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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-28
Mining stocks.
NEW YORK MARKETS..
The stock Exchange.

New York, Dec. aT-Speculation on the
stock exchange reached a point OF ex-
treme stagnation today. the total sales be-
Ing less than has been done in 81 single
hour on fairly active market. Only the
small traders entered into the dealings.
which were for fhe most part fer the ae-
count OF the short Interest. and TO close
out long contracts which showed a profit.
There were occasional bear raids confined
chiefly 10 sugar and New Jersey Central
Reading was in demand at opening. but
the stock VAS supplied 80 freely that the
demand quickly ceased AMI later In the
day the stock was sold On runners of a
probability OF the withdrawal of the plan
OF reorganization. New York Central.
which showed signs OF weakness In the
early dealings. WAS sharply advanced on
the declaration OF the regular dividend by
those who wished to cover contracts IN
anticipation that the dividend would be
scaled. The quarterly report of the COM
pany issued today was very favorable.
showing an increase IN net earnings ard
surplus on selling New Jersey Central
declined only fractionally. The announce
naont of the dissolution Of The government
bond syndicate. wt5seh took the entire Is
sue OF new per cents. had no effect on
kes moved Independently OF The syndicate
and the bonds recedef TO III IL. which Is
about the price current az the iirsa the
new issue was fiosted. while the syndicate
seliIrsS price was It3 L.. In announcing the
disruption OF the bond trust. asng Is
taken az the treasury department.. the
action Of which on TIC currency question
Ii declared 10 be the canss OF only s per
cent. OF tire issue being Sold. The re-
inassder will be anportioned 10 the mem
beers. according 20 tfelr original subscrsp-
,sons. 10 be disposed OF snss.viaualiy.
At the opening OF the market q gerer-
ally arm tone prevailed AMI some shares
showed an advance on the opening agares
OF YES. erzaay. The market soon became
heavy aud duh bat rallied a fraction after
IL o'clock afri continued fairly firm on .
very light BUSINESS ufsIi I o'clock. Taen
came a rally ana 81 s.,9 the tendency was
downward during tie rest Of rae dag. and
the market closed weak. Compared with
Yesterdays eloslag prices. the anal sales
toaay are very irregular. but a uaA soT4,y
Of the list IS lower.
The bond market Nas generally weak
auranx the early hoslrs. Aut in the late.
trade s liberal distribution OF buying or
sers resulted in . material advance IN
ssgne issues AMI the closing WAS Ia goo,i
saas. Tosal sales, sisfsa.5sa. q which slaS.-
co were !stch.Sen fozirs.
Government nonsis--Easser.
Sssate Aasass-Duif.
Railroad hondis--FswgncF.
pstroEeasrs-k1rsa: January options ruosei
IS bid.
Financial.
Monsy % call. essg a. i-ss9s per cent:
last loan. :. ct9ss1 per ceas. rrsass
mercantile pansr. .s.t1gss-2 pse csnt.s
sgssgiGs exchange. quiet a-i steady wlia
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
transactions Since January 1 and for
YeAternay.

Real estate transactions since January
]. 1891. are Si.Seo. 30o.s5. There were flied
for record yesterday 81 deeds, the con-
sidera tons aggregatlng $ll,3ssei Follow
ing is the list as furnished by the Daily
Record, room A.. Scheurman block,
II. s, kersey. assignee estate OF j. W.
Dodge. 10 Wallace III. Moore. trustee. pre-
perry as per decd and bill Of assignment.
Sheriff to Howard III. and Phiio ID. Ham,
lin. NV ne sec u.s. tp 81. r I. si,a3Ss5
Howard r. Hamiln 10 Philo u. Hamiin.
ne ne Sc see Is. ty IS, 4. q {. 81.
Ph;Io D. Iiarnlin to Howard III. Eaniiin.
undivided Ia interest in NV ne see Is. tp
Is. r I. q c. 81.
Georginia /. fnce Horton) aud Roliin A.
Case 10 Adeihcrt C.. Case. undivided 20
interest In ne nv, the n IL sw ne, tho
sw sw ne and the 1-s Sc sc NV sec ). tp
-. + (. $3.50.
James IL. Duncan 10 Julius 5. johnson.
a i-e ne sec Ss. tp q. T. <i,ooe.
Mart c. MeC1eiiand 10 A. e. Arii,t. lots
IS to 20. b /. Emerald Park addition. 500.
James Nj. Coiman to the city. tso parts
OF tract No. 81. unrecoraed plat OF Seattle
Homestead Assn. occupying the L. NV
sw Sc see T. tp "a. RI a for part of Bush
street ieaalhs INTO .'eii''a',
George NJ. Van poreh 70 sohh y. ros
ter. lot Is. b ). Washington Central Imp.
Co.'S LIST addition. Kent; lots :. D. o.
Tersy's ist addition; blk u Myers lst aa-
dition, MoorlaSd. Ioi ~. o. Mashaia
Lake Washington addition, IL Sc ana
lots 3. 4, sec To- and lots 3. 2. sec ID. ~ =.
1; also s.le OF an aete .ssas -, -. sa
sec 10 aad White River; the n ie acres
Of e lie IL. sec 20. tn u, .; the Il
nv and sw M SEE w. W = : TUG u'a't',
vsdea Ia OF IL sw see 10. ana the ne nv
set, Is. To -, 4; - acre in sw cor OF u.
n Maddox. S.iain IN sec II, n, =, :, 81
w@st Coast Imp Co 20 Masgreka Iat-
49, 1o,s I 4 u. 80 b III. Gilman Park.
ssa
ra.,ss r, DAVIDSON 20 Christina Duncan.
"a - y Nr-a--sser,s addition. 81
80 s,..-. ,s.,.,, Z, William Duncan,
,s.,,s.ss as,stssnu. 1es re b II.
aass :. = -. : = ses.s,,sor =
= w.s,s,,m u psrekney et al to J. Plnck-
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MARINE NEWS.

san Francisco. Dec. sT-Arrivef-
e State. Astoria and Portland: schooner
Neptune, Coos bay: Waila waila. Vic-
tsgia and Port Townsend. r,cnartea-
AsSsia, Coos bay: harkeatlna ]. N. Grif-
a.as fort Hadloek; schooner Jennie
s's''s. 6fay's Harhor; Homer. Yaquiua
sAS Freights and ohartera-American
sap Lev. q, Burgess. coal. frosn Seattle
: = san Francisco; British ship Samar-
A&n ss Portland. wlea. thence 10 Unit
ksk.
Assohsfna. Dee. s7.-Thc c. z. r. steam
,a.R Empress of China, from Vancouver
( sesehher 10, arrived here Wednesday
3ssns'g, December Is.
..asqssasn. Wash. Dec. s6.--Arrived yes
aay Fer Hoauiam. ship o. VI kellogg;
e aberdeen. ship American Girl Ar
~ To-Day for Hoquiam ship Norma.
=. nom San Francisco.
ess Townsend, Dec. sT-Speclai.--A
IVA steamer Mackgnaw from san Fran
sssn' az Tacoma; bark Fresno from san
s'aaessro, for Port GAMBLE: Steamer chIl-
~ sfesr Juneau for Sound ports.
fest Aageles-i1ark sfoNear from
"ssssasa for san Francisco.
49, Nsah hsy-lFalte3 States revenue
sAses y 3 Grant. whlch was sent cut
= ss'n'Lly by The secretary of the trea-
!. ~ on two weeks cruise 10 search for
IS hisssag vessels. returned last alghs.
SAe ta'sian sealing schooner Columbia.
= NT&h bay, Is fitting out for sealing
ssssss n the North IA &lfc ocean.
!. AsFsfse& OF Care Flatsery. inward
80 a~-sehoeper Challenger. fron San re-
@ tsrs.at,Ie.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Ereadstun. ana Grains,

San Francisco. Dec. a7.-Ficur-FamiIy
extras $5.i9d355; bakers extras s3.s0a
$40; superfine s.. 800 IS.
Wheat-Thc market continues soft; de-
nlaad light: So i-4c for No. 1 shipping.
With 81 lie fer choice offerings. Milling
wheat changes hands at sa I-2fi97 lie:
Waila Walla wheat IS 1-4@7S Sic for fair
average quality, Sc 1-2GsS5c for bluestem
and s0&t75c for damp stock.
Ear'ey-Feed, fair to good S0asa Lee:
choice s. 3-ic: brewing a00asc.
Oats-Trade could hardly be more linn:
tied than 1t is Just now Milling tIe1
liz 1-2c: Surprise sloSeii.f5: fancy feed
$i.4 l-2ef107 IL; good to choice s2 1-2@
81 1-2c; poor to fair 81 ,-2at9oc; black sl.t5
G1.3o: red N.o7 I-2Gi II: gray SO 1-acsfsl.
Flour. sacks. Ii.754; Oregon. 14.2i7:
wheat, eentais. los: Oregon. ei,seS; barley.
Oregon, $3.50: oats. Oregon. 4,2e5: corn,
centals. Sill: beans. sacks. 6as: potatoes,
sacks. Liza: Oregon, 1854: onions, sacks,
10: bran, Oregon. s.isS.
Corn-Si.2s
Bran-sl2 per ton.
Cash wheat. No. shipping, SIS lac per
Genital; wheat weaker. December 81 lie;
May SO SIS.
Barley Steady: May 81 i-2c.
Financial.
Silver bars. 50 s-aa5s 7-Se: Mexican dol
lars, 80 1-2d5lc; drafts. sight. TIE; tele-
graph. l0c.
Mining Stocks.
Alta. .: Alpha Con, 10; Andes, IS;
Beicher. 50; Belle Isle. 0s: Best & Eelcher.
30. Bodie Con. 6g; Bullion. 20; Buiwer
Con, 0s; Caledonia. es: Challenge Con. Sc:
ChclIsr. a.: Confidence. 50: Con. California
& Virginia. $50; Con. Imperial o. Crown
Point. 90; Gould & Curry, IS; Hale g. Nor
cross. 81; Justice, -: Kentuck Con. os:
Lady Washington Con, 05: Mexican, 90:
Mt Diablo, 10: Navajo, O.; ophir. I5e;
oyerman, 20: pctosi. 90. Savage. 20. Scor-
pion, o5; Sierra Nevada. 20; Silver Hill. Oh;
Union Con-. 20; Utah Con-, o5. Yellow
Jacket. IS.
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CHICAGO markets.
The Board az Trade.

Chicago, Dec a;--Tho wheat market
opened firm ut small fractional advance
on yesterdays close prices. The foreign
exchanges had resumed operations and
sent quotations Indicating firmness. A
plentiful fall Of snow covered the entire
country from the Rockies to the Atlantic
coast and the receipts ~ the two priaci-
pal Northwestern markets were light
Chicago also had smaller receipts. The
Cincinnati Price Current remarked that
revised estimates indicate $50 90. 90 bush
els winter wheat and s.. %, 60 spring
wheat for last years crop. The insInua-
ton that more than 10. 0Oo, ooa bushels was
raised had depressing effect aud May
wheat, which started at from IS lie 70
S. Use, dropped YEARLY TO IS Csc before
buyers again came forward i'm sufficient
numbers to rescue It and turn IL upward.
After the FIRST decline 10 IS s-sc. there was
a period OF lazy fluctuations between the
latter price and IS lie, followed by a short
interval of greater strength for a second
or two during which IS $50 was freely
bid. The publishing OF Bradstreers yisi-
BILE Supply caused the market 10 weaken
a triffe because Il represented an increase
OF s5eefl bushels ia the visible supply OF
the world. Closing cables were firm. The
aspect underwent n entire change during
the last hour OF the session There was
free selling by New York houses ard the
local crowd iunshied over each other 10
get rsi If their long wheat. The price
tumblet In fifteen minutes from S. l-2c TO
u Ice. and the latest trading was 81 s-sc
for May.
C-crn-rhe Colder weather AMI srsow IL
was felt would cause freer use OF corn.
and perhaps lessen farmers deliveries at
the same time. May advanced from a T-Sc
20 tac. which IL struck al enc time. then
dropped 20 IS Csc and closed a1 IS lie. bid.
Cass-May started 81 sc. sold al 81 Use
arssi zsss1 e f-se. and al noon &c. The mar
kei weakened ne&r the finish. with vahea,
and corn. May closing al 81 sic
Provisions started firm and higher on
tire days run OF hogs proving 10 be only
ls.esa head Pork broke &c below the
highest price i; brought earlier In the day
bus e4asef with net less of Z i-e, Lard
and ribs were. compared with pork. quite
nrrn, ard In the end lest ySoae OF their
valae. as IN lie end yesterday.
Isav >ssek.
IN cattle tbs Increased re-esyyts which
esvers 50 confidently locked for sls4 not
eoyae. Quotations ranged from ssgys - for
VERY COMMON 30 ex9ra steers. with the
bulk Of business NJ s1sH82Ts. Cows and
Aeafers salah1e az 81 2ss7sra. arf 8 fair
inquiry for veal calves ar g. ssss.r -.
AZ the opening of business Ire hog mar
kes showed eoaS.sierahie airsa<th and IRE
sAssy trading w2s a. generally : small al
vance Bur the sstuatsoa acoa changed
Nssa oas Or tss sxeeptsols nalasag sold
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Railroad and Industrial ao,ss.

William Brown. assistant general
freight agent OF the Canadian Pacific rail-
road. passed through the city yesterday
for Portland.
c. ]. Smith and Andrew +. Burleigh,
general manager and sounsel. respective
ly. OF the Oregon Improvement Company,
went to Portland yesterday for a day or
two on business.
The Front street cable road was closed
down last night for the purpose OF put
ting In the new cibic on the North Seat
tie extension. The road will be in opera
ton in the morning.
The local November traffic on the North
ern Pacific was heavier than for any like
period since October. 1891. three years.
The business Tor some time has been very
good. The company has arranged for
weighing equipment In tie big freight
warehouse 10 weigh both in and out
freight. something which the company has
never before had
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s. w.s...r.. Mat. Has No eri.~.pes.

Hoquiam. Dec. as.-Speciai.--In your pa
W os today appears an article from San
francisco under this head line: THE
WcrAes's Mate Has a Grievance" which
criticzes the action OF the collector of
tAls place for having First Mate Miller,
o. TIE Inflated barkentine John worster.
fenored from the county hospital of this
Place to come other. Mr.. Miller has not
been removed, as stated. and when your
correspondent called at his room in st.
nayId's hospital he was much surprised at
the contenss OF the article. and strongly
isrsed having written anything to that
effect. Mr.. Miller is much pleased with
is;;. treatment he receives here and your
correspondent holds Ais signed statement
declaring that the collector has never In
timafed in any way that he should he re-
moved. Mr. Miller had only a sprained
leg and has Improved 50 much that he
viii take passage on the steamer Point
Lena for bis home in San Francisco on
Friday.
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STILL MISSING.
saf Bennington Goes Ont
10 Seek the Lost.
/. ,topE FOR THE STEAMERS.


r~.ncssco. Dec. .zs.--It Is now TWEEN
E n ss.. 4,v= since the steam golfers Mont
-. .n.3 Eeweeaaw sailed for San
- - from nesgbboring ports on VAN
s. - STAND. British Columbia Nearly
y s.nfzssHg mea believe that the two
Is ..fs nd their crews. numbering nearly
- ,.<a we're lozt in the recent gale.
ss.. hyake in oil it's fury on the night
Z d y. e. eclIiers put TO sea. Notwitla-
- that the steamers are % long on
.zss. q f,,at should have been completed
s:zts yossrr days, some Of the owners and
3 n - and families OF the scores OF
q. ~. mariners still have hopes. In re-
9s,... 81 their earnest appeals the Cow
s...tt has sent out another steamer to
s..s.,s I'd the missing vessels.
- I,ulfed States gsinboat Bennington
-, 8 sea THIS evening. under instruc-
- = proceed northward and make q
s 1000 search for the missing vessels.
- ssr.ted States revenue cutter Grant.
..s..s was dispatched from Pert Tcwn-
'ss.S 81 ! similar eTraHd several days ago.
= sfsa ct sea
xt4se most interested in the fate OF thu
4 80. were somewhat discouraged today
q 8 r.r,e rumor that comes from an In
- famp at AmphlsTise point. on the
s -. rrnsf Of Vancouver island. The In
- ~ that Oh the night OF December
Z xuripx a terrible storm. their atten-
s.. eas attracted By rockets at sea, and
- through the darkness they saw a
- ssek steamer founder about D mile
81 ~. The vessel lay helpless in the
= "a drifsed northward out Of their
go uthe story OF the Indians be cor
81 "a the disabled craft was either OF
q. .uls1ss steamers. she must have been
xsviie on Cape Fiattery for nearly q
- The brig Courtney Ford. which
Il Is here Ia distress yesterday. reports
s. ~ % the night of December 7 she
sIebt1d the Kcweenaw near Cape Flat
~. iust a. the storm was coming on.
- Kexfenaw had slowed down. seem
: ~ somewhat disabled, and was slowly
,sstlsx out TO sea.
knfbfrx has yet been heard from the
Nh Dominion. y days out from this port
- PUGET Sound. or the bark Columbia.
new out txenty-one days from Port
Hxx1iey, with lumber for this rort. The
fnowa record Of the storm to date Is four
saiIirs vessels wrecked and abandoned.
~ dismntled and several badly dam
: tled The crew OF six men from the
ereckud schooner Garcia are still missing.
The nip j. r. Brown is also long overdue.
he John II. Miller left Portland
tventy.four days ago for this port. She
Mas seen Christmas day near the/Farai-
kses, partly disabled. A tug was sent.
Mt he vessel had been blown out TO sea.
II hest the crew must be short Of proyi-
doEs The Sea King and j. b. Brown
have also apparently been blown far of
6hore
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above ssgz ard the bulk Of business was
aceompiisaes at prices below ss-sa. the
quality not averaging very good. From
ssias7iae bought most OF the light arsi
A.5sss.5s the bulk Of the medium and
heavy weights
Sheep-The best sold around S. 81. and as
high as E,ss was paid for lanibs. Quota
tons now range from u5dsS FOR poor to
extra sheep.
Receipts-cattie. 1000: calves. 30: hogs.
4. 0ee: sheep. S.ood
Closing: Wheat - December. IS i-ic-:
May. 81 7-Sc.
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wArxR SEosr NOTES.


steamer TmatiIsz was ~ -. h,,,,~.--
yesterday taking on fuel.
Bark sonantasn iest san Fr.rcs.c, las.
Der. ia'h-
Sa'p Spartan ~ sixteen DAYS out frr,,,
san Francisco. and should arrive st arv
time any
snip Glory Of the Seas, which was -
nave loaded coal in this city. has sone
10 Cosnox instead
steamer City Of Puebla win arrive fra,,
1an Francssco tomorrow morning and
the Ematiila will SAN.
Steamer Utopia left last night .or van
couser.wish 900 sacks of fsour from ~.
Novelty mills at West Seattle 10 ha
shipped to Honolulu.
steamer Mexico departed xax,ara.v
morning at o'clock for Tacoma ara
from tnere viii sail scr Alaska with a
cargo OF freight and the following PAS
sengers from this port; L. n. Marietta.
MI and Mrs. w. p. Mills, and four steer
age passengers
Captain J. A. Hatfield. local weather
usspassnAn. received the following storm
s.sHai yesterday from Forecast onscer
1Ssas at Portland: Hoist information
SIS aais The storm Is central OF the
y aiafoshia coast, moving northward.
EasIeFiy gales along the coast. Signals
aispsayed along the California coast
steamer Chilcat arrived yesterday aft
erhoon at O'Clock from Alaska. The
TIP DOWN was flrst-class as regards
weather. the Gays and nights being clear.
though very cold. The steamer brought
down a lot OF concentrates for the smell
ers at Tacoma ami Everett, and the fol-
lowing passengers: Mrs. Nichols and
children. Mrs Gordon, A. K. Cameron.
Gus Lame and u. Ruth.
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800. 49, 2. oSnsss wao DO not i've in g.
~a' as ana they nave al princspa1lx - - !.
lien to- In aboas thlrt~ xsax. -.
- '.'as'ee exrHess % De able 10 NJ uren
14s amount neeaad to purchase the Fen
- e way from Simon BAY - 1afe
|" asfnnstor- As soosa air ths. fsr.. 80
= . completed the eonssnlstee Win stsrr
In on the work OF rass.r- - go as.1.
popular subscription. -
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iaeeEa, 9lc . Special The collier
{ ssAsAinss' f. expected IN tonight 10 lead
va Toy san FraaciSco.
,essssi more sailors who deserted the
80 saseoeS yesterday cogrobcFate the
= extreme cruelty en- the part 81
- eficsvs. told by TIE sailor Pesehazs.
..s sas faSogl's brought IN a tow Of coo
s - troaa Henderson hay yesterday.
nAss AJAX brought IN sss tors OF New
@ssae eoal yesterday.
:. : seessg Reporter tsft for Santa Mon
:, = 'osiAs wits zsz.ea feet or humber from
.. Pa0l and Taceaaa NTH.
a : ss"ag.eg- Jeany Ward sagIe2. today tuss~
- 'A%ssn From the ST. Paul ana Tacoma
80 Ter San Francisco
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Kick Because rr.ia. Don.t con,.,..

Tacoma. Dec. Especial Tnaveiers
going north OF Seattle complain that
the Northern Pacific fails TO get them to
Seattle in time to take any or the boats
or trains in that direction The first
Northern Pacific train leaves here at
q. m. Travellers also kick on the
Northern Pacific's train service from
Seattle to Tacoma. The Northern Pacific
tram, leaving at $50 p. III, just misses
the Great Northern. which brings down
The Canadian Pacific passengers. and also
the Lake Shore train, which arrives at
the same time the Northern Pacific
train leaves. Passengers from the north
therefore have to wait at Seattle until
the Northern Pacific 1910 train, or take
the Flyer. Many of them take the FLYER.
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The steamer Columbia Al, Right.

Astoria. Or. Dec, s7.-rhe steamship
GaluIseia crossed In at 1880 Capt Bellies
states that GA Tuesday evening. when
opposite Feiat Reyes. an eccentric broke.
aeiaiilins them two hours. The Elder
was Chase astern. and the whistles were
alewn 50 she weald stand by until the
Break was repaired, Tie coiumbls reached
bort nearly on time
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
HOTEL pILLER.

no 4 Ell DII<JlEsfl.
Mrs. Nichols. Mount Vernon: Alfred
Gauyln, Marysyille; C. NJ, Parker. Ia
coma; Thomas Richardson. Z. C. Fitz-
henry. Port Gamble; Z. 4. Huichznan.
San Francisco. w. A. Brown, Edmond:
Mrs. William Cochran, Miss n j. Madi-
gan. White River: p. +. Cain. Belfast:
Emery AfcGiunis, Whateom: ID. G. Hop
kins, Fairhaven: b. Z. Lynch. Saxon: BY
ron Barlow. Port Orchard drydock: r. j.
Bott, Butte, Mont: III. Howard. Helena,
Mont: j. A. Wilson, Olympia: John s.
McMiilin. Roche Harbor: Senator w II.
Gilbert, Custer, Wash; Mrs. 4. Quimby
and son, Mount Vernon
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Trade movement IN the local produce
rlazkess showed a slight improvement
yesterday over the previous day and
prices were fairly firm on choice stock,
but were considerable shaded on med
iun goods. Stocks are sufficiently large
Tor trade requirements with a few ex-
ceptiois. Fresh fruits are almost con-
lined TO apples and oranges. both az
which are In liberal supply Pears are
practically our OF the market, only a
few being seen here and there Med
tum grade apples are being disposed OF
at prices ranging from 90 TO IS cents
q bt,x. while the fancy grades are held
rather firm at HE TO st.3s box. Navel
oranges make an attractive display
and bring s3.75 and $40 box. Seed
iiags are dull at 800 a box. Trr,scaI
fruits are inactive.
Vegetables move well at steady yricss.
Cauifflower IS in good supply and firm
at 10 ard SO cents dozen Celery Is
quite active and readily brings 80 cents
dozen. Choice Yakima potatoes bring
Sll 90 and sl2.0o ton
Movement In dairy produce is fair,
though values are generally weak. Fan
cy creamery butter Is firm, while all
other grades have downward fenlen-
cy. Cheese shows no change. Fresh
ranch eggs are quoted at q and Is
cents per dozen. Eastern eggs bring %
cents. Poultry is plentiful and dull.
The wheat market remains inactive
and prices are on the down grade.
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Excursions to Portland Uni . raal Ex
xifiou.

The Northern Pacific railroad will sell
excursion tickets. Seattle 10 Portland, on
account of Portland exposition. from De-
cember /. 1894. TO January IS 1895. Tickets
on sale every Tuesday and Friday. good
for five days. Fare only $3.50 for the
round trip, including two admissions 10
the exposition. ]. A. Nadeau. General
Agent. Seattle.