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THE OREGON , DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1SCJ. Townsend h Van With the Great Increase in Arrivals. the EgZ Market Is Breakins and Prices Are Sliding From Under Today It Is at Thirty Cents, TODAY'S ETS Mi, FA EGGS STRIKE 30 CEflTS TODAY Market Continues to Break With Heavier Receipts and SmallerDemand. 1 TURKEYS HOLD FIRM r -AT TOP QUOTATIONS Best Dressed Meats ' In Active Call With Slight Advance In Hogs Two Cars Very Fancy Oranges Ar rive During the Day. . ' ' Front Street. Dee. 82. The principal features af tbe Portland whole..! markets today are: ' Bmk (a sgg aiarkst.-t . ';-' , Cblcksns coutlnu to flat. . Turkey f Ins -at the price. , Hmm . meat, ere In ttemand. i' Two cars fsnry oranges la. "''" "V" . Apple market good;- supply .bssry,. , - Quiet in potatoes and onlona. , .., Butter and cheese .still firm. ' Quiet la wheat aad flour. ..Break ia Eg Market. ' " ' As has beeu told br Tbe Journal for SMre Tthsa a bait week, various prices save keen asked br. dealers In egg. Tbe first signs of ' a bresk occurred whea tbe street changed Its ! quolsttons to rang between S4ffiSoe. "or . merljr everything went at Soo. Today a eon , sldetabls aaniber of sales were made ss low sa DOS snd some aa nigh as 81e- Tbe fact that receipts are stale Increasing b I further dragoon the msrket snd dealers sre expecting T ' further declines' before tbs present movement ceases. This Is tbe tine of the year when eggs usually begin to show .softer prices, sud the trad generally baa been prepared for rue - downward trend. There are but small supplies . of local storage on hand sad the volume PI ' esatsrn stocks is likewise verysmslL CUokeaa Osatiaue te OliSlUrket. ' ' Recsiptu continue to t acres ae hi the chicken market despite the msny wsrnlugs .sent cut by The Journal snd the trsde. Tbs entire chicken market le very weak snd some elese aps bar been made ss tow sa 10e for mlsod coops, whlls nothing over lie wss svee asked or obtained today. There have beea very lib eral arrivals of ducks and geese daring the past ." few days, bnt dealers sxnerisaeed as dlfflcaity In selling sll that cams et Vie printed prices. Those that asksd more still have their supplies Tarkava Firm at tha Pries. - While it cannot be ssid that there baa beea say real shortage of - 4uckeysf la tbe market for tbe Christmas, trsde, tbe supplies were not " larger by a single dbop than tbe dsmsad war ranted at the price. Today there continues ' s very good tone in turkeys aad values ruled - . V" between 21622 for dreaaed stocks, with tbe . latter price tbe more general. This seam there bas been sa enormous shipping demsnd t ' for . drnsed turkeys, and this a Urns wss e ' great factor t keeping the prices above tbe anc level. Orders esme from as far north ss British Columbia and from the southward they rolled In from Los Angeles sad Ssn Prsn- u.i aisce in a steady stream. . 1'sw. of the lstter were aoreptsd. however, oa account of the dif- ference In price offered snd asksdV -; ."" But Jfssts Are la Dsmaae. Demand for dressed meets of best grade was very good during the dsy, and some sales of fancy bogs were reported aa high ss 7 He , a ound. , Berelpte m bout-dresssd boss aad ' , - .'. rail were very small, conalderjng the de-msndV- Tbera contlnnee a scarcity In fresh OoramWa . ;. river salmon. Halibut was a trifle .more plen , tlful during the dsy. Tomood sre In market aad find a good ealL Clams of all kinds were scarce during ths dsy. Crsbsohow a fslj sepply with prices unchsaged. Shrimps ahU . Paget sound smelt were la fair supply, as' were most of tbe other llaes. , -Appls hUrkst Ooedi Supplies Heavy. ' r. . - Supplies In ths apple market bsve been suits liberal tbe pest few dare, ' Trade has beca etcellent and prices ruled aa high as 13 for ' eitre fsnry goods. ' Two cars of erangea came In during tbe . morning. Condlttos. tha best of the present ' .season's . arrivals. Taocy nsvele today are '-i.- ts high sa $2.79. v v : ' There Is snmewbst of a scarcity1 la the enp piles of green peppers, snd as sooa aa stocks arrive from the south they are eagerly snspped !.P' Minor Votes of Markets,.- i Wheat and Hour bsvs a bolides character and both markets are anebanged. t Barley, oats and other mlllfeeds. sxcept hay, . very firm but dull. Prices tbe earns. . Tbere fct prsctlrslly no business reported la ' potatoes sad onlona. ; v Hops sre only fairly firm with few seise . between dealer. - Butter snd cheese msrkets la food shape; i receipts light.' The trsde psya tbe following prices to ' ' rnnt street dealers. r Prices paid producers are so specified: ''' Orala. Flsar aad feet. WHEAT New club. Tic; 'red Bessiaa, etc; bluestem, T2Ve; valley, TSe. BARLRT reed, rolled, HM; brew- " ng. 23.00. ' mai - COBN-Whole. 127.00! era eked, 3S.(W per ton. - , . BTR $1.55 per ewt. . . i OATH Producers' price No. 1 white. 127.60: . trsy, 2 50. - ' ' ILOliR New eastern Onsma patents. $4.; ttrslght. $a.70QI.M; esport. tf.MMUMi vab ley, 3T0ti3 W, grsbsm. t, st.AO) rye. aOa, S.no, bslcs. 2.7B. . MILLSTUrFS Brse, 1T.M per ton; ' mid dlings, 125.00; shorts, country, I1S.M; city, tis Ni; chip. IIS. 00. .,, HAY Prodhcers price Ttmorby, Willamette v ' Vslley, fsnry $11.00013.001 ordinary, 7.0HSJ h .0O: esatera Oregon. MOOQloO; mli-d, ,' fM.S0ea.0O; clover. $SO0a.0Ui grela, .ft0 S.OOJ. chest. lo.OOOS.BO. p '-. ',, Butter, Egg sad Poultry. ' '. . . . BUTTKR l"AT r. o., b. Portland Sweet ' cream, 81c; sour, 28c. BUTTKR City crssmsry, 82H; onraldt . fancy, aoc; erdlnsry lict store, lQ17c. KG0S If. -freh Oregoa, Candled, 04 ' tic; cold stofags snd eantern. 24(26Sc. , " . CHKB8B New Full cream. Sat, UaiSHej Young America. IflQIBHc: Cheddar,' ftVfce. ' OAMF Jackrsbblts. 81.78 per doe. -. -V. ' 1 IHllII.TRT Mixed Chicken. 10M110 nee lb! fancy hens, luSJUe per lb; roosters, old. 9e -. per ID;, rryers, i"-iijc per id, oroiieru, iutt - ttllc Per lb;' ducks. IBfjlnc per lb; geese, i?.M nee thi turkera. lKfllec. Der lb! ' dressed. 80(8220 per . lb; Squabs. I2.70Q8.O0 per doa. - :-..r.'.".'.. ... . Bops, Wool and Hides, HOPS 1808 Oregon, choice; llcttlHc; prime. SHHc; poor grade. THi Washing- ton. IDHftllc; 1904 crops, Ss for cbolce. . ' WOOI 1W0B clip, valley, eoaree to medium, ' t4gl2Miet Sss. M$27c esstera Oregoa, '"'-, . " MOHAIR NomlnaL 80OS1C, SB KKPRKIN8 Shearing. IBeltOe eeeht short wool, 26ir40r each; medinm won. 80O75e each; J long woof.' fc$l. 00 escb. - TA IXO W Prime, per lb, (HOts; Bo. aad gre.ae S2e. . , . ... - CHITTIM BARK So per lb. H1DIC8 Irf. n i, iw m ou p. iots yreen. unailted. Ic leas: eull. lb less, Friday prices irr :f - THE WHEAT MAR KfeT ' ' ' Dec ChlenfO ......$ ,8.H Kansas City...., Milwaukee 8! ft New York. Ulnnaannlll . ..... Mar 17 . 87 1HA . 84 B Liverpool ..... e KH4d (a ioa 85B Ban Frarfclsce. . I May barlsf. e 17 He per lb; dry ktp. no. if a ss m res. isei dry calf. No. 1. snerr 8 lbs. Ibe; salted hides, gtsers. sound. CO lbs snd ever. IOUe, eowe, 8Hft8e stegs snd buns, sound. 047c; ktp, anlh. p.: calf, sound, seder 18 lbs. Ilci 'C per v JOURNAL'S DAILY . TIPS ON MARKETS ' - While there " te considerable e weakness and dullness In both . d tha potato and onion marksta at the moment, tha trade bells Tea e that conditions will Improve In 4 - both lines about the middle oc e 4 January. By that time the poor e d onions will nave been eoio or e e rotted and good onea will be 4 wanted. Likewise, potatoes ' eeedjee hcrsebtdrs. sslted, sack, fi. 21101.79; fry, each, 81.OUWI.60: colt hide. 20 t toe I goat sklu. commua, sack, lOlOej Aagora, Ssvh, 86c tj 81,00,. , f Yrults nd TsgetaWea. POTATOES Best Oregoa, 76O0e per sack; producers' price for car lots. 7ue per sack; ordluary, 03t70e; producers, price, 48i66i sweeta. 81.80 per sack: 2.00t(2.26 per crate. ONIONS Oregon yellow Denver, 81.0031.25; producsrs' pries. No. 1, 11.00; No, 2, poitfiic; farlhv, nQloe per lb. . r . T-rttE8H rail ITS Apples, Oregon. 81-OOffl 1.80: fancy. 81.7fiH2.O0: oranges, sew navel. f2.0o2.7ft; seedling. 1.75fii2.O0; bananas. 4Vitl oe per in; - lemons, e noire, sa.zotuvA. io ver boi: fancy, 8Soi3.78 par boi; lime, btesleaa, 1.29 per 100; pineapples. 84.00 per doe: grapes, 1.6031.76; pears. 81-8341-60 per box; poms, grsnstes. 1.23 per box; tangsriasa, fLIBs iP aae orsnxes, 70c per box. ' VB0STABLK8 Turnips, new, 81.00 per ssrfc: carrot. 81.00 per ssck; bM.. 810O41.ao sack; Oregon radishes, toe per doa; esbbags, Oregon. 81. 2ft 18) 1.60 per ewt: green peppers, e lb; -California tomatoes, fl.ousii.aoj pars nips, 81. 0Ot I.2S: trlna besns. 84100. caull flower, 82.00 per crate; rhubarb. lb; green pees. SetlOc lb; borsersdlah. 6c per lb: srti choke. BVatl.OO-'-per doa; hothouse lettuce, 81.stiOI.75. per box; eelery. local. 4otoe per dos; rggplsnt, fl.DO per crate; pumnklna, lUe; equssuT luci crsaberrtee. Jerseys, 818.0oala"1 per bbl; Coo bay and Tillamook. 110. N: red. Ubes. 2-V per dou. nRlBD FRUITS Apples, evaporated. 104) tune per lb; sprloots. lOHttlsc per id pesckes. 1OH018e per lb: ssrks. tte per lb less; prnass. 80 to 40. SHe: 4c drop ea eacb sixteenth emsller else: Sga. Csllfornla black, HC per lb; CsUfornIs white, be per lb; dates, golden. Be per lb; fards. 8i par 16-lb boa, . - elreserisa, Vata, Ite. '- - ST'OAR Sack basis Cnb. SO.ao; powdered. 88-dn; fruit granelsted. 86.08; dry arsnulsted. 88.66:. Conf. A, 86.80; beet grsnalated. so U; extra C. 88.05; gnjnea C. 84.&: D yellow, 84.86; bbla. 10c; H bbls. SBe; boxes. 80s advance sa sack hssls, lees 2Se per ewt for casta, 18 gays) maple, 144'6c per lb. (Above prices spply to sates ef less than car lota Car lots st special price subject te Surtnetloas) . r, . HONET . per crate. COi'FEK Package brands. $18.88. SAI.T--Ooare naif rround. I Ota. $7.00 per ton: tsbls. dairy, 60s. 811 00; 100s. $10.78: im. portsd Liverpool. 60s. $17.00) 100. $16.60; 224a. $16 00: extra One. bbl, Ss, 8s. 10s. 4 soetfl BO; bulk 82A lbs. 84.00QS.on; neks. Vis. eoetaec; Lrrernonl Inmp rock. I $18 J per ton: 60-lb, rock. 67.00; 100s. 80.78.' ORAIV BAGS C.lcutta. 7H- RICE Imperial Japan. No. I, Set No, 1 B46ie: New -Orleans kosd. Tei-Alaa. Be; Creole, B!4e. BRANS Small white. $3.78: large .white, 88.23; pink. $2.78; bay 00, $4.60; Umax, 86.60; kte-tran reds. BHc. NUTS Peanata. Jumbos. Be per lb; Vlr glnla. 7 He per Hi: - roasted, fc; cocnaaum. oi980c per don wslnuts, 16t1Be psr lb; pise eats, !0212He per lb; hickory nuts. lOc pet lb. chestnuts, ssstcra, 16010c per lb: Bra all auts. 14e per Th: filbert. 14r16e per rb: fancy pecans, tBUAISHc: almonds, 14HC18HC . Paints. Coal Oil. Xte. ROPB Pure Ida oil. 14o; BUndard. 1814c: Slssl. lie ' . COAL OIL Pesrl or Airrel Case. tOVte pee gal: water - white. - Iroa bhhk 1o- per- li wooden, lfte per, gall headlight, 170-deg eases. X2HC per gat 4 tfASOUNK 8-deg., eases- 84 H per gal, ten hhla Ifte nee nL BENZIKK 3-deg, eases 2B per gal Iroa DDI, inc per gal. - - , TURPENTINBIa rases 80c per gal weodea bbl 8c per gaL WHITE LEAD Ton lota. T per Th; 800-lb Iota. Se per b: leas lots. 614c oer th. . W1RR NAIT.B Present vase st tZIm. LINRRETi OITU-Psre rsw. m B-bht lots. SOe; l-bbl tot Me: -casee. Ode per gal: genuine kettle bnlled. can-. SRe per gat: B-bbl lota. 62c: 1-bW lot BSe ner gslt ground cake, cs lots, 820.00 per boa; es than car lots. 680.00 psr tea. Meit.- Fiah and Traviseaa. FRESH MEATS Front street Beef steer. Btjae per lb; bogs, block. 7Sf7H per lb; packer. Te psr lb; bulla 44ft per Ih; cows. 6H40c psr lb; veal, extra, THctSe per Ih. erdlsary. per lb: poor. Be per Ibi mut ton, fncy, 7Q7He Per Ih. - ' HAMS, BACON. ETC. Portland pack finest) bam. 10 to 14 lbs. 12 He per Ih: 14 to 16 lbs, 124c per ttl breskfaat bacon. 14W418HS per lb; picnic. 80 per -lb; cottage. 84e per lb; regular short clear, uaeraoked. 104e per lb; smoked, lltt per lb; clear backs, unsmoked, lOUe per R; smoked, 11 He1 lb; Dnloo butts. 10 to 18 lbs, soimoked. Sc per lb; smoked. 8c per lb; clear bellies, anemoksd, lie pes- D: smoked, 12c per ,b; shoulders, $it per Ilk LOCAL LARD Kettle leaf, 10a. 11S per lb; 6s, II He psr lb: 60 lb tine, lOttc per lb; steam rendered. 10s, 10e per lb; 8s, 10 He per lb: compound, 10s, 714e CANNED SALMON Columbia river, l ib tslls, 81. SO; 8-lb tall. 82.78; fancy 1-lb Sets. 81.80; H-lb fancy Sets. $1.18; fancy 1-lb ovals. $2.78; Alssks tails, pink. 86490c: red. $1.80; nominal Ss. tall $2.00. - . FISH Rock end. Te per Tb; Oonnders, Be per th: halibut. Te per lb: erabe, $1.80 per dos; striped tmae. ISHe per lb; estftsh, Tc per lb; salmon, stlveraldea. Be per Ibu ateelked. T per lb; herring. Be per lb; soles, 6 per lb) shrimps, 10c per lb; perch, Be per lb; blkck rod, Tc per lb; stiver smelt, Te per lb; lobsters, 16e; fresh mackerel. 8c psr lb; erswSsh, SBe per doe OYHTERR hoalwater bay, per sat, $2.26; per ssck. $8.78. CLAMS Hard-shell, per box. 82.00; rasnr cisms, $2.00 psr box. . RECHPfS LIBERAL FOR A All Products Have a Good Feel ing Although the Tone Is , somewhat Dull. "2 - Portland TTnloa Stockyards, Dee. 22. Lire stock receipts: ' v a Hogs Cattle Sheen Todsy :. 1st lof 120 Week ago ,.....,...108 r . 11 ' 817 Previous week:,. ......... .,.340 . 82 l.esd Month 6fr: . . :. . .V. ... .BPS SS 802 For a bolldsy market the receipts to ths ysrds sre quite liberal. In sll tbs markets the tone Is good, though somewhat dull. ' Official livestock price: Hogs Best eaitern Oregon, $8.88: blockers snd China fata, $8.04; Blockers snd feeders. $4.28. , Cattle Beat esstera Oregoa steers. $3,760 $..',; light snd medinm steers, $2 80 light rows, 62.60; stocksrs and feeders, $2.25; bulls, $1-50.', Kheep Wethers, '4tt4ci mixed sheep, 4HC! smns. 4r. Calves eood vesl, ISO to 200 poaiids, BSI $He; rough snd heavy, 88Hc Vajtibw hogs wzax. ; Cblcsfo, Dec. 22. Livestock receipts: . , lloga. Csttle. Sheep. Chicago .......26.000 4.000 ' s.oon Kanaas City N.OO0 .. ti I ,t)0 Omhs ........ll.OiiO i.ooo ' aiio Hog Opened week with 8.000 left ever. Re eelpM a year aro were 27.oon. Prices: Mixed. $4 764 .86; (.ml, 84 PHft8.0B; rough, $4.704i .A; light. 64.7Se3.02H. ... Cattle atesrty ;jo strong. -. Sheep 10c blsker."- SAB JBA1TCISC0 tOCAt STOCIS. Rsa Frinciaco, Dec. 22 0f8 rial close, In. -lo.:. ; . Bid. rontra Costa Wster y......... 48 String Vtllev Wster...,.,......, 4i4 Mutual Electric..., , IA Men Frsnciece Use A Electric M4 tllast Powder 7ll Honoke Sugar..... I2H llutrblnaon nnsar 14 Makaweli Sugar. .... 82 I'aauhaa Rftisar. ...... ... 22 Alaaka I'lik'n',.,,...,,,, 60 (allfte-nls Wine o , 82 Oceanic Steamahlp 4 Paclne States Telephone... 10 Parinc (oet Bores ... .... ....... ..162 Hrw.llen (Vnimerclsl. KIV California Fruit.......... 87V - Ak. 47 ' 4H 1814 75J M , 82 H lol5 84 IH DROPS 00 LIU DATIOf Crr t r . .-. Selling Pressure Very Apparent In Deceniber Option Bull Camp the Sellers. PRICES A HALF TO A CENT LOWER TODAY Smallest, Loss in the July Option Stocks in Northwestern . Markets Increasing at a . Rapid Rate Trailers Selling the Corn. JTBIDAY'S WHEAT MARKET. . ' . . Close , Frl. . December $ M2 Msy... M .87 July 88 Close K , Loss ; Close Tbur. Frl. Yesr Age ir age 1.10A l.HH '-BBV6 $ .8H $ .01 $1.10 J(3Hi ChlcsML' Dee ' I2l -The-' selling Br la December wheat, which bss beea la evidence tor ths lsst few dsys, developed sa saaler tone In ell options, The selling ef Decem ber was liquidation pure snd simple and seemed te com from the esmp of ths former bull leader. Tbs Olscoursglng fsctors pester day were again In fores, with storks In both market, ef the northwest Increasing for the week about 2.000.000 bushels snd primsry receipts vary far in excess of met yesr. . Tbere hss been a dlapoaitloa to evea up more or leas ovsr ths holidays, snd tbs unssttlement todsy 1 likely to be continued unices something of a dlsconrsfffng nature should develop over, night. Liquidation bsa been qnlte complete and the short interest is much extended. Trailers Sell Cera, - i Tbere was an saaler tone snd Some selling of December corn by tbe trailers ea the theory that from now ea receipts ef No. t earn, or corn thst esa be made Into con tract before final delivery dsy, are likely te Increase. Tbe eats market practically is nil. It seems st ths moment like, a waiting sffslr. Provision irsde ie small, but, all things eoa tddered, prices held well. Official quotations by Ovsrbeck, Starr Cooke company v , j -; WHEAT. Opea. High Dec.. ....8 -.RS. $ .83 may..... July..... New Dee. Old Dec. May...... July..... Da...... Msy July kfB88 PORK. Jan... Msy.. . 18.45 18.62 18.45 18.4T A . 18 80 18.87 18.0 18. 80 - LARD. . T.40 T.48 , T-85 T.8T A . 7.42 T.48 ...... T.8T T.8T Jsn May July..,,, T.52 T.4T T.4T A SHORT BIBS. Jaa T.OT . T.10 T.Ot -eT.0J Msy...,. T.22 . T.27 , . T.22 T.22 ; July.'..., IM T.83 T.&3 T.86 PBUCARY OBAtB MOTEMMTT. Chicago, Dee, SJc Primaryrecelpta "' ' . ,'- : , ,! Bnali. ' - . Bnh. Wheat ,...............'....1.023.000 - 728.000 Corn ,:-6o8,000 . 608,004 Hhlnmenta: Wheat 221.000 '218.000 Corn 848.000 Bin 000 Clearances: ' Wher, xia.wv eusnem; iioor, 28.000 bsrrelsi corn,. 884,000 bushels: eats, 280,000 bushels. - - " " ' SAB YEAH CISCO BBADT MABXJT. ' San Francisco, Dec . 2X Official morning prices: - , . WHS AT. ' ' Open. High. ' Low. , Close. Msy.... ......$1.41 $1-41 $1.41 $141 BARLEY. Msy.......... 1-28 1.23 1.28 1.28 - XJTXBYOOI, OBApf MARXXT. . Liverpool, Dee. 22. Official prices: , '. ; . - . wtiEax. .'-' Open. .......flslOHd ....... HHd i.s ioid Class. 8s 10Vd 8s Ud ; 6s 10d December . ... I Mare. Msy COBN. .... 4e S d ea S d Jsnusry ..... S d S d Marca ....... y CHICAGO CASH .WKXAT. v Chicago, Dec. 22, Castr wheat: ,. 'C Friday Thar. '- V , Bid. Ask. Bid. No. t red... ...$ J7.-$-..- $ .87 HI No. 8 red J7 .88 -.88 No. 1 bard......... .81. .84 .2 . No. S bard .78 J2 . .78 No. I aorthsra .M 1 J ' JM No. 9 aorthera...... .88 .7 .82 No. 8 spring .80 . .M CBICAf0 OBATJf OAS LOTS.. Chicago, Dsc. 22-Ortn ear tots: Car Grade Bat. Wheat . ...... ....... ....... 84 4 28 Corn SnB 12 8M Osts 228 82 281 Wheat ears todsy: Minneapolis ion. iraintn 78. Yesr ago: Minneapolis 161, Duluth 463, Cbicag as. . ' - AaaiBTTjrt; OBAnr sjopmivtb. Chicago, Dec.' 21. Argentine shipments: - '""! Today Yesr Ago ' i r Bnb; Bnb Whest ......T...1.... WXI.OOO 8K2.000 Cora , 819,008 1,814,000 COTTON FUTURES ARE TWO TO SIX ADVANCED New York, Dee. 22. Orttoa fotares closed S te S points higher. . Official quotations by Ovsrbeck, Starr A Cooke company: Opea. High, .ll.vi lira .llrtfl 1170 .1187 11W Low. iMnee. January ' 114iJ166.VI I IMS 117072 February March 1178 11H7J!I 1IH1',II April . May .....1203 1208 Jnne July .....1210.1210 Aognst ..1100 1180 October 1108 11 08 December ..1148 1164 1188 12.H hi2 .... 12l'(0 12"2 l7rdiw lixo lli 1006 HOvlillS 1146 116384 Livsrpasl Cottoa - High. I.tverponl, quiet, i .te B. Dec. 22. tottoa rutnres closed points btgber.. xrw TOBjt corns maxxxt. New York. Dee. 22 Coffee futures closed SB- changed. OfSclsl price: . ..- ' HI1 Aak.1 ' Bid.' Ask. January . . .80 SO $ 88 July ........80.75 $0.76 Febresry ' .. 6.46 6 60 August ..... d.78 .M Mart-h ..... 8.48 SOHeptember .. d.M 6.W0 April 6.60 6 .66 October 4... $.86 T."0 Ma -.. 6 on 8 6,1 November . ,. T.00 T.t June , 6 t 6.;o,Deember .. 6.80 $.86 Vew York Cash Coffee, New. York. Dec. 22. ;.h roffse: Rle, Te; No. 4 Ban toe, . He. t . , BosTOK poprxs STAXXXT. - Boatoa, Dec 22 Ofncial eloes: " ' Bid. 1 - - Bid Lew. - Close. S $ .62 a .wi .82 --. .ssS '' J y . - CORN. : ' .60 JO -.46 . .48 .44U . .44. , .44 4H 44 2 .4414 . OATS. . .'- - ' .80 H ,80H 80 J0A .8114 . .81 M . 314 -80S ' JOVi J0 -804 , A riven turn ...I Allooes Arradlah .... Atlantic .... Brltlah Col.,'. Blnsham .... Calumet .,. Continental .. Popper Range. Daly Wet ... Rim River ... Frank Ua .... Ureene CoB. . Orsnby ...... Maes , M.h.wh ,. ... hsvada Coa.. :l ' 6 60 .forth Rnrt..$ 80 60 87.00 hid Domlnloa.. 82.28 4H7Ulceola ICA.60 M.i.i I Parrot ' 81.78 26.87IPhnnU ..... 12S 84 28 IQnmcy 107.nu sa no Tiki.oO Hoyal ... 27.8l ISant Fe.. 78.2,1 I I Tamarack 17.00 Trinity .. -r 2.37H 11 w 10.12 2.75 Tenn. COppiT. ( sx .00 18.60 l nlted- Copper t ). 2B.X7ll'tah .......,e.3 78 75 I Victoria 6 28 IB 75 IWInons 8 '0 61.60 IWolvsriBS ... 128.UO Il4l7i -. . ,. .-', . ' Ili1flflui' STOCKS ARE LEADERS -' . .... Both Union and Southern Pacific Issues Have a Good Move- rrient on 'Change Today, v HAS BELMONT' BOUGHT - METROPOLITAN L? Rumor of Its Purchase by Big Finan cier Adds to the Strength Steels Are Bought Heavily Tennessee Coal Loses. !": 'V, .; - ADVANCES. Atchison ......... . do preferred. ... Sngsr -,,...... lt Sui.lter C Csr A Foundry... V do preferred.... Brooklyn 2 Baltimore 1 Colorado Fuel .... IH at. Paul C C. A K. W.. nZ Cfaesapsake ....... Canadian 1 Colorado Southera. do 2d pfd....t. Locometlve ...... 1 Erie do 1st pfd Louisville ........ )s Manhattan ....... S j North Amerlcsa ... I Norfolk 84 Ontario A Western. Psonylvnl 1 Psclno Mall...,.., 1 People's 0 as ...... Pressed. Btssl Car. Readlna 1 Kepubllo Steel ... H Rock Ilnd ....... S. F.. Sd pfd Uouthern Br Wl. Cent..- nfd.... 1 Virginia Chemical., 2 Southera Pacine.'rt 1 Toledo, pfd1 S Caiea PaclBe...... 2 U. 8, Rubber C. 8. Steel... do preferred..... MetropoUtaa 2 Mexican Central... MlsMuri Paclae...' tl Wahaah Milwaukee St By.. 4 - - LOSSES. - ,', .. ' Ansconds liKaty , H IlUsois Central .. S N. Y. Central...., Hock Islsnd. pfd. U Tena.Coal ....... 1 Wsstsr. Vnlon.... gl .... , . '.,:. Wall Street. New York. Des.'ixS. Trsdlng on the stock market showed much of a pro. fssslonsi character today. Some of tbs specialties bsd good movements, with the gen srsl market showing a fslr sdvsnce. 'The H.rrlntan stocks, ; Union -and Southera Paclne were among the strongest frsturss ef the. day. thsrs being eoosldersbls ulk ef a Bght for tbe control of both roads. The net rise la Southera Paclne todsy wsa 1 points, whlls Union, fscloe rose S points. The trac tion Issues wsrs sga In to ths front. Tberg wss a report thst August Belmont has pur chsaed all the bonds snd stocks of the Metre. polltaa Street Railway company snd control ef the Metropolitan company. An ofncial Itate mcst will be Issued from tha efflce ef August Belmont lots this afternoon. Among tbs other bullish fssturea ef today's market were Vir ginia Chemical, which gained 2 points, snd Milwaukee Street railway, which rose S points. Bteels were aeSeily bought and sdvsaced shsrply. Teanessee Coal was dull' aad tost 8 facial quotations by Overbeck, Starr A Cook company : DESCRIPTION. Anaconda Mining Co.... Amal. Copper Oe....... Atchison, - com ) - do preferred.... Am. Csr A Foundry, (. da preferred ., Am. Bngr,- com Am. Smelt., com...... do preferred. ......... Baltimore A Ohio, com. Brooklyn Bsptd Transit. Canadlaa Pacific eooa.. 161 lOO'A Chicago A Alton. -.com.. j no preferred v. ei u. vr. cons....... Chi., MIL A St. P...,. 20 1014- Chesapeske'A OhtoV.'.'.'. Colo. Fusl A Iron, com. Colo. Southera, eom .... do second preferred... Delswsre A Hudeoa... D. A B. O., eom .' do preferred. ......... Krie, com ...J do seroad preferred.,, I do 1st preferred...... Illinois Central I Louisville A Nashville. Met. St. Ry ,. Manhattan By Mexlcsa Central By.,.. Minn., St. P. A Ste. M. Missouri Pacific....... M. K. A T.. 00m , de preferred . ..... New York Central Northern Psdfle....... Am, Locomotive. de preferred. ......... Norfolk A Weetera, eom. North American N. Y Ont. A West.... Pennsylvania Ry.. ...... P Q., L, A C Co...... Pressed Steel Csr, com. Paclftc Mall Steam. Co.: Reading, eom , do 2d preferred, ...... do let preferred Ben. Iron A Steel, eom. do preferred Bock I.land. eom...... do preferred.......... Southera By., coa...... Southera Psrifle. ....... St. U A 8. td pfd. It I. 11. W, com... do preferred Trxss A Psctne........ Tennessee Cos) A Iron.. T-. St. L. A W eom.. do preferred......,.. rnloa Psrifle. eon Orstrsl LeUher, cam,.. do preferred.......... TJ. 8. Rubber, eom TJ. 8. Steel Co., eom.... do preferred.-... Wisconsin CentrsL eom. . do preferred Weetera Union Tele.... Wkbssh, eomw ....... . 4rlV TITaJ J J8 ina'i KOSi 128 102 28 188 108 87 70 180 204 67 1S 88 8 01 141 62 1042 00 prererreq Southern" Pacific. . preferred, ex-dlvidsnd of eri per ' . Total sslee for dsy, 1.16 1.000 shares. .- Call xooney closed 6 per cent, . TOXOPAxTMIBTJia STOCIS, . ' Baa Francisco, Dee. 22. Official mcrnlsg Bid. Mnntsna ...... ,$2. Midway .1.60 MeNamsra .... -88 Belmont ....... 117 North Star .... .60 Beacne .07 Gold Mountain... .08 ll DntU. IVeWe Bid. $ . . ; Mobswk . IHile .... Kendall ....... (IniumM Mt..., Jnmbo. Exten.,.. Black ButU.... allvee Pic .10 .82 Venldea ABchnr. . Nevsda 18.87 Ton. Extension. 6.60 Bed Ton 1.17 Ooldtlelif-;-.,. .88 " Bandatnrm . ... . .84' Sandstorm Ex.. .OS A Adam ........ .06 into Tonopsh.l. O. Bull Frog.J. Dlsmonddeld ,., Lon Star,..., Homeataks Cssh Boy..r..., J COMSTOCX MTBTBS STOCXS. ' , . sa Closing Frssclsco, Dee. 22. Ofncial morning Bid. -'."' SI Savage ........$ .61 Potoal . ... lie Bullion $ .20 W 1 , 1 1 ........ - Belcher 22 r-ei .v, . . 1 an Cnloa Coa M Ophlr 4.87 Caledonia ....-. .80 Mexican 1.84 Andes .IS Yellow Jacket.. .IS S.vchennee : 41 Hal A Uaeeenea. 1 in iBoorptoa ....... .13 , OOVTRBTIIBT. BOBDS. . RW York. Dee. 22. 1 Govern merit ' '-, , .' . Bate. - Bid. No. S regular 180 102 do eoupoa, ....,. 18X0 i"3 No. S regular WK"lirt do eoupoa. ............... I80S o2 No. S small bonds: 12 No. 4 re.olar 1"T l'i V . ,n.v, ' . . .1 Ak. 1.1 1(8 103 ii'siii 14 no nnipi.,,,M,,'.,i, Bo. 4 reaillsr. ........... itx)T; 103 103 i 180 laou 102T. 17 1111 181 iio' do .coupon.,.. .1828 District of Columbia B03a , Phllllptaa as... .... 118 108 . , a . Vsw York SUeer. New' York, Dec. 22. Silver. 8c Sterllar Ssves. New York. Dec. 22. Sterling rstes: Dsmand, sSa.4OO4Bd.e0l 60 days, 4a2A74S.Ut6. Wholesale aad Betail Oocara, , ' 14T rXBST STBMMT. BUTTER LOWER We retail butter and tf at whole sale prices. . ' Oregon Creamery Butter. .. .BSe snd 6O0 New Crop Italian Prunes, 4 lbs.....8e One ssok good Uard Wheat Flour. .Sl-00 $ pound Seedless Raisins. ........ .BBO Bast cleaned Currants, lb ,.100 Tomatoes, standards. S cans Ida lean Baked beans Bo Two 1-lb. cans Hominy S60 I oans Corn. Peas or fit ring- Beans... B6a I Dka-. Postum or Fla Prune Cereal.. 80s Good Salmon. 2 cans .....V........lSe Tomatoes, Solid Pack; ..oe Two $-lb pkgs. Gold Dust .ae One 1-lb. pkg. Armour'a Wahln4I Powder XM Fela-Nsptha Soap Be II bars Roysl Bavon Soap..,.. S8 f bars Baby Elephant Soap BSe, 1 lb. White Honey.... lee) cans Primrose Cream. ......... ..Joe i lb. English Breakfast Tea I80 1 lb. Ounpowder Tea. ., . .. .......... Soo Miller's Naptha Soap 80 Beat Walnuts and Almonds, 1 lba..SBo Beats Kastern Hama,lb. ....... ..ISHo Good Table Peaches. 1 tor ..SBo lost Table Aprloota, I for. ........ .860 New Crop Figs and Nuts. . non siaxbt lass, : FRESH OREGON Creamery Butter eadqiasrters for Skamokawa and Corvallis Creamery. Strictly Fresh Eggs and Oysters always on hand. v S Cans Corn ..............25) 3 Cans Tomatoes ........ ,25s 2 Pounds New Walnuts.... 35$ 2 Pounds New Almonds . . . 35 3 Pkgs. Currants . .25e Mills Naptha Soap. ........ " 5 Pels Naptha Soap. . . . .' . .... 5J 2 Doz. Fresh Eastern Eggs. . 55c 2 1 Dos. Fresh Oregorc Eggs . . 75 Enterprise Creamery Co. 127 FIRST STREET Between Washington and Alder. CORN FEI Turkeys Christmas Butter! Butter! Best Creamery . . .50 and 65s? rnn Creamerv . ......... .ouc Dairy Butter. .". ; . .40 and 45 Ranfh OOC Cr0od.EggSe,...a..25 and 30 Best Sugar Cured ilams...i4$? Breakfast Bacon .......... .155 s 1h Pure Lard .......50e Chickens, per lb. . .14 and 15 All Goods Retailed at Wholesale Prices i . . LA GRANDE CREAMERY . 264 YAMHILL STREET Those Who Cannot Afford r to Buy Turkey At 25c Fer Found can have .a Prime Rib Roast At 15 Per Pound Suear Cured Breakfast Bacon, lb. ..... ,T. .... . .16 Best Ham (Saturday only). 7l3f 6-lb. Pail Pure Lard 50 ;,:'S',;;V At the'."., V;:;. ' , FULTON. MARKET Third and Yamhill Sts. Phone Main 6. i Your Chrlstmaa dinner Is ,not oom plete without a rood cup of COFFE& phona us for three pounds of - ,. "; ' ASUDKOXJi ' . .,' Tha New Blend of Coffee t.0. ' ry':" xbs aula saes, : Christmas Prices Kew Walnuts, per lb.. .,...,'...... ,lBo Fancy Mixed Candy, par lb.. ...... .10e Good Tomato Catsup, pint, bottle. .. .10a Flna Preserves, lb. Jar ........800 Home-made Jam. per glass.., ...... ,10o BUned Peax-heA. XH-lh- can. ...... .lfea Rtandard Tomatoes, drraen cana. SOa Navel Orangss. per-dus. ,, ., . ...... .SOo t The atj,ve is a-amall selection from our long llat of low prices. Davis Bros. Verthrnp BV, eov. lSih. Beaaatala 4S4T - i., ,L .1 . . . I . . ... 1 IXCHABQES TO CX08X. The Kew Tork rnttnet exrtisnss will re eVmea lesins ivm snd Wmrtayv ths ileag nnart ef trarte snd ths New York stn-k svrhan en Mnndv mily, whlls ths l.lvernnol snd New In-, lean entt sxchansss wll ns rinsed Tuexlar, sa wall sa tomorrow aad laoada. vav m i i ii 173 Third St, Nearv Yamhill - Phone Main ICIl ; WE" ARE NOT PRICE CUTTERS, BUT JUST SELLING' GOODS CHEAP FOR CASH A Few Christmas Specif 2 Dozen Nice Sweet Oranges . ... . ... ...... . .23 3 Pounds Plain Mixed Candy............... ...25 . 2 Pounds Mixed Nuts.' 23 2 Pounds Fancy Boston Mixed Candy .......... .25d 2 Pounds Fancy Walnuts or Almonds. . ........ .33 19 Pounds Best Granulated Sugar..,. V.......?1.00 . 1 Pound Chocolate Cream Candy. . .i ......... . .20 - We .are headquarters for fresh roasted Peanuts 5 quart. Washougal Creamery Butter, per roll. .; . ......... . . . .C5 v Come Early and .Avoid the Rush ; M ESZSS Great Day at the Rainier Market Saturday With tne big business which we did lastSaturdsy, surpassing any thing we eer did, we have prepared for a repettHtrnoinoiTOw. We .hare procured tons of good things to eat and can supply your, wants. , Turkeys, Chicjtena, Geese, Ducks, Prime Rib Roast ueef, or Xamb, Mutton, Veal, or Pork,. Fruit, ptjutu.:lv'- Fresh Apples, per box. . . .. . ......... . ...... . . . 91.00 New Walnuts, Just arrived,' per lb. . . . ,", ...... . ; .25 Fresh Oysters erery Fritlay. We also carry a full line of can-goods. Strictly Fresh Eggs, Butter and Cheese. ; C BLUM, Prop. . : -. ' y , 17th and Savler Streets mm , na sam ems mxa sm i -TmTT.,mCTst'irM0SrDELIC10USPIE5i m us e. m, w . ..m.y m .Mva m fvv .l OVERBI3CK, STARR & COOKB CO i'. 1 Members Chloaso Board o Trada rOTZSXOBT OOTTO, BTQCXS AJTS BOSTBS. ; 101 Third Straec BCcKajr DO A STBU TI.T Contlouona Markets by Private tVlra. Quick Bsnrloe, REFKRKNCFS Laad . TUton. baoksra. and Unt..id Btatea National Bank of Portland. Central Market Where wa.all tto tor tha ' eoosixB. - We have secured for our patrons soma extra fine OSTJSISTHAS1 .... BXBT, also a flna lot of corn-fed TURKEY Ohio ken a, Oeeaa, Snxka, Ch fact all (he t-ood things to eat aire s 7 early. - - . - -KINDORF BROS. ISO Oraad A.T. Thoa BaaT 418, . x to tx wajtt-a rxBurr-cxAsai Turkey, Chicken, Goose or Duck For Call oji't G. Covach $ Co. And you wlU certainly hare tha best In tha city. If you cannot corns call ns up. Our phona Is Main BIS. ' 275 First Street Can furnish you with a nloe, fat corn-fad TURKEY " ' Tot tout Ohrlstmaa XMiiaar. . OR Choice Roast Beef, Veal or Pork, Fish, Oysters or Clams. Phona us your order. - " - Vast SB. - OBXAmrxs xockbjw ss asAn atb. GROCERIES At Cldslho; Out Prices Best New Walnuts, lb.. ............ .lBo t cans Corn ..,..lfto 1 cana Tomatoes lBo Solid Pack Tomatoes ,. loo leans Peaai 8Ba 3 cana Peaches ......850 1 cans Pears t". 8Ba Citron, per lb. .,, , 18a I cans Salmon ........SSe 1 auarts Cranberries ........ ...... .SSe CENTRAL CREAMERY lss rovBTsr btbibbt. Between Waaaiagtoa aad Aide. STATE MARKET '':-:;.t7:-'-;Ja rTurkeys and Chickens - . . .. . .-- J1 -r'n .... , 1. J At a very low price tomorrow. , v-AH Meats in Proportion. ; 221 First St., Core Salmon OBTX.AB'B BAHK fSTATIMtMT. f'learlnr baiHB'e) He n ii m Phone Main 1632 FRUIT CAKES, PUDDINGS i AND COOKIES.-" i ..s.-eaat ss . X BB1 ! xs?A. M vna ar s a VAiB a B m BaUdlna. Portland. Or. ?y ;.!-' COKMIBBIOBI SVBXBTzlBB. : mm (rermerty rrmrs.) TEX BIS BTOBX OT LIT TLX BBJCXB. , . . sai-888-8k Tklrd st., eor. Jsffsrsra. THX OHBISTXAS B08H 18 OB. Tea sre sbont thrsugk baring year stria. BOW FOB THX SIX If U. W will ssU Tom oaly ths BEST at prices thst will save ysa at isssc earns on rns eniisr. WAVXL OBAMOXS. Hlrt-colorsd. fecr, ripe, sweet fmlt rsr aossa, soo, soe aa em: psx sea... .ss.sa ' CABOT. ' Broken) mixtar. 1 a ynre sagar eaady. rieh la sppesrsnre) )at th thing Bar Slllng svocklnss. ste.: ner soond.. ...... .18 Plata mixed candy, S poands (nr.......... M mxxo BDTS. Tee beet eaallty ot sll sew Bnta, no blaefe wsinnn or aicaory aani ia uts, m Boaads Car M CXABBXXXXES. - finest esstera ersnberries. 8 quarts for..., .88 COTTXX, Oelwell'B Bnseisl sva A afneha. W ksve higher price, but ae bet Us; per lb. .88 ., BtTOAB. Weetera drr graanlated cane sagar, peg 100 poands B.S8 apreekela' dry graanlated sags, per 100 poands B-STJ 18 poands wasters ran snsar. ...... ...... 1.88 ' BA1BIBS. -, ,. 8 pkgs, fsnry sssded ral.lne 8 B Bounds 8-erown kme Unscatsk.. ...... .M B poBBde esedlsss Solus .he . ... - - CBBXABTS. ' 8 pkgs. Msganlts cleaned snrrta ta., ...... . 8 pounds wssked rarrsBts ......, ....... M r uius aui, . 8 pkgs. Moaa Snek mine meat M rLDi ruuvutt, Blenardsoa A Bobbins (the Saset), J-Ps saaa -88 DATES.- 8 lbs. raacy Hsuowe'en pates lor M J APPLES. 800 boxes rsaey Hood Blver Bsldwina. dsrkolored rle holiday fmlt. while they -vast, per boa l.f ' Good Bed toVkrng Apples, per Box 18 Phono Bm 408. East 814a Seliveriea Every Bay, Xkm Week. WITH Christmas Cheer Wa must expect a good dinner. Then let ua supply you with some of the good things we tisve gotten ror ine occasion. Turkeys, Cbiokeaa, Slisaa, Zraekav Oyrvera, Olaxaa, Plea, in fact everything to a Prime SVeaaTt.Telephona your order early to ... , ; Cowan's Marke S7S X. Kotrleoa, BTssur Vnlosw Thorn 147. CHRISTMAS Reason teaches ue that the beat la always the cheapest. Theres res sons snd to spare In the Meats we sell. And our Chrlatmae exhibit la surly the finest that can be found In the city. tteaSa for all. TtRUEYaS CI esse, Chickena, ..., e .rlms Klb BVoaata of Beef. TeaO, Pork aad laama. . JCaat and weat side orders receive cur prompt attention. " 112 FIRST STRltnT vmosra scazbt stio. bowbttwo, srorrrwB si co, ' . liksUblished 11 j TrxSAT abd btoo isoc::v fne 4. r -" v-... irMi- 1 I f t s r - . . . . I . w ,.i COLlELL AT THO WASHINGTON f.IARKE I