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TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, rOKTEAND, FRIDAY EVEK1KG. DECEHBER 18. " 1 Talk of the Town Our. ioc Department ioc Duys a Prtsi Here in Toys TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD SENSATIONAL DROP IN ALL POULTRY QUOTATIONS MAXE SECOWB BB- CLISI! ; WIT HI If TWO ' DAT9 " TABUE&S , UTTIK TOO L VAST' CBEAXEST BTJTTEB VEBT WEAK MYSTEBT XV TTJEKEYS. Front Street, Dec. 18.--The principal Hems of Interest In the local markets to day were: Poultry makes sensational slump. :,. Creamery butter very weak. , , , , Egg receipts large, i, Mystery In turkey situation. , .- . . Sensation In Poultry. v Tho cut of cent In the quotations on poultry yesterday was not sufficient .to cause the market to clean up, and before the day was over.lt was apparent .to all that something must be done to tauso ta' larger jnovement 7 Todaxiihe quotations took decided slump and rnled .chickens fell flafat the 18 cents mark, with that price alsb about the top of the market. Receipts of chick ens 1ns the paBt two, days have been simply enormous, and the retail trado lias shown- but 'little activity. The prices on poultry have been altogether too high to create a general buying, and a drop tij' the price lists seemed to be the only solution. ' Today there was a slightly better demand for poultry, but It is very seldom the case that the market Is very active "after a decline, Most of the receipts In the poultry mar ket now are of the mixed chicken va riety and coops of straight hens are hard to obtain.. For this, class of stocks a Slightly higher quotation than on mixed Is obtained. At the present tlrrie ths poultry markets of the Northwest are down, and it Is Impossible for the local dealers to clean up by shipping to the outside. The cause of the decline In poultry prices Is not very hard to find. Farmers nowadays are becoming mere speculators, and when . they see signs of an advancing market they hold thejr stocks until the market reaches a higher plane. This Is the cause Of their undoing, for when the markfiireachcs Its top then the receipts begin to pour In In enormous streams. ; ; - ' "If farmers would learn to ship their stuff in ths markets as soon as they oan they will get .the best prices," Bays a commission man. "There Is nothing in this speculating Justness, and when a farmer tries that he invariably gets the worst of the bargain. ; The farmers who ship their, stocks as soon- as it Is ready for the market never kick about prices." ' ;'- - ' v Stuck Mystery la Turkeys. Local commission men are In re ceipt of large numbers of inquirlea from farmers as to the chaHces for high prices for. turkeys during the Christmas holidays,, but ,they Invariably answer that the best time to ship stocks is ow. Very few of 'the commission houses are in the market this season to buy turkeys most of them, being given a severe lesson In this on Thanks giving. Just at present there, are very few turkeys In tlo market. me ae mand Is not very-active, and it Is a leading question whether , it will be. The " public became completely scared out of turkey buying on Thanksgiving, "and' their appetites Tor this class , of .bird Jias been curbed. . ' Efg Market Is Steady. " " ' "" ATthnncrh thn rnrnlnta of erars are iulte !. H11 h nuM-lci-t han-a- car. tain degree of steadiness, an(d the price shows no changes for today. There are some who predict lower prices at the opening of next week, but this Is not certain, receipts being the principal governing jpower. Mora Weakness la Creamery. Added weakness is seen in the cream ery butter market today, despite the fact that some of the local creameries are trying their best to stop the de clining tide. The receipts of creamery butter in this market at present are larger than at any time since the early summer and demand is' practically off. The reason for this la on account 'of the very large : supplies of renovated Block, which have entered this market of late, and which is selling at several cents under that of even the cheapest creamery. This butter has also caused a large falling off in the call for eoun try .Atore and dairy butter the price of the renovated being lower;- The very best grades of creamery butter are sell lag on Front street today at 21 hi centa a pound. Trr--;r . Too Many Hogs. :js.:': It seems that receipts In all lines on Front street are showing a too large In crease of ' late, . this being especially true of the hog market.. Arrivals on the street during the past two days have been larger than at any period for several months, and . prices are very weak and are liable to. go lower. No changes, occurred In meat prices today. Opinions oa tba Market. ; - Glafke Company Butter prices have 1 been too hlghTbls is all the trouble In the market at present Trouble has been that eastern ' stocks have been allowed to come in too freely; this is " also true. of. cheese.; .':-' x:'v.v'' ;;r ', . Turnef & Co. Customers calling for ducks, geese and turkeys; chickens are - neglected; Oregon eggs still declining. Bell t Co. Apples are 'moving off for holiday trade from SO cents to $1.25 a box. ' v--. - Mark Levy co.Yesterday was the busiest day of the season on Front street. About five cars of oranges and two cars of bananas arrived. G. S. Smith Company Chicken mar ket slumped today. , c Malarkey St Co. Fish trade quiet on account of holiday demand for fowls; steelheads still , scarce; Columbia river smelt very scarce. : ' Kverdlng & Farrell Chicken market In a bad slate' of demoralization; eggs and butter are both weak. Page ft Sons Car-extra fancy Hood River apples arrived in yesterday; cost $1.80 f. o. b. there; poultry gone to smash; eggs cleaning up all right at prices. Toft, H Ine & Co. -Chickens piling up; -namo also true of ranch eggs; receipts too heavy to keep them cleaned up at present quotations; hogs are In very heavy arrival -and lighter receipts only will prevent a break in present prices; small veal is still in active demand. Today's quotations, as revised, are as follows; ; POXTZiAirD "VTH01EBAI.B PICrS. Grain, Plour and reed, WHEAT Export quotations New Walla Wells. 7:c; blnestem. 77o; valley, T8C. BARLEY Feed. $0.00; rolled, $21.00022.00; brewing, $21.00622.00." ' OATS No. 1 white. " $23.5024.0nr srar. $2:1.00 23.50 ' per ton; white, . 121.501 gray, j $21.00 ner ton. farmers' price. r UUu iv r.aaicrn wrrgoin rni.ni, fa.io(a) 4.60; strSlghts, $:l.0; ralley, $3.7503.85; gra ham IH.40: io. $3.70. A ... MILL8TUKFS Bran, $19.00 pe" ton; 'mid. dllngs. $24.00; shorts, $19.50; chop, $18.00. HAY Timothy. $17.00; Kosteru Oregon, $19.00 20.00; mixed. $14.00; rtorer. $13.00; wheat, $13.00 ,cheaA. $12.00; oat; $13.00. . : Hops, Wool and Hides. .."VV.,"'.' lIOPS--New, 2!!$l24e for choice; 153220 for prime; poor grades, lOQlSc v WOOL Vtller, coarse to medium. laiHej fine,. J8&16fetc; Kxntera Oregon J0i3i&c; Mo hair, nnnilntil. 354il7c -. ' 8HEKl'8KINS Shearing, . lO0Wrs ' mhntt wool, sotfsae: medium wool, ;8oQ50c; . kwg wool, 6ocft$1.00 racb. v TALLOW I'rime. per lb," 08c) No. sod (renw, 2(tt2e. HIDES I)ry hld. No. 1, 18 It tnd op. Ho per lb; 4ry kip, No. 1. 6 to iB llw. J2o; dry calf, No. f, under t lbs, 45c; drjr lalttd, bolls tnd stags, 1-8 leva than dry lint;, salted bides, steer, sound. SO pounds or OTer,' 7c: CO to 00 lbs, c; under 60 lbs and sows, 5?r(JeS stags and bulls, sound. 4c; kip. sound, U to 30 lbs. aef sound. -10 to 14 lbs. 8c; call, sou id, under 10 lbs, Be! green unaalteti). le per lb less; eulls. lo per lb Irts; borse hides, salted, sach. l.25ai.ti T. rch, l.00l.BOi eolts' bldei, eai-n. es50c; gcot aklua. common, ench. lOQlOo; Angors, uitb wool on. auh. 25c 1.00. Batter, Eggs and Poultry. ; BUTTEH-Cresmery, extra - fancy, S7e otdlnary, 28c; cold storage, 25c; Eastern. 2Tc; renorated, 20c; ilalry, 19c; store, 10 16c. ' ..- .: -- ' EGOR Fresh Oregon, 'Sdc! cold storage, 29(3 SOc; bakers, 20iai!2c; Eastern, yr., HKK.SK Full cream, twin, 13A(ftl-lc. T rv POULTRY--Cil'ei, mixed, 10c .-, per bj bene, I010K,c per lb; roosters, Be per lb; trollers, lH412c per lb; fryers, Ull Vie lb; ducks, -old. 12o- .per lb; rouug. 13o per lb; geese, Go per 4b;' turkeys, old, 15ia;l! per lb; young, 16ffil7c jcr lb; dressed, Umltto per lb. ,. Prnits and eseUblea. ' POTATOES T55c; i buyers' prices, for shipping, MirtT0c ewt; ordinary, ojj0 eacli; buying. 604g65c; sweets. 2i per lb. UNIONS Oregon, 1.00; buying prices, f.o.b., Ptrtlnnd. sSffiiOOc i !-..: FKESH FRUITS Apples Oregon. 40c$l.00 per hex; oranges, Wrels, f2.T5ftt3.00 p-r hog; seedlings, (2.00 per box; Japaueae, ttOAoc; bananas. Bra 5 He per lb; lemons, choice. $J.0O; fancy, f3.50i34-00; limes, Mellon. 65c per 100; pineapples, C3.50; pears, 7Bc$1.25 per box; California. 11.00: cranberries, local. 17.00 per Mil: Jersey, 110.00; parslnlmons, 11.60. , VGUETASLES Turnips, 6c sacs; earrots, f 1.00s beets. 11,00 per sack; rsdlKbes. 12MQ lBo per dos; cabbage, Oregon, KSlVie; let tuce,, head. 15c per doz; hot-bous lettuce, per box, $1.00(31.50: greeu peppers. Be . per lbi horseradish, 7feRc per lb;' eeler, local. 60e dos; tomatoea. (1.20 box; pa ran I is, $1.25; cu cumbers, 6075c per box; butter beans, 10c per lb; Lima beans, 8c; sprouts. 8c; cauliflower, Oregon, fl.00 per dot;' artichokes, T6ffi0c per dos. ' ' '. ' - DRIED FRriTC-i-Apples. eraporated. tWTa per lb; apricots, 11 W13c per lb: sacks. e per lb less; peaches. 69c ner lb; twara. tw pot lb; prunes. Italian. 3H$4fce per lbl French, 8Vjf-V4c per lb; flea. Oatifornlft blacks, tm per lb; do whites. 67e per lb; plums, pitted, B6c; dates, golden, per lb; aVkc; (ards, par 15-lb box. $1.B0. . HAISlNS-Seeded, fancy t-lb cartons, 50 pack, sges to ease. 9e pkg; seeded. f2-os cartons. 7e; loose Musestels. AO-lb boxes. T8Vte per lb; London layers. $1.8602.00; clusters. $2.50 8.75; l,s, 25c; Ms. 60c adrancs orsr pound car tons. , . FIGS -Tea cartons, choice brand. v$l. 00; 10 1-lb cartons, . fancy brand, 11.10; 10 V-lb bricks. 2-crown. 00c; 10 1-lb bricks, l-crown, BSc; BO -lb bricks, ner box. $2 25; 4-row lay ers, per fO-lb box. SOc; loose, 60-lb boxes, per lb. e8ttc. Csllmyrans lx-crown, 10-lb ear. tons, per box, $2.00 -crown, 10-lb carton, per hnx. $1.79; 4-croWB, 20 Va-lb cartons, per box, $1.70 ' '-,. Groceries, Huts, Tto. . fCGAlt "Ssck bssls" Cubs: $0.70; pow dered, $5.89; dry granulated, $5.&&; oeet branu lated. $5.35; extra C. $5.05; golden 0. $4.95; barrels. 10c; H fcbls, 25c; boxes, Doe ad'raDC on ssck basis, less 25c par cwt for cash IS days, maple. HiQlfle per lb. ' , . HONEY 14 15c. COFFKK Green Mocha. 91323et 7avt. fancy, S832c; Jars, good, 20Q2.V: iara. ordinary, lft&2oc: Coata Rica, fancy. 10)2Of ; Costs Klca, good. 18ei8c; Costa Rica, ordinary, MO120 pet jo: pacxage corree.- tia.xu. TEAS Oolong, different grade. 2."ifflflBet run powder, 28i-l2ft35i-: Engllab breavfast. differ ent grades. 124i85c; spider leg. uoeolored lapaa, 80685c; greep Jspan, eary scarce, Kit 0c. "... SALT Fine Bales, 8S. ts. 4a. Ss. 10s. $2 25: 8no table, dairy, 60s. 40c; tOOs. 7.V: Imported Ltrerpool, 50s. 50c; 100s. 98c. 224s. $1.90. WoreesteY Bbls 2s. as. $9.50: Bs. $5.25; iOs, $5.00: hulk. 820 lbs. $5.00; sacks. 50a, 88c. - SALT Coarse. . half ground. 100s, per ton, $8.25; Bus. per ton. $9.25: Llrerpool lump rock, $23.00 per ton: 60-lb. rock. $11.50; 100a. $11.00. , ORAIM BAGS Calcutta. $5.75rti 00 per 100. KICK Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.871 $S.12V,; Kew Orleans besd. $7.75. COAL OIL Pearl or Antral races. I3Ue dot 1; water white, fam bhla.i. 18c; wooden. 1 Mdllxht. ease, time; headlight. Iron hhla. tOc, LINaKEI) OIL Pure raw. In bbls. 43c: cases 4fto'; genuine kettle boiled, rases, 1 SOc; bbls. ac; ground cske. car tots, gxa.uo; less tnao cars. $28.00 per ton. - j BENZINB-3 deg., eases, 22c; Iron bbls, It Vic. GASOLINE R8-deg... eases. 82c: Iroa bbls. 28c: store, iraees, 24 Viet Iron hhla, 18c. -TuarKfliiHis in cases, sue; wood opts, Wm; Iron bbls. 74c; 101b eaaa lots, 79c. BEANS Small white. 8e; Urge whits. $3.40 3.50; pink. $3.4063.60; bayou, 3Vc; Uiaaa. $4.00. N UTS Peannts, 8ia7 per lb for raw, 9Q10e for roasted; rocosnuts. 86C(90e per dos: wal nuts, 14410e per lb: plus nuts, lo124c per lb; hickory nuts, 10c per lb; cheetnr Esstern, 15Slrtc per lb; Brasll outs, lteiper lb; olberts. ISQlfto per lb; fancy pecans, 14J I5o per lb; almonds, 14e per lb. WIRR NAILS Present bsse at $2.B8. ROPE Puro Manila, lSVc; sUndard. ' lJXe: Heal. 1014c WHITE LKAD BOO-lb lots. He: lets lots. To. Keats and "Provisions, FRKSB UK ATS Inspected Beet, prima, 6V4e; cows. Be; mutton, dressed, 66&Ve! Umbs, dreeeed. Oc. KH15SH MEATS Front street Beef steers. 6S6Vo; bulls. 8c; cows. . 4(44 V4c; pork, Mock, eVitSHc;, packers, UVpc; mutton. dressed. 4r(tiac; lambs, aressoa, chattel TUal, tnslL RfiSlc: 1srge. 3U7c. . BAMS. BACON, ETC. Portland psck (local) bsms. 10 to 14 lbs. 14c: 14 to 18 lbs. 14Uc; cottage, 10c; picnic, iftc; breakfast bacon, lH2ic; regular short clears, unsmoked, lOc; smoked, lle; clear backs, unsmoked, lOHc; smoked, llc; Union butta, 10 to 18 lbs, unsmoked, 8c; smoked, 9c. - EASTERN PACKE1 BAMS TJnfler H Tba, J5Hc; orer 15 lbs. 15e; fsncy, 15ij18c; pic nics. 9He( shoulders, 10, lie; dry-salted sides, Unsmoked. 113c; break faat bacon. 1SV tilSc; fancy. 20c . .' LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf. 10s, lie; Ba. II Vic; BO-lb tins. lOHei steam-rendered. 10s, 10c; 5s, lOVic; 60s, 9 Vie; compound tierces, 7c; tubs. ?S46. KASTJiRN LARO Kettle leaf, 10-lb tint. lOHc: Rs, lOc; BO-lb tins, lOVic; steam-rendered. 10s, 9Mc; 6a. lOe; BOs, 9Vc - . , Abor packiug-houaa prices are aet cash, IB fANNKD SALMON Columbia rlrer. Mb tails, $1.75; 21b talle. $2.40; fancy. 1-lb flats, $1.00; H-lb fancy. Hits. $1.15; fancy, 1-lb oral, $2.00; Alaska Ulls. pluk, 80c,' red. $1.50; 21b talis, $2.00. FISH Rock cod, Te: BouDdVrS, Set balthnt, Tc; crabs, $1.60 per dos; raxor clams, 9Q10 Pr dos; ,lttle-nock clams, oc: striped bass, oget son-id, 15c; cat flab. 7c; stiver smelt. Be; black cod. 6c: salmon trout: 12U?tl5c; lobsters. Be: perch. Be: salmon, atlreraldes. 8c: steel- heads, ,7c; herring, 4c; Columbia rlrer scueltj OYSTERS Sboslwster bay, per gsl. 2 25; per ssck.' $3.75 net; Olympla. per sack. $5.9. , Portland Olsariag-Rousa Report. The report of the Portland clearing house for yesterday wan as. folowsi " riearances , ....$801,189.85 Balances W.ijlil.M Amsrioaa Stocks in London. Ijondon, Dec. 18. 2 p. tn. Amalgamated Copper declined Ht Atchison unchanged; Baltl lucre 4 Ohio adranoed : Canadian PaclBa sd rrnced 4: Chesaneaks 4 Ohio adrauced Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul advanced Derrer A Klo Grande- unchanged; Erie un changed, firsts adrsnced, V4 J Illinois Central adrenced ; TxHilKrUle 4 ssbrllle sdraneed ; Mexican 1 Central adranoed : New York Central declined H; Ontario 4 Western ad vanced M,, Norfolk 4 Weatern adranced Pennsylranla declined Hi Keadiag uucbsnged; Soulb'Tn Railway dectlned Mi. preferred ad ranced V4: Union Pacific sdraneed W United States .Steel unchanged; Wabash uucbsnged, pnlcrred adranced Consols, uncbsuged. ; SKOBTS BOUGHT WHEAT. . . Fan Francisco, Doc. lS.-Tbs - Chronicle says: Tbe wheat market in this city dereloped a small measure of strength yesterday snd though there waa no material IncrnaMi In' the roluma of business there was a slight upward tendency and- rallies on futures were a trine higher. . During ths morning there was a brief activity- for May wheat, mostly hr operators who bsd previously add short, This -demand was soon flattened, however, and tbe anal flgur of the morning ruled through with lit tle business. $1.85 for May wheat, but there wbre no sales. Barley for future delivery was at a stHndstlll been una buyers tnd sellers wera tpart snd each held firmly , to their respective Ideas of values and do Sulea occurred. tASTERH H0O8 LOWER ADAIR. Clitcsgo, Dee. 18. Reeelpfa of livestock la the principal packing centers of the country to day were: - - .-. Hogs. '.( Cattle, Bheep. Chicago SH.(MN) 40.0(10 7. (MM) Knnaus City fl.ooo : 4.000 B.IHK) Ouiaha ,. 7.000 - I.B11O 4,000 IlogsOpened 6c l"ivT, with 7,Boo left ovor rrom yesterday ; reertpta a year ago wers 86, 000. Killing hog prices are: . Mixed and butchers, $4.2l(4.(10: good heavy, $4.451480; roiiKn oeavv. et.4ov-.tuj lignt, M.lOQIa.ou. Cattle Steady, Sheep Strong. , ' ' BROKERS' OPINIONS ' . ON NEW YORK STOCKS tfiirnlehpd by Overbcck. Stsrr 4 Cooke. Co.) .Dick Bros.. New York: The stock market has been narrow this morning; but after the aiKUturrment that the steel billet pool bad maintained prices the whole Hat adrsnced under lead of the I nttcd states Steels sud Closed decldely' strong and actire. Expecta tionr Is of a good bank statement" snd this helped the rise. There wss a lot . of urgent short covering at the close. There was no Important news. , Pome ef the selling on the advance was of wy good character. It Was noteworthy ' that stocks llkh Brooklyn Sapid Transit, Amalgamated Copper, etc., did not share in the hnprorement. A weak feature was the selling of Bock Island, .y OESCBIPTION, " Anaconda Mlnng. Co.... Amal. Copper, Co....... Atchison, com:.,.....-.. do preferred.. .... Am. Car A Found., com. 4o preferred .......... Am, Sugar, cum...,,,.. 'AJn. Hmelt., com.....,;', do preferred..,.,..;.. Baltimore 4 Ohio, com. do preferred. ... .. .. Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Canadian Pacific,- cum. Chi. Jk Alton, com...... do preferred ......... i Cbl. 4 Ut. West, com. CbL, Mil. A St. P.... Cbl. North., com.... Chesapeake 4 Ohio. ... Colo. Fuel 4 Iron, com. . l. 4 K. G com...... do preferred...,....,. Erie, com, ...... . , do 2d preferred . .-. .... - do 1st preferred ..... . Illinois Central......,.! LuuieTille 4 Nashrllle,. Metro Traction t"o. . ,,1, Manhattan Klerated..., Mexican Central Ky. ... Minn., 8t. P. 4 Bto. M. Missouri Paaiflc. . M., K. 4 T., com.,.,.. do preferred..,....,,. New York Central...... Norfolk 4 Weeteru, com. North American.,,;..,. N. Y.i Out. 4 West.... Pennsylranla Ry....... P. G L. 4 C. Co. . . .V. Pressed Bteel Car, com. . do preferred.......... Reading, com...,.,.... do 2d preferred.,.,,,. wSdo 1st preferred..,,,, t. 8. Hteel, com,.,,.... - do preferred Bork Island, com...... do preferred..... ...... Southern Ky., com...., do preferred.......... Southern Pacific....... 75 48 til 8 128 02& 79 . 88 60 St bt. L. 4 8. F., con.... do 2d preferred...... St. L. 8. W., com.,.. do preferred.... ...... Texas 4 Pacific........ Teun. Cosl 4 Iron."..... T., M. L. A W., com.... do 'preferred.......... Union Pacific, com.,... do preferred.. 0. S. Leather, com.... do preferred.......;.. U. 8. steel Co., com.... 18 82 24 S2 22 B4H 78 do preferred.. Wheel. 4 L. K., com... do 2d preferred ....... do 1st preferred ...... "Wisconsin Central, com. 0.0 preierreo, .. Wabash, com..., do preferred... Pressed Steel Car, extra dividend of 1!4 per cent. Money, 6 per cent. v i BULLS BUT COTTOW, (Furnished br Ovarbeck. Starr 4 Cooke. Co.! New York. Dec. 18. Mclntyre 4 Marshall sy. The bull Interests here snd In New Orleans, have bee large buyers and are not paying attention to in war. rumors or toe movement of tba rroD or trade conditions. They simply say that If cctton could be made tn sell sr lsc last year tor a crop or 10.7w.000 Dales tills crop saouio prove 10,000,000 bales, which they do not consider Drobable. and tlwjr kok for 14c easily. They are backing tneir judgment in the market ana suo oa spot cotton. On tho other band, the bears bar been so badly whipped on cotton that there is no oppkcitloa to tbe bulla snd very few dare to ell snort. Tba sn nation is Becoming very at certain, -in xoarxex loaay was; Open. High. Iow. Close. Ja...r.f12.B2B $12.82 12.89 13.04 13.15 13.18 13.10 13.25 12.80 12.73 $12.R3 12.70 12.75 12.85 ' 12.87 12.87 12.50 12.7770 12.8ft P2 13.01ft02 ''. 13.14trl6' 12 17T 18 18.1820 ' 1:1.19121 12 87to0 12.6UWU Feb..,.. 12.TU Mar... 12.75B 12.W3 12.07B 12.V4B 12.04B 12.U1B 12.07 . April... May.,.. June..., July..,, Aug.... VHZAt BAHOED HIGHER. (Furnished 4y Overbeck, tarr 4 Cook. Co.) Chicago. Iee. 18. December' wheat ODenea at 70c, tho close of yesterday, and after a good day's Business ctosea today at the highest polut, 16e. May opened at Ue over the closo of yesterday and closed at 824c a rise of c. ins various maraetn rangea as roiiows Open. Ulgb. Lew. Close, Wheat- Dec $ May..... Corn Dec Hay.:... Oats Dec.,... May - Pork- .79 .81 .41 .43 V .R5 .86 1 -SSL .42 43T4 .85 U ' .87 11.45 11.82 "S.37 6.57 6.0T 6.27 $ .70 .sm , .414 .43 .84 11.35 11.72 6.32 6.62 6.05 6.22 I .79T4 . -62 ...4J A3XA .3614 ' .87 11.49 .. 11.80 6.8T 6.&7A 6.0T 6.2TA Jan..... 11.35 May...... 11.72 Lard . Jan..... era Mar 8.6S Bibs Jan 6.07 May...., 6.25 B08T0W OOPPEi CX08E. (Fr.rnlahed by Orerbeck, Starr 4 Cooke. Co.) Boston. Dec 10. Copper close: - Bid. Ask. $ .00 .0214 1.00 .08 .25 .4.38 v .15 .37 . .68H , .03 ' .0214 .117 Old Dominion .,,..,..........$ .00 Adventure 03 Arcadian ........i...l. 80 Atlantic ...................... .0T4 Bingham ' .20 Calumet 4 Hecla .............. 4.35 Centennial 14 Cooper Range ................. .48 Mobawkf , , ,.,, rru . Osceola PhoeniX . Victoria ,. Winona . . Wolverine .02 .oo 4 .68 ' ' ww tokk corriE. (Furnished by Overbeck. Htarr 4 Cooke, Co.) New York, Dec. 18. Of fee close was: . . Bid. ; Ask. December ....$8.00 $8.65 January ...8,40 6.46 February , S.SO ' 6.85 March 6.75 8.80 April , .ao . 6.95 Msy , .........., 7.00 7.03 July....... ....i... T.2D T.25 August 7.30 i . T.35 Heptember 7.40 7.43 October ..' ,.i 7.50 7.65 Sales today wera 113.750 bags. CHICAOO LOCAL STOCKS. (Furnished hy Orerbeck, Btarr 4 Conk. Chlcigo, Dec. 18. Local stocks were: ' ' - ... Hid. Ca.) Ask. .3654 100 .ao'2 , -os'i : .32 1.29 ''1.014 .1.65? .90 Mi American Biscuit .;.'..$ .3 do preferred ................. .90 American Box I .IKI do Referred ................ ,20 ," American Tin Caa ............ ,m do preferred .,, M Diamond Match 3.28 . Swift Packing ,,,,,i I.0114 Chicago Cltr Railway ., 1.M North Hide hallway ,H0 Wtrst 8ide Hallway .45 : MEW TOKK METAL CLOU. (Pnrnlshed by Overbeck. Btarr 4 Cooks. Co.) New Xork, Dec. IS. Tbe meUl close today wss: . - r :., t'opiier Quiet. jiki $l2.37H12.62t4t electrolytic, $12.26 1250; easting. $12.124d 12.87H, . Isd Ulesdy. Spot. $4 37H. 1 Tin Dull. - Spot, $27.60, nominal; December, $27.50, nominal, . . . . Silver M!4c; London, 25. , Chloaga Cash Wasat. ' Chicago, Dec. 18. Tbe essb wheat market it noon was: .Bid,' I .80 .W .78 '.70 .7P Ask. $ .no . ,M. ' ' , .82 .T .85 No. S red ......4. No, 3 red .. .... No. 9 bard winter ... No. 8 hard winter ... No. 1 Northern spring No. 2 Northern sorlna u n 1 .71 WHEAT HAS MORE GENERAL ACTIVITY wbxcb POBEicmr xaxksts show HO aU.TZBXt.1. CHAHOX XV THS VXXCSt .TXT TH32EH HAS 8BBH JktO&B .BOXHa ZH TEX EXPORT Busnrxss or zatb. (Furnished, by Overbeck, Starr 4 Cooke Co.) umcago, uec. a. -ioKan ac joryau su vise: 'a Wheat seejns to fee gainins a little in general., activity. While -the foreign market .shows no material change In prlcevvyet there is mora doing for ex port in the past two days. The uncer tainty regarding tl eastern political situation, which is to Jsome extent un doubtedly reflecting in consols, may and possibly will, be a factor. There is no change in Argentina advices. The crop of New South Wales is 28,000,000 bush els, against a flve-year-7-average of 1S4 000,000 bushels. The market maintains strong tone. There Is congestion in May options '-on account of the large short Interest and the concentrated hold ings, which gives some feeling of un certainty concerning it, but the cash seems to be on a fairly healthy basis. Assuming this to be true, July wheat, at 6H0 discount, with the growing crop condition 14 points below last year, would seem to be a reasonably safe proposition, and we don t believe ic will hurt to buy It. ' If wheat 1s scarce In May, it will likely be more scarce In July. '. :.y v.." - Cora Is Higher, r . The corn market is higher. There is little or no" improvement in the move ment, from first hands, and the cash de mand is good, with an inoreaslng tend ency In the export Inquiry. ' Local bears occasionally try to ride the market, but the pressure from this source Is not persistent and seems to have- a slight temporary effect, - On - the ' whole we would call it a strong market, and until the movement increases we would buy corn on the soft spots. ' oatc Higher and Vino. The oats market closed a shade higher and is firm. - There is somef little In crease In activity, with a good buying of oats around .the close. The position seems to be much the same as in corn. Good cash is in demand. There is no large- speculative trade outside of the Patten holdings, which are apparently dormant. We see nothing. to make prices materially lower, , ..-,. ; Provisions Close Quiet. ' The provision market closed quiet There were more hogs at the yards, but primary receipts are about the same as a year ago. Prices are much lower than then, and the distributive demand is bet ter. Packers art not doing anything te advance prices, hut. are accumulating. We would buy provisions oa the toft spots.. . ' eSAJV CXOSIHO OTTOTATIOHS. Baa Francisco. Dee. 18. The clnelna auota. tlons on grain In tbe various cities today were: Milwaukee Wheat May. 821(2820: De cember, 70c. Cora May, 43c; Deoamber, 42c. tt. Louis Wheat December, Sle;'vHay, KanMS City Wheat December; 68He; May, Minneapolis Wheat December, fe bid Mar. SlMftSllic. Duluth Wheat Weeember, T04e Wd; May, 91 no yiu. .San Francisco 11:80 a. m. Wheat, Msy, Baa Traaolsea tooal Stookf. Saa Francisco, Dec. 18. 10:80 a. m.: ' Rid. Ask. Contra Coata Water I .4214 Spring Valley Water ,3n4 San Francisco Gas 4 Electric... ' .Bfl do cert Ideates , .84 Giant Powder ,,,, , .82 $ .00 .38 . .67 .67 .5 .10 .41 .06 Hutchinson Mugar ............ ,oe Alaska Packers' 1 . ... . ,a Oceania Steamship . .06 ' s Portland tivsstook Esoslpts. Portland I'nlon Stoekrards. Dee. IK. Keeenlfa of livestock in tbe local yards daring tho past 24 hours consisted of 853 hogs, 7 cattkt, 201 sheep and 1 horse. Bullng prices art Urn at toe rniiowing net: Csttle Best. 43.50(88.75: medlnm . 12 Kni 8.00. . ' - ' T ' - , 1 logs Best. Be; medium, iQ4Ue. Sheep Best, 8c; medium. 2e. - Chicago Orala Oar Lots. Chicago. Dee. 18. Tba grain cars record shows; - - Csra. Orsda. ' IVit. Wleat 64 1 55 Corn 108 , 1 nn Osts 74 1 80 Tbe wheat cars today were: Minneapolis, 81; Duluth, 60. Wales Has Mors Wheat. Kew South Wales. Dee. - 8. The srfcear crop of this, the second largest wheat-grow-Ing section or Australia, la officially esti mated at 28,608.000 bushels, which compares with 15.275.000 bushels laat year and an aver age tor ore years or la.ZMi.ooo t urn ell. Class sf Liverpool Orals. Llrerpool, Deo. 18. Close: Wheat May, 6-8 higher. Com March, 8-11. higher. ' DBA.TX OT WAXTOH UWX8. Walton R. Iwls, aged 34, died yes terday at the family residence, 40 East Thirty-first street, after a protracted illness. Arrangements have not yet been made for the funeral. A. J. FARMER Wholesale and Retail Grocer Third and Jefferson You can save 20 per cent by dealing with me. $ cans Tomatoes ,25c 1 quart can pure Mable Syrup 25c 3 cans Icmon Cling Peaches ., 25o 2 cans Table Apricots .............. 25c 1 pkg. H. O. Oats ....,,.,,..,....,.100 1 lb. Maple Sugar .................. loo 1 pkg. If. O. Buckwheat .......,,.., Oc 1 package Energy ................. 10a 1 pkgs. Grape Nuts ,,',25c I package Indian Bread .Flour. ..... , So 1 package Malta Cere , , . , 6c 1 lb. Dipper Navy Tobacco ......... 30c 1 pkg. Postum or Fig Prune .29o ibox Macaroni . ,35c lb. Shilling's Baking Powder ,,...85o lb. Royal Baking Powder 85o 1 lb. Arm & Hammer Soda ........ 5o 1 bar Naphtha Boap .....,, -6o 12 bars. Royal Savon Soap ,,,.,,,,,250 ( bars Baby Elephant Boap 5e 8 bars Peet Bros. Bilk Boap. .25o 1 can Alaska Balmon ............... 5c SO lbs, lard, compound ....$. 25 $ bars Diamond C. Boap . . . . , ,26c $ Iba. broken Java Coffee .........25c 1 lb. good English Breakfast Tea.... 16c Best sugar-cured hams: 1 , lb,, , ,, , ,,14o 10 lbs. No. 1 Head Rice ,.40o 1 lb. Gunpowder, Tea ..;..;,,,,,.. "So 1 sack best D. CL. Sugar ,...5.30 1 sack good Hard-wheat Flour.... ,.5o 10-lb. box Crackers ' 80c 10-lb. pall pure Leaf Lard ....-....$1.10 t-lb, pail pure Iaf Lard BBo 1-lb, pkg. Folger'a M. & J. Coffee. ., .35j 1-lb; pkr. Folger's Tea .4Sa 3 lbs. English Walnuts ........... ,25o I lbs. Seedless Raisins ,......,....S5o 1 lb, Citron . ,- . . , ... . , , . , 15a 1 lb. Rice Popcorn J 4, '...;;.. So t cana Sliced Pineapple' ..i....25a A nice picture frame watch, .worth 12.00. wfor ... 60o .' Deliveries on East 8 We, Tuesdays And Fridays. r Your Best Friends . . . ARE YOUR WIFE AND YOUR MOTHER, WE CAN A0 YOU IN MAKING THEM HAPPY CHRI9T MA8 MORNING. rtOOJCATiTWI, - . . ' -tv .... a'! j- 'vi- 'r t :: V . '' -'i 'r' '-'1- c' ''"'i'., -'-V"-. , : 1 .' '-'.'. " ',- - -."ii ,V. .jt-T.': 'V-A. -.1?. v .' "-V v. 7 1'. 50-Piece Thin White Sets at . $3.95 50-Piece White and Gold Sets at . . $7.35. ; 50-Piece BJue Illuminated Sets at ; . ; $9.25 OUR LINE OF FANCY CHINA IS LARGER1 THAN EVER THIS YEAR AND YOU CAN GET CUPS AND SAUCERS, SMOKERS'; 8ETS; SALAD SETS, CAKE SETS, ETC., AT PRICES TO SUIT YOU. ' ' ' nrfWC Are here In, many different things for the children TfkVC J.M kD r. it such little price..- , I J I D - '! I 0ur trreat 10o department with thousands of " ' ' ; 1 vL' ferent articles useful and ornamental is the Town Talk I vC' ; r ' 5 i HAINES ' -TEA 'STORE . Hundreds of Toys For-the Little Ones. YOU CJBT FREE FREE - A PRESIDENTIAL WHITE HOUSE COOKBOOK .'.... -...'". ' . - r..--' v 'Ak- ? ' . .:'y.." r-V'." y's'' ',. ' BY USINQ , A Coupon and Receipt la all VIOLET OATS PACKAGES For Sale by all Grocers - " Albsrs Bros. Milling Co. MANUFACTURERS Wilt buy here Saturday more la canned goods than anywhere else. Kb OOKV T0UAT0X8 PBAS BTI BXAVS COTS OTSTXKS a Vary hast Creamery Batter, lb...... 6Se Vina Dairy Batter, per roll . ..3So ; OTHER BTATtJS GROCERIES , . AT SUPERIOR LOW PRICES. THE QUALITY IS HERE, TOO. ' - Wholesale and XetalL " OUS. H. HINNENKAMP, Proprietor. Cor. 11th snd Morrison. Tel. Main 2234. CHRISTMAS TURKEY Leave Your Order Early ; Everybody Will Have Turkey for Christmas. Butter 5c Lower DUTTER 40c and 45c nest creamery , ........ ...6ic and 60c Kgrs, selected, dosen .............. ,S0o Beat sugar-cured ham ,,.lfia Picnic and cottajre hams v. , i . .;;,. .10i3 ( pounds pure lard . ...... -.Sac 10 pounda pure lard .............11.10 Beat 60o tea .SOa Chickens, 1 So ; Heese, He, for Saturday, LA GRANDE CREAMERY -. ' 85 YAMHILL. " v Oats'1 2t5c New York Grocery 3 Specials 107 THIRD STREET :AT: SEALY, MASON & Ton will tad Christmas Oan 01 as . all kind and sis as. : AIiTAX OAXDUS8, pure beeswax. ISVX VVOOZiras, English, French and American, KALAQA. OLTTSTXm mAZSZJTS. OAXJ70BaXA CLUSTBB BAZS. JOHDAV AXMOVDt. Vaxeitcia AUIOVBS. CAUTOBITIA AXH0XDS. rmAvoo AKExiCAir bottfs ... ail kinds." OOTOX AJTS XSaXJSM KAB XAXADB. . htutted rxtnrxs. . a lIUmD DATXS. CBTSTAXOJXZB OZBXISB, PUTB- ATtB, CBTBBTEg, etc. CAUTOBB1A ABB XKBOBTBB WIBX8. ' Coma and aee us. We can as sist you In your Christmas ar rangements. Wi have everything that you fan want to make your .dinner a success, and incidentally can save you money. ' SEALY, MASON & CO. Oroeers, Tea and Vina Kenhanta S75- X0BBZ80V 8TBEIT Oor Youth. Phone Main 184 Portland Packing Company Four Big Cash Markets: BTATB BUsBKBT First and Salmon streets, phone Main 1857. rAOTTIO HABXST -West Park and . Washington streets, phone Main 1541. TAB MtABKST 688 Williams avenue, phone East 633. ' AZ.BABT MAKKBT 365 First street, phone Red 3?26. - Keep Your Eye on Us, You Money Savers, for MEATS, GROCERIES and PRODUCE Ohiokens, per lb. ............... ,13He Butter, rou , 50o Fresh Eggs, 8 dosen ............ t. .B9o 3 quarts Cranberries SSo Open Battle Iard, pound .110 Flonlo Bams, pound Bacon, pound , , ISO Hams, pound .14o it lbs. Meat for mincemeat ,SSo 85 BEB CEBT DISCOTJBT OH BEABT.T BTXBT ABTXCIB IB OUB MABXETS. Our fifth big cash market will be open In a few days at Bunnyside. ... The popularity of our system of doing business haa become almost a mania with the public , j . The people are quick to setxe the op portunity of buying their goods . 'for caah retail at wholesale prices and It goes without saying we feed me people. Watch our quotations next week for turkeys, chickens, geese, meats and all Kinus oi prouuee, . . . ;, : j ., ; , ) ; : .... Our 50c Butter Is a . Winner.' to Cent Department Is the Town Talk PORTLAND'S GREATEST GROCERY What You Eat You are. Is a true saying. If you want health and contentment,' buy where you can get the beet. BB wxaa is szazB bvt hxbb. Our Daily Menu SATURDAY, DECEMBER- 1. ' Breakfast. Fruit. ' Violet Oats, Sugar and Cream. Broiled Tripe, ' ' Scalloped Potatoes. - Homthy Pancake. ' Coffee. . - lunch. Fish Salad. Alpha Salad Cream. Toasted Corn Bread. , Cocoa. rr-- ',. , Carrot Soup, s Beef Bouillon, t Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Parsnips. Cold Slaw, Hoover's Salad Dressing. Wafers. - Cheese. "Cranberry Roll, Foamy Sauce. Coffee. THE GOODS AND1 PRICES Violet Oats, 8-lb. pkgs, 9 for. .35o Carnation, sterilised, pec can. . loo Potatoes, sack ............ ,f 1.10 Hominy Cupid) per ean ..... 15o Coffee (Seal Brand), Chase B Banbom, per lb. . . . . ....0o Cocoa, all kinds, per pkg. . .,..S3o Corn Heal, 10-lb. sack 30o Beef Bouillon, per ean. .80o B 3 So Boorers Salad Dressing, hot.. .95o Wafers (assorted), lb. .60o Cheese, all kinds, foreign and Bo- saestio. . ; , .... ouswpusr Good high-class liquor for these who want the best for holiday uce. Heubjeln Club Cocktails, 400, fSa and . . ...................flS With Rock Lithla, per bot...83o ApolUnarls. per bottle ,M...B5o Mum'a Extra Dry, pt..MM. 81-75 quart.. ...... .........930 Da Turk' Sparkling Buf gundy, pt 86o ; qt, UI Da Turk's Sparkling Sauterne, pint, 8601 quart , 8 LBS Da Turk's Sparkling Cham pagne. pt. 8So; qt ....... fl.85 XX Claret, case, 14.00; qt, ...35o Sauterne, case, 88.001 qt. .....gOe 'Green River (without a head ache)) case, 914; qt 81.33 Full stock of Feist Bros. & Son, ' Imported Rhine Wines. SI . ,..'.',' F. Dresser & Co. Tctcphoac Mail 227 . Corner 7th and Washington Everything But Possum And if tike pinch came we might get that. KINDORF BROS. ..... ' CEBTBAB XABKET 130 Grand Avenue, near East Morrison. Phone Bast 418. 1 REMOVAL SALE GODFREY BR0S.&C0. 374 WA8BXBOTOB STXXST. J cans Standard Tomatoes ...... ,..l?e scans Btantlard ras ..,,......,.,,;. 18 ran Htamlrd uans ........... 1 JSo7.al Club Catsup , Eagle Milk f'). Prune or PnaUun rr;il 8 !'' I.ttnlry hot! r All ' PrflV rrvd Ki-x-K" at 1 ?,f.,ni. ,.'. 'J5 rnii"il Hijn.m , Tlue Baiiiiower At-Vs ( - i) FlxturM and V .. r 1 . j : .n .!.'.) . 1