fllE SUMJAI UKIiUUJSlAiX, JTOKTIjAND. D-fcUEMBEK 1H. 1UUB.
Ml S STRONG
Dealers Are Offering 15 Cents
for Choice Lots ofHops.
TRADING ON LARGE SCALE
Kxporters Are Buying on London Ac
count Conrad Krcbs Takes
a Rosy View of -the
Future.
Ther has been a decided Improvement In
the hop market in the past two days. Buy
Ins; has been on a largo scale and the total
transactions of the week exceed those of any
week for a month past. The feature of
trading has ben the revival of the export
demand. Klaber, "U'olf & Netter, John Car
mlchael and other exporters came Into the
market for .shipping grades.
The keenness of the compel It ion has
caused a material stiffening of values. Prices
paid have not exceeded 14 cents, but it is
known. that 14 and IS cents have ben of
ferd for choice lots. The increased activity
has considerably strengthened, the views of
growers.
The E. C. Horst Company has been the
heaviest operator durins this latest spurt.
According to reports received from the coun
try, Horst made the following purcha?os
yesterday: Three hundred and thirty bates
from D. B. Taylor, of Corvallls, at 13 cents;
PI bales from Damon, of Independence, at
33 cents; 68 bales from TV. Huntley, of Independence,-
at 13 centsr lift bales from M.
L. Morris, of McMinnvllle, at 1.1 cents. Tha
company also bought several lots at Silver
ton at 10 to 12 cents.
Quite a number of lots were, bought at
Eugene by Horst, Seavey and others at
prices ranging from 0 to 12 cents.
JolTh Carmlehael is credited with buying
the Ike Yoakum lot -of 182 bales at Dallas
at 1314 cents.
Among Lachmund & Fineus' purchases
yestenlay was 77 bales from George Dental,
of Aurora, at 13 cents, and 3R5 bales from
L-ee Ley. of Aurora, at 1314 cents.
Joseph' Harris bought the CO-bale Evans
& Torgensen lot at y.lvertnn at 10H cents.
Squire Farrar bought 42 bales from A.
Christen, of Hubbard, at It'i cents. .
Klaber, Wolf & Netter took on some ex
port lots, supposed to be at top prices, but
the particulars were not learned. Tooze &
Page and Catlin.&. Linn were also in the
market.
An optimistic view of the future is taken
by Conrad Krebs, who came down from Sa
lem yesterday.
"Everything Indicates a healthy condi
tion of the market," he said at the Belve
dere last evening. "England has waited un
til now, expecting-to buy cheaper, and they
finally must have come to the conclusion
that the bottom has been reached, for Vi
tan, Richardson & Co.. who would not buy
two or three weeks ago at 12 cents, are
offering 34 cents freely. It Is most remark
able, considering .that England has had the
shortest crop in 20 years, that the market
has acted so strangely, without animation.
Every one versed in the supply and demand,
or production and consumption, knows that
England wlllT require at the' lowest estirn;
100,000 bales of American hops. They will
buy them, as they must have them, regard
less of price.
"The English dealers have been playing
a cunning freeze-out game, but I believe
they have gone a little farther than they
should have, as growers and speculators
realize, as well as the English merchants,
that every bale of hops will be consumed
before the new crop comes on.
. "It is certainly most remarkable to think
of the present action of the market in com
pari son with the market of 11)01, under slm
liar conditions. Every dealer will say un
hesitatingly that in the Kail of 1901 there
were leas hops in existence than at the
preuent time. Still, the market went to 25
cents.
"We estimate the American crop at 330,
000 bales, allowing 120,000 for Oregon, 303,
000 for California, 40,000 for Washington
and 65,000 for New York. We have, after
deducting requirements for home coneump
tlon, a surplus of 8 0,00 'J bales.
"We must take into consideration that
the German crop la two-fifths short of last
year and that Germany cannot spare her
usual amount for export. If supply and de
mand is any gutae at an, i see no reason
why Oregon hops should sell at the ridicu
lous price of 14 cents a pound, for choice.
"It Is a well-known fact that the differ
ence in the prices of the New York State
market and the Oregon market is, generally
speaking. 5 cents per pound. Hops have
been selling continually in New York at 20
cents for medium ind 22 to 23 cents fu
choice, until at the present time, only 8000
tales are left in growers' hands there. Ac
cording to this, the market in Oregon for
Oregon .hops should be 15 to IS cents.
Now. my observation in the past six years
has been that when the New York market
is more than & cents higherthan the Coas
the Coast prices will have to be adjusted
to those of New York. In other words,
New York must decline or the Coast advance
until there- la no more difference than
cents. ,
"While I do not care to offer any advice
to the hopgrowers of Oregon, fully reallz
lng that they can follow their own wishes
In regard to selling, I do think those who
hold until the latter part cf January or
the middle of February will be amply re
warded for their patience. At any rate,
they can't lose, as they will surely get as
much as they are being offered now. Grow
era should have the utmost confidence
the market, owing to the fact that Pan
R. G. Horst is the heaviest speculator i:
the market, having bought in the United
States probably 35,000 bales.- 3f Horst
willing to take chances oh the market, '
are wining to take chances on our ow
hope. t
"It has been reported repeatedly that wi
are selling our own holdings, which is pos
lively Incorrect. We have sold 60,000
pounds and expect to sell 40.000 pounds
more that have been in litigation with an
other hop company, ana for that reason
must be sold for the best price obtainable.
NEW MACHINE FOR SEEDING PRINK
belma, Cal., Man Expects to Revolutionize
the Industry.
T. H. Elliott, a Selma, Cal., man, has
invented a machine for pitting prunes at
low cost and the new process is now in use
at the Selma Fruit Company's plant at tha
place seeding prunes for the trade. Boston
wholesalers sent lh the first order for a car
load of seeded prunes and this consignmcn
rnas been put up within the past few day
Orders are coming into the seeding plant
from all sections of the country and It look
an if seeded prunes would prove equally as
popular with the trade as seeded raisins. A
short time ago eampie cartons of seeded
prunes were eent from Selma to the Eastern
hrokpra and tlje Response so far has been '
most gratifying.
The seeding of prunes at a low cost will.
It is confidently expected, revolutionize the
prune" business in California, making a
ready market tnr the entire output at good
prices compared with the prices of the past
! few years.
Singapore Pineapple Outlook.
Wiih tne Kastern market practically bare
of Southern packed stock, the Hawaiian
park so short as io be negligible and littie
orto Rico fruit obtainable, Importers of
npaporp canned pineapple are looking for-
ard to a large business In their product
uring the coming Spring season. They baae
htir expectations not only on the certainty
the American canners .having practically
othing tn ofiVr in competition, but also upon
fact that Singapore .pineapple is the
nly cheap canned fruit on the market and
ill continue ..to hold that, position until
cxt season s packs are ready for sale.
Big Holiday Trade Expected In Produce.
The demands for fruits and vegetables
as active yesterday. Preparations are mak-
ng for a rush of business the coming week.
wo cars of Iiedland3 oranges are due Mon
y or Tuesday and live cars of bananas
ill be In the first of the week. The first
livery of golden dates, coming via the
Ihmu?, wIM be due Monday or Tuesday,
wo cars of ' French Grenoble walnuts will
be on hand the latter part of the week.
Chicken .Market Closes Weak.
Wholesale poultry dealers received a se-
cre jolt by the course of the market In the
latter part of the week. There was no im
provement yesterday and those that cleaned
p their ehirken supplies did so at 12 cents.
A considerable quantity was carried over.
The egg market had a weak tendency with
5 cents as the generally quoted price.
Butter was firm and unchanged.
Wheat Market Is Slow.
The local wheat market was quiet yester-
ay. There were no new developments In
oriental demand and European cables
reported a dull holiday feeling.
Porno export flour business Is being done
on Hongkong account and orders are also
omlng from Shanghai and North - Cnina
points. The Japanese inquiry Is slow.
Hams rp Half a Cent
A new provision price list that goes into
fTer-t Monday morning will quote an ad
anco of Vj-cent in tne three 'sizes of hams.
Bunk Clearing.
Dank clearances of the. leading cities of
the Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings.
Balances.
$ 87.537
UOS.441I
i:..-.l.-i
129,48::
Portland $ 875. Km.
;:nl'j : .. J,Hort.7S5
neonia 770,511
bpokane .- 741,330
Cloarlngs'of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the week were:
Tort land,
.if 1.4s.-..:i:i4
. 1 -J03.70I
. 1.:,s.1.j7
. .-l.ir..'.!.-.:!.
. l.oi4.77t;
875.000
Seal tie.
$ 1.K41.4N1
l,K'is.:i7i
l.SMS.(H!2
1, 077.07::
1.47.114
1.000.785
Taroma.
tt:i7..vi:i
t?n.(i
!n.!i!7
-r,ii.:-.'0
s:is,K4
77o.;.14
Mon. ,
fues. ,
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri. .
Sat. .
Totals . . i.ail.S.lUO ?1I,1C)0.S7B J4.SS11.004
Clearings for the corresponding week in
former years were.
Portiaml.
Patt le.
$-.-.!l72.-J.-.8
4,:ih"J.(lls
4.1:!4.:!S2
4.1 J.:i::4
, 1147.457
Tacoma.
$l,1tiS,710
2j:i2,i:ts
2.070, SK4
3.2S4;i!
4,125,275
not
.$ t.."44,L':t!
. :i.4:;s.i;si
.. ;;.s-jr..-16
.. 4.:tit;i,7;i7
!hi 4
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X'OKTLANl) QUOTATIONS.
Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etc.
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ry, y5c per pound. Estate creameries.
iincy creamery, oO tfoic ; &tore butter, 1G
t c.
EOCiS Ore con ranci, :t5c Tier dozen..
Eastern storutje. 27 Vi fQ JKl-jc; Eastern fresh,
32 'y fy .15c. - ,
i H t)rE Oregon full cream twins, -14 -Is
ft'15r; Vaune America. 15 (a 10c per pound.
nJLijiK i Average oia nens. xzc ;
mixed chickens, 12c. - Spring, 12c;
old roosters, Uiullr; dressed ehii'kens, 14fi?
; turkeys, - live. 17'Ai' 17 - v i turkeys.
dressed, choice. 21 22 ''jc, geese;, live, per
po-ir.d, 10c:; ducXs. 15 1 0c ; pitcona,. $1 1.5u ;
squaqs, o. , ;
1
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
DOMKtir HtUlTS Annies, common to
choice, 50(y75e per box; choice to fancy, $1
(a 2.50; pears, $1(&'1..V: cranberries, $11.50ft
.50 per barrel; persimmons. $1.50 per box.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy, $$
per box; orangfj, navels, $:i.AU ft 3.75, .tap-
anesn, $l.iio per bundle; grapefruit, $4.50iftu;
ineanples'. $3.75 ?i 4.541 per dozen: bananati.
5c per pound; pomegranates, $2.50 per box.
HOOT VEGETABLES Turnips, UOCfc'JL
per sack ; carrots. Ouufti 1 per sack: beets.
)M 'it l.M per sacK ; garlic, t '-j (: lUc per
pound, horseradish, n't? 10c per pound; sweet
potatoes. 2 l- fa 2 c per jiound.
1 c P'r pound ; caulitlo wer. $ 1.25 per doz-
celery, S4fi 4.&0 per crate; egg plant.
$1.50 crate; 1 ttuc. head. 30c per dozen ;
onions, 10 fa 1 2 c per dozen; bell peppere.
('c ; pumpkins, 1 M v per pound ; spinach, 4 b-
pcr pound; tomatoes, $2 per box; parsley.
KKriLic: Houash, 1 1 t per pound; arti
chokes. 5fri,75c per dozen; hothouse let
tuce. $1.iO per box.
oa ions Oregon. 75cwi per nunareu.
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur-
banks, fancy. Mfal.lO; common. 75S5c.
DRIED FBI ITS Apples, S&Sc pound;
apricots. It) ft1 10c; peaches, ti'ct pears.
11 -i u 14c; Italian prunes, 2 410c, caiiror
nla figs, white, in ?ael;s, ."MJc per pound;
black. 4 at 5c: bricks. 7oc2.j per nox;
Smyrna, 20o pound; dates, Persian, 8(& ac
pound.
RAISINS Layers and clusters. 2-crown.
$1.05; 3-crown, $1.75: 5-crown, $3.10; 6
crown, $3.50, loose muscatels, 2-crown, 8c;
3-crown. 8Vjc: 4-crown. Oc: seedless, Thomp
sons, lOfcc; Sultanas, 9&12c.
Grain, Hour, l-'ccd. Etc. ,
WHEAT Export basis: Club. C5S6rtc:
bluestem. 07i&t;t5c: Valley, t3fto7e; red. 03c.
OATS No. 1 white. S25tii25.o0: gray.
$24.50 fi 25.
r liOL li Patents. s:viH: straignis, i..io.
Clears. $3.35; Valley, $3.40..
BAHLEV Feed, $21 fa 21.50 per ton;
brewing, 2 2 . 5 0 ; rolled, $22.50924.
It YE $1.4ifal.45 per cwt.
CORN Whole. $20; cracked. $27 per ton.
MILLSTUFKrt Bran, city, $10; country.
$17 per ton: middlings. $5; shorts, city, $1.
country, $10 per ton; chop. U. s. Mills,
$15. 50.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00
pound iuc'ks, $7 ; lower grades, $5.50 0.75 ;
oatmeal, steel cut, 50-pound sacks, $3 per
barrel ; 1 0-pourd Hacks. $4.25 per bale ,
oamteal liiroundt, 50-pound sacks. $7 50 per
barrel; lo-poimd " sacks $4 per bale, spilt
peas. $5 per lOo-pound sack; 25-pound boxes,
$1.40; pearl barley, '$4.25 per 100 pounds; 25
pound boxes, $1.25 per box; paatry ilour, 10
pound sacks, $2.50 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1, $1112 per
ton ; Eastern Oregon timothy. $14 3 10; clo
ver, $7 fa S; cheat, $7 5ifa S.S0, grain hay.
$7.50iiS5O; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay. $$.
7.50.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 8tf&
8 c ; 125 to 1 50 pounds. 7c ; 150 to 200
pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up. 50c.
BEEF Dressed bulls. 1 & 2c per pound;
cows, 4 fa 5c; count r- steers, Z'fpb '4 c.
MUTTON Dressed. fancy, fc0c per
pound, ordinary, Ufa7c.
PORX Dressed, 10O to 130 pounds, fie;
150 to 200 pounds. 7$?7V&c; 200 pounds and
up. li&tiVic. '
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound,
standard breakfast. 17c; choice, lric; English,
11 to 14 pounfts, 154;c: peach, 14Uc.
HAMS uy to 14 pounds, lOc per pound;
14 to HI pounds. 16c; IS to 20 pounds, 151ac;
California (picnic), lOic; cottage, Jlfcje,
shoulders, none; boiled. 24e; boiled picnic,
boneless, 2ic.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels. $21;
half-barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $10; halt
barrels, $5.50.
SAUSAGE Haiti. 13c per pound; minced
ham, lic; Summtr. choice dry. 17 Vic; bo
loena. lone. 6c : wcinerwurst, 10c: liver. 6c;
rrk. 10c; headcheese, 0c; blood, 6c; bolog--
na link, 5V.C
DRY SALT CURED Regular short
clears, dry salt. 12c; smoked, 13c; clear
backs, dry Fait 12c, smoked 13c; clear bel
lies. 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt none,
Finokd none; Oregon exports, 20 to 25
pounds average, dry salt 13 'cc, smoked
14';c; Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds aver
agf. none. "
LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 1216c;
tubs, 12 c: 50s. I23c; 20s. 123c; 10s,
13;'ic; 5s. iBc. Standard pure: Tierces,
It'jc; tubs, llc: &0s. 11 -Tic; 20s, llc;
10s, 12ie: 5s, 12 c. Compound: Tierces,
be; tubs. SMc; 50s, Slic; 10s, 8c; 5s, 8c.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 3V6c; South
ern Japan. 5-tOc: head. 6.75c.
COKt'ER Jiocha, 202Kc; Java, ordinary,
tSr- 22c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18&20cr: gori.
ln 1fcc: ordinary, - 18 'tt'22c per pound,- Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s, $15.25; 50s, $15.50;
Arbuckle. 17-25 ; Lion, $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails.
'-"3 per dozen: 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound
uaia, 1.11; AKtt OlIIK, 1-UQURU IDI1B. BVi ,
red. 1-pound talis. Si. 25. sockeve. 1-DOu.m
tails. $1.70.
St "GAR Sack basis, 100 pounds: Cube,
$.".;;0; powdered, $5-20; dry granulated,
.".0o; extra C. -$4.55; golden C, $443; fruit
sugar. $"..05: berry. $5.05: P. C. $4.05: C. C,
$4 i5; star. $4.85. Advance sa les over sack
basis as follows: Barrels, lc ; naif bar
rely. 25c; hoses, 50c per 1M pounds. Terms:
On remittances within 15 days deduct ! c
per pound: if later than 15 days and within
3t days, deduct c. Beet sugar. $4.85 per
hundred pounds; maple sugar, 15&lSc per
pound.
Nl'TS Walnuts, 16!4'&20c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 17c; filberts, 15c: pecans,
jumbos, Ir, extra large, 20c; almonds, 18
i 20c; chestnuts. Ohio. 17 4c: Italian, 1 4 li
r 15c: peanuts, raw. 6 t& 8 14 c per pound;
roasted. IOc; pinenuts. 10 (ft 12c; hickory nuts,
10c; ocoanuts, 35&00c per dozen.
SAL.T California dairy, $13 ton, -imitation
Liverpool. $14 per ton; half-ground, 100c,
S'J: r.tis, Jin. ;0; lump Liverpool, $10.50.
BEANS Small white, 4c: large white,
Se; pink. 2?frc: bayou, 3c; Lima, 4c;
Mexicans, red. 4Mc.
HONEY Fancy. $3.25 03.30 per box. ,
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. 8Sc per gallon.
COAL OIL Cases, lJc per gallon; tanks,
12'c per gallon.
GASOLINE Stove, cases, 24 i c ; 86 test,
32c; iron tanks, 26c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots, lc; 500-pound
!nta, Se; less than 500-pound lots, 814c. (In.
25-pound tin pails, 1c above keg price; 1 to
3 -pound tin cans, too pounds per case, 214c
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw, itv b&rrfijs, flOc; In cases,
r5c; boiled. In barrels 52c, in cases &7c;
li5"-gallon lots. 1c less.
BENZINE Cases, 10c per gallon; tanks,
12 Vc per gallon.
Hops, Wool, Hides. Etc..
HOPS 11 cf 1 3c per pound, according to
quality.
WOOl- Eastern Oregon average best. 13
filSc per pound, according to shrinkage;
Vallev. 'JOTi-jio, are.ording to ilneness.
MOHAIR Choice, 24fSc.
HIDES Dry: No. 1, 10 pounds and up,
per pound. lK2c; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15
pounds. 18ti?2tc p'-r pound; dry salted bulls
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
culls; moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, halr-clippd, weatherbeaten or grubby.
sound. irt pounds and over, per pound. 10 J
lie; steers, sound, under &' pounds, xvr i ic
per pound ; steers, sound, under 50 pounds,
and cows. OlOc per pound; stags and
bulls, sound, jc per pound ; kip, sound, 10
to HO pounds." IOc per pound ; veal, sound,
10 to 14 pounds. 11c per pound; calf, sound,
under 10 pounds, 1 Iff1 12c per pound; green
tunfalted, lc per pound less; veals. In per
pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1,
butchers' stock, each. 2'&:j0c; short wool.
No. 1 butchers' stock, each. 50 60c; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each,
$l.25y; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per
cent less, or l.Vfrltfc per pound. Horse
hidos:,. Salted, each; according to size, $1
1.25: colt hides, earn. 25 50c. Goatskins:
Common, each. 15 25c; Angora, with wool
on, euf h, :tocS $1.5o.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each, $50 20; cubs, each, $ tp 3: badger,
prime, each, 25'&50c; cat, wild, with head
perfect, yo'p 50cf house cat, oCpe'JOc; fox,
common yray,- large prime, each, r0(?y70c;
red. each. $:ift5: cross, each, $.rl5; stiver
and black. , each $4 50T ; mitik, strictly
No. 1, each, according to size. $1!M; mar
ten, dark. Northern, according to size and
color, each, $1TV15; pale pine, according to
Mae and color, each. $2,500 4 ; muskrat,
large, each. 12j)15c; skunk, each, 406oc;
civet or poltcat, ouch. 5 15c; other -large
fine skins, each. $6'?10; panther, with head
and claws perfect, each, $2ti:i; raccoon,
primer largo, each, C0' 75c; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each. $n.50ro5; prairie
(coyote), t0c(&,$l; wolverine, each, $ti(gS;
beaver, per skin, large, $5 iff H; medium, $3
ii7; small, $lt'1.50; kits, 50iy75c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44c;
No. 2 and grease, 23c.
CASCAKA SAGRADA (chittam bark)
New, c p r pound; 1004 and 1905, carlo ts,
Dc ; lets thin carlots. 6 c;
NEARLY RESTORE SURPLUS
LARGE RECOVERY MADE IX
XEW YORK BANK RESERVES.
Gain in Cash, Instead of a Loss, Is
SJumsi" by the Weekly
Statement.
NEW YORK, Dec' 15. The Financier
says:
There was a sufficient recovery In the re
serv of the New York Associated Banks
last week to very nearly restore the sur
plus:; this exhibit was most encouraging be
cause the statement was doubtless made up
on rising averages for cash, TYeasury dis
bursements for bond purchases and the dis
tribution of public deposits having been
comparatively large after the middle of the
week. Moreover, there were confident ex
pectations of a complete restoration of the
surplus In the current week, resulting from
the disbursement of anticipated interest on
the public debt, which payments began on
Saturday of ;aat week.
There was a gain of $1,241,000 cash shown
bv the statement," "' int tead of an important
loss, as was indicated by the estimates of
the results of the week's movements of
money. The deposits decreased $15,116,100,
which amount closely corresponded with the
sum of the contraction in loans, less "the
increase in cash, and" hence the statement
made a good proof. The required reserve
against general deposits decreased $3,770,
025, adding which to the gain In cash made
$5,003,125 as the Increase In reserve to
$1,010,050 deficiency, against $6,702,175
deficit in the previous week. Computed
upon the basis of deposits less those of
$15,23S,0t)0 public funds, which, it may be
noted, were augmented by nearly $1,000,000
during the week, a surplus of $2,110,450 was
frhown.
The statement of the Clearing-House
banks for the week follows:
Decrease,
Loans .
Deoosits
; . .$1,027,666,300
$17,002,500
U(.0i,-no
15,116.100
180.800
Circulation
Legul lenders . . .
Specie
51.100
ON, 126. J0O
171,140,100
' 240,066,300
241.765.350
1.090,050
1.238.00O
2.800
1,224,100
Reserve
Reserve required .
Dc licit
5.003,125
Ex-C S. deposits
(surplus)
2,110,450 5,243,000
Increas. -
The surplus, exclusive of United States
deposits of $2,110,450, this week, compared
with a deficit last week of $3,132,550.
QUOTATIONS AT SAN FKANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce In the Bay City
MaiUets.
SAN FRANCISCO, pec. 15. The follow
lng prices were quoted in the produce mar
ket yesterday:
FRUIT Apples, choice $1.50, common 50c
bananas, $1&'3; Mexican limes, $3.505
California lemons, choice $3. common $1.50
oranges, navel, ?2.253; pineapples. $3g4.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1; garlic.
ft 4c; green peas, 7s 8c; string beans. 8
10c; tomatoes, $1.251.50; egg plant, 75c
kl.25.
: EGGS Store, 35c; fancy ranch, 3814c
Eastern, 20r 25c.
' POTATOES River white. $11.25; River
reds. $1? 1.15; Salinas Burbanksv$1.90g2.25
sweets. $1&1.25; Oregon Burbanks, $1.35
1.75.
ONIONS Yellow, 60$ 73c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 32c; creamery
eeconds, 26c; fancy dairy, 30c; dairy sec'
onds, nominal; pickled. 213'21Hc.
"WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino,
I314c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 7
Sc; lambs', 8 13c; Nevada, ll14c.
. HOPS California, 1013c; Oregon and
Washington, llfrl3c.
CHEESE Young America, 16c; Eastern,
17c; Western. 13c.
M I LLSTUFFS Bran, $20 21 ; middlings,
$27 ft 30.
HAY Wheat. $17t21; wheat and oats.
$1416; alfalfa, $S12; stock, $8 10
straw, 55 75c per bale.
FLOUR California family extras, $4.65
5.10; bakers' extras. $4.40(4.75; Oregon and
Washington. $3.50(.4.
POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, lOOc
turkey liens, 21 (iv 23c ; roosters, old. $4
4.5 : young, $5.50 6; broilers, small. $3
0.50; broilers, large, $3.505; fryers, $4.50 fa
5.50; hens, $4.507.50; ducks, old, $4
duck?, you d;?. SS'a 7.
. RECEIPTS Flour. 8860 quarter sacks;
wheat. 43 centals; barley, no centals; oat
450 centals; beans, 2b20 sacks; potatoes, 6.
sacks; bran. 30 sacks; hay, 636 tons; woo
12 bales; hides, vlo.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 15. Wool, steady; terrl
tory and Western mediums, 23(g27c; fine me
, dium. lSiilllci tine. iaiiJC
STOCK GAINS HELD
Market Is Still In a
Position.
Strong
HILL SHARES ARE FIRM
Easier Money Situation looked for
in the Coming Week Move
ment in Great Northern
and Its Causes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The stock market
today maintained the more cheerful view of
the
speculative outlook reflected In yester-
sharp rebound from the depression of
earlier part of the week. The day's
ay-
the
arket did not show greater strength except
In
spot, but there waa no important con
cession of the large recoveries of yesterday.
The bank statement was better than antici
pated, although the Improvement failed to
ipe out the deficit in the legal reserve. The
shortage wan reduced, however, to the extent
of over $5,000,000, leaving $1,009.0.10 still to
be made up. The showing of a gain in cash
Instead of the estimated loss of from $1.0H,-
000 to $3,000,000, wan unexplained, but was
supposed to be due to- a larger showing of
he Government deposits with the banks un-
er the treasury's offer than had been counted
on.
Further gains are expected from the
Government's offer next week. The return
of some of the large dividends, payable today.
to the channels of the money market is ex
pected to cause an increase In the money
upply of the coming weett. The $17,000,000
loan reduction effected by the banks con
tributed materially to the relief of the situa-
on.
The announcement of the issue of $03,000,000
of Northern Pacific stock for subscription to
stockholders at par conformed to anticipation.
The rights were quoted on the curb at 3639
and the Hill stocks were strong features In
the trading. - fco also , was Union Pacific. St.
Paul and Canadian Pacific ohowed some effect
of profit-taking and tills became fairly gen
eral after the appearance of the bank state
ment. There was a vigorous rally before the
lese . and the market closed strong. Total
sales of bonds, par value, $006,000.
The stock market this week was under the
nfluence of factors that were at times con
flicting. The money situation has worked
some restraint on the speculation at all times
and stringent conditions became aggravated
as the week progressed. But the late break
In the market waa attributed more largely to
other causes. The acute weakness developed
the Hill railroad stocks had a bad effect
on speculative sentiment and the confusion
in the various explanations for the weakness
rather added to its effect.
Great Northern has been the beneficiary
Of
profitable series of development which
have given a keen speculation in the shares.
he announcement this week of the rights
to subscribe at par to 40 per cent of hold
ings f the stock Is. believed to end the
series of special occurrences which have been
the ground for the speculation on the stock.
In the parlance of the stock exchange, all the
good news on the stock Is out. Speculative
holders of the stock who had not already
released their profits were inclined, there
fore, to !11 with the expectation of possibili
ties for stimulating further buying of stock.
This selling met so slight a demand that a
lower movement in the price resulted and the
conclusion was forced that the speculation
had run to excess and bad set an undue
valuation on the benefits which have accrued
to the stock. The conclusion was fortified
by the rapid decline in Great . Northern ore
certificates and in the subscription rights to
the new stock which were dealt in in the
outside market. The disappointing: response
of Great Northern preferred to the prospect
of the large addition to the capital stock was
of special effect on sentiment, owing to the
large part played in the recent speculation
by hopes of subscription rights to- new stock
issues.
Bonds have been dull and generally heavy.
United States 2s have advanced and the
old 4s 14 per cent on call during the week,
Closing
bates. Jiign.
Low.
Bid.
Adams- iLXpress
Amal. Copper..... 34,300 115
280
114H
4314
101
114
Am. Car & Found. 500 43i
do preferred
Am. Cotton Oil.
100 32
32
31
do preferred
wo
242
American Express , 100 42 242
Am. Hd. & L,t. pf
29
American Ice ... 1,000 84Vi 84
Am. Unseed Oil
4
17Hi
37 '.9
do preferred .'.
Am. Locomotive .. 800 73 Vi 73 '
do preferred loo 110a 11014
lUM-i
Am. Smelt. & Ref. 6,000 152V lol-y.
Inl'Si
do preferred 100 IIS 115
114
Am. Sugar Ref... 7oO 134 134?i
i:i44
0814
Am. Tobacco ctf. 20 SS, !)8Vi
Anaconda Min. Co. 8.700 292 21
Atchison D.000 104 10414
ZOl
104
10114
do preferred .... 200 102 102
Atl. Coast Line
Bait. & Ohio 000 118 118
130
118
do preferred
92
81
Brook. Rap. Trn. 16,900 82i 81 'i
Canadian Pacific. 6,300 200 198Vi
l'.lSlfc
Central of N. J.
220
57
Ches. Jb Ohio
9,400 57. 50
Chi. Great West.
17U
C. St Northwest...
100
20S i
18714
2054
195
20514
C, M. & St. P...
Chi. Ter. & Tran.
30.700
10614
9
do preferred ....
21
91 !
6li
C. C c. & St. L.
Colo. Fuel & Iron
Colo. & Southern.
300
1,500
200
'"206
400
2DO
400 '
300
91
. 6Bt4
375
130
80
228 ',i
91
56
37
138
20T4
80
228
31 V
671
do 1st preferred,
do 2d preferred . .
6714
Consolidated Gas..
1K!
Corn Products . , .
2014
do preferred ....
WO
228
500
Del. & Hudson....
Del.. Lack. & Wei.
D. & R. Grande...
100 42' 42H
do preferred ....
Distillers' Securl. .
400
3.700
70
45tt
60
Erie
44
44
do l.t preferred,
do 2d preferred..
10 Vi
66
1MO
126
173
18
80
40
General Klectrtc . .
Hocking valley
Illinois Central ...
International Paper
do preferred ....
International Pump
2O0
300
1O0
1O0
600
3.100
COO
4.8O0
200
301)
100
500
4,300
" "206
400
1,300
300
700
41
81 ti
2B1.
50
30 li
19.
148V4
291,
02
151
109
5
42',i
'73Ti'
59
13'.' 14
481
91
40H
81
50-
30
60 14
14-14
281 1
2
15014
19
94i
41
9114
do prererrea .....
Iowa Central
do preferred ....
K. C. Southern....
do preferred ....
Louis. & Nash. . . .
Mexican Central..
M. & St. Louis...
M.. St.P. S.S. M.
do preferred .
Missouri Pacific...
Mo., Kan. Tex.
do preferred ....
National Lead ...
Mex. Nat. Uy. pf.
N. T. Central
N. Y.. Ont. & Wes.
Norfolk & West...
do preferred ....
North Amnrican..
Taciflc Mall
Pennsylvania
People's Gas .
P.. C. C. &" St. L.
Pressed Steel Car
8014
2M
0014
61 14
147
- 28
uo
148
168 1.
7214
Oi 1.
131
4814
1 I l;
800 8914 8814
89 li"
5.900
8.600
200
800
138
98 Vi
82
138
85T4
82
6414
138
97
54H
9814
do preferred
Pullman Pal. Car
Reading 101,000
do 1st preferred. 100
do 2d preferred
Republic Steel ... 500
149
89
147
89
3914"
'30
65
147
93
39 '4
97
30
do preferred . . .
Rock Island Co. .
4.000
200
3114
66
do preferred ....
St. L. & S. F. 2 Pf. .
St. L. Southwest. .
do preferred ....
Southern Pacific...
do preferred .... .
Southern Railway.
do preferred ....
Tenn. Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific. . .
Tol.. St. L. & Wes. .
tin
4t4
24 '1
600
300
"500
500
20(1
600
59 'i
9414
94 4
16014
37
'si H
1S614
9314
5914
94i
"si"
9414
160
37
"S44
isr.v;
9314
58
94
119
911
1KO
3714
at
do preferred .
Union Pacific
do preferred .
tT. S. Bxpresa. .
r. S. Realty ..
L". S. Rubber .
do preferred .
U. S. Steel ...
200
641
.110,500
100
186
1?5
81
300
200
86. 400
S21j
108
49 V,
10514
52 Vi
107
4S
104
5!
107
48
do preterred .
Virg.-Caro. Chem.
do preferred ....
Wabash
do preferred ....
Wells-Fargo Exp..
Westlnghouse Elec.
Western Union . .
Wheel. L. Erie
3.700
38 U
1081
1
100 42 42 42
290
100
300
151
85
' 151
85
150
85
16
Wisconsin Central
do preferred
Northern Pacific. 16.IH
Central Leather... 20
do preferred
Schlose-Sheffield .. 200
51
212
213
36
210
36
. 35
P0
T6
TT
TT
Gt. North, pf 4.7V 214 2124 212'tj
Int. Metal 36A 3tl 26
do preferred luO 74 U 74 Va 73 Vi
Total sales for the day, 405,300 shares. -BONDS.
U. S. ref. 2b reg.KHH'D. R. G. 4s... ontfc
do coupon. ... 104 ;N. Y. C. gn. 3ls !413
U. S. 3s reg lt'J iNorth. P.icific 3s 74j
do coupon. ... 1024 ' do 4s l"2l j
U. S. new 4s rg.lHoUjSouth. Pacific 4s N'.r-l4
do coupon. . . .130. Tnion Pacific 4s. lo3 V
U. S. old 4s reg.H0Wis. Central 4s. t
do coupon .... IOI i Jap. Hs. 2d ser.. OrtVa
Atch Adj. 4a.,. 92 I Jap. 4 lis ctfs. . 01
Stocks at London.
LONDON, Dec. 15. Consols for money,
S6U; do for account, S6. Closing quotations:
Anacond
13'
KlSi-
N. Y. Central . . .
Norfolk & V.-si..
1 r;s i.
.
71',
Atchison
do prefrrred. . 106
do irfrrcu. ..
Bait. & Ohio. . . Ont. & Western
Can. Pacific . . . ,(M'H P-mtsy!van!a ..
Chcs. & Ohio... SSI., iKmul Mines ...
Chi. Ot. Western 1 8 'j, IRnH,! Inff
C. Mil. & St. P.liOiHiiSouthorn Ry
De Beers -l'.l do preferred..
D. & R. Grando 44!Snuth. Pacific.
do preferred. . 80
nion Pacific . .lui-'r
Erie 40 4
do 1st pfd... 78
do 2d pfd . . . 50
Illinois Central. 180'i
Touis. & Nashv..J53i
M. K. & Texas. 43
do preferred...
IT. P. Steel 5M;
dn preferred. . h
Wabash 2'l,.3
do preferred. ., 41
- Money. Exchange. ICtc.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. Cull loans nom
inal: no loarfe. Time loans, dule and strott;;
60 days, S Vi. pt-r cent; 10 duysj. 8 per cent;
six months, ttVi? 7 per cent. Trimc rttcrcan
tile paper. etrtiVs i'cr cent.
Sterling exchange, steady, with actual
business in hankers' bills at $1.s:;:;o 4.NM40
for den, and and at $4.7S."0 for io-,.lay Mils.
Posted rates. 4.70 ',j if 4. so and 4.Sl';i
4.S.Y Commercial bills, $4.7fi'y4.7S,4.
Bar silver, fine.
Mexican dollars, Mic.
Bonds Government, steady; raiiroad, Hrm.
I-OSiDON, Dec. 15. Bar silver, steady, 3-d
per ounce.
Money 41,2'51.' per cent.
Tho rate of discount in the open market
for short bills is 6 per cent;- do for three
months bills, 5" 6 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 13. Silver bars
69c. '
Mexican dollars, 54 'i. Vic.
Drafts Sight, -c; telegraph, 3c.
Sterling on London Sixty daj-3, $4.83;'
ight, $l.S4',3.
Daily Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Pec. 13. Today's
staie
i gen-
ment of the treasury balances in th
ral fund shows;
Available cash balances S'J'fi.RCi.or,:
Gold, coin and bullion Vvl. ,;:)-'. 73i
Gold certificates 7i,3-:;.:iei
STOCKS QUIET
KASIER TENDENCY IN SOME OF
COEUK D'ALENE SHAKES.
Five Thousand Shares of Associated
Oil Are SoldWeek's Business
Largest Since Exchange Opened.
Five thousand shares of Associated Oil
were sold on the Portland Stock Kxchange
esterday at 50 and 00 '.i. prices that have
been' ruling for some lime past. Two shares
of Portland National Bank sold at $134
other sales were 10 Portland Railway ; per
cent bonds at 98 and one .1. C. Lee Com
pany 6 per cent bond at lO'.i.
Nothing was done in mining stocks. On
tho bidding Copper King lost 2 points. Snow
storm 3, Snowshoe 20 and Park Copper 1
Mammoth and Alameua were bid un a cent
and other of the Coeur d'Alenes fraction
Total sales tor toe week were t'0.o;t;l
shares. Official prices yesterday were
follows:
Bank Stocke
Bid. A."-k.
3UB
1,13
117
. .... 134 ll'-i
HO 130
2O0
H2
. . . . . r3 3
100
njo i'.;
lol
971a 1W)
50 51 14
50
2S 42'4
a','-. SIS
41i
73
33
104 V. Ill
00
t 6
14 16
3 6
24 23
::::: 214
1
2 r.14
!!!:!! 'io" "20
Hi
141
1 1
, 13 2'1
3ii :i'i
- D
o2'.4
To i".
13 J31J
17 ' 22
S 11
2 314
23 27
15 21
5
11 15
7 !!
...... 7 1;
TT
10 12
31" -31o
514 6
4 lo
Bank of California
Bankers'' & Lumbermen's. . .
Equitable Savings & Loan..
Mei-iiants National
Oregon Trust 6z Savings...
Lntted States National ...
Bonds
City & Suburban 4s
umbia isoutliern lrr n. 0s
O. R. & N. Ry. 4s
O. W. P. & Ry. Bs
Portland Ry. 3s
. C. Lee Co. os . ,
Miscellaneous Stocks
Aeociatcd Oil ,
Cement Products
Home Tel
J. C. Lee Co '
Oregon City Mill & Lumbci
Oriental American Co....
Portland Heights Imp. Co.
Pacific States Tel
Puget Sound Tel
Taqulna Bay lei
Alining fatocKs
Alaska Petroleum
British Columbia Amal....
British Yukon
Cascadla
copperopolls
Dixie Meadows
Freeland Con
Gallaber
Golconda
Goldfield Trotter v..
Great Northern
Holden
Lees Creek Gold
Mammoth
Morning
North Falrview
Oregon Securities
KamDIer cariooo
Standard Con
Tacoma Steel
Coeur d Alene District
Alameda
Bullion
Burke
Copper King
Gertie
Happy Day
Idaho liiani
Missoula
Park Copper
Rex
Reindeer s.
Ruth Con
Snowshoe
Snowstorm
Mineral Farm
Monmouth . . .
PALES.
2 Merchants' National Bank
1 J. C. Ie Co. 6 per cent Kor.d
154
!00
3O0O Associated Oil
2000 Associated Oil
10 Portland Ky. a per cent tsonus..
LACK OF INTEREST IN MINES.
Tonopah and Goldllelds Weaker at Sun
J-'rancieeo.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. (Special.)
Lack of wire faillities waa largely responsi
ble for this morning's weakness In the mining
stock market. There were no orders from
outlying sources and local buyers are keeping
away until a better representation comes from
the Eastern market. Timid holders fear the
establishment of normal conditions and un
loading by large Interests.
Tonopahs were listless- and prices a littie
weaker from lack of interest. The Goldtields
were from 2 to 5 points lower for nearly every
stock of the list. Daisy making a slump to
$2.25 and Combination Fraction to. $4.25. Sli
ver Pick, - Great Bend and Red Top Kxtcnslon
all lost 6 points, though they could not be
sold down below that loss. The market gen
erally showed bed-rock conditions at certain
prices. The tone generally prevailed that
prices can not go down 'always. Among the
sales were:
Montana, $3.92: Gold Anchor, 51; Jim But
ler? $1.47; Booth. 92;. Adams, 20; Great
Bend, 1"0; Daisy, $2.20; Yankee Girl, 16;
Victor, $5.53; Jumping Jack, 33: Pine Nut,
6:i; Stray Dog, $3.68; ISagle Nest, 38; Jlc
Namara, 78.
Mining Stocks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Closing quotation.!:
Adams Con $ .20 ILIttle Chief . .$ .05
Alice 6.00 (Ontario 4.50
Breece so Ophir 3.15
Brunsw. Con... .60 PotosI 11
Comstock Tun. .23 Savage l.0
Con. Cal. & Va. 1.15 Sierra Nevada, .so
Horn Silver .. 1.85 Small Hopes .. .30
Iron Silver 4.25 Standard 2.15
Leadvtlle Con.. .03
BOSTON, Dec 15.
Adventur . 4.50
-Closing quotations;
Mon. C. & C.$ 12.00
Allouez
52.50 Old Domiu:..
1 00
Amalgamatd
Atlantic ...
Bingham . ..
Cal. & Hec.
Centennial .
Cop. Range.
Daly West..
Franklin ...
Oranby ....
Isle Royale.
Mass. Min..
Michigan
Mohawk ...
114.37 ijOsceola ..... 130. 00
74.75 Parrot 29.00
31.50 Qulncy 101.5,1
860.00 IShannon .... 16.12VS
37.50 'Tamarack .. I07.00 ,
80.50 ITrinity 11.3714
79.00 lUnlted Cop... 71.5"
23.00 IT. S. Mining. 61. 3714
13.511 J IT. S. Oil 0.5O
25.50 ictah 67. 00
7.50 Vletoria 6H714
10 75 IWinona 11.00
78.30 IWolverlue . . 171.00
DOWNING-HOPKINS CO.
ESTABLISHED 189S
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN
Bought and sold for each and on margin.
Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Phone Main 37
Ell D IS SIM
Chicago Wheat Market Bear
ish Ail Day.k
PRICES CLOSE AT DECLINES
naotivify Due to Approach of Holi
day Season Plenty of Grain
for Sale by (oiumissiou
Houses and l.imgs.
CHICAGO. "Dec. 1.".. Sentiment
In the
the trad-
wbeat pit was bearish all tiny, and
nsr was In small volume. The Inqt-tivitv was
reciite.-l hy brokers largely to the approach of
lie holiday s".vnn. The decline at Liverpool
was the nrtn-Mpa! factor in the news of the
Commission hou-s and local lonss had
wheat for sale the entire day. but the de
mand was sla,:k. The market firmed wraU.
May opened unchanged to lc lower at 781
THC to 78o. iol.1 off to 787S!j,c. and
!os-d 'tWi.c ofT at 7S,ii5i7.Si1c.
The oorji msrlret was weak, because of gen
ral -vesting. The market, cl.oed weak, with
prices ck.e to the lowest plnt of the dav.
y oiv-ncd a sha,;e to kc lower at 4;;i-'.c to
3V,i43-c, i!d off to 43I4C, and closed t'dc
fr at 4.;ijW4.'.,isc.
The weakness of wheat and corn depressed
he oat market 'and cr.use.1 cont;jder;thIe tell
n:;. May opened unchar'ged at 3tW36iic. sold
off 10 J(ar an,j closed lie lower at sbUUVMr.
Provieions wore firm all 'ay. because of the
eominued small receiots of live hons. At the
" uiinuury porK was up 12!2c, lard wart
hlftiicr and riha. were up ."..
Tlie leading futures ranged as follows;
WHEAT.
Open. High. tw. Clore.
,: vi 0.7:l i.T3 $o.73
.' .78 .78 .7814
CORN-.
-4!ii .4114 .41 .41
.f:la .43 .43 4 .43
. .44 .43 .43
OATS.
. .34 .34 .31 .34
..;; .36 ..'13
...l-.'j. ..i3:ii .331" .33
?TiT:.S.S PORK.
.15.P214 I303 13!12ii 15021-'.
.10.12!;. 16.27 16.12 16.271-
LARD.
. 8.70 8.70 S.RT, R.K7,-
. 8.70 8.75 8.70 8 75
. 8.85 8.87 8.85 8.83
SHORT nius.
. 8.52 8.53 8.32 8.52
. 8.63 8.72 8.63 8.72
Dcember
May
lleeember
Mnv
Juiy
Dc. ember
Miy
July
January .
,uay ...
December
January .
aijy
January .
-vay
am quotations were as follows
Hour Finn; Winter
patents. $3.3033 ."ft:
straighte. $.;.2oii.1.4i
Spring palcnts. $3.8o
" atmlfihts, S3..('ffi3.5o
hnkers, S.4o-j, i'.ih,.
U heat Xo.
Spring. 78'(:H:ic: W .1 7:t,'
80c; No. 2 red. 7;i'57:P'.c.
Corn No. 2, 44c; No. 2 yellow, 4i;fi.4(ii.'.c.
data No. 2, 34c; No. 2 white, .:7c: Xo a
white, 31Mc.
R'e No. 2. 64i.rli5c.
Barley Fair to choice malting, 411-,': .mc.
Flaxseed No. 1. $1,151,;,; No. 1 Northwest
ern, 71.2;:!:..
Timothy seed Prime, $4.50.
Clover Contract grades, fl;;.75.
Short ribs eldest Loose. $8.258.6214.
Me. pork Per barrel, $14.75.
Lard Per 100 barrel?, $s.7ll.
Snort clear eide? Roxed, soft 9.25.
Whisky Basis of fcl;h wince. $1.29.
Recei;ts. Shipments.
. :(-l.;too 24.::oo
Fl.,ur. barrels
Wheat, bus'hels
. 46.000
26.70,1
1 IM.ti'KI
123.!l
36. loo
19,700
Corn, bushels .
ZiiO
tlat.i, hiishels ij
R: e. but-he'e 24.o.'K
Barley , bushels 8'i!300
Grain and IToduee at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. "15. Flour Receipts,
15. 700 barrels; exports. 20,000; sales, 2S00.
Market dull, but steady, winter patents,
$3 75 M 4; Winter stralshts, $3.30'e'3.(iO,
Minnesota patents, $4.104 40; Winter
oxti a. $2,004! 4.10; Minnesota bakers, $3.4oji
3. Ml; Winter low grades, $2.S0fr 4.05.
Wheat Receipts. 87,000 bushels: exports,
SIHI0; sales, S."0,000. Spot, easy; No. 2 red.
i'sc eievator. No. 3 red, 80ie f. o. b.
alloat; No. I Northern Duluth, 84 14c c. 1. f.
I'.ultalo; No. 2 hard Winter, 7S4ic c. I. f.
uunaio. Rather sharp declines occurred In
w:ie:u today as a result of December liqui
dutlon, larger farm offerings, weakness In
maruets and easy -cables. Last prices were
ir&-;8C net lower? Sales included: No. 2 red
May, 84 tr 8414 c, closed. 8414c: July. 8314
8::c. closed, 8314c; December. 880 11-16
oov.c. cj'jseo. 80c.
Hops yuiet. State, common to choice,
lilo,;, 1P&23C; m,i3. He; Pacific Coast. 1006,
12ft 17c; i::-J5. 10 :y He.
hides Steady. Galveston. 2025 pounds,
JOc, California. 21fr25 pounds. 20c; Texas
dry. 24::10 pounds, loc.
Wool Steady. Domestic fleece. 35'(J38c.
Petroleum Steady. Refined New York,
,.0c; Pniladolphia and Baltimore, 7.40c; do
In built. 4-Oc.
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. Spot quota
tion:) :
Wheat Shipping, $1.151.30: milling.
$1.35H l.-lSli.
Barley Feed, $1.07 14 S 112 14 ; brewing,
S1.1H&M5.
Outs Red. $1.25fj 1.75; white. $1.5091.00
black. $1.75fr2.23.
Call-board sales:
Wheat May. $1.31.
Barley May. $1.20; December. $1.1314.
Corn Large yellow. $1.35((i 1.40.
European Grain Market.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 15. In the grain mar
ket today prices closed as follows:
Wheat Spot, firm; No. 2 reel Western
Winter, 0s. Futures, steady; December, 63
6d; March, 6s Olid; May, 6s
LONDON. Dec. 15. Cargoes
prompt shipment, unchanged,
30s. Market, quiet. -
-Pacific Coasi
at 20s Od'-g,
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 15 Wheat Decern
ber. 77!c; May, 79"c; July. 8Cc; No.
hard, 8(i')ic; No. 1 Northern, 795c: No. 2 do,
77iiS77-Tse; No. 3 Spring. 74!...ra73V4c.
Wheat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Dec. 15. Wheat, unchanged
bluestem, 68c; ciub. 06c: red. 64c.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
I'rtces Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hog.
The following prices were quoted in th
local livestock market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3.754; medium,
$:;? 3..VI; cows. $2.751 3; fair to medium
cows. $2.25 S 2.50; bulls, $1.50 9 2; calve;
5 4.50. i
SHEEP Best, $4 75155.25, lambs
$5
5.25.
HOGS Best, $6.2586.S3; lightweights, $6
ig-6.25.
Sale of Wheeler County Lambs.
Frank Armstrong, of Condon, who Is 1
the market to buy two tralnloads of lambs,
lias bouent about 4000 heud of mixed lambs
from Wheeler County sheepmen the pas
few days, at a Viniform price of $4 per head
the Iambs to be delivered on their respectiv
ranges April 1, with thewoed on. says th
Fossil Journal. ' He purchased 16(h) head
from Garrett Asher, 11,000 from Tom Fltz
gerald and 1000 head from Mike Fitzgerald.
Frank will have the lambs sheared and
dipped at Condon, amv.ship east from there.
(iood Prirea for Yearlings.
HEPP.NKR, Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) John
Fleming, buyer for Ray Pros., of St, Paul.
Minn., yesterday nurchused from various
growers of this county 20.000 liead of mixed .
yearlings at prices ranging from iS. lo to
S3. 23 per head.
This makes ahout 100,000 head that Mr.
Flemli-fc has bought In this section in the
past ,;u days. T,ic prices paid are very sat
isfactory to the grower.
Eastern l.iicrtock Markets.
CHICAGO. Dec. 15 Cattle Receipts, 300;
steady. tle.eves. S l.loii'7.30; stockers and
feeders. 403 4. 5o; cows and heifers, $1.53
'ft 5.20; calves, 0.50H8.75;- Texas fed steers,
53.734.00; Western steers. slt.OOIJSo.
Hog?. Receipts today, 11,000; strong to
5c higher. Mixed and butchers. $3.956.25;
good to choice heavy, $6.156.27; rough
heavy, J5.7.V(I 5.!)ri : light, 83 S5!S6.20; pigs,
S5.4ow0.lo; bulk of sales, S6.0351 C.20.
Sheep Receipts, 20OO; steady. Sheep,
f 3. 73 5. Til; lambs, $4.60'i? 7.00.
SOUTH OMAHA. Dec. 15. Cattle Re.
ccipts, -ino. aiarlift, unchanged. NaTJv.
steers, S3.75fu G.85; cows and heifers, S2.3or,ji
4.75; -Western steers. 3.23'if 5.50; Texas
steers, 43( 4.50; cows and heifers. $2:4.10;
canners, 1. 75' 2.75; Blockers and feeders,
$2.75fr. 1.73; calves, 3Sj 6; bulls, stags, etc..
J2fr4.50.
Hogs -Receipts. 5"oo. Market, strong to 60
higher. Heavy. SI'.'q 6.15; mixed, $6.05316 10;
light. $6. 15'n '6.22 ; pigs, 15.254'6; bulk of
sales, S6.U54I 0.15. .
Sheep Receipts, 700. Market, steady.
Yearling. 85. 75. ' 6.15; wethers. $5,1315.50;
ewes, 4.501i:5.20; lambs, 6.50'g'7.65.
V
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, ' Dec. . 15 Coffee futures .
closed steady at a net advance of 1015
points. Sales for the day were estimated at
.'13.750 bags, including January, 5 40c; March,
5.tS.V,i 5.70c: May. 3.7oW 5.00c: July. 6(u G.05c;
September, 6. 15 6. 20c. Spot Rio, steady; No.
7 invoice. 7c; mild, steady: Cordova, 9)12e.
Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 3 5-lrtrrf
3 ll-32c; centrifugal, 06 test, 3 13-16W
3 27-32c: molasses sugar, 3 l-16rii 3 3-32. Re
fined, quiet. No. 6. $4.30: No. 7, $4.25, No. 8,
S4.20; No. fl. $4.13: No. 10. $4.05; No. 11, $4:
No. 12, $3.95: No. 13. $3,110; No. 14, $3.95.
Confectioners- -'A.' $4.60, mould A. $5.13;
loaf. $5.50; crushed. $5.50; powdered.
$4.00; granulated. $1.80; cubes, $1.80.
Dairy Produce in tho East.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries. 22cy'31c dairies, 2llrtr27c.
r.gnS meuu , av mura, iiiciuoco, .0
tfi'2:'.c; firsts, 24c; prime firsts, 27c; extras,
9c.
Cheese Steady, 13iltc.
NtiW YORK, Dec. 15. Buftor-
-Firm; of
lSif'241sc ticial prices, renovaicd to extra.
Cheese Firm, line ha n peel.
Kggs Weak; Western average prime. 2814
C(t2'.ie; official price firsts, 281,29c; seconds,
20si 27e.
Dried l'ruit at New York.
XEW YORK. Dec. 15. The market for evap-
ra:rd apikK is quiet and barely steady at a
line. Fancy. 8f4'Jc; choice, Sijc, and
rime. MiC
Prunes are lee. active than a few days ago.
it ofTVrincf .e K;n,t are !iclit. nnj ori,.e
old firm at .'i'filli' tor California fruit.
Apricots are: ( 'holer, l'lc; extra choice, 17
f 1 s ; fancy, 18r20c.
I'eaches unchanged, with choice at 12c: ex
tra choice. 12'yC, and fancy, l.'tc.
llaisirrt are in lljrht denuiud at the moment.
With iooi?e muscatel 7i'-''t8;jc: eetlr-d 'iai.-'i:!?.
"fe loc, ar.d London layers-, $1.451.55.
Metul Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15. The metal markets
were quiet, but generally itrm. Spot tin is
quoted at 42.8(lir4..c. Lake copper is firm at
til 23.25c; electrolytic. 22.251 2.",,-; easting.
22. 50-fi 22.75c. Lead was u.'ie-hanged at
r.i 6.10c. and spelter . 6. 60ft 0.05c. Iron re
mains firm at recent prices.
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Total Imports of
specie at the port of New York for the week
e-ndlng today were $48.4t silver and $77.:i2s
gold. Total exports of specie were $30,880
silver and $552.ooO gold.
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15. Cotton
future
closed steady
December, 9.30c; January
9.38c; February. 9.40c; March, 0.63c; April,
P.oTc; May. 9.78c; June, 9.83c; July, 9.89c;
August, 9.72c.
BABY ALLOWED TO SMOKE
Girl Mother Disclaims Knowledge ol
Hurtful Habit.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. A dispatch to the
Times from Lowell, Mass., says officers of
the Lowell Humane Society found a 3-
year-old child who is a confirmed smoker,
and has used dally a corncob pipe since 18
months 'old. The child Is Andre, the son
of Albert Beauleau. W hen the of tlcer
took the pipe away he screamed with an-
Ker and aroused the neizhborhood. Mrs.
Ueauleau, who is 18 years old, said she
did not know tobacco would hurt tne
child. She promised to try to cure the
hoy of the habit, and It was decided to
allow him to remain at home. Mrs. Beau
leau says that Andrew smokes nearly two
packages of tobacco each week.
FIND MOTIVE FOR MURDER
Irresponsible Newsboy Is Released
Even ATter Confessing.
DAYTON, O., Dec. 15. David Curtis,
the half-witted newsboy held as a re
sult of his own statement that he it
the slayer of Dora Oilman, was today
released, on the ground that the prose
cution bad failed to show that he was
connected with the crime.
Kxpert microscoplsts, after a thor
ough examination today, reported that
Dora Oilman was criminally assaulted.
This settled all contentions respecting,
a motive for the murder, for the com
mission of which several persons, ln
cludinfr members of her family, were
under arrest.
Take All Hank's .Honey.
FORT SMITH. Ark., Dec. 15 Robbers
looted the safe in the bank at Lincoln,
Ark., early today, gettins away with
$lSoo, all it contained. The safe was
wrecked and the building partially de
molished by an explosion of nitro glyce
rine. It Is believed the bank was robbed
by a gang that is supposed to have
cracked the safes in 'janks at Moore,
Okla.. and Asher, Okla., with'l the past
Wf-ek. ,
LOUIS J. WILDE
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