best Ewes Bring $4.60. There was a bullish market for all classes of livestock at the North Portland yards yesterday. The supply was fair and the demand keen for everything good. Cattle, sheep and hogs sold at advanced prices. Vnr several dav. nast the run bad been light and tho scarcity of stock of all kinds was responsible for the Hurry in tne martlet. The feature of the cattle trade was the sals of top grade steers at $7.0. One, load, which averaged 1190 pounds, went at this price. Four loads were taken at $7.D0, and other load, brought from $7 to $7.40. There waa not much offering in the butcher dl ui.inn hut vainea there were equally strong. Good cows sold from $6.25 to $7, heifers brought $6.60 and delves $8.76. The hog market enjoyed a 20-cent lift. At the new top price of $7.80 three loads were disposed of, while about five loads were taken at $7.73. ine . oem no. brought $7. a inot of lns-nound ewes Bold at $4.50. or 15 cents better than the last top price sale, while a bunch of lighter sheep went at $4.35. Lambs were moved at $3.85 to $6.5 according to quality. uclnt were 24S cattle, ! calves. 831 i... - .. -. .1 ft. 5 .been. . Shippers were: A. B. Gale, Dayton. 1 car of hogs: Hugh Cummings. junction ny, i ... e .hoon: J. . Flint. Junction City. i ... nt loir: C. T. White. Woodburn. 1 car of cattle and hogs; Frank Spike. Echo, 3 cars of cattle; Martin Hansen, Moro, 1 car of sheep and hogs; Davis Brothers, North p..ri.r .1 -rs of hogs: .7. 1- Lewis. Wolser. cai-s of hogs: F. C. Muffley. Fairfield, Ida ho. 1 car of hogs; O. 'M. Parker. Echo. 3 cars of cattle: C. J. HalBtrom, Weiser. 1 rar of sheep; J. H. Mctrhered. Burley, Idaho, 1 car of sheep; C. A. Oake. AV Co.. Caldwell, 1 "car of sheep; C. W. Johnson. Payette. 1 car of cattle: John Hill. Payette. 1 car of cattle, and Orant Mays. Fargher, 2 cars of cattle. Tii dav's sales were as follows: Weight. Price, 12 cows W; 4 steers .s;5 1 cow 5 cows - l'J3 .1 cows - ' IS steers 2 calves ..................... -1'' 32 steers ...(0D 3 heifers HI" 1 cow I cow .1400 234 ewes '. 1JJ tiS hogs .. .14 SS hogs . .. ----- -16 50 6.75 6.25 5.75 5.50 7.25 8.73 7.40 6.50 5.00 6.90 4.5 7.80 roo " r.o 6.00 2 hogs " 31 hogs 3.1 lambs ... ti lambs .. 4 hogs 5 hogs 4 hogs 81 hog .... s liogs -0O hogs 97 hogs .... . 1 hog 2 hogs 95 hogs .... 249 ewes ... 29 lambs ... iiS hogs ... 25 steers . . . 24 steers . . . 3 steers . . . 1 steer ... 26 steers . . 26 steers .. 25 steers . . . 24 steers . . . 23 steers . . . 1 cow SO , 4 . 132 4L'S 357 200 214 1S3 209 4S0 405 174 ' !l 57 174 lost 1077 ir,3 920 119.1 ISl'O 1210 .1146 1 1 30 14.-.0 1415 7.63 7.90 S.73 7.S0 7.75 K.75 6.75 7.75 4.35 3.85 7. SO 7.00 7. on . 25 5.30 7.60 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.00 6.50 cows The range of prices at tne yams follows: . Choice steers Good steers on 'a.t Medium steers ... Choice cows flood cows Medium cows .... Choice calves .... Good heavy calves Hulls Stnss ............. Hogs .50 .. . 4.50 Tv 5.25 . .. 7. 50O 8.73 . .. 0.00 7.00 ... 3.00 5.50 . .. S.U0SJI 6.00 . .. 7.25 7.80 . .. 6.25 7.00 . .. 4 25!9l 5.33 . .. 3.50 Ml 4.30 Light Heavy ........... nheep Vearling wethers . Ewes .'.'.'.".'.".'.".'.".".." 3.00 6.73 Lambs Omaha Livestock Market. . ., . in Cnttlp Fteceints. 6200: market, steady to easier. Native steer.. 0.O 1 Vi.ir.r. 13 80 ft, 6 30 : West- em .teer., $5.0S8.30; Texas steers. $4.7.. B 15- range cows ana nenwi. . kniiers J3 25'd4.23; stockers and feeders. $4.757.75; calves, $66 9; bulls, stags, etc.. ,4HofsiiRecelpts. 5800: market, steady to strong. Heavy. $7.iuJv7.is: "".'' 7.20; light. S6.93eT.20; pigs. $J.TST.O0; bulk of sales, ... r, i9n. market, active to steady. Yearlings. '$.1.306 6.00; wethers, $4.50 4j5; ewes, $4..'jwu; Chicago Livestock Market. . . . -iA r aitl. RecetDts. 23.- 000- jaarket. steady. Beeves, $ii.iU&9.0. Texas steers. $4.6085-80; Western steers. tU75(B7.00; blockers and feeders. $4,-o 7 40; cows and heifers. $2.75&7.59; calves, $C.5010.50. .,, uous Receipts, .Ui u , " . ... -. .i,.H 7 "OiffiT.55: heavy. $7825f 60: rough. $7.15i&.7.30; pin 5 t0 47 25; bulk ot sate-. Sheep Keceipts. o-.wu, . Jt- wMtern. $4.253.50; VT. lambs, native. .10 8.75- Western. $6.45iji 8.75. BANKING OPERATIONS ARE LARGER Marked Growth of Business Shown by Re ports to mniniurr, . ......-.x- n.n ftfl Renorta from National 'banks" 'to the Controller of the Currency in response to the call of Novem ber 20. reflect the tightness of money at that time but show a marked growth of banking during the past year, according to Treasury officials. . . ..j XI.. Many section, oi xne counnj 'i' ireascs In cash and-deposits as compared with condition, on September 4, tho date ot the previous call. ... , The aggregate loan, cash and deposits or nr. the National banks on November 26 were: Loans. $8,058,952,029, a gain ovor ocpiein ber 4 19U. of $18,140,758. and over Decem ber 5. 1911. of $379,872,202. cahs. $859,098,737. , decrease since Sep tember 4 or $30,852,356 and since BocemUt 5. 1911. of $3,i!95,450. Deposits, $5, 944.561,069. a gain over Sep tember 4 of $52,891,062 and over December 3. 1911. of $408.578.788. liYliETEIlSIER EXPECTED FIXRRY AT NEW' YORK FAILS TO MATERIALIZE. Copper Stocks Strengthened by Large Sales "or Metal Trading Other wise in Hands of Bears. ' NEW TORK, Dec. SO. Quotations of stocks turned downward sharply during the early trading today on a continuance of the bear selling which affected prices on Satur day. Traders had few facta to work on In the way of new developments. Selling was concentrated largely on the three lead ing issues Reading. Union Paclflo and Steel each of which was depressed a point, but losses among most of the other prominent stocks were fractional. There was some evidence of - scattered liquidation among minor industrials and high-priced Investment stocks. American Express sold down to 160, the lowest figure for 12 year.; .... Copper .tocks were strengthened by the announcement of large .ale. of the metal. The principal selling agencies were said to . i i . t v. .. rtf 1T which nave auiicivn iu - - i has been quoted for some time. General Electric and v estmgnouso wore nirun. . i . .. t tfh mnn.v at iCSpite tioviiiwii. ''-"- - the close of the year, call loans were earler than at the end of last week. Call money opened at 6 per cent and although 7 per nt u.-n. minted later, the rato fell off sharply before the end of the day. Renewals were made at 7 per Cent, as compared wlLb 12 per cent on Friday. There was Mine breadth to the bond market. Prices were Irregular. Total sales, par value, $1,731,000. United States 2s, cou pon, advanced 4 on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Reported by J. C. Wilson & Co., Lewis building. Portland. Closlnrf . Sales. High. Low. Bid. Araal Copper .. 23.800 774 75 76 Am Beet Sugar. 2.100 48 44i 47 li American Can .. 1,100 29 28i 29V, do preferred.. 100 114 114 H4',i Am Car & Fdy 63 Am Cotton Oil.. 100 56 36 5.1 Am Smel & Ref 2.200 72 71H ,7154 do preferred 103 American Sugar 200 116 116 115l do preferred.. 317 Am Tel oi Tel.. 300 141 141 141 Am Tobacco ... 100 27714 277'.4 27H Anaconda J,2il0 39 39 . 394, Atl Coast Line.. 400 131 3 30 130 A T & Santa Fe 1.500 105 104 7 jo.-, do preferred.. 200 302'i 102 12 Bait As Ohio ... 500 3 04 104 304-i Brook R Tran.. 2.200 91 90 91 Canadian Pac .. 2.70O 258's, 250 257 C & O . ... 100 78t,s . 78 4 78 c & a W 200 10 16 111 C & N W 100 135 4 C, M & St Paul.. 1,100 112 111 1114 Central Leather 100 28 4 28 4 2S4 Central of X J 30 Chino 600 44 48 4 44 Col Fuel & Iron 33 4 Col Southern 32 Consol Gas 4O0 140 140 1394 D L & W 200 571 4 571 5B0 DRG 204 Distillers' Secur 900 21 4 21 21 Erie 1.S00 314 St4 81 'i General Elec .. S.900 lsS4 184 1S.V Gt North Ore .. 700 40 4o 40 Gt North pf 2.000 129 129 12 Illinois Central. 326 Interbor Met .. 2,000 IS 384' 18'i do preferred.. 1.100 63 03 4 63 Inter Harvester. 100 311U 111 314 K C Southern 26 4 Lehigh Valley.. 1.300 165 1654 105 Louis & Nash.. 200 140 340 140 Mexican Central 27 M. S P & S 3 M 100 1374 137 4 13 i4 Mo, Kan & Tex TH) 26 4 26 20 Mo Pacific 1,200 404 404 40 National Lead r'5 Nat Biscuit . 3-3 do preferred 3 20 N Y Central ... 300 107 4 1074 107 N Y. Ont Wes 31 Norfolk & West. 200 112 3124 112 North American 100 79 79 79 Northern Pac .. 400 120 120 320 Pacltic Mall 29 Pacific T & T 46 do preferred iti 4 Pennsylvania ... 800 321 121 121 People's Gas 3 14 ltariln 23 10O lt;31 . 165 361. Republic S I 2.14 Rock Island Co. 1.000 23 4 23 4 234 Southern Pac .. 2,300 103 4 194 104 5n.illi.rn Ttv ... SOO 28 27 2i Texas Oil 500 . 1 op 4 10S4 11174 Union Pacific. . 14.10O J .-.! ls" j..i"h do preferred.. 600 914 914 01 United Uus S F 35 IT u Ktm.l 34.200 67 ta do preferred.. .100 loin, 109 1004 Utah Copper ... 2.200 38 37 57 Wabash Western Union i't Westing Elec .. 400 81 79 Wisconsin Cent 4S Total sales for the day. 172.500 shares. BONDS. Reported by Overbeck It Cooke Co., Board or Trade building, rortiana. Bid. Asked. Amer Tel Tel conv 4s 100 American Tobacco 4s 15 American Tobacco 6s.. 120 Atchison general 4s 90 Atchison co.-iv 4s 10-1 Atchison adj 4s stamped 87 Atchison conv 5s -.104" Atlantic Coast Line cons 4s.... 95 311 1054 88 1114 4 95 4 92 4 914 97 4 39 99 94 At Coast Line "L & N coll' '4s. 92 Baltimore & Ohio 34s Baltimore & Ohio 49 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 4s Can Southern first 5s Chesapeake & Ohio 44s.. C B &. Q en mtg 4s...... 0 B &. Q Joint 4s 01 1)7 . HI . . . .ino .... 994 93 95 C B & U His 48 C B A t Denver 4s Central Pacific first 4s Chicago 4- E:it Ills 4s Chicago R I fe P ref 4s Chicago Rift Col trust 4s Colorado Southern first 4a. Denver & ltio Oramle 4a Del & Hudson conv 4s Erie first cons P I..4s.. lnt Met 44-' .- Japanese 4s Japanese first 44s Japanese second 44s Louisville t Nashville unl 4s.. Mo Kan - Tex 4 4s Missouri Pacific 4s 94 94 4 86 4 65 03 87 96 86 n SIM 82 89 88 97 4 SO 70 86 65 4 93 87 97 87 SO S3 90 89 4 97 87 4 71 New York Central 3 4s New York city 4s .. 91 New York City 44s of 1957 104 1044 97 103 . 94 4 - 98 68 92 93 102 97 lol 4 93 92 97 74 4 89 4 90 96 100 1014 101 4 103 103 103 4 103 67 64 95 4 92 4 84 91 98 Norfolk & Western 4s. . SMI Norfolk & Western conv 4s. N Y Ont & W 4s Northern Pacific P L, 4s.... Northern Pacific 3s Oregon Short Line 4s Oregon Ry A Nav 4s Penna Ry 4a of 1948 Rending general 4s Republic of Cuba 3s Southern Pacific first ret 4s Southern Pacific col 4s Southern Railway 4s St 1. i S F ref 4s Union Pacific first 4s Union Pacific conv 4s Union Pacifiu ref 4s United states Steel S F 3s. . United States 2s registered.. United States 2s coupon United States 3s registered.. United States 3s coupon United State. 4s registered.. U'-iited States 3s coupon United Railway S F 4s Wabash first 4s....' Western Union 4 4s Westinghouse conv 3s Western Pacific 5s Wisconsin Central 4s West Shore 4s ...1114 ...94 . . . 98 ... 67 ... 91 . . . 93 .. .101 ... 96 ...101 . . . 93 . .. 914 ... 974 . .. 74 . .. 98 . . . 9 ... 95 4 . ..1004 . . .101 . . .101 .. .1024 . . .102 . . . 102 4 ...102 . .. 66 . . . 03 4 ... 95 . . . 92 . . . 83 ... 90 . .. 97 Stocks at Boston. BOSTON. Dec. 30. Closing quotations: Allouex 40 I.Mohawk 9 Amalg , copper. . iou i.-sevaoa con .... nt' Hi. Vi Li & &m... i 11MBI11 JVltllCB. Arizona Com .. 3. North Butte 32 4 B & C C & S M 5 North Lake 2 Cal Arizona.. 70 lOId Dominion... 54 Cal & Hecla 52i lOsccola 103 Centennial 174 'Juincy 77 Cop Ron Con Co 51 IShanoon 13 E Butte Cop M. 14 4 Superior 38 Frar.klln 84!Sup & Bos Mln.. 1 Glroux Con .... 3 ITamaraok 33 Orinh.v Con ... 6S',.t: S K R & M... 42 Greene Cananea. 81 do preferred... 43 I Royalle (Cop) :im l tan con iu',a Kerr I.ake 'Z.. tan copper Co. oi-fc Lake Copper.... 24 1 Winona 4 La Salle Copper 4 I Wolverine 684 Miami Copper... 25V. I 3Ioney, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Money on call n.t.v Hlirhest. 7 tier cent: lowest. 2 V?: ruling rate, 7; last loan, 24; closing bid, 2; offered at 2 4. Time loans weaker: 60 days. 6 per cent; 90 days, 54 ; six months. 6 (8)54. Prime mercantile paper, o per cm. Storting exchange firmer with actual busi ness in bankers' bills at $4.81 for 60-day bills and at $4.8510 for demand. Commercial bills. $4.Uta. Bar silver. 024. Mexican dollars, 49c. Government bonds firm. Railroad bonds Ir regular. . LONDON. Dec. 30. Bar silver steady at 28 15-16d per ounce. Money. 34 4 percent. The rate of discount In tha open market for short bills is 4 15-16 per cent; for three months' bills. 4 33-1644" per cent. SaN FRANCISCO. Dec. 30. Sterling on London. CO days. $4.81; sight. $4.83. Silver burs. 624c Mexican dollars, nominal, v. Drafts, sight, 24c: telegraph, 3c. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. The condition of the Unite-.! states Treasury at the beginning of business today was: Workinr balance I 89.792.207 in banks and Philippine treasury 32.990.828 Total of general fund 142.726.9J) Rece'p's Saturday . 3.308.646 Disbursements ..1"J.s-.S.!ll The deficit this fiscal year is S1,287,KS. as against a defiict of $22,033,887 last year. Those figures for receipts, disbursements and deficit exclude Panama Canal and pub. lie debt transactions. OLD CHARGEJS DISMISSED District Attorney Asks to Have Ar- nand Case Stricken Off Docket. The indictment against Tony Arnaud, North End saloonkeeper, and Kitty Shaw, charging them with operating a disorderly house, was dismissed in Cir cuit Court yesterday on motion of the District Attorney's office. The indict ment has been pending for more than a year. This indictment grew out or statements made by Arnaud at the time he and several other IMorth bna sa loonkeepers charged that they had paid $300 protection money to Frank I Perkins, reporter for an evening news paper, and P. J. Maher, at that time County Detective. The statements were maae wnen Maher was given a hearing before the County Court, which resulted in his exoneration. The grand Jury refused to indt-it either PerRins or aianer, out a subsequent grand Jury returned Indict ments against Arnaud and otner jNortn Fd men as a result. SCARE IN PIT Wheat Prices Are Given a Sharp Upturn at Chicago. SPECULATORS BUY HEAVILY Report That Russia Is Again Mass ing Troops Puts tlie Market on . a Higher Level Early News of the Day Is Bearish. . CHICAGO. Dec. 30. Statements that Rus sia had resumed the massing of troops on her southwestern frontier gave the wheat market today a brisk upturn. The close was nervous at figures varying from a shade decline to 4c net gain. More than 1.000.000 bushel, of wheat were bought in a brief time by bullish rneculAtors as a result of the warlike ad vices from Russia and because of asser tions that Roumania had begun again to mobilize. The resulting advance carried prices from the low point of the session to the top Increased -estimates of the Argentine ex port surplus had previously wiped out an early gain which the wheat market had scored in consequence of light world ship ments. A bulge In tne visioie supply toiai was also tending to give the bears advan tage, until sentiment had a quick change on account or tne war news. - Moisture over the Winter wheat belt pre vented tho July option from sharing in the general advance. Wet weather put backbone into the corn market, despite Increasing stocks. Oats gave evidence of congestion in the December delivery. In the provision trade packers were cred lted with absorbing nearby offerings. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close Dec $ .85 $ .86 $ .85 $ .86 Mav 914 .914 .91 .91 July ; 88 .88 .88 .884 CORN. Dec. .47 .474 .47 .47 May 48 .484 .47 .48 July ...... .48 .49 .48 .49 OATS. Dec .32 32J May 32 .32 .32 .32 July 32 .324' .33 X.33 MESS PORK. Jan 17.474 17.50 1 7.35 17.45 May ...... .18.00 18.02 17.95 18.02 4 LARD. Dec S.70 9.70 9.62. .5 Jan 9.67 4 9.67 4 "35 9 60 May 9.75 9.80 , 9.70 9.80 SHORT IUBS. Jan ...... 9.60 9.60 9.55 9.60 May 9.70 9.75 9.65 9.70 Cash quotations were as follows: Corn No. 2. 474c: No. 2 yellow. 484c; No. 3. 44445c; No. 3 white, 4644.c; No. 3 yellow. 44ig!474c; No. 4. .44 z 45 4c; No. 4, 42 & 44c; No. 4 w hite, 45 4 46e: No. 4 yellow.. areio'AC Floui" Steady. Jtvo Vn ' if? 151 6 3c U, Barley Feed or mixing. 495i2c; fair to choice malting. 59i& 72c. Timothy seed $3r3.0. Clover teed $10 18.50. ,Pork $16.7f.ri17. Lard In tierces, J3.67'-. Short ribs Loose. &. 12 4 ft 9. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 677,000 bushels: primary receipts were 1.98."., 000 bushels, compared with hol iday a year ago. Estimated receipts for to morrow: Wheut, 77 cars; corn, 755 cars; oats. 415 cars; hogs. 2a, 000 head-. Grains, in San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 30. Vegetables ...,.Kr. si.T3tai2.00: garlic. 2S3c: green peas. Tio-lOc; string leans, 7 20c: tomj; toes, 60ciu$l; egg plant, 47c; onions, S. 45c. ...,,. Butter Fancy creamery, oJ4c. Eggs Store. 27c: fancy ranch. 344c ' ..v....... Yiiimi. America. 1617c. Call board sales: Wheat May, $1.51 per cental bid. - , Barley December. $1.30 bid. $1.3 J asked; May, $1.31 per cental oiu, -rz Minneapolis Gruin Market. MINNE VPOI.IS. Dec. 30. Wheat, Decern, ber SI lie: May. S5fo S5c; July. S74c. CashNo. 1 hard, 83c; No. 1 Northern. SlS3c: to arrive, 8141S2c; choice to arrive. Sc; No. 2 Northern, 79 79c; No. 2 hard Montana, 82c; No. i wheat. 77fn79c. .rB Bran in 100-pound sacks, $19.50. Puget Sound Wheat Markets. TACOMA, Dec. 30. wheat, blttestem, S34c; fortyfold, 804c; club. 79 4c; red Kus. "car receipts, wheat 51, barley 1, corn 1. oats 1, hay 2. , i, r. no urh.nt bliiestem. 85c: fortyfold, 82c; club, 81c; Fife. 60c; red Rus sian, 78c. ... ,. oat, Yesterday s car receipts, v..ci. . II, barley 3, corn 3, hay 10, floor 8. Visible Supply of Grain. -n.rr -r '.A TV. . ..falbln aunotV of grain in the United States Saturday. De cember 2S, as compiled by the New York Produce fcxenange, wua '.'u"a- rrwl Bushels. Increase. Wheat" .- tY. Wheat In bond Corn tl.-Ji..UVO 1, 8,332,000 458.000 Oats in' bond , 164,000 .300.000 flrlev 3.i22.000 357.000 Barley In bond 419.000 ' 594.0OO Decrease. Coffee and Migur. NEW YORK. Dec. 30. Coffee futures closed steady with last sales 5 to 12 points net higher. Sales, 137.750 bags. January, 13.15c- February, 13.25c; March, l.l.oOc; April. 13.00c; May. 13.76c; June, l.l.Soc; July, "S.f.Oc; August. 13.97c; September. Oc tober and November. 14.04c. Spot quiet. P.io 7, 13 c: Santos 4, luc. Mild quiet. Cordova. lliffllSc. Raw sugar quiet. Muscovado, 89 test, 3 93c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.73c; molasei. 81) test, 2.9SC; reiineo, quiei, Chicago Dairy Produce. CHICAGO, Dec. 30. Butter FiI.m Creameries, 27 ft 35c. Eggs, irregular. Re ceipts, 2801. Fresh receipts at mark, cases included. 2224c; refrigerator firsts, 18c; firsts, 243r25c. Cheese steady. Daisies. 16y17c; twins. 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