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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1906)
33 SUPPLY BUNS LOW Only 27,000 Bales of Oregon Hops Remain Unsold. CAUSE OF STEADY MARKET Crop of JLust Year Will Be Gloscly, Gleaned .Up Before Xcw Hops Come On Heavy Trading Between Dealers. HOPS Shipments to day. G7.000 liales. WHEAT Offerings ttmall and de mand light. POTATOES Fair Inquiry lor fancy ONION'S Loeal market demoralized. HUTTBR Receipts show Inerease. 15GGS Stocks larger and tone of market easior. POULTRY Cleans up at good prices. Only about 27.000 bales of the 1005 hop crop remain unsold in Oregon. This 1 a moft unpalatable fact for many men In the trade, who have been doing business on the supposition that there Is a much larger sup ply available. Of the 27,000 bales, probably a third will not be put on the market at any time' -unless high prices prevail, and of the remainder, 17,000 or 18,000 bales, a large proportion, figured by some dealers as high e 10.000 bales, have been sold ehort for de livery In the late Winter and early Spring months. This leaves but a trifling quantity at the disposal of others than the speculative Interests, and therein lies the strength of the present market. For even with 60,000 balos unsold In other hop-growing states, the con dition hero it not altered as the quality of the outMde hops will not allow them to enter Into competition with evert the lower grades of the Oregon. In the following table, whloh represents the statistical position of. the Oregon market, the figures are not presented as strictly ac curate, but are approximately correct, accord ing to the views of roost well-Informed hop men. As a basis, a crop estimate of 112.000 bale is taken, the majority of Portland and Salem dealers figuring out tho production at from 310,000 to 115,000 bales-, very few mating as much as 120,000 bale?. The quan tity of hops remalnlnlng In growers hands Is. therefore, derived by the following table: Bales. Shipments. September 1 to date fTT.i'OO Fold In Portland warehouses........... J2,noo In other warehouses 6.000 Sold and shipped Oregon 1DDB crop, estimated Sold and shipped Unsold 27.000 The market yesterday displayed a good amount of activity, with the bulk or busl nc? passing between dealers. One hopman reported a sale of 170 bales and others lesser amounts. There was hardly a dealer In town that was not either buying or selling hops. Curront prices wore paid. The only deal with a grower reported was at Carlton, where William Rrawn, of Salem, bought the Beck lot of 40 bale; at 9'(1 cents'. It was reported that 10 conts was being offered for strictly choice hops up the Valley. Some dealers thought they saw a bad feat ure in the market in the increased .offerings by growers of tho poorer . grades, but this was rather offset by the firm holding of growers of choice hops. Between those buy ers wlw arc only hiking for the best qualities and tho other clement that Is seeking cheap ones, the goods keep moving. WHEAT OFFERINGS LIGHT. .Market Holds Steady Without Much Change In Values. Tlie wheat market stll rulws quiet, but the undertone fc very steady, notwithstanding the weakness ycMerday In the East and abroad. There te a fair inquiry, but very little wheat in offering, the majority of farmers holding for higher price?. Dealers yesterday quoted club hi 72 cents and Muoetem at "AttlTt cents. Croi ounattluttc In foreign exporting coun tries ai- thus reported by BroomhallV; Corn Trade News of December J9: Indta Rains have at length fallen in the Punjaun. Our own cable simply montlons 'same rain," but we believe that one cable received In Liverpool describe the fall as n good one. The importance of a good fall of rain In the Punjaub now can hardly be overestimated, for the crops depend on these cold weather rains. Our Kurrachee cable mentions that the preliminary official report places the area under wheat at 8,000,000 acres, this showing 0 per cent increase. Last year's final official returns gave the area 7.700,000 acres. Australia We have received no fresh cable news, except a report sent to the agent gener al In London, to the effect that the crop of South Australia Is being harvested .under ex cellent condition. Latest mall advices have not been particularly favorable. We have, however, no reason to altor our opinion that the crop Is a fair one, but rather late. Char tering is still going on, and the list of ves sels now makes a very fair showing. Argentina Our agent at Buenos Ayres ca bles that the wheat crop of the north has been secured In good condition and the crop promises good yields generally. In a mall advice Just to hand ho mentions 14.000.000 to 16,000,000 quarters as a likely figure for the wheat surplus and about 600.000 tons for flaxseed. The wheat surplus from the last crop was some 112,000,000 bushels, and of flaxseed over 24,000.000 bushels. Wheat ship ments are now small, but etlll very fair for the eeason. We have received from .the Agri cultural Ministry of Argentina a colored map and text giving details of the recent official crop estimates, which made the likely outturn of wheat 32,000,000 bushels larger than last year's. Russia Latest advices have reported con tinued mild weather. The crops are very for ward, and some people fear they would be liable to very severe damage if the Winter should be severe and nowiese. Reports from the north give very gloomy accounts of the political and Industrial situation, but in the south matters appear to be improving, al though the peasants' campaign Is becoming oe rlous. Shipments are decreasing, but this was to be expected with the finish of the Aioff season. BUTTER SUPPLY BETTER. But a Few Days of Cold Weather Will Again Stiffen the Market. The mild weather has Increased the supply of cream and butter somewhat, and local stocks were not so short yesterday as they were earlier In the week. Some of the outside creameries were offering their -surplus make to the local trade, indicating a more plentiful supply In their districts. A few cold days, however, would change conditions again. The volume of trade yesterday was good and former prices were quoted. The supply of esse shows a steady -sals and tho Kftrkst displays less SrsotH.' The "gen 85,000 112.000 85.000 eral quotation yesterday was 28 cents, with some dealers quoting a cent above and below this price. The demand for poultry was strong and all that was received cleaned up at good price. Tresh Produce Quiet. Trade In the fruit and vegetable line was only fair. There were no heavy receipts and prices were unchanged. Celery It soraewhat firmer, as not much Is coming In now. Two or three cars of bananas are due Monday. The outlook' in the potato market is & shade brighter, but the Inquiry continues to be for fancy stock, which Is hard to secure. The onion market la etlll demoralized. Bank Clearing. Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearlnrs. Balances. Portland 718.40 f 135,518 Seattle 1-.040.C84 187.832 Tacoma CS1.052 22,151 spottane 700,713 m.WJ Bank clearings of Portland. Seattle and Taooma for the week were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Monday ...(Holiday) fHolldayl (Holiday) Tuesday ...S1.18S.38S 31,110.338 $ 701.993 Wednesday.. 1.105.965 1.230.132 712.280 Thursday . . R42.1KJI 1,058,013 hG,4BG Friday 745.535 978.S5S 734.O01 Saturday ... 718.440 1.040.684 CS4.052 Total .....$4,000,452 $5,427,025 S3.S78.S22 Clearings for the corresponding week in former years were: lltOl $2,220,458 $1,848,149 $1,118,739 1902 2,279.657 1.924.475 829.155 1903 2.922.102 3,420.431 1.859.990 1905 3.974.139 4.372.703 2.124.510 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. Feed. Etc WHEAT Club. 72c: bluestem. 74075c : red. C9c; Valley. 73c: OATS no. l wnite feed. gray, izo.&o per ton. FLOUR Patents. $4.30(4.70 per barrel; straights. $3.804.10; clears. S3.C5O3.S0; Valley. $3.00 3.90; Dakota hard wheat, pat ents. $5.500: clears. $5; graham. $3,250 3.75; whole wheat. $3.75 4; rye flour. local $5; Eastern. $5.25 5.35; cornmcaL per bale. $1.9092.20. MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. $17: country, $18 per ton; middlings. $24.50; shorts, city. $18; country. $19 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills. $17.00; Linaeed Dairy ifooa, ?u; Acajia meat, ia per ton CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90- pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades. J5.250C.6O: oatmeal, steelcut, 50-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 19-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground). 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4 per hale; split peas. $5 per 100-pound sacks; 25-pound boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds; 25-pound, boxes. $1.25 pes box; pastry flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLEY Feed. JB i.W per ton; Brew ing. $24624.50: rolled, $23.50 24.50. BUCKWHEAT $2.60 per cental. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13,500) 14.50 per ton; Valley timothy. $0610; clover. $910; cheat. $8.509.50; grain hay. $S9. Vegetables. Fruit. Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, 75cS$l.50 per box: persimmons, $1.25 per box; pears, $1.25 1.60 per box; cranberries, $130 13.50 per barrel. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $303.50 per box: oranges. navels. $2.2502.75 box; Jap anese. 00c per single box; grapefruit. $3.50 94.50; pineapples. $2.50 tf 4.50 per dozen; tangerines. $1.75 per box; bananas. 45c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes, $7.40 per dozen, beans, 20c per pound; cabbage, 102c per pound; cauliflower. $L2a per dozen; celery. 53 Q 3.50 per crate: head lettuce. '40c rer dozen: hothouse. $1.2501.75 por box; peas. 15c; peppers, 0c pound: pump kins, ilc pound; radishes, 25r dozen; to matoes, $1.501.75 per crate; prouts, 7jC per pound; squash. IUqIHc per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 90cO$l per sack; carrots, 05 75c per sack; beets. 85c Si per sacK; garlic. lOttJi-c per pouna. ONIONS Oregon. No. 1. $161.25 per sack; No. 2, 75p90c. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graoei Burbanks, 05 G 75c per sack; ordinary. 500 ooc: Pierced sweets, 2c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11 12c per pound; apricots, 1212c; peaches, 0hi3 12'tc; pears, none; Italian prunes. SSiB'ouc; California firs, white. In sacks. SUc ner pound; black. 4Q5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages, 75 65c per box; SS-ounce. $2f 2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates. Persian, 5i Cc per pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12ounce packages. 80 6bc; 16-ounce. 0ji?10c; loose muscatels. 2 crown. 776c; 3-crown. 7jtI73c; 4-crown, 8t?Sc; unbleached seedless Sultanas. 0(S7c; Thompson's seedless, unbleached, SQSic; Thompson's fancy unbleached. 12($12"&c: London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. SL75; 2-crown. $2. Butter. Eggs, roultry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 304?32"-ic per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery. 27.4G'30c: store butter. 16 6J16HC. EGGo Oregon ranch. 2by 30c; Eastern, 25c por dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. li'AO 15c; Young America. 15& 10c. POULTRY Average old hens. 12A013Vic: Springs. 32itl4,,c; mixed chicken., 12tyI2fec; broilerK, lugfaGc: dressed chickens. I4tal5c; turkeys, live, Mstioc; turkeys, dressed, cneice, 17 20c; geese, live, pound. Ogrllc; geese, dressed, per pound. 12G'13c; duekn, 15010c; pigeons, JIG? 2; squabs, 1202.75. Groceries. Nuts, Etc COFFEE Mocha. 2628c: Java, ordinary. 18 g 22c; Costa Rica, fancy.. 18(f20e; -good. ICKlSc; ordinary. 10S?12c per pound: Colum. bla roast, cases. 100s. $14.25; 50s. $14.25; Arouciue. $io.jhs; Lion. Si&.bti. RICE Imperial Japan. No. l. 5ic: South ern Japan. 5.35c; head. 7c. SALMON Columbia River. 1 -pound talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85: fancy l14-pound flats. $1.80; H -pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound tails. 90c; red. 1-pound tails. $L25; sock eye. l-pouna tans. $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $5.90; powdered. $5.65; dry granulated. $5.55; extra C, $5.10; golden C. $4.95; fruit sugar. $5.55. Advances over sack basis as follows; Barrels. 10c; -barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. (Terms: On remittance witnin 15 days deduct, c per pound; if later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct 4c per pound; no discount after 30 days). Beet sugar, granulated. $3.35 per 100 pounds; mapie sugar. i&W'iic per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.C0 per bale; Liverpool. 50s, $17; 100s. $10,50; 200s. $10: -pounds. 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS -Walnuts, 15Uc per pound by sack; Uc extra for Jess than sack Brazil nuts, 16c; Alberts. 16c; pecans. Jumbos. 16c. extra large. 17c; almonds. 14 015c; chestnuts. Italian, !2ntlCc; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw. 7bc pound: roasted, 9c; pinenuts. 10(312c; hickory' nuts. 7V0Sc; cocoanuts. 3590o pcr dozen. BEANS Small white. 4e: larce white. 3Jlc; pink. 2c; bayou. 4 fee; Lima, 5TiCj- rea jnexican. sc. Provisions and Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 12c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 12c; IS to 20 pounds, 12c; California (picnic). Sc; cottage hams, SVsc; shoulders. Sc; boiled ham. lSVsc; boiled picnic ham. boneless. 13ViC BACON Fancy breakfast. 18c per pound; standard breakfast, 16c; choice. 15c; English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 14c; peach ba con. 13c PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18; -barrels, $9.50. Beef, barrels. $12; V -barrels, $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham. 18o per pound: rnlnced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry. 17 He; bo logna, lone. 5 Vic: welnerwursr, 8c: liver. 6c: pork. 9910c: headcheese. 6c; blood. 6c; bo logna sausage. link. 4 Vic ' CANNED MEATS Corned bsef. pounds. per dozen. $1.25; two -pounds. $2.25: six pounds. $7. Roast beef, flat, pounds, $1.25; two pounds, $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef, tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.35; six pounds. $7. Lunch tongue, pounds. $2.75. Roast mutton, six pounds. $8.50. DRY 6ALT CURED Rerul&r short clears, dry salt. lOVic: smoked. HHc: clear backs. dry salt lOVic. smoked HV4c; clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none; Oregon ex ports, 20 to 25 pounds average, dry salt lie, smoked 12c; Union bellies. 10 to 18 pounds average, none. LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces. lOic; tubs. 10Hc; 50s. lOHc; 20s. 10ic; 10s. 11 He; 5e. 11 Uc Standard pure: Tierces: 9?ic; tubs. 9cr 50s, 9Hc; 20s. B;c; 10s. 10Uc; 5s, 10Uc Compound: Tierces. 6V4c; iuds. 5ic; &os. 6c; 20s. 7ttc; as, 79c Hops. Wools. Bides. Etc HOPS Oregon, 1905. choice. 10911c; prime, aevjic; medium. 798c; olds, b&tc VrOuu h-astern Oregon average best. 16 21c; Valley. 242Cc per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry hides; No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 10V4lSc per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds. 15910c per pound; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds. 17919c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than drr flint' (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, mur rain, nair-cuppea. weatner-cesten or rrubby. 293c per pound less). Salted hides: Steers. sound. CO pounds and over. 10911c per pouna; u to pounas. dhvivc per pouna: under 50 and cows. 89 10c per pound; salted klo. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound: salted veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 9910c per pound; salted call, sound, 10 to li pounds, 10911c per pound: (green unsalted, lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound less). Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock. 25930c each; short wool. No. 1 butch, era stock. 4050c etch: medium wool. X 1 butchers slock, O09&4)c: lose wool No. 1 butchers stock, $191.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 12014c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, according to sire. $1L50; colts' hides, 25950c each; zoatsklns. common. 10915c each; Angora, with wool on. 25c9$L50 each. , BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20 tf 22c per pound. TALLOW Prime, per pound. SHtfSKc; No. 2 and grease. 2 &3c FURS Bearskins, as to size. 'No. 1. $2.50 Off 10 each: exes. 392: badger. 25950c; wild cat, with head perfect. Zfi&SOci house cats. 5910c: fox. common gray. 50970c; red. $3 6; cross. $515; silver and black. $1009 200; fishers. $596; lynx. $4.50 9 6: mink, strictly No. L according to size. $1920; marten, dark Northern, according to size and color. $10015; marten, pale. pine, ac cording to -size and color. $20 4; muskrat, large. 10015c; skunk. 40050c; civet or pole cat, 510c; otter, large, prime skin. $6910; panther, with head and claws perfect, $295; raccoon, prime. 30050c: mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.5095; coyotte. 60cJl: wolverine. $098: heaver, per akin, large. $3 96: medium. $394; small, $1L50; kits, 50975c. CASCARA SAGRADA (Chlttam bark) 2Vi 93c. according to quality. Dressed Mrs.ii. BEEF Dressed bulls. l2c per pound; cows. 304c; country steers. 4 94 He VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds, 7H9Sc: 125 to 200 pounds. 335c; 200 pounds and up. 3fl3Hc MUTTON Dressed, fancy. CfiCHc per pound: ordinary'. 4 5c: lambs. 797Hc- PORK Drewsed. 100 to 150 pounds, 77Hc; 150 and up. CgOVic per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. SPc per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. ic; 600-pound lots. Sc: less than 500-pound lots. SUc (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg- price; 1 to 5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 td 5-pound tin cans. 100 pounds per case. 2Hc per pound above keg price.) COAL OIL Cases. $2.05 per esse: Iron barrels. 15c per gallon; wood barrels. 18c. GASOLINE Stova gasoline, cases, 25 Vic; 72 teit, 27c; SO test. 35c; Iron tanks, 10c LINSEED OIL Raw. in barrels, 51c; In cases. 56c; boiled. In barrels. S3c; In cases, 5Sc; 250-caIlon lots, lciet. L OF XBW YORK BANK STATES! EXT IS DISAPPOINTING. Unusually Lovr Surplus Is Disclosed, Expansion of Loans I.nrxjer Than Expected. NEW TORK, Jan. 6. The Financier says; Last week's official statement of the New York Associated Bsnks was disappointing In that it indicated a loss lnstesd of the ex pected gain In cash and also because It dis closed ar unusually low surplus, which, it would appear, might easily have been changed to a deficiency either through a greater loss of cash or an increase In re serve requirements. The not decrease In cash reserve was $2,198,700. whereas all the estimates that were based upon the traceable movements of money during the week shewed an Increase of about thl sum. The discrepancy be tween the officially reported and the esti mated changes In this Item may have been due te receipts of money after the middle of the week, which were, not" fully reflected In the statement, because of the system of averages. It may be noted that specie decresscd by 4y..CO9.eO0. This was in great part accounted for by the transfer of $2,000,000 to San Francisco and by the shipment of a like amount to Mexico and South America. The legal tenders Increased by $3,470,900; this most likely represented the movements of currency hitherto from the Interior, resulting from the dear rates for money which pre vailed during the greater part of the week. The deposits increased $0,091,500. whloh amount Is so much greater than the sum of the expansion of loans W the net decrease of cash as to make a remarkably bad proof. The required reserve against general de posits was Increased J1.522.S75 which, added to the net loss of cash as above, made $3,721,575 as the decrease in surplus reserve, to the remarkably low turn of $571,000. Com puted upon the basis of deposits less those of SS.423,00 public funds, the surplus Is $2,076,750. Loans were expanded by $3,633. 300. nn amount larger than was thoueht probable, because loan contraction should have been, heavy during the week as the re sult of liquidations Incident to the disburse ments of January dividends and Interest, The statement of the Clearing-House Banks for the four " business days of this week follows: Increase. $3.6311.300 0. 001.500 183.100 3.470.900 5.009.600 2.19S.700 I.S22.S73 3.721.575 3.723.300 Loans $1.004.fi5v,30O 983.742.800 52.012.900 79.170.700 107.330.000 2 4 0.500.700 245.93S.700 571.000 2.076,750 Deposits Circulation ....... Legal t elders. ..... Specie Reserve Reserve required. Surplus Ex-U. S. deposits.. Decrease. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locallr on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday In the local market: CATTLE Good steers. $3.5092.75; fair to medium. $2.7593: 150 to 173 pounds. $4.KQ 4.75; calves, heavy. $33.25. HOGS Meat, suitable for packer. $5.75Q; fair to medium grades, $5.50; light fat weights. 120 to 140 pounds. $595.25. SHEEP Good fat sheep, $4.5094.75; choice lambs, $5. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Oman and Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 0. Cat tie Receipts, 500; market steady. Beeves, $3.506 0.25; good to prime steers, $5.3500.25; poor to medium, $3.5095.30; Blockers and feeders. $2.3094.35; cow $1. 3504.50; calves.'. 50.OO&S.O0. Hogs Receipts 21.000; market 5c lower. Mixed and butchers. S5.1O05.42?; good to choice heavy. $5.3095.45; rough heavy. $5,109 5.20; light. $5.0593.35; pigs, $4.7595.15; bulk of sales, $5.0095.40. Sheep Receipts, 2000; market strong. Shp. $3.5Ofi.O0; yearlings, $5.009.75; lambs; $5.73 Q7.P0. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan7 6. Cattle Receipts. 100; market nominally steady. Native ctcris, 53.5035.50; native cows and heifers. $2,409 4.00; stockers and feeders. $2.5094.00; calves, $2.509&-G0; built, stags, etc, $2.0034.00; can tiers, SL7592.40. Hogs Receipts. 0000; market 5c lower. Heavy, 35.17H65.22t,; mixed. $5.1505.17',; light. $5.1505.20; Pits, S4.7034.&0; bulk 'of sales, $5.1595.20. Sheep Receipts, 100; market unchanged. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6. Cattle Receipts, 1000; market stesdy. Native steens. $4,009 6.00; native cows and heifers. $2.0094.90; dockers and feeders. $3.0094.50; Western cows, 1J2.5O94.O0; Western steers. $3.7593.50; bulls, S2.25S3.S0; calves, $3.0097.00. Hogs Receipts. 5000; marktt weak to a ahado lower. Bulk of sales. $5.1095.25; heavy. $5.20VS0; packers. $5.1095.25; . pigs and lutht. $4.7535.15. Sheep Receipts. 2000; market steady. Mut tons, $4.5030.10; lambs, $6.0097.60: range wethers, $5.5036.50; fed ewes. $4.5095,50. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 6, The market for evap orated apples continues quiet. Sales of prime fruit for March delivery are reported at B4c. common are quoted at 7 6 Sc. and nearly prime 11c Prunes are in fair demand and rule firm with epot quotations ranging from 4 Tic to Sc, according to grade. Apricots attract little attention for th time being, but there is no pressure to sell, and pric are firmly held, with choice quoted at 9ta910c; extra choice. 10H910c; and fsncy, 11912c Peaches are cuiet. with extra, choice quoted at 10c: fsncy. lOHfcllc and extra, fancy, ll 912c r Raisins are unchanged. ( Imports and Exports. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Total imports of mer chandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending today were valued at J12.W4.S06, Total Imports of specie at the port of New York for the week were $42,947 In silver and $26,276 gold. Total exports of specie for the week .were $e.tU,44 1 silver utd JSlt.tXM S-sld. L Wall Street Stands Test of Most Trying Week. NO LOSS OF BUOYANCY Saturday's Half-Day of Trading One of 3 lost Successful In History' of the Exchange Strength of Stocks- Striking. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. (Special.) The se curity market corats out of this week's vlcltsltudes with no Joss of the buoyancy and hopeful spirit that 'has distinguished it In previous weeks. The hesitating movement In the early part of the period Is not difficult to account for. For one thing, there has not only been a desire on the part of 'those capitalists who stood under the market dur ing: the trying days of last month to unload some of the stock that they had to take, but the exceptional. If not unprecedented, tax on margin purchases has borne home to them In full force as they hav received their monthly statements and not a little of the week's liquidation Is chargeable to the disagreeable effect produced on this score. Some hesitation was also felt at the outset of the week as to whether any de cided easing of money conditions was likely to occur tor a Ionic while ahead, and It was the acute sensitiveness on this subject that caused Mr. SchlfTs speech on January 3 to bo so hastily misinterpreted with a lively half(hours decline as the upshot. But the market,, as-a whole, has borne up well un der adverse Influences and at the close of the week no evidence has yet appeared of a check to the upward tendency'In prices. The developments of the last 4S hours have made It plain that the money stringency Is rapidly passing. In fact, the decline In rates has come about much quicker than the ma jority of observers had expected. Currency Is pouring back rapidly from out-of-town clt le and the great credit supply involved In the first of the year settlements Is fast being re leased for use again. In a word, all the characteristics of a relaxing market that usu ally appear after fhe first or the year arc showing themselves la normal fashion now. and there is no further reason to question that, with certain quallficatlonn, there will lw the same drift toward easy conditions that Is ordinarily witnessed at this searon. The week's speculation has shown evidence of a struggle with the difficulties of the money situation. The stringency made procrtw toward relaxation, an was taken for granted would be the case, but the progress was alow and the Immediate requirements so stiff as te discourage many holders who had refrained from liquidation even with the 125 per cent rate of last week's money "market. A rate for call loanft on Tuesday , of GO per cent, on Wednesday of 50 per cent and a maximum rate even on Thursday of 25 per cent fell so far short of the, prompt relief expected that stocks came freely upon the market from time to time and caused considerable inroads upon prices. The backing and filling of the market under the Influence of the uneasy feeling gave way to a sharp drop on Thurs day afternoon upon the publication of the remarks of Jacob H. Schlff pointing out the possible dancers of financial conditions In wordea that were given a sensational slcnlfi canee. The Inconveniences of the money sit uation naturally gave rife to a great deal of discussion of its probable causes. The weight of the criticism, up to the time of Mr. SchlfTs utterances, bore upon the bank ing policy. The buying of deposits, especial ly of interior banks, by the offer of interest rates on deposits during the Reason when funds were in small request through the country at large, was held largely responsible for the piling up of excessive reserves In New York banks and trust companies. The urgent pressure to employ theee funds was the cause for their placement In eecurttles and speculation from which they could not readily be withdrawn when the demands for circulation began to drain to the reserves of New York by the withdrawal of deposits by Interior institution." The growth of trust companies, the magnitude of their banking operations and their freedom to place their reserves on depcail with ths New York banks where they figured again In the Item of re serves of the banks themselves, wcre point ed to as greatly expanding the credit" opera tions of the banking system without any cor responding increase In the available reserves. Tat extraordinary pressure for credits which has resulted Is recognlxed to be due primarily to the unprecedented trade activity and pros perity of the country. But these condition have been so clearly foreseen for many months pact and have been so constantly her alded by warnings against excess In the ex tension of credits that the banks are crltl clted for not putting restraint upon the bor rowings and providing better for the Inevi table excesses of the Autumn money market. Mr. SehifTs decielve fixing of the blame for the situation upon the inelastic currency system of the country' 'Js given a new course to the market criticism. The abstention of the United States Treasury authorities from measures of larger relief for the money mar ket have been a grievance in the prevailing discomfort of the situation. Of a more personal quality was the in fluence of the dissatisfaction felt and loudly expressed by the customers of the great stock exchange houses upon receiving state ments this week of interest charges for De cember on sums borrowed for carrying atoeks on margin. Average rales for the month ranging from S to 20 per cent made a for midable offset in speculative profits on any ordinary advance In prices of stocks. Ag grieved customers point out that the usual charge to them of 6 per cent In seasons when tho commission houses are borrowing' for 2 per cent on call or lets, entitles them to an averaging down of the rate, even when com mission houses have to psy 100 to 125 per cent for a day or two. Ths commission houses retort that the stock exchange regu lations are strict against any allowance of Interest to customers that would operate to reduce the prescribed rate of commission houses on transactions In the exchange. Bis content on this subject has caused no smalt amount of liquidation by disgruntled oper ators and transfer of accounts from one broker to another, with accusation and re crimination amongst brokers themselves which have kept the stock exchange authori ties busy with consideration of complaints. Today proved to be one of ths two or three most successful half-day's business in the history of the exchange, transactions In the two hoars rising well over 1,000,000 shares. The strength of the market was strikinr and comprehensive, notwithstanding some slight irregularity and reactions. Profit-taking, In fact, was on a larce scale, but the readiness with which it was absorbed waa striking. The fact that yesterday's trading failed to show the late reaction which bad occurred on each former day of the week served to convince epeculaUve opinion that the week's testing fpe rations had proved the strength of the market with the definite relapse in the rates for money on call. The bank statement proved somstblus of a disappointment, but yesterday's low ratea for call loans were accepted as a truer index of money conditions and speculative operations on the long side were conducted with bold- nets and on a large scale. St. Paul and the Southwestern Pacifies were central features of the market, and gossip was buny with fore casts of the amount of the forthcoming- Union Pacific dividend. The copper stocks and the coalers were forced back after showing early strength by the weight of realizing sales. There waa an enormous absorption or United States SteeL which advanced It to the high est record on the present movement. There waa no crest surprise that the heavy local movements of cash had confuted the prelim inary estimates of that item In the bank statement, the loss in cash running to $2,193.- 700 In place of the expected Increase of that amauet. The Merlins; ejfchozrs market, al though nomiaal on Saturday, was distinctly slroar, axd the Coatiaeatal excaanxes sored against Loadom acate. There was a. heavy withdrawal of ced from the Bask of rag' taad for shtoment to South America, Them I devtlsaweats added to the Interest with wskmi im saaKers are waiswac nsaay osvei CQMESOuTHOPEFU opments cn the alda of tha foreign exchange market. The stock market, however, showed a late revival of strensth and closed extremely active, but still lrrccular. Total sales of. bonds, par value, 41.S45.OCO. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Owing Sales. High. Law. Adams Express bid. 210 iwU 40ts t 02 40i 40 2UU 41 A mil. Copper OO.SOU 1RH, 100 Am. car 4c Foun. 2,4 W 4 do preferred 5CO 100 Amer. Cotton Oil.. s2,7lO 33 da preferred..... ...... ..... 40fc Americas Express. Am. Hd. & Lth. pf, 5CO ,40 4U 30!s .... .AlUCl ICC .... I.UVV TV 71 Amer. Linseed OIL ..... do preferred..... ..... Amer. Locomotive. 14.400 78 do preferred aw Wis nts . Am. Smelt. & Ref. 12,200 UM I Wis i do preferred 1.00O 127i Am. Sugar Refln. 43,200 15tf 127 Mi W 154. 153 Am. Tobacco pfd. 40O 100 1U5 105ri S rvi 2taii I .Vnaconaa. Min. Co. 40,000 i Vtchlson tK.lt" J 04 H do nreftrred l.SOO 104 203 04 J03H 104 Atlantic fm.f Tin. TjtCi 1.VU. 15SV. 1U Baltimore & Ohio. 22.100 114x 114 irs do preferred ..... Brook. Rap. Tran. 7.00 SSi V US Canadian Pacific.. 3,200 174 V, 1734 174?, Cent, of N. Jerser 223 Central Leather... 13,400 43i do preferred 300 104 Chesapeake & Ohio 3,200 5d Chicago fc Alton.. - do preferred..... ChL UL Western. 3.40O. 21U fhl A Vorthwwtt. 2llO 221 43U 10B 53'!j )h CO 2i t; 104 33& 20?a 221 Chi., MIL i SL P. Sl.JsOO l&3i 131T ISlp Chi, Term. & Tran. i'-v do preferred ..3 C, C, C i SL L. 300 100H HxiVi i0J Colo. -Fuel & Iron. 2.5O0 57i 501 o??s Colorado Sc. South. 13,600 do 1st preferred.. 3.50O tin "A nwMrrNl.. 2:000 31 l 70& 534 31 70 54 i 170 57 450 Sfl bl 52 "4 40 SI 73 179 lll'.s 175 23?, .V7 HI 30U GO 3H 70 do 2d preferred.. 2,000 55 Consolidated . uas Corn Products 1.200 1H do preferred 100 , 5Ui Delaware & Hudson .. ..... Del.. Lack. W. Denv. Sc R. Grande TW 39s do preferred 30 SSfa Distillers' Secur... 23,500 53 Erie 12,100 401i do 1st preferred.. BOO Sti Jo 2d preferred.. 100 73y, General Klectrtc... 3,000 161 Hocking Valley Illinois Central International Paper 3.100 23? do preferred 3,500 87 International Pump do preferred I0O S0-j Iowa Central 500 30 do preferred 400 60Va Kansas City South. S.tiu) 37 U 10 50 & no 32 laS 170 Va 22 30 GOU 36 U 60 ?i do preferred B.S0O 1 Mexican Central... 4. GOO 25 ? 235 Bli Slia 143 M.. S P. & S. S. M. 3Q 143'? 143 do preferred 300 174H 174 li 14 Missouri Pacific ..172.40O 101 looji looji Mo.. Kaas. Sc Tex. 13.000 37T do preferred S0) 70 eo'3 National Lead l.BCO S3, 83 Mex. Nat. R. R. pf. 300 3S; 3Si 36ts W 38fcx l.V4 52 e New York Central. 16.400 153', 152Vj N. Y.. Oat- Sc W.. 4CO Norfolk Sc Western 3.3O0 51 do preferred..... Northern Pacific... North American .. Pacific Mail Pennsylvania ..... Feople'a Gas 100 0 06 91 11.000 205 0.0OO 100 200 47 200V, 208i 00, uv 47 H 47k 35,000 144 Vt 1434 li3T 700 102 10H, 101& I.. l. C. 5L I. Pressed Steel Car. 1.000 do preferred..... Pullman Pal. Car. 8-T 54 T 54?, 54 Reading 20.600 144S 143 i "S3h 10l 24; C3 1431 93 00 31 lOfiVi s 2i 40 J, 100 SS'A 4SU 21 54 Va 67U USts 37 d 1st preferred.. 300 94 do 2d preferred Republic Steel do preferred Rock Island Co... do preferred..... Rubber Goods .... do preferred..... Schless-Shertleld .. St, L. & S. F. 2 pf. St. Lovfat South w. do preferred Southern Pacific .. do preferred 1.4CO 34 i.noo iw,; 6.55i) 25 200 G3 J.0OO 7M 4 7fl 4ftO N 4Si3 21 54 1; 07t4 21 54 H fell? 23.10O 20O 1184 USK Southern Railway. 0.tl 37 i 30 Tena. cost Sc iron T.2i)o ira 132; 1 ., Texas Sc Pacific . Tol.. St. L. Sc W do preferred Union Paclnc 50O S3, 3rt an; .Tit- 3m wo 35 as 153s 07 US S5H 32 110U 44 t; si 113 20 1 40; 230 173 OS 17VJ 2I, 14 152 09 do preferred..... 200 00 I. S. Express. .... I. S. Realty U. 5. Rubber 1.40U 5S-4 200 111 Sl.taXl 44i 53 111 do preferred..... U. S. Steel 43; do preferred..... 14.000 IrttS Kfl4 Vlnc-Caro. Chem. j.ixiu ar MYx do preferred lt0 1151a 115 Wabash ltx 70O 20 4o; do preferred it Wetts-Fr-rgo Exp... Westinghous Blec. Western Union . . . Wheel. Sc U Erie. Wisconsin Central. 300 il 93i :::: ::::: do preferred 3CO 1 01 Total sales for the day. 1.054.SW shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. Jan. G. Clojlnr nuotatloRs: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l02kiD. & R. G. 4s. ..100 do coupon 102 N. Y. C. G. 34s. DS1 V. S. 3s reg 102ilNer. Pacific 3. . 77 do coupon 10X INor. Pacific 4s. .I0.1U U S. new 4s rer.lROL.jSo. Pacific 4s D3i do coupon.... .130 Vll'n ton Paelflc 4s.l0S-: V. S. hi 4s reg. 103 Vls. Central 4s.. 0U ao coupon 103 Jan. n. 2d ser. . 00 Atchison Adj. 4s 9liJap. 4 Us. cer... 93 Stocks at I .on don. LONDON. Jan. C Consols for money. SQS-lti: consols-for account. SO,. Anaconda 13 I Norfolk & West. SS?i Atchison 94HI do preferred... out do n referred .. . I01t Ontario & Wa.it. Baltimore & O. . il74iPennsylvanfa ... 73; Can. Paelac 1794FRand Mines -. 7H Ches. & Ohio... 57,; Reading 73i . CU Western. 22 : do 1st pref 474 C. M. A SL P. .leM:l do 2d pref 40 De Beers 173 '.So. Railway 3.S D. & R. Grande. 404! do preferred. . .1KV4 do preterrea... ::so. pacinc nsu Erie t4 (Union Pacific. .. .151 ; do 1st pref S3! do preferred. .. IOI do 2d pref 70UIL. S. Steel "; Illinois Central. ISO I do preferred. .'.100; Louis. & Nash.. 15fii! Wabash 21 i Ms.. Kas. & T. . S'4l do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central.. 13i' Money. 'Exchange. Etc. NEW YORK. Jan. C Prime mercantile pa per. 55c per cent. Sterling exchange, strong, with actual busi ness In bankers hills at 4.S37594.S5S3 for demand, and at ?4.225ff4.S235 for CO day?; posted rates. S4.S34.&34 and ?4.Srt4C4.S7; commercial bills. Jt.JCt74.h2V,. Bar silver Oty,c. Mexican dollam I 'J Vie. Government bonds, steiidy; railroad bond, firm. Money en , ex 11. nominal; no Uans. Time leans, easier: R0 days. G per sent: 00 days. 54&C; six fnonths. 54tf per cent. LONDON. Jan. 6. Bar silver, quirt. 23 11-1&! per ounce. Money. 21124 per ent. Discount rate, ehert and three me nth' bills. 3i per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. B. Silver bar. 6I4C. Drafts, sight. 3c: telegraph. 5c; ster ling 60 days. 4.S2,; sight. $1.554. Dally Treasury "Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 0. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balances 143.233.000 Geld coin and bullion K5.2S1.G13 Gold certificates 47.155.C25 Mining; Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. . The official closing; quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta $ .02 Alpha Con 04 Andes 17 Belcher -20 Justice $ .05 Kentucky Con.. .01 Mexican Occidental Con. Ophlr 1.1 .92 3.87, .32 .12 .10 2S Best Sc. Belcher 1.15 Bullion .20 (Overman ...... Caledonia Challenge Con. Chollar ....... Confidence .... Con. CaL & V. Crown Point. . Exchequer - - .54 .10 .15 .85 1.15 .12 .40 Potosl Savage Scorpion Seg. Belcher. . . Sierra Nevada.. Silver Hill .9." Union Con 45 Gould Sc Curry .21 'Utah Con 03 Hale Sc Nor... 1.00 lYellow Jacket. 11 Julia 0. ! NEW YORK. Jan. Adams Con $ .25 Alice 1-65 Breecs 45 Brunswick C .57 Comstock Tun. -OS Con. CaL Sc V. L10 Horn Silver... 1.75 Iron Sliver 3.SO LsadvllU Con. .07 6. Closing quotations; Little Chief... $ .07 Ontario 3.23 Ophlr 5.3S Phoenix .02 Potosl .03 :il .30 ;.05 iSavage (Sierra Nevada. I: ma 1 1 Hopes. . Standard BOSTON, Jan. C Closing quotations: Adventure ..$ 5.00 Mont. C. Sc. Ct 4.37, Allouer .... 42.23 IN. Butte.... S3 "3 Amalgamatd 109.37, 'Old Dominion 3S.23 Am. Zinc... 13.02,! Osceola 109.00 Atlantic .... 27.50 I Parrot - 42.50 Bingham ... 34.2a iQulncy 109.00 C.73 113.00 10.50 Cal. Sc Heels. 705.00 Shannon . . . Tamarack , ITrlnlty United Cop. Centennial - 30.00 Cop. Range. Daly West. . Dominion C. Franklin ... Granby Isle- Royale. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk ... 82.25 17.50 64.00 77.37 aU. S. Mining 47.50 17.00 IU. S. Oil... . 11.02 H 0.S7a Utah G1.37j 2S.75 (Victoria. KJZo 9.75 i Winona..... 3.00 10.73 iWoIverine -. 133.09 3P.87HI Downing, Hopkins & Co. Established 1893 WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room 4, Ground Floor Chamber of Commerce SELLING BY IK Genera! Unloading Breaks Chi cago Wheat Market. MAY OFF THREE -FOURTHS lleports of Clear Weather in the Northwest 'Add to 'the "Weakness. Xo Xcws to Stimulate the Buying. CHICAGO, Jan. '6-AC the opening, prieea !n the wheat pit were steady because of the relative!' firm market at Liverpool. Open ing quotations on May were unchanged to Vc higher at SS83Sic. From the start, how ever, there was moderate 9e!llns- by several of the large commission houses. The demand was light and with reports of clear weather In the Northwest, which arrived toward the end of the session, the selling became general and prices weakened. The impression was abroad- that several leading longs were dis posing or their lines through commission houses and a large number or small traders also closed out. There wao -little to stimulate either buying or selling. The market reached the lowest point of the day a few minutes before the close, when May touched S7?sc. The close was weak, with May off ?;c at S7,c. Thft decline In wheat weakened the corn market, sentiment In the pit being bearish for the entire, day. The close was weak. May closed ?0,c down at 44 Sic. Trading In oats was dull. May closed off iio at 324c Profit-taking of local traders caused mod erate weaknem In provisions. At the close. May pork was off 5c, lard a shade lower and ribs were -Vjf5c down. Tho leading; futures ranged as follow: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May $ .JW; .SS $ .7"V $ .87 July S4i .S4 .83; .84 CORN. January it's .41U .41 .U May 15 .45 .44- .44, July 13H .45 .45 .45 OATS. Jnnuary 31 .31 .31 May 32., .32, -32 July 30& .30?i .30 MESS FORK. January - - May 13.87, 13.97, 13.85 LARD. January 7.32, 7.32a 7.50 .31, .R2'Si .30 13.R5 13.90 7.5A 7.2Vi 7.72 J, May 7.2i- 7.6.1 T.o. July 7.70 7.75 7.70 SHORT RIBS. January 7.35 7.32, 7.02fc May a.oO 1.5.1 7-47 IS 7.60 July 7.02- 7.07 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Easy: Winter patents. $3.85fr4.10; straights. $3.75g3.S5; Spring- patents. $3.95tJ 4.15; straights. $3.6003.80: bakers. $2.25e.20. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 83986c; No. 3, S2ff S6c: No. 2 red. S7Ti89-ic Corn No. 2, 41$?42c; No. 2 yellow. 41S 42c. Oats No. 2. 31c; N'o. 2 white. 32ilS3ic; No 3 white. 30932ae. Rye No. 2. 6kr. Barley Good feeding. 37",ic; fair U chelee maltlnr. 4149. t Flaxseed No. 1, $1.07; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.13. Mes pork Per barrel, $13.0513.70. Lanl Per 100 pounds. $7.30. Short ribs sldes Loose, $7,2517.35. Short clear sides Boxed. $7.5087.55. Clover Contract grade, J13.1513.23. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 21,000 22.800 Wheat, bushels 34.0CO 2W.70O Corn, bushels 354.200 132.900 Oats, bushels 259.500 190.200 Rye. burfiels ... 9.O0O 1.000 Barley, bushels 44,000 41.S0O Grain and Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Jan. a Flour Receipts. 36. 500 barrels; exports. 12.S00 barrels. Dull and unchanged. Winter patents. $4.10l-50; Win ter straights. $3.9094; Winter extras, $2.85 3.23; Winter law grades'. $2.7593.20. Wheat Receipts. 102.000 bushels. Spot, oasy. No. 2 red. 90Tc elevator and K,;c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 93!,c t. o. b. afloat. Except right at the opening, when prices advanced slightly on bullish ca bles and smaller estimated world's shipments, wheat was weak and heavy and under liquida tion clcaed i9Ve net lower. May closed 02ic and July at S9ie- Hops Firm; state common to choice. 1903, 10919c: 1904. 10915c; olds. 598c; Pacific Coast. 1003; 1014c; 1904. 9912c; olds, 598c. Hides Firm: Galveston, 20 to 23 pounds. 20c: California. 21 to 23 pounds. 21c; Texas dry,- 24 to SO pound. 10e. Wool Quiet; domestic fleece. 35CS.'. Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6. Wheat aHd hari- weak. Soot Quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.37,91-42,; milling. Sl.47iUfl.55. f Barfey Feed. $1.2091.22!,; brewing. $1.25 ei.27ti Oats-Red. $1.2391.62,; white. $1.5091.63; black. $1.2591.73. Pall Vwwrrt rales: Wheat May. $l.0t; Barley May. $1.23i. Corn, large yellow. $1.529:LS73. Minneapolis Wlient .Market. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. . May wheat. 55;c: July. S649P6Nc: No. 1 hard. 83Uc; No. 1 Northern. S2Sc; No. 2 Northern. We. Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 6. Wheat. March. 6 HTd; May, 6s lOd. Weather, stormy. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA, Jan. 6. Wheat, unchanged. Ex ports: Bluestem.. 73c; club. 71c: red. 68c. STIFF PRICES EXPECTED HIGH VALTjKS i.v cured kkuits LOOKED FOR IX SPRING. Marc Bb-hIbcss IassiBc; In Praaes Than. For Several AVecks Kaucy Potatoes. Scarce. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6. (Special.)- Stocks of most kinds of California cured fruits. are light and holders are very firm. There is a little more Inquiry, but the holiday quiet Is not over. Prominent people ln the trade expect stiff values In the Spring 'for almost everything on the list. Quotations on out side prunes are slightly firmer and more bus iness Is passing than for .several weeks. The raisin market is stead, but at a standstill, awaiting the completion of tho deal by which the Growers company agreed to sell Its en tire holdings to a San Francisco corporation. Continued heaviness of the Chicago market caused weakness In wheat options here, but cash prices resnalaed firm. Cash barley was stronger, despite a small drop In futures. Oats were awtet, but Ins. Hay and feed stuffs were firmly swtaiaed. Holders of Una beafus now ssfc ft. Fresh fruits were moderately active. Price for oranges are unchanged, but receipts are so light that the promoters of tho auction sales do not .expect more -than five carloads to be available for the Initial offering on Mon day. Apples and bananas are in abundant supply. Fancy Salinas and Oregon Burbank potatoes are scarce and strong. None of thjit grade arrived today. River potatoes are barely eteady. Onions are dull at Sl.101.35. Gar den vegetables are scarce. Butter is firmer, but unchanged. Fresh eggs are 2 cents lower. Receipts. 18.700 pounds butter. 2200 pounds cheese, 11,220 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 60c?1.75; gar lic. 5g6c; green peas, 10ffl2ic; string beans. 1517c; tomatoes. 75c31; egg plant. 51.30 62. POULTRY Turkey gobblers, lS20c; roost ers, old. $4.505.50: broilers, large. $3.50?? 4.50; broilers, small. $23; hens. $31r7: duoks. old. 53S5.50; ducks, young. $5.507. BUTER Fancy creamery. 29c; creamery seconds. 233C EGGS Store. 2S30c; fancy ranch. 33c; Eastern, nominal. . CHEESE Young America. lStflSc; Eastern. 15H'616c: Western, liltc. WOOL South Plains and S. J.. lCglSc. lambs. Off 16c. HOP3-7ei!c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $18.50020; middlings. $2Sfi29. HAY Wheat. ?llf?16; wheat and oats. $9fr' 14; barley. $S11; aKalfa. $7.50-10.50; stock. $6.507.51 : straw, per bale. 30355c. FRUIT Apples, choice. $2; common. 40c; bananas. $103; Mexican limes. $583.50: Cali fornia lemons, choice. $2.50; common, $1; or anges, navel. $1512.73; pineapples. $263. POTATOES Salinas Burbanks. $1.1091.50: sweets. 75cjj$l-25: Oregon Burbanks. 73e$ .10. RECEIPTS Flnnr- 1 f MT nn.-irti s.iVt- wheat. 3997 centals: barley. 10.747 cental.-; oaw. z'yj centals: beans. 1100 sacks; corn. 1200 centals: Dotatoes. 400 sacks: bran. 25.077 tacks; middlings. '130 sacks; hoy, 290 tens; wool, 131 bales; hides, 160. Coffee nnd Sugar. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. The market fnr rnf- ree futures closed quiet, net unchanged to 3 points higher. Total ftnles- to ?.in hn-. in cluding: March. G.60 9 6.70e; May. O.S09 t..c; July, 0.90c: September. 7.03c; Decem ber. 7.20c. Spot Rio. quiet; No. 7 invoice. i-itc; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9?i9'12?ic. Sugar Raw. steadv: fair reflnlnc-. srt-ti:..- ccntrUugal. 96 test, 3 11-1693c; molasses ugar. s lo-1693c. Refined, steady; No. 6. 1.10c; No. 7. 4.03c: No. S. 4c: No. 0. 3.9.I0- No. 10. 3.00c; No. 11. 3.93c; No. 12. 3.S0c; No. 13, 3.75c; No. 14. 3.73c Conrectloners A. 4.53c: mould A. 4.05ei cut loaf T.. ti)- crushed. 5.10c; powdered. 1.80c; granulated. 4.70c; cubes, 4.93c Metal Markets. NEW TORK. Jan. 6. The ranta! marV.ii showed the usual apathy in the absence of London cables. Tin was quiet and unchanged at 36836.25c. Lake and electrolvtic cooDer are nuntM at 18.75919c. and casting at 1S.3791S.S7&c. l-eaa was quiet but steadv. with uuetatfana; ranging from 3. 6090c. bpelter also was unchanged at 6.5096.60c. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. Jan. R. On the Prn.iii. Kt. change today the butter market was eaj-y; ereamen-. 17ff25ie: daln- iTtfirri. . eteady at mark, cases Included. !S923c; firsts. -c; prime, ic; extras. .c. eneese, steady, 11913c. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Butter. strong; Western Imitation creamery, extras. 21o; do firsts. 18g20c. Cheese and eggs, unchanged. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Cotton futures ctwsed easy; January. 11.19c; February. 11.20.-; March, 11.41c; April, 11.47c; May. 11.34c: June. 1.1.57c; July, 11.62c; Augiw;. 11.46.;; September, 10.90c; October. 10.93c Wool at St. Loul. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 6. Wool, steady. Terri tory and Western mediums. 26930c; fin me diums. 22926c; fine. 19921c. MASAYA FULL OF TERROR livery Building Cracked and Volcano Threatens Kruntion. NEW YORK, Jan. 6. Further details concerning the recent earthquakes at Ma saya are contained In a cable dispatch to the Herald from Managua, Nicaragua. The Masaya earthquakes began the night of December 31, with slight shocks. In creasing gradually at short intervals, sometimes of hours and others of. min utes, shaking Masaya City and cracking almost every wall In the town. A great roaring was heard preceding the shocks. Two hours after the shock was felt at 5 o'clock on the morning of January 1, a tremendous column ot smoke several thousand feet hlga broke out from the volcano, and half an hour afterward entirely disappeared, and since then no smoke has risen, causing the belief that the old crater Is stopped up, which cir cumstance increases the apprehension of the people lest an eruption will ensue like the Martinique disaster in the formation of new craters. No buildings at Masaya have actually fallen, nevertheless all houses have suf fered. 3Iasaya was almost evacuated, and Is In the hands of the authorities, ordered by President Zelaya to watch public interests and property. The Presi dent also ordered trains for free trans portation of the people and their effects, and started a subscription to aid the suf forcrs. Congress Ijs now In session and has like wise glvon the government facilities to give aid. while a scientific commission is now exploring the volcano. It Is thought that a new crater is forming in the two neighboring villages called Pclon and Colorado. Very few slight shocks have occurred since Tuesday. So far there ha3 been no personal disaster. Sue a School District. F. R. Clark and F. A. Simpson. cotV tractors, yesterday commenced suit In the State Circuit Court against School District No. 12, Ira F. Allen, clerk, to re cover a balance of $1510 due for building an addition to a schoolhousc. They say they performed work amounting to Joo50 and have been paid only 54WO. Andrew Carnegie plays golf In moderation, but is extremely fond of trout and salmon fishing. Every Woman is UKsresiea ana ssotua mow a boat uta wesasrrat MARVEL ttbirfog Spray e new Ti(Ui BjrUr. txftc tion and Suction. Best sal lit tw Srsxsbt for K. If he cannot supply the MAXVRui SCCCDt no eltar. bst snd ItAJRD for Illustrated boot 3M4. Itsl- f on nartlealiLrs asd dfe-setinna tu- TSluable to ladles. MAKVKI. CO., 44 T.. yaa sr., .1 jsvs vorh. Woodard. Clarke ' Sc Co Portland, Oregon. S. G. Skidmore & o.. 151 3d. Portland. IU CHICHCSTER'S EHCLISH 'ENNYROYAL PILLS r-4kl.m.-m. .HUisI!l nly fieaaiae. k hr CUICSSTR'S KNGLllS vh sis rlMou. Take thar. Xcfhus Mn. By mt ymr SnntK n i4 4. Is Fsrtlwrfars, TMSanUit u4"leXfhrLdiM,'mIiM',r. wa MsM. 1 Ti i.i. v- tMt . MsaiMsv aun, rillX, p rlltl ggpfc-j-a UCUums UUsH7. res TOt