The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1898. Wichita . 472,639 centrifugal, 96 test, 4%c neked; molasses, 8%c | wheat; bark Buteshire, with 111,026 bushels | about 10c under the quotations Heavy salted NOTICE TO MARINERS. = Binghamton 350,200 Dominats reined: Sneciilch: wheat: all for Queenstown. steers, 10c; medium, 8i4c; light, Sc; Cowhides, 5 » | Lincoln . 387,280 BUTTER—Recélpts, 378 kages, Firm; | Foreign wheat shipments from Portland far | Sc; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, 8c; Call, dary | A branch of the United States Hydrographio 555,146 Western creamery, 15@2lc; Llgins, 2lc; fac” | the week ending to-day were 711,473 bushels. | Hides, sound, Itc; culls and brands, 12c; dry | Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is . g tory, 12@14%50. WASHINGTON. Kip and Veal, i5c: dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, | maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of 332,766 EGGS—Recelpts, 1280 packages. Firm: West- | -TACOMA, Wash., Doc. 25.—Wheat—Club, 8c; | Shearlings, 15@%c each; short wool, %@fc | mariners, without regard to natlonality and SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. gt Nor refd.....133% United States ... 81 w0 ern, 26c; Southern, 22@25c. Blue Stem,” 62g6ic. Sacn: B Mg ',';"-'m:n(c;r I::c:?s: B | T erianiie;are ocRdially fevifat o vistt the B % Un & — $ . malt, $17 Silver a fraction firmer. Tilinois: Cent 1. 11455, Misceliansou 344,000 BHRD Ynume The for amal; Colta. Sbe- Horae 1{ldes, ary, $130 | office, where complete sets of charts and safls z 3 Lake Erie & 201a A_Cot Oil. 33% 259,391 NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—California dried fruits: LOCAL MARKETS. for large and Soc@sl for small. ing directions of the world are kept on hand Wheat steadier. Do prefd 73% Do prefd . 262,500 les steady. other fruits generally firm. il e o 2 TA 'W-—No. 1 rendered, 34@3%c per ;| for comparison and reference, and the latest Barley higher. R e Ly A Jog208 83 VAPORATED APPLES—C ommon to good, &% R No. 2, 2c: refined, {%@sc; Grease, 2c. information can always be obtained regarding Oats and Corn very firm. | o e N A S e et 1% prime wire “tray, Skei choice, IG9c EXCHANGE AND BULLION. WOOR~Epring clips--Southern Mountain, 12 | lights, dangers to navigation and ail matters lay steady. Bran advanced. Manhattan L 7% Am Tobacco 141 | Sioux Fall X x ancy, 1oc. Syeip months', 7@Sc; San Joaquin and Southern, 3 :4::\'\-";;1(] .eed: unchanged. Met St Ry m;’: Do prefd o Hastings, § A 23 PRprsq 10%c. g:!rlll!"t l}':xc.:mnn. lnhd-n. —~ W | ong 8@sc; Foothill ahd Northern, free, 12 | The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry P Statbes o ad Mich Cent . 13 Cons Gas . 115, 3 APRICOTS—Roval, 11@l4c; Moorpark, 14@16e. | Sterling Exchange, sikht. L= 488% | @ige: Foothill and Northern, defective, a@ilc: | building, at the faot of Market street, is hoisted Potatoes ‘weak. | Ouiion isteaily. Minn & St 37%'Com _Cable 685,006 23 PEACHES— Unpeeled, $%@12%c; peeled, 15@ | Sterling Cablex.... « = 485% | Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@lsc; Nevada, 9@ | about tén minutes before noon and dropped at Vegetables higher and very scarce. Do 1st prefd 991 Col F & Tron 1,513,619 12 20c. New York Exchange, sight. - 18 | 1ic; Eastern Oregon, 10@i%. noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- Turkey market rather easier. Mo Pacihc W% Do prefd 7,933,100 4. —— New York Exchange, telegraphic., — 17% | I Wools— ? ceived each day from the United States Naval Game unchanged. Mobile & Ohio 31% Gen Electric 9,214,479 20.! CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Fine Silver, per oun: o 9% | Humboldt and Mendocino. #@11 | Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. Futter weak. Eggs and Cheess as before, | MO K & T 13" {Haw Comi Co 353,200 8 Mgxioan iDoliAes: s = 47% | Northern Mount @8 | A notice siating whether the ball was dropped O e 7 P N e | | on time or giving the error, if any, is publis Apples and Oranges in free supply. N Bt i S o CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—For half an hour fol- WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ,;}':;‘:.'m 95 331"' {0 the morning papers the following day et firm. Hogs higher again. N Y Centrai.. 220} | Laclede Gas lowing the opening in wheat trading was so i e e WS HUGHES, aller exports of Lumber. N Y Chl & St L.. 14 'Lead ..... 38 | **Evansville slow as to suggest an abandonment of specu- | WHEAT-—The market was firm but not ma- U4@15%c for good and ,f@m P din e 44 Lieutenant, U. §. N.. in charge. — Do 1et prefd. | Do pretd _— lation by the principal traders pending the | terlally changed. There wiil be no more busi- | funcy. L e ———————————— EXPORTS OF LUMBER. D0 24 prerd. il g [Nat Tin ON 9 | Totals, U.S...$.613,0002 2.7 holiday season. Opening trades in May ranged | ness until Tuesday. ' R o e e Ok Daise e i EIn outkibe for from 8%c to 68ic, and almost Immediately | Spot Wheat—Shipping, §1 13%@1 16%; milling, OGENBRAL MERCHANDISE. e 7% People's Gas 1095 New York Exports of lumber fram this port during the | No Amer Co. 629,963,645 17.9 declined to 67%@67%e. Cables were indifferent. | §1 2001 22%. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— first eleven months of fhe year were 19,358,000 | NO Pacific 42% Pullman Pal 149 DOMINION OF CANADA. CALL BOARD SALES. BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags for next season, T < a : - % o ) > g ALL 1 3 mes and Helghts of Higsh and Low feet, valued at §372,150, against 25,057,000 feet at | o0 Prefd TN (Sier Onrt . -in:e BB Montreal $14730,79 14.0 More favorable weather was reported In At g3.00rmig) gesaion—:15 ot clock— MU i000: otta; | nominat, st (%@6o; Wool Bags, 26@8sc; Sen Waters at_Fort Point. entrance to San $515.400 durlng the same time in’ 1897. or R & Nav 507 [Sugar - 124 | Toronto 9,045 213 gentine. Before 11 o'clock the market had | g gty Gresonrd ¥ " | Quentin Bags, $4 #5. Francisco Bay. Published by official au- e Or Short Line...... 42 | Do preta 1115 | Winnipeg 248815 12.9 grown strong on evidences of a revival of the | gecond seslon—May—6000 ctls, §119%; 52,00, | COAL~Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- R S RS - OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE. Pac Coast 1st pfd. 81%|T C & Iron 375 | Hallfax . 1,277,311 12.0 foreign demand for American wheat, and before | §1 19%. 5 t | on, $8: Southfield Wellington. 57 ou; Seattle, NOTE—The high and low waters occur at | _Do 2d prefd...... U S Leather Hamilton . 724,154 noon the trading was broad and general. Liv- | Regular morning session—May—24000 ctls, | 10" pbo! Coos Bay, §5: Wallsend, §7 60; | the city front (Mission-street wharf) about The commerce of the United States for the | Pittsburg . 3 Do prefd | St. John, N. B. 61,157 erpool reported Russian wheat dearer and said | 31 198; 12,000, $1 19%. 3; Heyehty We Coos By g8: W - i | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Points first eleven months of the year compares as | Reading 19 |U S Rubber. | couver 601,219 3 . i Exchange ‘adjourned to Tuesday. Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $8 6049 in bulk and $10 | the height of tide Is the same at both places. Do 1st prefd & | Do prefa | *Victoria . 401,501 that the Argentine harvest would be very late. | BARLEY-Higher prices ruled. both on and | @10 25 In sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, it Rtk SR i e follows: o RG W s 26 |West "Unton | U nd e Shorts covered freel May rose to 6% and with not much trading. | §14; Cannel, $5 % per ton; Rock Springs and | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. Lt i | DO peell ioniii gt \wodcat Stem Totals .. $08017 156 s | closed at 65, sellers. $1271:@1 30; Brewing, $135@145 per | Castle Gate, §760; Coke, $12 per .ton in bulk | et b e, z ULSLIR | Rock Taland 1IIIIl1TiN | D oprefd ouryot included ‘in totals “because contalning | "4 2000 buginess was done in corn. Farly and $14 in sacks. . CABate by, | B riaes |St P M & M.....172" |Brooklyn R o I e . ecause of no com- | the market was easy, but it rallied with the CALL BOARD SALES. RICE—China 1"","43;3,’ A T ol ‘% 50; | Sun sets . Excess exports....$283,565,518 CLOSING BONDS. parison for last year. strength developed by wheat and remained | Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. 0O s 75 Eoutstana, $5 5008 80, Moon sets The gold movement for the eleven months | U7 S 3s Ao strong to the close. May guined %@%c on the [ Becond session—December—~4000 ctls, $1 34, G AR The Western Sukar Refining Com- = compares as follows: | U8 new is reg DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. . Regular morning session—May—3000 ~ctls, Stes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushea| g |Time| 1808, Do coup....... g = e B e A s L l;"“,“"kw’a" o SR aMiouinedl th riisas Pna Fine Crushed, §%c: Powdered, %c; Candy | = T g.'; g g v advance. a. close C ay. Dry 3 - ki DR e s NEW YORK, Dec. Z.—R. G. Dun's Weekly | iop ol X OATS-he Mmarket 16 vors sti at the ad- e S Tl Do 2ds. Review of Trade will say in to-morrow’s lssue: | Provisions were very active and showed mor o A s Gotdan O, Bvas: half-barreis, | 2 27| —0.4| 10:44] 4.1 = exports. £ U S 58 reg tern con.143% | It 1s & year beyond all parallel, and goes to | strength than for weeks past. Hog receipts 'y, Feed, $130@1 321 per ctl; good 'to [5%c: e Bavrels e Moew ‘o more. No | 2 11:34) 4.2 EXCess ImpOrts....c. «n 134,421, Do 5s coup. Do deb 3s. {11935 | its close with the biggest volume of business were light and yard prices higher. This caused Shalse: (o ifiifl‘fi,”‘f’} Smmany g!é‘,’ R e kea D T ess than 75 barrels or its | 2% ! terval compares as follows: A O Bl | Exchange' make some difference s also heavy | guigidars and prominent local traders buying Y % T MARKET. 2 L |G S Line o5 tr | railroad earnings, but when all the transport. | heavily. The market was stronk to the close. | CORN-The firmness continues and dealers SAN FRANCISCO MEA: il L) e R | e :m&l:;l:: oy JPoT olosed 374G00 higher, and May | & Ao o A or. Jolloen large yel-| Beef is firm and now and then s cholce beet | s RGN 1ats. i | there 1o still & much lacxer busnefs than he | The lsading futures ranged as followa: low, §1121@115; white. §112%@1 15; mixed, | sells up to 7c. Mutton and Lamb &re un- | NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides Sxcess exports.. 26 ISt T & Y2 con Ba:a04a | 207 Other month o any. year. Last ¥, S — - - | $1 07%®1 10" per ctl; California white,’ $1 12'4@ | changed. Hogs have again advanced. the early morning tides are given in the left St L & S F gen 5s.1241 | ©XPOrts were in volume greater than in any | Articles— Open. High, Low. Close, | 115, Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers | hand column and the successive tides of the WEATHER REPORT. St P Con. i previous month in the history of the country, | Wheat No. 3— RYE—Californla, §1 175@1 2214; Eastern, §115 | /008 " T80 day in the order of occurrence as to time. Tha = ISt P C & P lsts but this year the three weeks' reports show | December SRA PR L e A BEEF_First quality, 6%@6%c; second qual- | 55eond time column gives the second tide of (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) Do 55 0 IETCa s or 3 berOAnE e gainaty e ikerit:| MO g 0 % 657 s nominal. st quality, ) GO e day, the third time column the third tide SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23, § p. m. < So Ry bs. % crease of el July 86% 66la 6T% —— fl{;fi §%c: th O e $4%@8c per . | And the last or right hand column gives the IS SR ABVGR SGI a0 ()| S S0 202 [Stand B & T 6 | In imports, which would indicate much more | Corn No. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. EAL—Large, 6%@tc: small, 64QS - | last tide of the day, except when there are but The following are the seasonal rainfalls to '107% | Tenm_new set 3s. s | than $70,000,000 excess of exports this month. December 3% B% 6% {‘}'MTB_"‘-;@,:"‘:’,";.;"‘"" s, Tc. three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights d.x:n w;‘m ared ?v:‘mln:us: o; same date last . 5% Tex Pac L G 1sts. | The payments through clearing houses have | fil& :'_I,, ggs gflv. The China steamer took out 8358 barrels | pop &0 Hg‘s' $aaie for large, 4%@ile f"-“'fz:d'r;:&z:'"é’g.’,;wgff:-:-e“"":"r\" on tha season an n last 24 hours: 5%2| Do Rg 2ds. 49% | been for the week 26.5 per cent greater than Oats’ No, . T % | Flour. for medium, and 3u@Stc for small; stock | ohon®, TNV gan () nr.{.dfi’fl‘:é ;::";vl 3 Ifim sThis smn | {{':\; {1(&556 1sts. | last year and 12.4 greater than in 1832, and for | Mgy ) 2% 27 | FLOUR—Famlily extras, 3 15@4 25; bakers' | Hogs, 2%4@ic; dressed Hogs, 6@6%c for prime. | i, B Ty B0 BE (o e e ,‘;er"; 24 Hours. Seagon. Season. | St | the month 17.8 per cent larger than in 1892. | July X 34 %7, | extras, $3 90@4 per bbl. — the depth given by the charts. The plane oy e £ | W Shore i Until now no greater volume of business has | Mess Pork, MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- PRODUCE RECEIPTS. reference is the mean of the lawer Iow wasera 0.00 ‘g 438 | 'n_u con s -1l |Va Centurie ever been done in the history of this country ':'\;‘,{“E"‘"_" g;;;: 13 ;g lows, usual discount to the zgde: ?r?n_bam Foi Frifasy. iDecRaber 12 { o H ¢'U T 3 = s .28 anuary . 5 527 b5 Wheat, © 0.00 188 | ey e | els, flour included, at Atlantic ports, against | May .. 545 B o st o e Co el B ORtet, | Bariey: ctls. 4 ; 325 | Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- s MK &T 6713 | O Nav prefa 3,688,321 last vear, although Western receipts | Short Ribs, per 100 pounds- Flour, $4@4 %; Cracked Waeat, $3 7 Farina, | Corn, ctls 450 | Peits, bdls. 5 chants' Exchange, San Franeisco, Cal., De- i ShlEmey 81| Pacific Coast for three weecks have been 25,085,681 bushels, | January 472% 487% 472% 4S5 | ¢4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Roiled Oats Butter, cf 103 | Brandy, gal cember 23, 1535. ma e -81 | P2 & e aat against 10,305,929 last vear, a fact which the [ May .. 4 03ty 15 490 505 | (barrelsy, $5 856 25 in sacks. 35 5@ 05; Pearl | Cheese, ctls. 71 Wine, gals. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry WEATHER CONDITIC AND GENERAL| N 7 © 58 oy believers in a small crop may well consider. | ————— 2 e s B, Pean S o Grooe P eas, $450 | Beane, sks 1,084 | Hides, no. bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— FORECAST. N i e A mey From Pacific ports the shipments have been | Cash quotations were as follows: e AR e 5 . | Potatces, sks..... 4551 Eggs, doz. i, e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § 24 - | for the week 1,716,018 bushals, against 966,000 | , Flour, firm; winter patents, §3 60; straichts, | P¢F . | Onions, sks. 330 Ralsins, b: o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. > MINING STOCKS, | buehels last year.' Considering the enormous | $330: spring speclals, $4: sprin HAY AND. FEEDSTUFFS. | Bran, eks. 1,100 Leather. roi W. S. HUGHES, h pressure ia central | Chollar ... 12/ Ontarlo . | exports from July 1'to date,’ exceeding lust S5i66: 5, 2 Eornt sarer No 0 Middiings, s 20 Guicksiver Lieutenant. U. §. X., in charge. Paromcter roalls atavs | CrowniPoint, ar's, one can only wonder that the outgo | & No. 2 Corn, $4%ic; No. & Mustard, ‘sks. 243 Lime, bbls... | e — r Son & g < No. ¥ white, 28%¢; No. 3 white, 2 | Hay buyers showed rather more disposition | 3 " The pressure diminishes rapldly | Con Cal & Va s Toar,bas besn'ao Iarge and AT e ve, bits ' Barey, 1 i to take hold, but the market was quiet. Bran | ' 0 Dales. Sttin STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. e A o L an.oon” | Gould & Curry..... Sales of wool have been large, 27,366,100 | Noo 1 Fiaxseed, $110; Prime Timothy Seed. | and Middlings are firm and the former is 300 | po s i 163 ¥y tons: 0 or Teading reported is 30.34 | Hale & Norcross.. ierra Nevada. pounds, against 23,115,200 pounds last year, and ‘;‘fflvm!:fl"’!""f:;:k.;!n;x;;;g?l‘ $8 55@8 65; Lard, | higher. g DA 3 Steamer. | From. weather continues through- | Yomestake tandard | 215 in the same week of 1892, with amall | [0 T oRe ] L o Sroriaeyb Sides. | BR AN—$15 50G17 50 per ton. e CTann 0% Seattle ast States, except along the | Jron Sliver e o o I e ATES menufaCturens WWYINE VAR | aueago; Shovt (Clear Gies hoxn, Siaen MIDDLINGE—§19G20 50 per ton. o e Portiand of Oregon and Washington, e oW JATRL e {h the demand for poads. Sithough mot enough | WWhisky, distillers” finished goods, per gallon. | FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, 126 50Q21 50 FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Tillamook S IR T 2 BOSTON STOC K»“ AND BONDS. Bs 'yet to TiEe prices oime story of the \ren | $1.26: Sugar, cut loaf, 5.950; granuiated, 5 3%. " | per ton: Ollcake Meal at the mill, $21G3150; o, e t Portland inues Money— Cent.. . 2 : 4@2: Cot- Oregon Por o steaalh Bt o | e manufacture is ltke a dream. With 2,000 tons Jobbing, $32q32 50: Cocoanut Cake, $24@2; Butter is still dearer. There is no change in % e A AL e e e S done ~ el TR | of Bessemer pig sold at Pittsburg for $10 60 | Fienc. tarrels Troepts: Shipments; | tonseed Meal, $26G30 per ton; Corimeal, 13 0@ | Cheese or Bags. REL S0 nd there are some indica- | ~ Stocks= | Atch prefd... fian STy Torae AL 80 40 and)Chloalo S LN | vnest: iDushele’] 126,000 a2000 | 2 3 ke o G at. 516 50@1s for | Vesetables are scarce and the summer kinds oot ing at a considerable | Atch Top & St Fe. Bonds— e shisa e POIeEos ShATe Jeict aud Borniibunkilei 16000 | g T holee. and QIS 16 Vower Gorades; | are dearer. I Tacoma, | Amer Sugar Atchison 4 % Tiive the Tite & cenia i L B AR o hahels - 283,000 | £0%aney coming In; Wheat and Oat. ~$15G16 50; | The frult market 1s well ‘supplied with Apples | StateC: ja|Portiand Mining Shares— | Bnished products which includes at Phila: | Bycier tieiR; 2000 | Oat, $14@15 60; Island Barley, $11@14: Alfalfa, | and Oranges. Wyefield |Nanaimo . delphia 4000 tons of plates for export to South e archl 1L000 | G112 0; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. Srkeyeare learet | anflurial et | berore L CIAKALS Humobldt America, 3000 tons at Chicago, where the works | On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter | (OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)—| oy istmas, but there {8 no scarcity apparent. | Sonta Rosa.....(San Diego . China and Japa: .|Yaquina Bay -|Coos Bay | are crowded, 80,000 tons of steel ralls by the | market was steady: i ; - | Wheat and Wheat and Oat, $13 50@15; Che: = & China. Marsland Steel Company for Asiatle Russia, | len, 12%@itc. Chveser dull; sk@loisc: Egge, | $11 15012 T5; Alfalfa. $1010'50; Oat, #13 s0g1s; | Following is The Call's regular weekly | Weeot 00 tons for Australia, against British bids | quiet; {resh, 12@2lc. * | Clover, $11 50@12; Timothy, $11'50@1 per ton. | price list: Arcata. & Hecla. .6 el - at Plttsburg, and about 10,000 tons of domestic e BTRAW—5@7oc per bale Coal, per ton— Al et iriear e e o : at the East, tons of structural work at AT MOVEMENTS. s Cannel -.....$—@12 00/Castle Gate..$9 600—— e O Dotnion Chicago and’ Pittsburg, and $00 tons for car — BEANS AND SEEDS. Wellingion ' @1 0o Soathcid " T2 Eliigin Dec. iy * | bullding at Chicago, all the works there being Recelpts. Shipments. New Welling- | Wellington —@ 9 50 | Umatilla. S e & EusstEatnaiiee Ntharach crowded with heavy orders of sheets and wire | Citles— Bushels. Bushels. | Previous prices are quoted. White Beans | ton < ——@10 0!Coos Bay.... —@ 7 00 | Acapulco. Gl b Wolverine rods, and sharp competition tn the South on | Minneapolls .. 3000 | cob tae ot wnel Dolrediwveas: Seattle P b Coos Bay. Newport cotton ties, pending a contract for 20,000 tons | Duluth Mackinaw. -|Tacoma P BEANS—Bayos, $185@2; Small Whites, $2 15| _Dgiry Produce, et t ot of cast pipe for Yokohama and sales of smaller | Milwaukee . - " . 131 Butder, fanc [ortheBork, .. JHumbsidt ot Tand. quantities in each class too numerous to men- | Chicago 92 20; Large Whites, 31501 95; Pinks, §195@ | B0 1n: [encY: Pero, . Sfifi&.‘.;ns‘z'ég B || Sorens: 5 e Ay A dcentire tion. Prices of iron and steel products have | Toledo 2 05; Reds, $315@3 25; Blackeye, 33 75@4; Bu Do, per roli....5055 Ranch Eggs, fpetinnd Winona. . not materially changed, although the tone is | St. Louis . ters, $2a2 50; Limas, §3 25g3 35; Pea. 32 2@2 DO, “E00 veerr M5 AOKED -oomn.-. o d0@— | SEoSmNelOD. ., [Puget Sound ............|Dec. 31 | everywhere stronger, and for wire nalls quota-'| Detroit . Red Kidneys, $240G2i50 per ctl. Pickied 1113540 Honey Comb, per THE LONDON MARKET. | tions have been advanced to §1 30 at Pittsburg. | Kansas City . SEEDS—Brown Mustard. $4 50@4 75 per ctl: | * Firkin “per Tb..—@2s! ib ¥ STEAMERS TO SAIL. yellow mustard, $ 2; Flax, $2@2325; Canary | Cheese, Cai Seed, 244@2%c per Ib: Alfalfa, 5l@6%c: Rape, | S 2,q%c; Hemp; 7%@hc; Timothy, sgoe. o | Checse. Eastern. DRIED PEAS—Niles, 31 501 75; Green, 17 @1 S per ctl. | But this country is beating the world in this W YORK, Dec. 23.—The Commercial Ad- | {ndustry. r's London financial cablegram says t the next ay was the busiest house and the largest Do, extracted 55! Totals ....... TR done with & full belief | Tidewater— ar's demand will be greater | Boston .. ever before, and it is creditable, espec- | New York Steamer. | Destination. | Salls. | Pler. Portland......|Dec. 24, 10 am Pler 24 [Point Arena..|Dec. 24, & pm|Pler 2 EASTERN MARKETS. NEW ¥( M | Columbta To@12 | Pt. Arena. 17: Pork, fresh 2@15 Pork, salt attendance seen in the Stock Exchange here | in the iron and steel business, so | Philadelphia . 19,457 e | - | apan Dec. 2 PMSS on the ve Of Chitlatmas for & wery 1oog. time. | Hote oAt neavn Aod wiesl business, AL &0 | ol iewre 138681 POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. T O | Iooint e [Dec M & pter 2 Prices were generally steady. The Amer been made. The range-of prices is nearly | NeW Orleans’. : 15 BTt Brear 2412 | Corona ....l{San Diego.....|Dec. . 11 am Pier 11 - market was active, closing at the best. B per cent Jower ban 1362 Toaienting Y | Galveston .. 43,308 With the exception of Sweets, which are =31 Porternouse. 0.1 a3 | Pomona ... Humboldt - 2 pm Pier 3 22 of the long | vers and Norfolks Were the features ishing increase of quantity of products —— | firm, the Potato market is weak, though prices 2615 Smoked Beet 12 | Orizaba ... [Newport. . 27, §am Pler 11 the eve of | changes in balance were siight. exchanged. How Europe will be able to pay | TOtalS ..o, 605,711 75752 | are no lower. Onions are unchanged. Vege- 0712 Pork Sausages. | Walla Wali!Vic & Pt Sd./Dec. 27. 10 am Pier 3 and breadth | Were firm. There were further las e than §75.000,00 due on merchandise on LIVERPOOL FUTURES. tables continue scarce and firm. Cucumbers 2615 Veal ined. Lon. | 1B8® from the bank accoumt for the month of Dacember, besides | Wheat— | . - Mar. May. | from Sacramento brought $3 per dozen. Poultry and Game— er in the early dealings, but | enormous balances due for November and Qpening 59% 538y | POTATOES — 50@65¢ ctl for Early Rose; | Hens, each. 5@ 60Quall, | Mallard, 5 5 e LONDON, Dee. 2s months is a question which the 08INg ... 510 5 8% | 65@%c per sack for River Burbanks: Salinas | Young Roos Mal ofits on the rise here. The action | gLON 0N, ] a7or4 to consider at its lelsure % | Burbanke, 75c@i1 %; Oregon, Tocgsl 10; Sweet | - ers.. each 65 Canvasbac in calling for the $8,000,000 @5% per cent. | i Potatoes, §1 60g1 75 for Merced; New Potatoes, | Old Roosters, pair - Flour— ts from the low Inter- 7 fours closed 4 e week bave been 38, against | ooening 45 10 | 2@2%c_per 1b. S %'Spris. AR S P Dec. 22— z e year, n | ONIONS—30@5c per ctl. ryers, eac —|Teal, pr pair. Srave Harbor Dec. P S which is to be pad fn 10 22 . ed States last and 31 in | oPCREE 45«113 50@ 11, F h. f pr pair. 40@ G Harbor D failed to cause a ripple Canada, sgainst 32 last year. Wheat- VEGETABLES — Green Peas, 10c; String | Broilers, each. —& 4|Widgeon, pair 0% Yaquina Bay. 1 i , failed to cause a rippl SO — L 2100 | Beans, lic: - Cabbage, 40@s0c; Tomatoes, | Xurkeys, pr 1b —@ 20/Smali Dhck... 35g .. .{Newport....... [ Dec. 31, The speculation n Fed- | BRADSTREET'S ON CONDITION OF BUSI- | Ofenis 30 6 | Tc@3l w tor Los Angeles: Teg Plant, lic pef | Ducks, éach... f@ I Wiid Goese e e on a tremendous volume S ¥ s Diosnitat | VESS. 2 gy ek 1b; Garlle, 7@Sc per Ib; Ukra, 15¢ per Ib; | Geese, each. 25| pair . houramaon! 46N festirseq |- ANBW. XORK, 8 t's Financial | NESS. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Green Peppers, 5@éc per 1b; Dried Peppers, 108 i Pigeons, pair.. %@ 30|English Sni non e mmnT o Tred | Review to 1 ) - . Toc: Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton; Carrots, | Rabbits, pair. —@ 4| per doz 0@ — = o and the withdrawel ot son O0 1728 | "In view of the recent rises and large stock | NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Bradstreet's to-mor- CHICAGO. 25G%c per sack. Hare, each.... —@ 20/Jack Snipe....1 50@1 75 ARRIVED. and the withdrawal of some of the | . . ;oo transactions it was thought that the | row will say: Current business conditions fur- (S A R R Fruits and Nuts— Friday, December 22. e stocks broke, leading 0 & | yoriet prior to the ays would become | nish some sharp contrasts to those usually AGO, Dee. 23.—CATTLE—Strong and in POULTRY AND GAME. Almonds, 1b 10@12 Limes, doz........10@15 | Stmr Pomona, Shea, 15 hours from Eureka. » in other sharcs. There was | Iarket prior fo the e of the week | looked for or reported st this season of thy | "Ome instances higher. Common grades of beet S Apples, ib 4@ 8 Oranges, doz ...:25@40 | Stmr Corona, Debhey, 60 hours from San £ ing, however, of Federal Steel on the | Lo 0, RV F ol nich agreed with year. It s, of course, reasonable to look for | SLeer: $3 90@4 95; g0od to choice, $5@5 65; a few | The Turkey market was not o good yester- | Bananas. doz.....15@20!Pears, per Ib.... 4@ s | Diego. air ed the st Leather, | et bt atter ihe Brai Gay or % o | eceptional ctivity in hollday and retall trad | 1207 droves at 8 TGS 3; stockers and feed- | day. Stocks were larger and the demand (el | (TAberrics, pr GE gty Rabiide Jo .1 5016 | Stme Mineols. David, 5 hours from Ta- - . an Steel and Wire showed | tomes sieoncth deveioped. and prics were in | Senerally at this date, and. in this respest the | °T% $3G4 4; calves were unchanged. off. Prices did not decline, but buying ceased | [amons, Gog B e N b x ble strength. Rumor had it that e Errien @ the Highest yet teached, | mOSt sanguine expectations appear to have | HOGS—Ruled 5G10c higher; sales largely at | and there was considerable stock carried over, | Vegetables— . et there would be favorsble developments an- speculation being shown by the been realized. Probably never before at this | 35 374@3 0. hogs selling at en extreme range | almost all dealers having & number of cases | Artichokes, doz.S5@1 %|Mushrooms, Ib....25@50 | Stmr Ruth, Strand, 5% days from Grays n Brooklyn Rapid Transit befors Gealings from Wednesday to Friday, | date, however, was the course of general busi- | °f 8 2008 55, while pigs brought $3@3 %. S iher. Beulliy retaained about the' mamé. | Beans. white nglg B s B e ey T 15 h e dealin; rom nes 0 14 O g ” s er 0L ), W] ‘otatoes, 2 mr es! 3 'ohnson, Jours and the stock rose 2 points, but did b were well up n WU shares each day. | Ness 80 animated as it is at present, Specu-| SHEEP—The demand for sheep and Jambs | oOther, Pouwltry remaine Colored, b 3| Do, Sweet 39 3 | Greenwood. ey the e rise. The closing was y - | was small and prices were barely steady. 5 2 ; lenging Boavolal iateriats merd sstive| BT oM e ts mds i | SheeD) MDA (ors tnacior § to privies Baled | A Ol e eIl N ILILT MG, dlved AL support 1o certain speciaities which 'nd i m'u P s and coj Ilrfely at $3 40G4; yearlings, $4@4 50; lambs, | for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 30@1 75: Ducks. | Caulifiowers, e; effect in both starting and main- |8 o e Teal Pper SmONE | $3 75G5 30 for poor to prime flocks, the greater | $4@6; Hens, $3@450; young Roosters, $4@ | Celery, bunch. vement, the buying of stocks by | the metals, while the rush of business in iron | part at $5@5 %0; heavy sheep and lambs wers | 4 20 old Roosters, $4; Fryers, $4: Broilers, 34 | Cress, doz buc Parsnips, doz ....15@20 | _Stmr North Fork, Bash, 28 hours from Eu- Radishes, dz behsl0@12 | reka. Sage, doz bnchs.%5@3 | _Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, 63 hours from String Beans, 1b.15@20 | Victoria and Puget Sound ports. {Thyme. b Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson, 17 hours from Cle- e market this week continued in an aln ost 2 P omt motapie bullish factor |and steel seems little, If any, abated, and some | heglected, for large, $3@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1G1 % per | Green Peas, 1b Turnips, do . . o St ST s St ) | e et Bk concmsmin 4nd brokerage | lInes, notably cottongoods Gnd AW wol, are | Hecelpts—Cattle, 30; hoga, ZLON: sheep, Gogen £oc 014 and 3 5052 for Sausbs. Lendlis, T ...1" 60 8 Tomatoss, 1o e mncimristol “licTatyre. 81 Mo e goes the market,” the upward trend in the | 2. * 2 et ey displaying an activity and strength which | 7000 uail, Mal . i parture Bay. Government mortgages resulting in moms recons | B/uses have uniformly had an exceptionally | displaying an activity and strength which OMAHA. vasback, $4@5: Sprig, $20: { Fish, per 1b.— Ship® Oriental, Parker, 11 days from De- prices and the general mark lacme wolume o e, A Rl B soh | Sear past. ' Prices of securitics and of staples | OMARA, Dec. 2L CATTLE Receipts, 1130 | Widgeor, $150; Smaif, Duck, $161%; Enelish | Barracuda parture Bay. b was llkewise strong. nt of the advances has induced a great deal alike furnish examples of aggressive Market active. Native beef steers, $4 10@5 50; | Sovipe. $2; Jack Snipe, $1@1 25; Gi Gee: CREP; «iaavis: CLEARED. T were not borne out by of profit taking both by the professionals and | which are so numerous as to deserve spec! ‘Western steers, $3 S0@4 40; Texas steers, §3 @8: White Geese, $1 25; Brant, $1 25@1 75; Codfish .... Friday, qQu e s ot e o iy AveIoD PiTE e | metion: 410; cows and heifers. $3@4 10; canners, $2@ | ker%, $3@4 50; Hare, $1; Rabbits, 3150 for Cot- | Flounders S . December 12 e ndin “was inclined to| 10 the iron trade no signs of flagging inter- (2 90 stockers and feeders, $ 3)G4 40; calves, | tontafls and $1 for small. Forae $Gulstes” o8 5. [ Gredo Antociiy G v o purchasing power. | London was inclined 10| o are to he discerned, but rather mare pro- | H@i: Dulls and stags, $203 80 i Hallbut . —@12 Skates, éach e~ iiaiaatt London's trade T e~ nounced activity in new directions. The fea- | HOGS_Receipts, 10.400. Market a shade BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Kingfish 5@10|Tomeod ctme Willamette, Hansen, Nanatmo: Pactfie e part of b renewed strength of the market here, | ture of the week has undoubtedly been the re. | lower. Heavy, 3@ 0 mixed $ 3508 37%; Mackerel —@—(Clams, g2 Gor sehr 30 content to however. had & siimulating efect on its in: | BOrted placing of an order for S,000 tons of | ight, 574G 42%4; ples. §1G3 20; bulk of saies, | Butter ls weak and dealers aro looking for | Do, Horss .ll—@_|Do hardahen, i T Sehr Mascotte, Schwarting, Matupt: Wil- ays without realizs profite, and | owever. had & HUlating et Ot tn | Steel rails with an Eastern rail mill to o to | $8 35@3 07, & dacline almost oy day. Thiste 15" no change | Perchi= SG10!Crabs. each 5 e reaction et et ia | e T D I eelan purenasing. l; | Siberia. All the strength of prices is matn- | SHEEP—Recelpts, 3. Market steady to | 3 ‘pain® SO S0F Pompano %@1 50 Do, sottshell,” dos. . rding 0 precedent, falied 1o materialize | ey hagever ihet e Engiieh - fnsncta) | 1ained and in some lines, notably billets, wire | stronger. Native lambs, $ 3004 25 Western | I8 Eggs and Rockfish 10812 Mussels, qt Friday, December 13, Conditions perme anclal fabios | geses gxhitite s ssaplolons. ititnds. towsrd |TO0 Pistes e bars; Suther sdvancie Sis o | utioon, 5 SON; stock sliseh. SR N0, Muls. W0 | ey Ui cresinetia ONE: sl o Tomrz, o Bnsternr tor Star %fi' e Dt s Ducial cre i ‘# nation. | Americans and recommends a_suspension of < 2 o g “ it e e e, Pauts Crax. Hountiful . | duction seems to be heavily eold ahead and KANSAS CITY. onds, 25c. Sturgeon 12a15! | _Stmr City of Peking Smi e and steadi] roving prices, while the great | Boae g OO OO o i ey e o e e T BTy, | CANEAS CITY, Dec. 31 _CATTLE-Racalpts, | Dalry S Cholos to fanay, 3Q3o; common Hongkong, via Honottn, o To® ro! n ndu 4 et 5 . eers, 3 ', A . N | i siriey a7 Fetting o iy on | fection of the board room brofessionais hare, | Shipyaiics; being maintained or stll further o | 00, Market strimser! Native steers, S0 | SRS ISGUC L L ioume; pioktea ro, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Simar Chliees, | omor. soutfiers coast. 5 market. The congestion of sur- | s that their short selling in anticipation of & | Sise in to be Aiscerned. $150@4 25: stockers ~and feeders, $2 3@4 &; | 17G1sc for dairy and 1 for creamery pital due to Ameriea” Br bark Inverlock, Milne, Portland. i ¢normous trade | moderate decline, such as the market almost | The foreign demand for cereals continues un- uares; creamery tub, 22@22ic. ¢ . » i 5oy i e 3 v orelgn buyers. o : 5 n, 5 > oufl 2t - . - Hiee Ghel Tt e weia or tn wecurl | ine Teagers who ‘imstituted the renewed ad- | fhe ‘wesk with quotations well ip Lo the Righe | 3 Sser i poirer 1 s o G heaies, | MRS Choice mild new. 12@12tc; ola, 10 | 4 McDonbugt, Coltax | rs C Whedtfleld, N v | , Schr e C Russ, Kallenbers, Port Gam- e i piyessaumes the role | vance. To a large extent the market has been | est pald this autumn and short sellers of De- |3 4o: Nghts, | 33 1003 35; yorkers, $3 3003 8 | @1lc; Cream Cheddar, Lgi%o; Young Amer- | 5V o g 1T Mauner, Spokane Schr Joh S iR ‘aEly T car 1o the re-| more speculative in character, aithough the | cember delivery are reaping the benefit of in- | pigs, §2 003 2 > > “ | fea, 12@13c; Bastern, 10@12c. obe, ding |¥ Marsiliot, Astoria n F Miller, Hansen, Grays Harbor. Foent oune hepe Sy Dol fopelgn Govern- | falling off in the bond transactions to around | dipcreet speculation. The strength of wheat | SEHEED - Recelpts, 1000. Market strong. | EGGS—Ranch Eggs, %@3T%c per dozen: sec- | B Dy Traeng el e Bulsun CHARTERS. L 3 The return flow of money | $5,000,000 each day may be accounted for by the | has been enhanced by sympathy with the Lambs, $@! muttons, $3@4 6. " | onds, 30@33c; Tastern, 2%@2%5c for ordinary |t B ;;‘o 2ol s;uzm’ 5 alker, L Ang ‘The Compeer loads lumber at Grays B jnad West is about due and | diminished activity In a number of bond is- | growing speculative interest in corn, for which 4 i 1 and 28@30c for fancy. B W Dt \D Rolven. Reno for Santa Rosalia; Jessie Minor, redwood at balas at the sub- | gues where manipulation has been rather ap- | the highest price paid for three vears past has DENVER. —_— B Tee & gletolt |0 Rowland, Livermore | Eureka for Honolutu. = 5 traffic reports continue | parent. At the same time it must be ad-|been recorded. Speculation in copper and cop. | DENVER, Dec. 23 —CATTLE—Recelpts 200. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Polael YbS | miléy, Chicago TELEGRAPHIC. = a:””' antial foundations | mitted that the purchasing on the part of the ?er stocks has recelved an impetus this week | Market steady but slow. Beef steers, $3 75@ % POINT LOBOS, Dec 23, 10 p m—Weather warrant the nteedaerectons and seemed to | public was mainly for speculation, an idea that | from rumors of a combination to control the | 4 2; cows. $2 50@3 25: feeders, freight paid to| There Is no scarcity In anything and the PALACE HOTEL. hazy; wind NE; veloclty 15 mues pér hour. Tant the introduction of many dormant se- | further large advances in stock values are in | American production. river, $3 %5@4; stockers, frelght pald, $3 35@ | demand Is slow. Prices remain unchanged. Frabsc& w, Wis B M Gatnes, N ¥ " ‘spok i les 1o the speculative and semi-investment | sight being among the principal influences of | Strength and firmness Is & feature also of the | 4 15 bulls stags, eto. 31 Ta2 50, DECIDUOUS FRUITS- F Boggs, Colusa R T Schrabstalter, NY EN publlc. Small reactions and irregularities Gue | the moment. lumber market, with the possible exception of | HOGS—Receipts 100. ' Market quiet and shade F J Brandon, S Jose ' H Isham, Alaska | o Novl% 22 S, 30 W—Br ship Primrose Hul, 1o bear tactics kept trading rather healthy and R vellow pine, where keen competition tends to | higher. Light packers. $3 30@3 5; mixed, §3 25 | Cranberries, $750@10 per barrel for East- | F H Figel & w, 5 Jose }i Surnburne, Englana | (oW Shields, for San Francisco. T m the dasger of & 100 mudden-infiation. BANK CLEARINGS, check the advancing tendency shown by other | @3 30: heavy, $3 1083 20. ern.and $1@1 50 per box for Coos Bay. 7 W Kline, Pa & H Evans, Oroville, DOMESTIC PORTS. 1 the clowe of the week there waa a dis- woods. In other lines of general trade and in- | SHEEP—Recelpts none. Apples, 35@oe for common, Tic@SL per box | W Bettens Byron =~ 2t W Truman. Cal. Salled Dec 23—Stmr Hueneme, for —: schr there “wers T Over the three holidays, | wyw yORK Dec. 22—The followt: le, | dUStTY Teports are as a rule favorable. P — for No. 1 and $125@150 for chcice. Lady Ap- | Mrs L B Kline, Edgmt M Booth, Portland Mary Buhne, for San Francisco; Nor bark R Y e large covering _purchases, - 2 cliowing table, | ~Wheat, including flour, shipments for the DRIED FRUITS IN NEW YORK. ples, $1 25@1 75; Apples, in barrels, $@3. Mrs E H Stetham, Id ' J Fleld. Monterey | Havfruen, for Sydney. & Much Interest was manifested In the dividend | compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- | week agiregate 5,515,231 bushels, against 6,243 Pears—s0c@$1 25 per box. P L Schuman, Chgo |A Lougirs, Baitimore | TILLAMOOK—Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Del N cclarations of the week, but there was no | ings at all principal citles for the week ended | 859 last week, revised to include Portland, Me. Persimmons—T5c@$1 per box. J A Clark, N ¥ W L Holmes, England | for San Francisco. > ¢ “Xeept thy lngrease to 2 per cent in the | December 22, With the percentage of increase | 475160 bushels In the corfesponding week of | NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The Journal of Com- | GITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@250 per | B D Murphy, S Jose (B W Weil, Chgo PORT LUDLOW—Sailed Dec 23—Bark Agats e reaiiion mopements. \The over- | ang decrease as compared with the correspond. | 1ur 2111102 In 1896, 3,457,991 {n 1895 and 181, | merce says: While as usual at this time of the | box: Seedlings, 150; Mandarins, $1@12; | ¥ Germain, L Ang |8 Forstner, N Y for Port Gamble. = saneuine prediction current as to the probable [ £20 Sectease ss com 054 'in 1634, year the movement of dried frults from first | Lemons, 7c@$1 50 for common and tor | F L Orcutt, L Ang |P Haurisa, N Y SOUTH BEND—Sailed Dec 2—Schr Beul! e demstin joe Somte ofiecd T b i Percentaee | aaTorate T nk ¥ Bushes, Sesinst ShTeLvR | hende Jp slow, wmersl ceeling among holders | fond, 0, helee Jggloas Limer, B2094: Sul | f Sottschile. Cheo M ok N ¥ | for Son pranciney e : o 2 o 3 - .23, 3 566, fornia Limes, %5@Tc per s x; Graj rau, ) aestis, Tac SEATTLE—Arriv nings. P % 5 I iaot e is one of confidence, and good busin - oma rrived Dec 23—Br st $0 Keen” request ai* periode g asincs Were | New York., oo g Lo R s sty for_the week be o0 for satiyi s Jotuare EE it l:::lo‘x'x la‘:’l:a Trutier e nanas, 315002 per bunch; | § Felaman, Oblo, . [Mrs'G D Haestls, Chgo | trom Honolulu; stmr Homer, from Dyca " stantially. galned sub- | posion TUeTsM 1Ts inm T04 Iaat. weks 380710 St his e o i | Tioth of{Calitorilat and 1 Fineapples, 3305, per dose DLW LBEL TSN AR Clisntitug, N ¥ Sailed Dec 3—Haw bark Mauna Ala, for The week's bond market was less active than | SPIC380 - - MLBLEM 355 e T 1B e et B e year o oo et 5 o g e 5o the preceding week and the dealings wes Fhiladelpiia . BL36L63 134 S Susiness failures’ in Canada mumber 34, e o o arket & Somsiderable quan- | DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. | M R Paige. Stockion E C Drum, Ogden PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 2—Br ship b A gy e L T nwere de- | 5¢. ot T 40,637,390 52 e 3 It Werki aat 3 o i ‘mku tity of stock which might otherwise have been J T Luttreil, Cal {T Duncan, Wash Walter H Wilson, from Royal Roads; Haw Trregulasity Wos very. coniomncrs oSt | Piitaburg L 2zeiasT 13 e e ® | pressed for sale later on, thus continuing the | DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 6%c for 40-50's, 44@ | G W_Hall, Cal V_F Blankenbuker & | Bark Mauna Ala. from Seattle, for Hito. tions, but the general undertone nevertheiees | Beitimore . . 22,685,307 24.0 % St unsettled feeling. While these auction sales | 5c for 50-60's, 3%@3%c for 60-70's, 2%@3c for | O H Huber, L Ang W, Great Falls PORT GAMBLE — Arrived Dec 23— Bark was ‘very substantial, many issues I ess | Sun Francisco...... 16,180,217 12,9 IMPORTS AT NEW YORK. have not been as successful as had been ex- | 70-80°s, 2%@2%c for 80-9's, 2c for 90-100's and | F J Everett & w, Cal [Mrs A J Dart, Ny . |Agate from Port Ludlow. £0_the best price ever Tecomien fer n:'e'g{oflnl 'i;""flfl"gn 5 igmm i peclte;i, t}he resul!i!l npp“ffl to have given fair | 1,@1%c fur 100-110's; Silver Prunes, 2,@6e; "Irli!xsv'v".:mg ms:n 5 gils;.g %sr]}. NY m’f:\sggl;.:‘;—riaued Dec 23—Schr R W Bartlett, 3 United, Btates mew 3s and the 4 wdvances | Kou'dricava: 1 12 sehatt NEW YORK, Dec. 20—The imports at the | will be continued. — With the exception of ral, | Peaches, 6GMso for good to choice, 714@Sc for | J W Thompson, W & ,|R C Srith, Napa ASTORTA—Arrived Dec 2—Ger bark H F the bia price. 2 o registered % in | Minneapolis . . 10,847,051 port of New York for this week were: Gold, | sins all kinds of California dried fruits appear | fancy and 10@12}%c for peeled; Apricots, 10812 | N Y G A Brown, Salem Glade, from Honolulu; stmr G W Elder, hence The total sales of stocks to-das Detroit .. < TA3L4N uz $384,186; silver, $41,120: dry goods, $1,837,972; | to be In a good position statistically. The | for Royals and 12@12%c for Moorpark; Evapo- | J Miiler, Oakland WCD-&zen&vn Cal | Dec 21; stmr Elmore, from South Bend. §73,400 shares, “including: © 500" Aty Ho | Cleveland ", P X R X general merchandise, 35,775,438 The exports of | conditions existing in the California dried fruit | rated Apples, T%@1%c; sun dried. 1@43c; Black | H A Unruh & w, Cal |Miss G W Vandenburg, |, Salled Dec 23—Stmr Columbla, for Hong- do’ preferred, 3423 Central Towa. tums er:i® | Louisville ... L TAWST 214 specie during the Week amounted to $499,749 | market to-day are said to differ from those | Figs, sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, 4%gc for pitted H C White, L Ang Btockton gang Pacic, 3o Busiington: @0 Doy atral | Providence . 6,843,000 8.4 in silver and $236,906 in gold. usually present at this season {n that there | and 1@l%c for unpitted; Nectarines, 6@ic foy | H J Pfluger, Cal A H Huber, L Ang USAL—Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Newsboy, for San Grants pretenrington, 602 Denver and Rio | Milwaukes . B25018 ... —_— have Leen very fow ‘consigned koods. this Year | prime <o fancy; Pears. $@%o for quarters sy | I Everstt, Oakland |U § Gregory, Jackson | Francisco. hattan, JE16 Moo e ,520 Man- | St. Paul.... . 48054 5.8 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. and consequently stocks in Eastern markets for halves. W _F Price, § Rosa C Frazer, Sonora POINT ARENA—Salled Dec 23—Stmr Alca- e e I B Kboul 32,085 | Buffalo vee 4415419 3.3 “ | are under qu" control than is generally the AISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- | T T Turner, Pomona |R T Eastman, Chicago | traz, for Port Los Angeles. Tene protonc %5 Missourl, Kansas and | Omabs . 6%00EH 3lE et case. crown, 5%a for four_crown, 5%@64c_for Seed- | & D Mowin, Blue Lake|W D Chamberlain, Cal | PORT BLAKELEY—Salled Dec 23—Ship Wa. Rook Taimnd. 25,950 unornern Pacifie. 14,120 | Indianapolis . 5,491,969 16.6 NEW YORK, Dec. 28. —FLOUR—Recelpts, 23,- —_— less Sultanas. 4lc for Seedless Muscatels and | J A Blasingame & w,|J Woolfskill, L Ang chusett, for Sydney. Pock Imand, Z.5% Union Paciflo, 13,810 St. | Columbus, O.c..... 460 163 100 barrels; exports, 12,182 Quieter, but main- FOREIGN MARKETS. $120 for London Layers: Dried Grapes, 2%@c. | , Fresno W Kemp. Redding EUREKA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Alliance, B o TS S G e | SR U ABE L e S T e e | e e e o e s % : 8 - P X - i 5 or hardshell, or softshell; Al- : scher, o r Je vy ferred, S0 W oEoS) L E. 450 Paper, oy | Harttord NI Zmiom s e o roaheiti gEDortS. | LONDON, Dec. 33—Consols, 110%; silver, | fibiias rbc for hardshell, 15714 tor potishell, | B F artlev: L Ang |G C Sunr Ba o Francisco. . e 2 fmerican, Shirits, 010 do preerred, 1422 To- | Richmond ....0...10 2364741 78 L645. Spot, ; No. © L O D | 27%d; French rentés, 101f T1%d; wheat cargoes | 13G16c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 8@7c for East- | R Luscomb, Wis H R Sterne, § Jose EASTERN PORTS. Feople's Gas, “1ats” Coiorado’ Boet e )| Wembbmion i Saeme u DU entiment to-dey. Operin seady on the | Tcount TuYere and sellers apart: cargoes on | fn and 4505 for Calornla; Coconsuts, W30 | 1 £ Arnettc, Wi, \W.E Miller Uideh | ~EW YORK—Amrived Dec #-Stmr Allsnca, v , , S ¥ -day. on the ; 3 A t & w, C; Toie heile wall. 32280 Sugar. 2315 Ten: | Peoris ... - L4956 1.0 favorable news from Liverpool they advanced Henly,"nd steady; English country | ®honpy._cComb, 109lic for bright and 3gsc | Mrs N 3 Sanger, Cal Miss M Brown: Goi b o ST Dreferred. 4455 Tubber, 385 Bt Lo any S | Row Haren i enam 2 sotively on eood continental buying, export | LIVERPOOLS Dec f3.-Wihaat, dully Freuoh | {06 lomst erafes: Water white simacied, €40 | BRNe, 8 Tasndo & |A 3 Homen' 65,0 | irbrcrrissrstved Do mnt 1 preterred, 16,00 Chicigo Great Western, > " | Worcester e Wl demand and large clearances, reaching the top Spuntry maskles. firmar; WeAther in Eipiend, {0 K e ' SOt it SR hence Nev 18. ey CLOSING STOCKS. s e 51:3 | prioaon s movement. The close T = ¥ BEESWAX—24@26c per lb. In a recently patented bic; SANTA ROSALIA—Arrived Dec 2—Ge: Atehison . 9% Eringhera Toeam 3 was frm at %Gc net advance. " December, | SRR SOOI ot rea Western win- £rame 1 Divoted 4t the end of the pest 1 | Maips. (rom Hamburs: e Do prefd 50% Fort Worth. 2,111,500 2 A i Jat T fi:'x'u?a I e Julet: December, FROVIGIONR. mx‘lefgr;:)ifg ‘ggl bu.ck('{:r‘?'dnn Sdjustabis | 1or hg"xzal:—‘f::m'mc S Bgltimore & Ohlo.. 63 x ; March, ; Ma 8%d. 5 cof ng attache 2 Spinore & Oho. B M Lewoe HopsQuiet, CORN_Spot, ‘firm Ameriéan mixéd, 5. Fu.| CURED MEATS _Bacon, T per Ib for | of the saddie 1o aliow it o Swiig ROt TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. Canada_Southern.. 66 2,533,585 METALS—At ihe close the Metal Exchange | tUref steady: D;:ergber. 3 11%d; January, | heavy, 8c for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c | until the tension of the spring balances| NEW YORK—Safled Dec Stmr_Peninsu- Cent Pac .. 1,586,595 called: nominal; March, 3s 10%d. for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; | the weight of the rider. lar, for Lisbon; stmr Moravfa, for Hamburg; Ches & Ohio’ Norfolk .. 1,275,779 PIGIRON—Warrants firm at §7 60 nominal, Eastern Sugar-cured Hame, 10@10%c; California ———t——— stmr St Paul, for Southampton: stmr Ger- St & Aton Syracuse - 00635 WJAKE COPPER—Unchanged, at 31255 bl PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. Hams, 9%@%%c; Mess Beef, $10 per bbl; extra TUE CALL'S CALENDAR. mm"‘?-,gg,“;em{;_gm; e, for Ant- Chi & Nashville AL JON—Firmer, with $13%5 bid and $837% | pORTLAND, Or., Dec. 8.—Exo e g R PRy e Ayt Tor Glasgows T oA, stmp X asked. . or., ~—Exchanges, $335,- | £T S erd s Arrived Dec 22—Stmr Burope, from 1,285,455 LEAD—Eirm, with 33 52% bid and 33 8 asked, | 331; balances, $5,050. N e IutIm e PHILADELPHIA—Arrived Déc 25Simr Nod- 1125518 The firm fixing the settling price for leadi; nd and 7GT4e for pure: Hall barvere, erlands, from Antwerp; stmr Minnesota, from 1,082,325 miners and smelters at the West quotes I NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. P 20T ting, A% 5-I tine. o b A w18 at_§3 60 and copper at §12 75. — COTTOLENE — Tierces, 5%@6tc: QUEENTOWN—Passes Dec 2—Stmr Cymric, Lowel . g SPELTER—Dull at $ 25 nominal. OREGON. less than 300 1bs, 115 pafle. 0 . New York, for Liverpool (did not communi- ayton, 780,524 COFFEE—Options closed quiet, with prices . $1b patis, 20 In : Ao cate with shore on account of severe gale). ‘abash Seatdle 1,311,208 10@15 points lower. Sales, bags, including | PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 28.—There was a bet- | cage,’ $1¢: 10-1b patle B e i HALIFAX—Arrived Dec 23-Stmr Siberian, R0 prefd Tacoma L Jenuary, & 75: March, 3 9GS 85; May, 3 0o: | ter feeling in the wheat market to-day, and for | time: 1 o2 inh Tels pheal & case, $he: G0-1b from Slasgows and salled for Philadelphis. poxanar ol June 854 Ty, 38 10; Ausust 86 13; September, | the first time in many weeks locally, quota- | Ibs het, §ic: fancy tubs 80 1bs net, THe: hait BOSTON—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Sylvania, New Bedford BTN 26 §6 20: cOctober, 3 25; November. 3 00 Decem: | tiong of 55%@s0c were made for Waila Wally | barrels, about 110 Tbe. 1ice. 3 T Tlverpsol. = - . ¥ ber, ''99, $5 30. " Spot coffee—Rio, firm; No. 7 e < LIVERPOOL—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Switzer- noxville, Tenn... 619,043 42.9 invoice, 7c; No. 7 jobbing, 7ic; mild, firm; | 8nd 61%@62c for Valley and Blue Stem. TALLOW, land, from Fhiladelphia. Topeka .. %m fi: \loorggxk_ Be. Cleared—Ship Samoena, with 119,242 bushels HIDES, » WOOL AND HOPS. Sailed Dee 23—Stmr Bovie, for New York. | Birmingham . R S g | toegiter; fate renotzg, %o bid; | wheat; slip Perseverance, With 114,942 bushels| HIDES AND SKINS—Culls snd brands sell 5 Deo 2i~Stmr. Britannle.