The Sunday Oregonian., December 30, 1906, Section Four, Page 39, Image 39

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 30, 1906.
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POTATO PRICE HIGH
Car Shortage Principally Re
sponsible for Advance. .
NO RELIEF IS IN SIGHT
Quantity of Kastern Potatoes on the
Way Not IJkcly to Break the
California Market Good
I
Offers for Hops.
Potatoes at present occupy the strongest
position in the market of any of the lead
ing agricultural staples. The rise in values
here is due to the high prices prevailing in
San Francisco and other California markets.
Prices have advanced there for a number
off reasons. The California crop was not
large to start with and what is left of it is
In strong hands. A few San Francisco deal
ers hold the bulk of the best stock while
the Japanese Shima has control of practi
cally all the rivers which are off the mar
ket until he gets his price. The principal
factor, however, in elevating prices has
been the. car shortage. As It is not likely
.that the railway facilities can show much
Improvement during the remainder of the
season, It Is difficult to see how there can
be much recession from present values.
Home of the members of the trade are in
clined to view the market as dangerous and
a few of the shippers have withdrawn, but
others have entire confidence in the future.
One of the leading shippers said yester
day in discussing the situation:
"There has been a fairly good potato
crop In all sections of the East, 'but the
supply of Burbanks suitable for the Cali
fornia trade is very short. In Minnesota
they grow mostly the Peerless and Early
Empire, or as we call them the Garnet
Chile varieties. These can never be brought
into San Francisco. There seem to be only
two sections that California can draw upon,
Minnesota, where some Burbanks are grown,
and Oregon. Colorado and Utah produce
only Rural New Yorkers and Pearls, and
these are never sought after on the Coast
unles it Is Impossible to secure Burbanks.
"The car shortage in the East Is as bad
as It Is here and In some sections it is
worse, as all the available rolling stock is
being used for coal. Shipments of potatoes
from the East are, therefore, bound to be
very short and there Is bound to be a firm
market on the Coast during the remainder
of the season.
"Only about 2"(0.000 to 2 7. ".,000 sacks of
fiver potatoes are left in California and
this supply, even if put on the market,
would last only a short time, say about two
months,
"As yet no llinnesota potatoes have
reached the Pan Francisco market, but there
have been some arrivals of Minnesota and
Colorado stock at Los Angeles. The Eastern
Potatoes cost 7.jc to Src In the sections
named and with the- freight rate of 75c
make th cost SI r.O fn SI KO lnnrinrt flthrr
in Los Angeles or Pan Francisco. There is
also" great risk In handling the potatoes at
these prices, owing to danger of frost dam
age en route, and the dealers are not going
to speculate In them unless at a fairly good
profit.
"At Twin Falls and Idaho Falls the best
Varieties llAVA hrn flhnn t rtonnsri ii n Thlfl
stock has been shipped to the Log Angeles
market and has taken the place of Cali
fornia rivers, but It does' not compare with
the best Oregon or Minnesota stock.
"Very few cars of fancy potatoes are
available in Oregon and there will be a
good market for fairly good stock as soon
as these are cleaned up."
Local quotations on choice -potatoes yes
terday ranged from $1 to $1 25 and some
shippers were offering a premium oyer the
top quotation for strictly fancy stock.
TOTAL. TOMATO PACK IS LARGE.
Sixty-Three per Cent Greater Than That. of
1005.
Figures have been compiled by the Amer
ican Grocer on the tomato park of the
country which shows an output much larger
than last year and above the average annual
pack, yet not up to the quantity sufficient.
in the opinion of the paper. The Grocer
says:
Climatic conditions were unfavorable in
Maryland, New Jersoy and Delaware, cut
ting down the estimated output. In Indiana.
California, I - tan, Missouri, Colorado, New
York and Ohio conditions were very favor
able. The pack shows a total output in the
I'nlted States of ft.074.9ii5 cases, against
f,555.51 cases in 1U05 an increase of rising
.1 per cent, but only little over 12 per cent
above the average annual pack for the pre
ceding three years.
In detail the pack of 1100 compares with
that of 1905 as follows:
Cases of 2 doz. tins.
, M 10O5. lltOli.
Maryland 2.-1U.40S 3 ! H5.1
Indiana 7m,404 l,4m.Hi7
- 'alifornla tMD.05 S;;,s 7i)
Delaware 404. 155 T'JS.Hi.i
New Jersey 4 H,05; 54:1 (i 'S
Virginia and West Va... l(;i.n;4 4.r.;i7
I'tah
-1 1.075 3.'i2 2t;7
lS4.y5:i 27i,LM:t
17.171 274.708
KI.74.1 255.41H
t;4.;25 155.770
40. 1 7i 100,075
:;r..5o 4,Mi
So. 000 7ti.7S.'l -
52.147 OZ.SttO
7.:;oo ti4.s'j7
21. ::! 2:.i::v
i.rmo s,70o
..- T.S25 17.100
, f.512 4.4:iS
. ... 12.005 40.07tt
hio
w York . .
M issouri
Iowa ,
'olorado
Pennsylvania
lllnois . . . .
ennessee
ansas . . . . .
t innesota . .
Michigan . .
Nebraska . . ,
wier Htaies
Total United States 3.555.511 9.074 i!5
anada 513,000 725,000
Total U. S. & Canada. 6,070,510 0.700.0t;5
GOOD PRICKS OFFERED FOR HOPS.
Mielher or Not Dealers Want to Buy,
(rowers Are Not In Selling Mood.
Though but little business was done in the
P market yesterday, a continuance of the
?mand was evidenced by the offers freely
ade in the country by, Salem dealers and
.porters. Offers of 1.1 and 13i cents were
ace in several sections for choice goods,
hile irmio of these offers were douhtlesw
ade for purposes of inflation, others bore the
imp of genuineness. The exceedingly firm
'as of growers, however," prevented the con-
manon or ine aeais.
Not, much trading ha been done by the
rtland dialers eince Christmas. A livelier
irket Is looked for after New Ycar'a, but
lether it will come early os late in January
a subject of dispute. Among the Impactions
the last few days was the purchase of
vera, small lota aggregating 120 bales at
to 12t, cent by H. L. Hart. Mr. Hart
-o bought a block of local hope at 12 to 13
nts and some Washington at 104 to 10
its.
""alifornla wire reported an easier feeling
re. The Washington market was dull and
mlnal. Prices in New York are steady in
w of the light remaining stocks. London
nem yesterday reported a stagnant market,
is to be expected during the holidays. The
ntish Observer of December 13 said of
English trade:
Vith & rather better demand for Kngllsh
prices have become more settled. and
ldedly firmer, Useful copper grades are now
up. There in less pressure to ?olI on the
t of the growers, a.i they fully anticipate
tfr price for the remainder of the growth
t tie new year. Continental markets are
idy, and very firm for all good- qualities.
American prloes continue to be Irregular, pos
sib'y from the unusual variety In the quality
of' the growth.
Eggs Arrive More Freely.
Eggs arrived freely yesterday and but for
the presence of outside orders, the market
would doubtless have broken. As tt was.
prices were weak, quotations ranging from CO
to 32- cents.
Poultry was In light supply and the de
mand, especially for chickens, was strong.
Butter was steady and unchanged.
Fair Trade In Fresh Produce.
Trading in fresh fruits and vegetables was
of only fair proportions yesterday. A car of
oranges arrived In the morning and a car of
celery came In last evening too late for busi
ness. A shipment of tangerines was also re
ceived. Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the leading cities of the
Northwest yesterday were:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland .$ 858,542 $m,48
Seattle 1,04)0.344 114, S02
Tacoma 700,639 39.043
Spokane 6i1.144 30,07
Clearing of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma
for the week were:
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
Monday . . .$1,339,006 $1,008,552 $807,007
Tuesday . . . .Hoildav. Holldav. Holiday.
"Wednesday.. 1,031.44:; 2.001. 07 H5::.o:ii
Thursday .. 853.3SS 1.648.27rt 8SS.275
Friday .... 1.002. 475 1,;;01,3H 705.O5O
Saturday ti&8,542 1.600.344 . 700.539
Total , . .$5.84,851 $8.107,3 $4,235,410
Clearings for the corresponding week In for
mer years were: .
Portland. Seattle. Tacoma.
1001 $2,181,201 $2.988,Kti5 $1.032.1
1002 2.88.529 3,lfi9,8H0 . 1.987.74H
1003 2,iKt4,503 3,232,04. 2.184,22
1004 2,814.554 X,574,57 2.677.270
1103 3,948,524 6.8o8f7t6 ' 3.&O0.7O3
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Vegetables, Fruits. Etc. ' .
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, common to
choice, 50&73c per box; choice to fancy, $1
fc.2.50; pears.. $1 ft 1.50; cranberries, $11.50
12 per barrel; persimmons, $1.50 per box.
TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $4.50
5 per box; oranges, navels, $3-3.50; Jap
anese, $l.ti5 per bundle; grapefruit, $44.50;
pineapples, $3.75 1& 4.50 per dozen : bananas,
5c per pound; pomegranates, $2.50 per box.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. W0cr$l
per sack; carrots, 00c$l per sack; beets,
$l.251.50 per sack; gariic, 7'810c per
pound; horseradish, 9 10c per pound; sweet
potatoes. fix Z c per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Cabbage, 19
2c per pound; cauliflower, $1.25 - per doz
en; celery, $3.75 4-25 per crate; egg plant,
$1.50 crate, lettuce, head, 30c per dozen;
onions, 10 1& 12 4 c per doeen ; bell peppers,
8c; pumpkins, 2c per pound; spinach, 4
6c per pound; tomatoes. $2.75 per crate; pars
ley, lO'&l&c; squash, 2c per pound; arti
chokes. 5f$75c per dozen; hothouse let
tuce, $1.75't2 per box. ,
ONIONS Oregon. 75c$l per hundred. '
POTATOES Buying prices: Oregon Bur
banks, fancy. $151.25; common, 75iS85c.
DRIED FRUITS Apples, &Sic pound;
apricots. 10 (& :19c; peaches, llKIc; pears,
1 1 iv? 14c; Italian prunes. 2 (ftic; Califor
nia figs, white, in sacks, RfffOHc per pound;
hlack. 4 H5c; bricks. 75c f? $2 25 per box!
Smyrna, 20c pound; dates, Persian, 67c
pound.
RAISINS Layers and clusters, 2-crown,
$2.15; 8-crown, $2.25; 5-crown, $3.10; 6
crown, $3.50; loose muscatels. 2-crown. 8c;
3-crown. 8 c; 4-crown, 9c; seedless;
Thompsons. lOHc; Sultanas, 912c
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc.
WHEAT Club, e560c, bluestem, 68c;
Valley. 60c; red, 63c.
OATS No. 1 white, $2326; gray, $24.50
25.
FLOUR Patents, $3.90; straights, $3.35,
clears. $3.35: Valley. $3.40.
BARLEY Feed. $21.5022 per ton; brewing,
$22.50; rolled, 23'&24.
RYE $1.40(n 1.45 per cwt.
CORN Whole, $20; cracked, $27 per ton.
M1LLSTUFFS Bran, city. $16; country,
$17 per ton; middlings, $25: shorts, city. $18;
country, $19 per ton, chop, U. S. mills,
$15.50 per ton.
CERPiAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 90
pound sacks, $7; lower grades, $5.506.50
oatmeal, steel cut, 45-pound sacks, $S per
barrel; 9-pound sack. $4.25 per bale;
oatmeal (ground), 45-pound sacks, $7.50 per
barrel; 9-pound sacks. $4 per bale; split
peas, per 100-pounds. $4.254.80; pearl barley,
$4ft4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound
sacks,- $2.30 per bale.
HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $1314 per
ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $1410; clo
ver, SSS-SO:' cheat. $7.5u8.50; grain hay,
$7.50!&8.50; alfalfa, $11.50; vetch hay, $88.50.
Butter, Eggs. Poultry, Etci
BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream
ery. 35c per pound. State creameries:
Funcy creamery, 32g35c; store butter, 17(3!
18c.
BUTTER FAT First grade cream, 33 c
per pound; second grade cream, 2c less per
pound.
Eggs Oregon ranch. 30 32c per dozen.
CHEESE Oregon full cream twins, 144
firl5c; Young America, 15H16c per pound.
POULTRY Average old hens, J3$zl4c;
mixed chickens 1213c; Spring, 14tfy 15c;
old roosters, 9l&" 10c ; dressed chickens, 1 4'Et 15c ;
turkeys, live. 1718c; turkeys, dressed,
choice, 20(&22c; geese, live, per pound. 12
tfi 13c; ducks, 15 16c; pigeons, $1 1.50;
squabs, $2(&3.
Dressed Meats.
VEAL Dressed, 75 to 125 pounds, 8(9
S'jc; 125 to 150 pounds. 7c; 150 to 200
pounds, tic; 200 pounds and up, 51?6c.
BEEF Dressed bulls. $ly2c per pound;
cows. 4 (&5e; country steers, 5 5 4c.
MUTTON Dressed. fancy, 89a per
pound; ordinary. 6 ft 7c.
PORK Dressed, 100 to 130 pounds, 8c:
150 to 2O0 pounds, 77Hc; 200 pounds and
up, 6 6 He.
Provisions and Canned Meats.
BACON Fancy breakfast, 20c per pound;
standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 16c; Eng
lish. 11 to 14 pounds, 1514c, peach, 14ic.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, IGic per pound;
14 to UK pounds, 10c; 18 to 20 pouuds, IjVsc;
California (picnic). lOHc; cottage, HHc;
shoulders, none; boiled, 24c; boiled picnic,
boneless, 20c.
PICKLED GOODS Pork, barrels, $21;
half -barrels. $11; beef, barrels, $10, half
barrels, $5 50.
SAUSAGE Ham. 13c per pound ; minced
ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 Vc; bo
logna, long, tic; weinerwurst, 10c; liver, Cc ;
pork. 10c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c, bolog
na link. Sc.
DRV SALT CURED Regular, short
clears, dry salt. 12c ; smoked. 13c; clear
backs, dry salt. 12c : smoked, 13c; clear bel
lies, 14 to 17 pounds average, dry salt, none;
smoked, none; Oregon exports, 20 to 25
pounds average, dry salt. 13 He; smoked,
14 He, Union bellies, 10- to 18 pounds aver
age, none. ,
LARD Kettle rendered; Tierces. 12 He;
tubs, 12c; 50s, 12-c; 20c. 12c; 10s.
13c; 5s. 13Vc Standard pure: Tierces,
11 He: tubs, ll4c; 50s. llc. 20s. Uc;
10s, 12 Vic; 5s, 12c. Compound: Tierces,
8c; tubs, 8c; 50s. ivc; 10sr 8c; 5s, 8 Tic
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases, 8Sc per gallon.
COAL OIL Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks,
12Hc per Kallon. .
GASOLINE-Stove, cases, 24c; 86 test,
32c; Iron tanks, 26c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. Tc; 500-pound
lots, 8c; less than 500-pound lots, 84a (In
25-pound tin pails, 1c above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2Ho
per pound above keg price.)
LINSEED Raw, in barrels, 50c; In cases,
55c; boiled. In barrels 52c, in cases 57c;
250-gallon lots, lc less.
BENZINE Cases, 19c per gallon; tanks,
12 H c per gallon.
Groceries, Nuts, Etc.
RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, BHc; South
ern Japan. 5.40i:; head, 6.75c.
COFFEE Mocha, 26(328c; Java, ordinary,
ISfriJc; Costa Rica, fancy 18g)20c, good
1 BU ISc, ordinary 18'22c per pound. Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s, $15.25; 50s, $13.50;
Arbuckle. $17.25; Lion, $15.75.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dox. ; 2-pound talis, $2.40; 1-pound
flats, $1.10; Alaska pink. 1-pound tails 90c;
red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; sock eye, 1-pound
talis. $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis. TOO pounds. Cube,
?5.17H: powdered. $.V0"H; dry granulated,
4.92H; extra J4.42H: golden C, 4.32H;
f ru i t sugar, $4 92 H I berry, $4. 92 H;
$4.82; star. $4.72H Advance sales" over sack
basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half bar
relM, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds. Tprms:
On remittances within 15 days deduct
per pound; if later than 15 days and within
3o days, deduct He Beet sugar, $4.73H per
lOO pounds; maple sugar. 15clSc per pound.
NUTS Walnuts, 16 H 20c per pound by
sack; Brazil nuts, 17c; Alberts, 15c; pecans.
Jumbos 10c. extrs large 20c; almonds, 18
&'20e; chestnuts. Ohio. 17 He; Italian. 14 H
(ft 15c; peanuts, raw, 6 8Hc per pound;
rnastvd, 10c; plnenuts. 10 12c; hickory nuts,
10c: cocoanuts, 35tfr90c per dozen.
SALT California 'datry $13 ton; imita
tion Liverpool. $14 per 'ton ; half -ground,
100s. $0: 50s. $9.50; lump Liverpool, $19.50.
BEANS Small white, 4c; large white,
2Hc; pink. 2c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 4c;
Mexicans, red. 4 He.
HONEY Fancy, $3.253.50 per box.
Hops, Wool, Hides, Etc 1
HOPS n&14o per pound, according to
quality. ,
WOOL Eastern Oregon average bent, 13
J?18c pfr pound, according to shrinkage;
Valley. 20'&23c. according to fineness.
MOHAIR Cholee, 26(ff28c.
HIDES Dry: No. 1, 16 pounds and up,
per pound. 1820c; dry kip. No. 1, 5 to 15
pounds, 1S&21C per pound; dry salted bulls
and stags, one-third less than dry flint;
culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, mur
rain, halr-cllpped, weatherbeaten or grubby,
2S 3c per pound less. Salted hides: Steers,
sound, 60 pounds and over, per pound, 10
11c; steers, sound, under 50 pounds, lO'H'lle
per pound; steers, sound, under 50 pounds,
and cows, 9 10c per pound; stags and
bulls, sound, 7c per pound; kip, sound, 10
to 30 pounds, 10c per pound; veal, sound,
10 to. 14 pounds, 11c per pound; calf, sound,
under JO pounds, ilg12c per pound; green
(unsalted), lc per pound less; veals, lc per
pound less. Sheepskins: Shearlings, No. 1,
butchers stock, each. 25 30c; short wool.
No. 1 butchers stock, each, 50&60c; me
dium wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, each,
$1.253; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per
cent less, or 15 10c per pound. Horse
hides: Salted, each, according to size, $l9
1.25; colthides, each, 25 50c. Goatskins:
Common, each. 15&25c; Angora, with, wool
on. each, 80c$1.50.
FURS No. 1 skins: Bearskins, as to size,
each, $5 &? 20; cubs, each, $1 3 ; badger,
prime, each. 25&50c; cat," w;ild, with head
perfect. 30y50c ; house cat, 5 20c ; fox,
common gray, large prime, each, 504f70c;
red, each, $3 5; cross, each, $5(fJ 15; silver
and black, each, $4.50(& 6; mink, strictly
No. 1, each, according to size, $13; mar
ten, dark. Northern, according to size and
color, each, SI a 15; pale pine, according to
size and color, each, $2.50(o4; muskrat,
l&rjre, each. 3 2(g) 15c; skunk, each, 4060c;
civet or polecat, each. 5 15c; other large
fine skins, each, $6 10; panther, with head
and claws perfect, each, $23; ' raccoon,
prime, large, each, 50 75c ; mountain wolf,
with head perfect, each, $3.50 5; prairie
(coyote), 60cf$l; wolverine, each. $tf8;
beaver, per skin, large, $5i&i 6; medium, $3
7; small, $11.50; kits, 0075c.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 22ft
25c per pound.
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 44c;
No. 2 and grease. 23c.
CASCARA SAGRADA (chlttam bark)
Per pound, 6H7c.
Lumber, Lath, Etc.
LUMBER Common rough dimensions, per
M.. $15; sidewalk and street, $1417; stepping,
333rt; flooring, $1930; rustic, $20$?28; cell
ing, $1727; finishing, $20&35; cedar, rough,
$18.
LATH Per M., 2.10rS2.35. .
SHINGLES Cedar. $2.50.
TWO MILOOXS ARE ADDED DUR
ING PAST WEEK.
Only Disappointing Feature of the
; New York Bank Statement Is the
Expansion of Loans.
NEW YORK, Dec.' 29. The Financier
says:
The official statement of. the'' New York
Associated Banks last : week was quite as
favorable, as far as increases In cash and
surplus reserve were concerned, as was ex
pected. The cash gain was greater than
generally estimated, on the basis of the
traceable , movement' of- money during the
week. This discrepancy, however, was due
to' unrecorded -changes incident to transfers
of funds from the South and the Southwest.
The disappointing feature of the, return
was the increase in loans, whereas an im
portant decrease was looked for as the
.result of the week's liquidation on the stock
exchange- The increase In cash was
$4,501,400. The deposits were augmented
by $0,652,300, which amount closely agrees
with tlie sum of the gain In cash and the
increase in loans, so- that the statement
made a good proof.' The required reserve
of 25 per cent rash to general deposits in
creased $2,413,075, deducting which from
the cash gain left $2,088,325 as the increase
in surplus reserve to $5,369,225. Computed
on the basis of deposits less those of $6,529,
000 of public funds, the surplus Is $9,501,
475. Loans were expanded $5,780,700. This
may be due to temporary loaning of funds
deposited preparatory to the distribution
of January dividends and Interest, which
loaning was in excess of cancellations of
loans resulting from stock liquidation.
The dally average of bank clearings dur
ing the week was $344,000,000, against $403,
000.000 in the previous week. Clearings on
Saturday, reflecting Friday's business, were
$3l4ib4.247. Comparisons of loans by indi
vidual hanks show that eight institutions
expanded this item by $5,000,000 net. Seven
banks gained $4,000,000 net cash.
The statement of clearing-house banks for
the week (five business days) follows:
Increase.
Loans $1,032,973,000 $5,789,700
Deposits 981.301,100 W.652.30O
Circulation 53,670.800 145.20O
Legal tenders 71,371,500 3.806,000
Specie 179,323,000 2.695,400
Reserve 250.094.500 4.501,400
Reserve required... 245,325,275 2,413.075
Surplus 5.309,225 2.088,325
Ex-U. S. deposits... 9.501,475 2,071,025
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs.
The following prices were quoted in the
local livestock market yesterday:
CATTLE Best steers. $3.75 & 4; medium,
$3.25'3.50; cows. $2.502.85; fair to me
dium cows, $2.25(3 2.50; bulls, $1.502;
calves, $4 (gi 4.50.
SHEEP Best, $4.755.25; lambs, $5.50
5.75.
HOGS Best, $6.655)6,90; lightweights,
$6.256.50.
Eastern Livestock Markets.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 29. Catth
-Re-
celpts, 300; market, unchanged.
Hogs Receipts, 3000; market, strong to
5c higher. Bulk of sales, $8.306.37" ;
heavy, $6.35&6.42H ; packers, $6.30 6.37;
pigs and lights, $5.256'.324-
Sheep No receipts; 1 market, nominally
steady.
CHICAGO,- pec; 29. Cattle Receipts,
2300; market, ' steady. Beeves, $4 6.80;
stockers and feeders, $2.504.60; heifers,
$1.505.10; calves, $68.50; Texas fed
steers, $3.754.50; Western steers, $3.90&
5.40.
Hogs Receipts. 15,000; market, strong to
5c higher. Mixed and butchers, $6.10
6.42fc; good to choice heavy, $6.3036.45;
rough heavy, $5.90 6.35; light, $5.95
$6 37 '4; pigs, $5.506.20; bulk of sales, $6.20
6.35.'
Sheep Receipts, 2000; market, steady.
Sheep, $3.75ft5.70; lambs, $4.657.75.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 29. Cattle Re
ceipts, 100; market, unchanged.
.Hogs Receipts, 5000; market, 5c higher.
Heavy, $6.10&6.22i, ; mixed,. $6.17H6.20;
light, $6.206.25; pigs, 45.256; bulk of
sales, $6.176.22i4.
Sheep Receipts, 1000; market, steady.
Yearlings, $5.506.25; wethers, 1 5 (if 5.75;
ewes, $4.50i 5.35; lambs, $6.507.65.
Dried Fruit at New York;.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Evaporated apples
are quiet, unchanged; fncy, 9 914c; choice,
8y,8ic; prime, 7Sc.
Prunes are quiet, but firm on spot; ft 9c
for California fruit, with Oregons, 60s to
40s, quoted at 78c.
Apricots are nominally unchanged, with
no business of importance; choice, 16c; ex
tra choice, 1718c; fancy, 1820c.
Peaches are cleaning up well on spot and
holders appear confident in splfe of a light
trade. Choice, 12c; extra choice, 12c;
fancy, 13c.
Raisins are unchanged; loose Muscatel,
7H8Hc: seeded raisins, 7&10c; London
layers, 1.45) 1.55c.
Dairy Produce Jn the East.
, CHICAGO. Dec. 29. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was steady.
Creameries. 2231c; dairies. 2027c. Eggs,
firm; at mark, cases included. 2124c;
firsts. 24c; prime firsts, 26c; extras, 2Sc.
Cheese, steady, 13 14c.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Butter Firm ;
street price, extra creamery, 3.1c official
price); renovated, common to extra, 1824c
Cheese and eggs, quiet and unchanged.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. The metal markets
were quiet as usual In the absence of cables
but prices were firmly held. Spot tin is
quoted at 4242.350.
- Copper appears to be In a strong posi
tion with lake quoted at 23.50S"24c; elec
trolytic, 23.25 23.75c; casting. 23 23.50c.
Lead, G&$.25c according to delivery.
Spelter. fi.56.75c.
Iron steady and unchanged.
SELLING II MYSTERY
Liquidation Has Disquieting
Effect on Stock Market.
DROP IN PROMINENT ISSUES
Pressure Centers in the Hill Stocks,
St. Panl and Reading Time
Money Market Is
Easier.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. There -was a re
sumption of liquidation In the Block mar
ket today, which had a disquieting effect
on speculative sentiment, the more so as
superficial conditions offered no explanation.
Its -source also was eomewhat mysterious.
The disturbing Influence of the heavy de
clines of a number of important stocks was
seen in the reappearance of rumors about the
stock exchange of financial difficulties. The
pressure centered on the Hill stocks, fit, Paul
and Reading, but showed a growing tendency
to spread, to other positions of the list. The
severe declines already made in those stocks
carry, as a necessary consequence heavy- spec
ulative losses in - some quarters and - It was
this unavoidable Inference that gave force
to the current apprehensions.
The disappointing effect on the prices of the
stock of the new Issues of Great Northern
preferred. Northern Pacific and St. Paul Is
of far-reaching consequence to the specula
tive situation. The action of Reading also
was evidence of a difficult market position
on the part of the large holdings of the
stock on margin.
No loans are made at the stock exchange
on Saturday, so that the money situation Is
of a sympathetic -influence. , It is generally
agreed conditions In the money market show
distinct improvement. The bank statement
showed all of the expected gain in cash and
more.- -The loan expansion, in ' face of , the
week's . stock market liquidation, would" be
puzzling In ordinary circumstances, but the
complications of the preparations for the
year-nd settlements are easily allowable foi;
explanation.
The time money market shows a lessened
pressure for accommodation. Large arrivals
of South African gold in England promised
assistance for . that market on the year-end
strain and discounts in London were higher
again. With the exception of some buying
to cover shorts in the late dealings, the liqui
dation was continued up to the close of the
market. :
Total sales of bonds, par value, were $1,326,
000. Bonds have been dull and Irregular this
week and with no sign of the .preliminary
investment demand usual near the first of the
year. United States new 4s registered have
declined )4 per cent on call during the week.
In contrast ta the usual dullness and' leth
argy of a stock market' interrupted by "a
day's discontinuance of trading, the past week
has been feverish and Irregular in the main.
Violent declines at some important points in
the list were followed by rapid rebounds and
halting fluctuations. The year is thus brought
towards Its cloee in' a confused state of spec
ulative sentiment. A most unsettling In
fluence was the proceeding brought by the
Minnesota state authorities to enjoin the pro
posed new Issue of Great Northern preferred
stock. The . analogous conditious surrounding
the Issues of Northern Pacific and St. Paul
made those stocks subject to close sympathy
with the Great Northern movement. The
jolr effect of these factors was a heavy un
loading of those stocks and a break in prices,
which had a sinister look before it was finally
checked. A peculiar feature of the depression
was that it was tjnaccompanied by any acute
stringency In the money market, so far as
the real loan rate was an index.
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Sales. High. Low. Bid.
Adams Express U90
Amalgam Copper.. 28,400 114V4 118 lia?,
Am Car e Foundry 400 42Vi i
do preferred .. ..... ..... 100,
Am Cotton Oil 31
do preferred ..... ..... 88
American Express 235
Am Hd & Lt pf.. 100 28 2S 28
Am Ice Securities.. 700 Si) 85 86
Am Linseed Oil IK
do preferred 35
Am Locomotive... 100 71 71 ' 71 'i
do preferred 108
Am Smelt & Refln 5,000 150 14SVi 148
do preferred 113
Am Sugar Retinitis 1.200 132s 13-!n 132
Am Tobacco pf
Anaconda Min Co.. 4,700 290 288 288
Atchison 33,300 104 10S 103
do preferred lew 0 80 8Vj
Atlantic Coast Line 300 132 132 131
Baltimore & Ohio.. 1,600 11ST 118 HSft
do preferred 82
Brook Rap Transit 2,000 79'4 78 1
Canadian Pacific... 1.800 19:sa 1U2V, 192
Central Leather... 500 35Vi 35 ft 85
do preferred 90
Cent of New Jersey 215
Chesapeake & Ohio 400 55'i 55 55
Chi Great Western 2"0 17 17 17
Chi & Northwest.. 400 107V 190' 19H4
Chi., Mil. St. Paul 15,400 149 146Vi HT
Chi Term & Tran
do preferred..... 22
C. C. C. & St. L. 600 90 89 89
Colo Fuel & Iron.. 8,100 63"4 52 52'j,
Colo & Southern.. 1,000 30 36V4 3t
do 1st preferred 6Vi
do 2d preferred.. 1,400 67 66 57
Consolidated Gas 137V4
Corn Products 500 21 21 V4 21-"
do preferred 100 82V 82V4 82V4
Delaw & Hudson 220
Del Lack & West 515
Den & Rio Grande 41 T4
do preferred '. . 83
Distillers' .Securit.. 2.300 71 70 71
Erie 3.300 43 V, 42 Vi 42i-j
do 1st preferred.. 400 75 74 74 li,
do 2d preferred.. 2'i0 5 3 64
General Electric... 4'oO 160 159 15814
Great Northern pf 5.800 185 182V4 182
Hocking Valley 126
Illinois Central 166
Int. Met 50O 35 351-J 35 H
do preferred 200 74 73 73 '4.
International Paper 17
do preferred 100 S014 80V4 80
International Pump loo 37T4 S7T S7
do preferred 8OV1
Iowa Central 100 2Slj 2RV4 28
do preferred 100 49 V4 49 V4 49
Kan City Southern 20
do preferred 300 604 60 604
Louis ft Nashville 1.900 142'4 141 142
Mexican Central... 1,100 2R 26V4 26
Minn & St. Louis.. 300 58 58 58
M.. S. P. & S.S.M. 6O0 140i l.IS 1.18
do preferred ino 16614 16'4 164
Missouri Pacific... 1.600 91 74 90"4 80
Mo., Kan & Texas 700 40'i 40 40V4
do preferred ' 500 71 71 7o
Nattona! Lead 100 71'4 71V4 71 H
Mex Nat R R pf 56
N. Y. Central ' 1.2110 1304 130 12974
N. Y. Ont. & West 200 4774 4774 46
Northern Pa-lnc... 13.KW) IS514 lS.Ji.j 8:t'i
Norfolk ft Western 1,200 81 91 9174
do preferred 8874
North American... 700 8874 88 88
Pacific Mall 2'0 38 x HT'4 37'4
Pennsylvania 14.300 1.1R 137'4 13774
People's Gas 700 88 97 74 97 74
Pits.. C. C. ft S. L. 80
Pressed Steel Car.. 300 524 52'4 5214
do preferred 200 9S14 0574 98
Pullman Pal Car 180
Reading 157.400 136 13174 1.I2'4
do Iwt preferred 89
do 2d preferred 90
Republic Steel.... 1.60O 39 n ' .18
do preferred 200 9 96
Rock Inland Co 2.200 30 2974 2114
do preferred 3O0 64 64 61
Rur!Ver Goods pf 100
St. L. ft S. P. 2 pf 400 4714 47 47i
Southern Pacific... 4.800 92 Bii 91 T4
do preferred ; 119
Southern Railway., l.ioo T -3214 32
do preferred 210 94 94 94
Schloss-SheffleVl .. 300 74 74 7314
Tenn Coal & Iron 158
Texas Pacini... 2. "00 3."t4 34 34
Tol.. St. L. ft West 200 3.-, 331.4 32'4
do preferred 500 53 4 53 5.ti;
Union Pacific 49.500 180 178 178
do preferred 93-
V. S. Express 112..
t. R. Realtv 81
V. S. Rubber 400 5114 51 51
do preferred..... 1oo 107 107 105V4
U. S. Steel .6flO 37 47 47
do preferred 300 104 103 103
Vlrg.-Caro. Chem.. - loo 36 36 3ft
do preferred....'. loo 108 JOS 107'4
Wabash 1.3no 1R -18 8
do preferred 600 37 74 3674 374
Wells Kargo Exp 290
Weetinithourte Elect ..... ..... 351
Western Union 83
Wheel ft Lake Erie 1614
Wisconsin Central- : 24 Ti
do preferred 4874
Total sales for the day, 432.800 shares.
BONDS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Closing quotations:
V. S. ref. 2s reg.l0474'D. R. G 4s... 9974
do coupon .... 105 N. Y. C- G. 874s. 93
U. S. 3s reg. ..: 102 Northern Par.. 3s. 73
do coupon. ... 102 Northern Pac- 4s.l03
V. 8. new 4s Teg. 1 no jpouthern Pae. 4s. 89
do coupon 1304lUnlon Pacific 4s. 103
U. S. old 4s reg.l00Wis. Cen. 4s 90
do coupon. ... 101 Jap. 6s 2d ser... 97
Atchison Adj. 4s 02 V Jap. 4!s efts...' 81
Stocks ta London.
LONDON. Dec. 29. Consols for money,
83 15-16; do for account. 86 4-5.
Anaconda 15'N. Y. Central 1SS
Atchison ..... .104 74 iNor. ft West 94
do pfd 103 I do i-fd 93
B. ft 0 12474iOnt. ft West 48
Con. Pac 200 'Pennsylvania ... 7174
Ches. & 0 57'Rand Mines 674
Chi. G. W 18 (Reading 70
C. af. ft St. P. ..155 iSouthern Ry 33
Da Beers 24 7t do pfd 98
D. ft R. G 48 7i!Southern Pacific. 96
do pfd... 86 lUnlon Pacific.-. .. 187
Erie 44! do pfd 96
do 1st pfd T7V4U. S. Steel 49
do 2d pfd 67741 do pfd 108
111. Central 175 IWabath 20
Louis, ft Nash.. 148 1 do pfd 41
M.. K. ft T. 14
New Stock Board Talked Of.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. A third stock
board in New York City may be' the outcome
of a movement on foot among Produce Ex
change members which the Times today
says is to come before the board of mana
gers on Monday.
The project contemplates the organization
of a new branch of the exchange for deal
ing in securities. As far as the plans have
gone this branch of the -Produce Exchange
will differ from the Consolidated Exchange
In that lt will trade In stocks and will dlf
rfer from the curb market in having an offi
cial list of securities to which no stocks
will be admitted until after careful inves
tigation by the proper authorities. There
are a large number of stocks of well-known
industrial corporations, chief among them
the Standard Oil Company, which are not
listed on the Stock Exchange and which
are traded in only on the curb market,
which market has grown to large propor
tions. Money, Exchange,- Etc
NEW YORK, Dee. 29. Money on call,
nominal; time loans,' easier; 60 and 80 days,
7 per cent; six months. 674 per cent. Prims
mercantile paper. 6&6T4 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi
ness In bankers' bills at 4.82704.8275 for
demand and at $4.77704.7775 for 60-day
bills. Posted rates, 4.794.84. Commer
cial bills. J4.7774 4.7774.
Bar silver, 69 c. '
Mexican dollars. 53 vie.
Bonds Government and railroad, steady.
LONDON, Dec. 28. Bar silver, steady.
32 d per ounce, money. 3574 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market
for short hills Is 574 per cent; do three
months' bills, 5 13-16374 Per cent,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. Silver bars,
69 c; Mexican dollars, 53 74 c ; drafts, sight,
par; do telegraph, 5c.
Daily Treasnry ..Statement.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Today's state
ment of the treasury balances In the general
fund shows:
Available cash balances. ... .. .$238.41 5,398
Gold coin and bullion 103 509 379
Gold certificates 59.173o40
LIST IS
"LOCAIi STOCK PRICES SHOW
IMPROVEMENT.
Fair Trading on the "Cast Business
-Day of the Portland Ex
change This Year.
Trading on the local Stock Exchange
again showed considerable life yesterdav,
8320 shares being dealt In. Prices on the
whole were fairly satisfactory and Great
Northern, Mammoth and most of the Coeur
d'Alene mines were stronger. Lee's Creek
Gold after a period of inactivity sold at 2c,'
the former price. '
Sales for the week were 27,130 shares.
There will be no sessions of the exchange
Monday or Tuesday.
Official prices were as follows:
Bank stocks
Bid. ' Asked.
368 371
103 '
97
15.'. 175
122 13274
120
200
92
95
89 100
102 74
lot
88 74 100
47 48
23 274
80
474 7
r.s
103 lo
60
6
14
03 74 05 74'
24 23
25 26
01 02 '
0274 674
01
03
02
10 20
01 02
14
01 74 02
1374 1474
02 74 03
02 ' 04
01 74 02
IO 10V4
12 15
15 22
09 12
02 "
27 74 32
03 0574
08 09 74
0574 06
07
OS 04
01174 1074
66 80
290 815
Bank of California
Bankers' ft Lumbermen's....
Equitable Savings & Loan...
Merchants' National
Oregon Trust ft Savings
Portland Trust Company....
United States National
Bonds
City ft Suburban 4s
Col. Southern Irrigation 6s..
O. R. & N. Ry. 4s
O. W. P. ft Ry. 6s
Portland Railway 5s
J. C. Lee Company 6s.......
Miscellaneous stocks
Associated Oil
Home Telephone'
J. C. Lee Company
Oregon City Mill ft Lumber.
Portland Heights Imp. Co...
Pacific States Telephone....
Puget Sound Telephone
Yaquina Bay Telephone
Mining stocks
Alaska Petroleum
British Columbia Amal
British Yukon .,
Cascadia '.
Copperolis
Dixie Meadows
Freeiand Consolidated ......
Gallaher
-Golconda
Goldfield Trotter
Great Northern
Holden
Lee's Creek Gold
Mammoth
Morning
North Falrvjew
Oregon Securities .
.Standard Consolidated
Tacoma Steel
United Placer
Coeur d'Alene District
Bullion
Burke
Copper King ...............
Happy Day
Park Cdpper . .
Mineral Farm
Monmouth . . ..'
Nonpareil Copper
Reindeer
Snowshoe
Snowstorm
- SALES.
5 J. C. Lee Co. 6 per cent bonds.
20 Oregon City Mill ft Lumber Co.
1000 Cascadia, seller 30
1O00 Cascadia, seller 30
2000 Freeiand Consolidated .........
1000 Great Northern
1000 Great Northern
2500 Lee's Creek Gold
Par
6
20
- 25
01
02
"174
02
Little Tonopah Stock Offered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 29. (Special.)
Tonopahs were well bid for at today's mar
ket, but very - little stock was forthcoming
and prices generally showed a slight improve
ment. Goldflelds were steady.. Among the
sales were:
Montana. $3.80; Mohawk. . $13.75; Jumbo
E3t., $10.35: Blue Bell, 38c; Silver Pick, $1.25;
Daisy, $2.20; Combination Fraction, $3.65;
Goldfield, $7.
Eastern Mining Stocks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Closing quotations:
Adams Con $ .SOlLlttle Chief $ .03
Alice . 6.5U Ontario 4.50
I.reece Iiri'Ophir 3.50
Brunswick Con.. .OOPotoal 12
t omstoek Tun... .27iSavage l.Oo
Con. Cal. & Va. . 1.15 Sierra Nevada .70
Horn silver I.SOSmall Hopes 15
Iron f'llver 4-00'&tandard 2.50
Leadville Con... .O.ll
BOSTON, Dec.
Adventure . .$ 5.
Alloucz 52.
AmalRamatd 123
Atlantic .... 14
Bingham ... 31
Cal. ft Hecla 895
Centennial .. 36
Cop. Range.. 83
-Closing quotations:
Mont. C. ft C.$ 1 30
O. Dominion
losceola
! Parrot ......
iQulncy ......
jShanr.cn ....
Tamarack ..
Trinity
United Cop..
IU. S. Mining
U. S. Oil
lITtah
IVIetorla ....
IWinoiia ....
53.50
145.00
28. 50
100.00
18.00
116.00
18.37 74
73.00
63.00
4.8774
62.25
7.25
12.00
183.00
Daly West. .
Franklin . . .
Granby
Isle Royale.
Mass. Mining
Mohawk . . .
Michigan
ViiWolverlne ..
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Cotton futures
closed steady. December, 9.26c; January',
9.25c; February, 9.41c; March, 9.33c; April,
9.63c; May. 0.71c: June, 9 76c; July, 9.80c;
August, $9. 72c, October, $9. 70c.
Wool Arrivals at London.
LONDON, Dec. 29. The arrivals of wool
for the first series of 1907 auction sales
amounted to 147.000 bales. Including 79,000
forwarded direct to spinners.
DOWNING-HOPKINS CO.
ESTABLISHED 1
BROKERS
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN
Bon hi nd sold for cuh and om uuLrcia s
Private Wires ROOM 4, CHAMBER CF COMMERCE , Phone Main 37
STOCKS ARE LARGER
Accumulation of Wheat at Min
neapolis and Duluth. ,
CAUSES A WEAKER MARKET
General Liquidation of Long Hold
ings at Chicago and Selling by
Northwestern Interests for
the Short Account.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29. In addition to the gen
eral liquidation of long wheat, there was free
selling by Northwestern Interests for the short
account. These sales were inspired to a large
extent by the accumulation of stocks at Min
neapolis and Duluth. Although the news .was
not particularly bearish, the feeling in favor
or lower prices seemed to be more pronounced
than at any time for several days. The mar
ket became weaker as the trading progressed
and" final quotations were the lowest of the
day. May opened a shade to iSrVc lower at
77ff77c and. sold off to 7777Vsc, where
lt closed weak, down c.
The com market was remarkably steady,
considering the weakness of wheat. There
was very little selling pressure,- due to the
fact that offerings from the country are very
light. The market closed steady. May open
ed unchanged to a shade higher at 43 to
43&c, sold off to 43Vi43ic and closed at
43S443Hc, oft ii4c.
Trading In the oats pit was very light and
the market was easier. May opened un
changed at 36Vi36c. sold oft to 36c and
closed at the lowest point.
The prospect of a larger movement for live
hogs caused considerable selling of provisions
for short account and prices weakened under
pressure. At the close May pork .was off 17H,c
at $16.45, lard was down 5c at $0.3o and ribs
were 25c lower at J8.87V4-
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
December .... .73 .73 l .73 .vm
May 77 .77 .77 .77
CORN.
December ,40, .40tj .404 41,
My 43 .43 .4314 .4.1
July 43 .44 .43 .44
OATS.
December S3, .S3 .33 .3.1
Ma-y 311 .30Hj .."ft .3
July 33 .33 .33 .33
MESS PORK.
January 15.90 16 60 15.R5 15.K7
May 18.62 19.62 16.35 16.45'
LARD.
December .... 9.10 9.15 9.10 915
January 9.12 .9.15 8.02 8.15
May 9.35 8.35 9.25 9.3(1
July ,40 9.40 8.32 8.37
SHORT RIBS.
January 8.57 8.62 8.57 8.62
May 8.95 8.85 R.87 8 87
July 8.02 8.02 S.97. 9.00
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Steady; prices not available.
Whea;t No. 2 Spring, 7681c; No. 8, 70rg80c;
No. 2 red, 73c.
Corn No. 2. 41c; No. 2 yellow, 41c.
Oats No. 2. 3333c; No. 2 white, S6e;
No. 3 white. 34fT36c.
Rye No. 2. 61?62c.
Barley Fair to choice malting. 4S(S53c.
Flax seed No. 1, $1.13; No. 1 Northwestern,
11.20.
Timothy seed Prime, 14.35.
Clover Contract grades, $13.75.
Short ribs, sides Loose, $8.3788.76.
Mess pork Per barrel, $15.87.
Ird Per 100 pounds, $9.15.
Short clear sides Boxed, $8.129.25.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 49.100 28.000
Wheat, bushels .......... .I.ltl.ooo . 3" 2O0
Corn, bushels ...5.",8.800 97!soO
Oats, bushels 202,500 9S 2il
Rye. bushels . 13.000 12000
Barley, bushels 121.600 12,800
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Flour Receipts.
11.100 barrels; exports, 20.650; sales, 1700.
Market, dull. ' Winter patents, $3.653.00;
Wlntor straights, $3.453.55; Minnesota pat
ents, $4.104.35; Winter extras, $2.90g,3.10;
Minnesota bakers. $3.403.80; winter low
grades. $2.80S3.05.
Wheat Receipts. 49,000 bushels; exports,
253,200; sales, 800.000 futures. Spot, easy;
No. 2 red. nominal elevator and 81c f. o.
b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 90c f. o.
b. ; No. 2 hard Winter. 84 c f. o. b. afloat.
Opening steady on talk of lighter Argentine
shipments, wheat turned weaker on liqui
dation; especially of December, in outside
markets. The close here was Hie lower,
as follows: May, 834c; June, 82ic; De
cember, 90 He.
Hops Quiet; Pacific Coast, 18nei 14 317c;
1906, 10 14c. .
Hides Steady; California, 20 25 pounds,
21c; Texas dry, 2430 pounds, 19c.
Wool and petroleum Steady.
Grain at San Francisco.
HAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. Wheat and
barley quiet.
Spot quotations
Wheat Shipping. $ 1.25 if? 1.30; milling,
$1.35 1.40. '
Barley Feed.- $1.07 1.12 ; brewing,
$1.101.15.
Oats Red. $1. 25191.75; white, $1.501.60,
black. $1.7382.23.
Call board sales
Wheat May. $1.29.
Barley May. $1.10.
Corn Large, yellow, $i.301.35.'
European Grain Markets.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 29. In the grain mar
ket today prices closed as follows: .
Wheat Spot, firm. No. 2 red Western
Winter, 6s. Futures, steady. March 6s 5d;
May. 6s 4d.
LONDON. Dec. 29. Cargoes Pacific
Coast prompt shipments, dull at 29s 6d0
30s 3d. Market, quiet.
Weather in England today, cold.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 29. Wheat De
cember, 75c; May, n 77c; July.
75c; No. 1 hard, 78fjt79c; No. 1 North
ern, 77 W78C; No. 2 Northern, 751475Xc.
MTieat at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Dec. 29. Wheat, unchanged;
bluestem, 6Sc; club, 66c; red. 64c.
QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Prices Paid for Produce in the Bay City
Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. The following
prices were quoted In the produce market
yesterday:
FRUIT Apples, choice $1.75. common
50c: bananas. $10 3; Mexican limes, $3474;
California lemons, choice. $3, common,
75c; oranges, navel, $1.5033; pineapples,
$2.50 ff 3.50.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers, $1; garlic,
2 3c; green peas. 8c; string beans. 20c;
tomatoes. 5075c; egg plant, $2ft'2.50.
EGGS Store, 50c; fancy ranch, 62c; East
ern. 2028c.
POTATOES River. white, $1.30 1.40;
River reds, $14? 1.15; Salinas Burbanks. $1.90
62.25; sweets, $1.T5; Oregon Burbanks, $1.60
2.00.
ONIONS Yellow, 75385c.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 35c; creamery
seconds, 26c: fancy dairy, 30c; dairy seconds,
nominal; pickled, 2t21o.
WOOL Fall. Humboldt and Mendocino, 13
14c; South Plains and San Joaquin, 738c:
lambs'. 8 C.j 13c; Nevada. 13 14c.
HOPS California. lli&lSc; Oregon and
Washington, 11 15c.
CHEBSE Young America, 15c; Eastern,
17c; Western. 15c.
HAY Wheat. $15W22; wheat and oats.
$10lgl7.50; alfalfa. $Ji312.50; stock, $79;
straw. 357-70c per bale.
MILl-STl'FFS Bran. $20.50322.50; mid
dlings. $27 H 30.
FLOUR California family extras, $4.40
6.00; bakers' extras. $4.40j4.75; Oregon and
Washlncton. (3.2534.
POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers. 20B22c;
turkey hens. lSfi'20o: roosters, old. $435;
young. $ti7; broilers, small, $2.503 3.50;
broilers, large, $4g5: fryers. $5(8 8; hens,
$53 7; ducks, old, $536; ducks, young,
$6-i 7.
RECEIPTS Flour, 9327 quarter sacks;
Wheat, 1230 centals: barley, 6404 centals;
oats, 237 centals: beans, 410 sacks; potatoes,
2010 sacks; middlings. 200 sacks: hay, 652
tons; wool, 37 bales; hides, 1073.
Coffee and Sugar.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Coffee futures
closed steady, net unchanged, at 10 points
higher. Sales, 23.750 bags. Including March
at 5.80 3 3 9oc; May. 5.9536c; July. 6.16c;
September, 6.2536.35c. Spot. Arm; Rio No.
7, 77Vc; Santos No. 4, 8S8c. Mild,
steady; Cordova, 812c.
Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 3 l-10c;
centrifugal, 86 test, 3 9-16c; molasses sugar,
2 13-16c. Refined, steady; No. 6, 4.30c; No.
7, 4.2oc; No. 8, 4.20c; No. 9. 4.15c; No. 10,
4.05c; No. 11. 4c; No. 12. 3 95c; No. 13.
3.00c; No. 14. 3.85c. Confectioners' A, 4.60c;
mold A. 5.15c; cut loaf, 6.50c; crushed.
6.60c; powdered, 4.80c; granulated, 4.80c;
cubes, 5.05c.
Imports and Exports.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Total Imports of
specie at the Port of New York for the
week ending today were $23,453 silver and
$310,726 gold. Total exports of specie were
$1,168,385 silver and $290,410 gold.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. Wool Steady. Ter
ritory and Western medium, 223 28c; flue
medium, 19322c; tine, 14W17c.
CURING CASES OF CANCER
Doyen of Tarls Produces Wonderful
Results by Treatment.
PARIS. Dec. 29. (Special.) There
have been interesting gratherinKS lately
in the nursing homo of Dr. Doyen, who
is at present treating a number of can
cer cases. Dr. Doyen invited a large
number of doctors and savants to ex
amine these patients, in order that a
clear comparison between the conclu
sions of the report made in July. 1905,
by the Surgical Society and the pres
ent condition of the patients formerly
inspected by a commission of the so
ciety could be reached. Dr. Doyen de
clared that 20 of the patients had been
retained and examined by the commis
sion. Of these cases the commission
reported that three were hopeless, one
had not shown any signs of - going
back, two were stationary and 20 had
lncontestably got worse. When the re
port was published there were only 19
of the patients living. Of these three
had since died, and of the remaining 11
were examined by the doctors.
What struck the doctors most was
the patient who, considered in a des
perate condition in 1901, is today In ex
cellent health. The patients consid
ered as hopeless and those whose con
ditions were thought to have retro
graded are now In perfect health. Pro
fessor Huchard, the eminent savant,
was asked his opinion of the patients.
"I will tell you the truth," he said.
"If any other doctor had done what
Doyen has done, even if it was not the
cure of cancer, he would have had a
monument raised to him."
DAILY CITYSTATISTICS.
Blrtbti.
TIBBETTS Born to the wife of 15. O.
Tlbbetts, December 12, at Good Samaritan
Hospital, a dauRhter.
M'FARON Born to the wltn of Donald
McFaron, December 28, at 50 St Louis
street, a son.
BEORENHT Bom to the wife of Fetr
Hendrlck Beorenst, December 25. at 124
Knott street, a daughter.
HANSEN Born to the wife of Nela Han
sen, December 23, at Good Samaritan Hos
pital, a son.
KING Born to the wife of Floyd W.
Kins, December 22, at foot of Mill street,
a son.
NEIBAUM Born to the wife of Edward
E. Neibaum, December 7, at Good Samari
tan Hospital, a daughter.
HOBER Born to the wife of Harry I
Hober, December 9. at 444 Hawthorne ave
nue, a daughter.
FELTCH Born to the wife of Koern C.
Feltch, December 11, at 2061 Clarendon
street, a daughter.
GENTRY Born to the wife of David P.
Gentry, December 14, at Portland, a daugh
ter. M'lNTYRE Born to the wife of Ralph PI.
Mclntyre, December 18, at 180 East Thirty
sixth street, a son.
BRYANT Born to the wife of Victor
Bryant. December 27, at Good Samaritan
Hospital, a son.
Bullcllnc Permits.
C. D. MEEKEK One-story frame dwell
ing, Hancock street, between East Ninth
and East Tenth streets. $100.
OTTO J. KRAEMER Two-story frame
dwelling. East Thirtieth between Hawthorne
avenue and East Madison street, $2800.
MRS., M. L. JETER One-story frame
dwelling. East Harrison street between East
Thirty-seventh and East Thirty-eighth
Streets, $2000.
Why Kates Are High.
KENNEW1CK, Wash., Deo. 27 (To the
Ed I tor j. Your interview with Frank 5.
Smith, of the Open-River Transportation
Company, reported in lant Thursday's Ore
Ronlan, while correct in the main gives the
Impression that the White Bluffs & vVlum
bia Transportation Company Is charging ex
orbitant rates from Kennewick to Prlt
Rapids, specifying $14 per ton for flrst-clas
freight. This is not correct and never was
charged. The rates quoted were taken front
a tariff sheet compiled by the writer, and
were from Hover, 13 miles below Kenne
wirk. Furthermore, they represented th
Joint rate of two companies, the ITovor
Transportation Company, which operates the
only boat shallow enough to navigate Hom
lee Rapids at all stages of the river, and
our company. The rate from Kcnnewlok to
Priest Rapids this Fall wan $10 per ton for
first-class freight. While this sepms high,
at the time this tarifr was published th-re
wan very little business going abov Julia,
and for two months the Priest Rapids busi
ness was carried at a loss. Our operating
expenses ar very high on account of high
priced coal, and our Innuranrf rate, which
is 12- per cent. Since the Hanford Irriga
tion Company has begun Its work at Priest
Rapids, and large amounts of freight go
up there, the rate from Kennewlck has been
reduced to $6 per ton.
WHITE BLUFFS A COLUMBIA TRANS
PORT A T I ON I'OMPAN Y.
LOUIS J. WILDE
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