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Business in Local Securities of a Hol-
iday Character

On the Stock and Bond Exchange Contra
- s5s his soq eoxn 20 IRe very low ro,nt
higher al $40 Pacific States Telegraph and
Telephone advanced TO sos. Trading continued
small and the market was tame
Dullness stin prevailed on the Oil Exchange
The mining exchanges were the only ones
showing any life, and business on both was
good In the Cou1stocks Ophir led advancing
TO 81 IS. with the other stocks arm in sym
patny There We're no pronounced changes in
The Andes Mining Company has levied an
assessment OF 10c
All the local exchanges will adjourn this
afternoon till Tuesday. over Christmas
The United Mix Company Of san Francisco
has declared monthly dividend OF SC per
share. payable Immediately.
The Claremont Oh Company paid a reRu-
lar monthly dividend OF 1c per share amount
ing TO $500 yesterday. anticfpat ting the pay
nent which would otherwise have been made
on January J.
AT the regular annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Ophir Mining Company 90 40
shares were represented and the old directors
were unanimously reelected as follows:
Charles H. Fish, A W Havens Nat T Ness
er. Herman Zadig. Charles Hirshfeld J. W.
Twiggs and A F. Coffin. Charles n Fish was
e-elected president. E. b Holmes secretary
and James McKinty superintendent
The First National Bank Of San Francisco
has declared bonus OF Christmas dividend.
Of 81 per share amounting to SEQ, 600. The
regular dividends are at the rate Of 10 PER
cent per annum, payable semi annually in
January and July. It has been the custom
in late years TO declare an extra dividend al
1IFlSNILds OUT OF lIe Surplus eaFulDEE- IN
1900 81 so per share paid. in 1901 81 IN
S1902 Sc and in 1903 50.
The National Sugar Refining Company has
declared q regular dividend of II. per cent
on the preferred stock. payable January 3
The Mergenthaler Linotype Company has de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend Of 21a per
cent and an extra dividend Of per cent pay
able December 81. The dividend lust declared
makes Is per cent for 1904. in 1903 and 1902
Is per cent was paid n each year: in 1901
1914 per cent: from 1s9S 70 1900 20 per cent
each year: in 1897 1914 per cent: in 1895 Is
per cent and in 1895 101s per cent
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Poultry end Came.

Receipts OF dressed Turkeys from domestic
shipping points were comparatively light, ag-
gTegating oaly 81 tons for the day and the
market had a steadier tone in consequence.
Buying was spirited for a few hours after the
opening and higher prices were readily OBJ
tained for choice offerings with occasional
sales OF se:eCt-d stock al a slight premium
Trace became rather quiet toward noon. as
many buyers We're holding Of expecting heaV-
Ger receI 9tT tc day. The market closed steady,
with fancy CfeTings pretty well cleaned up
Several cars OF Eastern chilled stock were re-
oeved three OF which were placed on the
market This stock sold of fairly, but prices
wsre unsettled. Live Poultry was quiet but
receipts We're light and prices were well main
taII.ed Came was in fair request and Nal
lard. Canvasback and Sprig Ducks were
quoted higher.
POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys 22G25c per ID
for local and 20622iac for Eastern; Live Tur-
keys 20G21c per ID: Geese. per pair
s2G2 %: Geslings 81 25a2 90: Ducks. s596
per dozen for old and S6d7 for young
Hens. S4Q4 80 fo- small and S. 50d6 for large;
young BOOSTERS. s. 5OG6 old Roosters. $40
Pigeons. 81 %: Squads. 81 1872
GAME-Mallerd Ducks 81 50d4 per dozen:
Canvssback. S3d4 50; Teal $iG1 %: Sprg
81 5002 80; -XTidgeon 81 25d1 50; Red Heads
81: small Ducks S191 80; Gray Geese, s2dg:
White Geese S1d1 90; Brant. S1d2: Honkers
S3d5: Snipe, So 80 for English and 81 so for
commvn; Doves. 81 25; Hare. 81 IS; Rabbits
81 for Cottontails and 81 80 for Brush.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
Fntnre Grain ana Prnrisinns


CHICAGO. Dec 22.-Indfcations Of increasing
shipments from Argentina had a weakening
influence Cd the wheat market here to-day
At the close May wheat was or &c The
wheat market was strong al the opening Nav
being up &c 10 sc at 81 11Tk 20 sl I2h
strength Al Liverpool resulting from a report
CT unfavOrable harvest weather in Argentina
was the principal source OF the initial frrnness
For time there was active buying By com
nilsson houses and bull traders Shorts were
urgent bidders for the December delivery caus-
l1g Z sharp upturn in the price OF that month.
Before tho demand satisfied Nav had ad-
vanced 10 81 123s. Northwestern receipts were
not quite satisfactory 10 the bulls. A the
session progressed considerable pressure Of
December offerings developed causing a re-
action. Later in the day the decline in that
delivery became quite pronounced and in con
sequence distant futures were materially az
the price Of NayAdown to 81 I1ss. Argentine
exports for the week we're estimated by A
British crop expert at leo GOO bushels. and
as the previous weeks shipments were e64 600
bushels some selling was done on that account
The market elcsed easy. with May at 81 II55
Covering o. December by shorts caused a
hrn tone in the corn market early in the day
MAJ opened unchanged 10 &c higher at 45Ss c
10 455sc sold OF 10 45Ssc and closed at the
lower point
The feature Of the trading in oats was III.
buying IL July b a local provision interest.
May opened a shade higher al 3Iisc. sold be-
tween 51ss 93i1sc ana 3i1ad31ssc and closed
al 315ac.
The market FOR provisions was dull and
tendency CT prices was downward. At the
close May pork was Of Sc lard was down 2lkc
and ribs were 5a7izc ioYer.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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coAL-weliington. IS per ton; New Wei
inston- SSs Seattle. Sc 50; Bryant 20 80;
Beaver Hill s. 50; Roslyn. s.; Coos Bay, 50 80
Richmond. IS: Cumberland. SIS in bulk and
Sl4 % in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg.
sl4; Welsh Anthracite Egg. SIS; Welsh Lump,
Sll 90; Camel, 50 per ton; Coke. Sll 5OQl5 per
ton IN bulk and SIS in sacks: Rocky Mountain
descriptions IS so per short ton.
OILS-fluotati0ns are ter barrels; for cases
add &c: Linseed. 55c per gallon for boiled and
6sc for raw. Castor Oil in cases. No. 1. zoe.
boiled and 4sc for raw; China Nut. cases. $50
soc per gallon; Coeosnut Oil. in barrels, 5Sc
for CeylOn and 55c for Australian; extra
hieached winter Sperm Oil. CSC; natural win
Whale Oil. SIC; natural Whale OIL 52c: extra
winter strained Lard oil. T5c; No Lard OIL.
65c; pure Neatsfoot Oil. 73c. No. ! NsatsfOot
oil. SIC; light Herring or. sc: dark Herring
OIL. 40c: Salmon Oil. SAC; boiled Fish Oil 37c:
raw Fish Oil. 35c; boiled Paint OIL 33c: raw
Paint OIL. Sic
COAL oIL-water White Coal OIL in bulk.
BE. Pearl OIL. in cases. 1aizc: Astral lsl1c:
Star. 1910: Extra Star 32isc: Elaine pc
Eocene. 21Ec: Deodorized Stove Gasoline in
bulk l6c. in cases. 22lsc. Benzine in bulk
l3c; in cases, 19i2e. Ss-dsgree Gasoline. in
bulk 25c: in cases. Bic
TURPENTINE-T5c Per gallon in cases and
69c IN drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead IL q
quantity
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
p2ny quotes as follows per H. In 100-lb bags:
Cubes A Crushed ard Fine Crushed 8 Csc
Granulated fine. &c; Dry Granulatsd, coarse
&c; Fruit Granulated. &c: Beet Graaulated
0o0-lb bags only. $500; Confectioners' A. SC:
Magnolia A. 5-6oc. Extra Q. 5-5Oc- Golden c.
5.40c: ID" $500: barrels 1Oc more: half
barrels 25e more, boxes. zoe more: 50-ib bags
Joe more for all kinds. Tabiets-Hah barrels.
s. per 10. No orders taken for less than sev
erty-hYe barrels its equivalent
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NoI7hern Lumber Conditions.

Ire Pacific Lumber Trade Journal says:
re uOveme-t inaugurated b. the Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association TO
have the Ui.ls cf the Pscihc Norrhwest make
trs customary close down for repairs hzs re
s---e1 IN rhe prospective closing o. 40 mills
c- En- afrrc11nlate reduction IL The output dur
lrE the neIt SIX weeks y 100 900 ooo feet q
lEuter snd 500. oo0 COO shingles
Ihe result ~ this curtatluenf ought 70 be
f1r ne best There Is 10 profit IN selling d.
Eeus1ou and riulhsrs a. from IS 70 s. when
81 ls conceded 1acr rhat the cost CT manu-
s-ture end the expense Of sale Is n many
frE-Ences over SO matter of fact re
p1-rs to ne association several months ago
f-o-. llo nils showed that IS Per cent % the
production is sod below cost - per cent AZ
bare cost and only 25 per cent a. & small
pEocr For instance, n NIL manufactures
10 ~ oao fee per gea- IL VIII make q profit
G.-co-dtnE 70 this statement. OF only :. 500 90
feet. VIII sell ao0 GO feet a. bare cost sos
viI T1ss money on 26e0 600 feet: in other
r-1-ds THE . sac oe0 sod a. prices above u-o-
curriou must make & profit 1or the 300 O0o
-eet sod cost and less Il VIII be con
ce6e1 10y any business man that this ss i'm
p1ssihie A. matter o. fact 4 Is doubtful
y there iE e mill in Washington Oregon and
British Columbia that viii show e balance
Ct TIE profit SIDE this year"
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.

There vas some little Improvement in the
demand for Oranges. local dealers
commencing TO stock mp for the holiday trade.
but supplies were still far in excess Of re-
ouirements and prices showed no Improvement
The other Citrus fruits were plentiful and
quiet al unchanged rates Trade in Apples
was fair but, although receipts were light
there was scarcity OF supplies, and previous
prices still ruled for all grades. Receipts OF
Strawberries consisted OF two chests OF Long
Vorths and IA chests of the large varieties
The Longworths brought SO per chest and the
large berries sold from s. to So per chest
Some Corniehon and Verdel Grapes were re-
ceived and. being OF good quality, met with
ready sale al 81 - per crate.
STRAW ERRIES-S3d10 per chest
CRANBERRIES-S9G per Dbl for No
and seas for inferior Eastern and 81 75a3 per
box for Coos Bay.
APPLES e0cds1 25 per box for fancy and
5oGSJc for common to choice; Lady Apples
81 25d2 per box.
PEARS-Winter Nellis. 81 50d1 IS per box:
cooking varieties. 50cdS1 per box.
PERSIAiMONS-50G per box
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges NaVels S162 oer
box; Seedlings S15cd$1; Tangerines 75c for
small and 81 for large boxes: japanese Man
darins. $1l1 % per box; Lemons 50 50d2 IS
for fancy, 81 1892 % for choice and s1dl so
for standards: Grape Fruit 81 1872 50 Mexi-
can Lines, 81 per case: Bananas. S2G3 per
bunch for Central American and $ld2 for Ha-
waiian; Pineapples, 81 5od3 per dozen.
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Potatoes. onions and yegetabIes.

There were no changes in prices OF Potatoes
or Onions The market was absolutely devoid
OF feature. the demand being light and sup
plies OF all grades fully Up requirements
southern vegetables were in increased supply
ard inclined TO easiness Peas and String
Eeans were the most plentiful descriptions and
were quCtei lower. Southern Green Peppers
were Offering in small quantities and sales
were reported az sc per pound. Mushrooms
were in free supply and weak
TATOES-Burbanks from the river. 400
Soc per cti: Salinas Burbanks 81 1901 45 per
ctl; Oregon Burbsnks, 75cd1 10 per ctl; River
Reds 6os7 7Sc per ctl: Early Rose. 81 10Il %
Fer ctl. Sweet Potatoes, 606s5c-
ONIoNS-S2 4Oa2 co per ctl-
VEGETA LES-Green Peas 466c per lb:
String Beans. SG1oc per 10; Wax Beans, 81
Ice; Tomatoes, 81 25q2 90 per box or crate
Summer Squash S5c1S1 per box; Hothouse
Cucumbers, 81 per dozen; Cabbage 50c per
ctl: Carrots. 5cdG5c per sack: Garlic, 1QSc per
lb. Egg Plant 5d7c per ID for southern; Dried
Peppers. roTninal: Green Peppers sc per Ii
for southern: Mushrooms 1oG15c per ID; Mar
rowfat and Hubbard Squash. $Sql0 per ton
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs.

There were no further changes in quotations
yesterday. Both Butter and Eggs sold of
satisfactorily at full figures and dealers had
complaint to make OF trade. Cheese was
also steady All three markets were feature
less
Receipts were 81, 200 lbs Butter. 4e3 cases
Eggs and IS, 500 lbs Cheese
BUTTER Creamery al first hands 25c for
extras and 22Q24c for lower 10 medium grades;
dairy 20Q23e; cold storage, nominal; store
Butter, nominal; Eastern cubes. nominal; East
ern ladle-p packed 15G16e.
CHEESE-11H111zc for choice mild new and
1odi01sc for old; cold storage, 1015d11c: Young
Americas, 12a1212c: Eastern 1OG13c per H.
EGGS-Raneh 3eG40c for good TO choice
4ld42Lc for large white selected and S0d35c
for common store Eggs, 2Sd30c: cold storage.
25p3oc; Eastern. 2jG2Se for choice 22024c for
standards and l9d21e for seconds
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THE TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE
STATES FACTS,

a
tatemen s out o.
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stocks
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and m The $ toe n
nents and
hfteeno the nenber
DDS revailn on he Comst Exchan
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and vii o 10
Of
Tonopeh Exchange has membership
II. G. CUTTING,
snd
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The Cotton Market

Brokers wires from oew York yesterday
Ezl6 q co--ou-
Cotton is 1ow a. the lowest p-ioe q the
season sl1 -fe South & 10 doubt selling the
Acl-a- stg1 below cost - production this year
s.. Z -s estimated rhat sl-oSether this crop
-ss beel t-e most extensive one cge- gathered :
@et u --e tuIlre 1srker i- has very few
trenes e- present Our rlsrzet opened easy A.
s % Z points decline ard g fairy q short
covering advanced quickly some 10 POINTS ever
cpe1-1E r--ces. CnlE later to sell oE aEain
-ce- rle same confident bear pressure. The
-s-e trading Uzs re-T cu-i prices hanging
around the low pcirr o. TIE day
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LOCAL MARKETS
Exchange and Bullion.
-NTFRNATIONAL
Wheat and Other Grains.
LOCAL

WHEAT-There was not much change any
where yesterday-here in the East or IN Eu-
rope The local market continues to hang ere,
like the weather and the holiday season tends
TO keep things very dull
The Grain Exchange yesterday voted to ad :
3ourn from Friday afternoon TO Tuesday morn
ing. over Christmas
The Portland OTegonian says: Eastern
shipment TO date has aggregated about Is. O00. :
Coo bushels. while only 9. 500. 0c0 bushels have
been exported by water Exporters believe
that when the ships in port under charter
are dispatched the grain shipping year will
practically come 10 a close Il is figured that
only 100000 TO 5,O00, 600 bushels Of Wheat
remained unsold in the Northwest and this
Eastern States
CASH WHEAT.
California Club, 81 45ql 521s: California
White Australian 81 60Gl Cyl: Northern
Club. 81 50dl So; Northern Bluestern 81 COO
e21a; Northern Red. 81 Az per ctl
FUTURES
Session 9 TO II 80 m
Open High. Low Close
May 81 45a. 81 i87s 81 ASK 81 ass.
Dec. G9O5) e.. l 32 ! 80 - 50
= y m. Session
May .......sI 4s5s 81 4sN 81 9sH 81 .esS So
BARLEY--This market shares the general
quietude incidental to the close Of the year and
values remain about the same from day TO
CASH BARLEY.
Feed 81 ,d d21sql IS: Brewing and Shipping.
FUTURES
Session 10 IL 80 a m
May-No sales; 81 cS5s bid. 81 091. asked.
p. m. Session
Open. High. Low. Close
May ..-....-s1 o91s 81 09ls 81 90 81 &c
OATS-Dealers continue TO report a very
firm and bare market for Red with Waite
and Black firmly held and in moderate supply
White. 81 450l 5Tl5: Surprise, 81 5567i so:
Red for feed, 81 45d1 30 for No ani
81 4CGl 42Ia for No % choice for seed
81 5od1 55: Black. 81 3o61 80 for feed and
81 45dl e2la for seed.
CORN-Quotations continue to show wide
range according to age and dryness ana the
market is quiet and weak
Western sacked. 81 4oa1 42I5 for old and
81 2T a 30 for new Yellow White and
Mixed: old California Yellow and White 81 40
al ~ y; new California large Yellow s1 2Tls1s
30; small round do, 81 65G1 so: White
81 271 al 90; Egyptian. 81 35GI 37lS for
White and 81 17Is al 20 for Brown
RYE-Ia light offering and firm st 81 42Isa
47iI per ctl
BUCKWHEAT-SI 5O11 rs per ctl
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Beans and Seeds.

Dullness still prevails and no movement is
looked for until after the holidays.
BEANS-Bayos, So 50G3: Pea. $31S 50;
Butter. SSd3 20: small white. $3a3 50; large
White. 81 40G2 so; Pink. 81 1898 so; Red. 81 %
a. &C. Lima 81 1904 20 Fed Kidneys. So 500
4; Blackeyes, 81 35G2 80 per ctl; Horse Beans.
81 S5a2 40
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. nominal-nO good
lots Offering; Yellow Mustard. u d35sc; Flax.
S2Q2 45; Canary. 61ac. Alfalfa. 12is dl3e;
Rape, 1lsI21se; Timothy, 5S4e: Hemp. 3l24
sac per ID: MiIlet. 2isd31sc; Broom Corn
Seed. S20G21 per ton.
DRIED PEAS-Niles 81 1872 so; Green
Peas 81 7562 80 per cfl
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New YORK Meal Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-The London tin
market ruled hrmer, with spot advancing
about pound, while futures gained half as
much. the former closing at s133 5s and the
latter at GlSl los This steadled the local
closed at $29d29 p.
Copper was unchanged al s6s for spot.
while futures were shade lower at e66 IS 81
IN the London market. Locally the marker
was duh and nominally unchanged Lake Is
quoted al Sl4 ST13G15 12lk: slectroiytic at
Sl4 85Hlo l2i2, and costing al Sl4 50Gl4 75
Lead was unchanged at 81 GOA 20 in The
local market London reported a slight ad-
vance. with spot closing at e12 lis 3D.
Spelter also was unchanged locally vherA
spot Is quoted az IS 75a5 S7I5. The London
quotation remains at e24 12s Cd
Iron closed al Us Sc IN Glasgow and at zas
IN Aiddlesboro- Locally iron was unchanged
and hrnl: No ! foundry Northern, No. /
foundry Southern and No ! foundry soft are
quoted at 81 @y0l1 IS: No foundry North
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EASTERN MARKETS.
- York Afoner Market.

e-ETs- EoEeEz. D. s2.-Clu-e- Money On
call steady - a2E per cent closing b5d. ?:
0Tere5. %
30 Tine loans easy sixty days. ninety oavs
aus six months 81 asa Ter cent
Prime mercantile paper. z0zls per cent
Sterling exchange frrr closed easier. with
actual business in hs-kers bills a. 81 So for
deEzzni and - s. ss65 for sixty DAY bills
Posted rates s. s5lE14 s.
% Commercial bills - So
Bar silver. 81
Mexican dollars. ze-zc
r5cvcrruerr bonds. srea5-- railroad bonds
eEsy
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-COTTON-Futures
closed dull December. T.1se; January. 72oc:
February. 7.2sc. March, 1880: April 44c.
May. T49c: June. T-57c; July 7slc
Futures opened easy December fSc.
January. 1.2lc: February, : 32c: March : 40r :
A.,rll- l42c; May. 7-JOc; June. 76ic: JULY
: sc August, 7-63c; September, -; Octo-
SPOT. cotton closed quiet Middling uplands
'-"'c; niodlinS Gulf. 7.S5c. Sales. 400 bales
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Hay anf Feedsfuns

All descriptions under this head remain IN
changed. Feedstuffs being firm ana Hay steady.
BRAN-S20122 per ton.
MTDDLING NGS-S2562S per ton
SHORTS-S2GG22 per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. s24024 so per
ton: Oilcakc Meal at the mill S31 5od32 so:
5obbing, $33. Cocoanut Cake S236a4: Cocoa
nut Meal S24d25: Corn Meal sci 5o632.
Cracked Corn S32G12 so. Mixed Feed S,2a
=: Horse Beans. sScG4o per ton; Broom
Corn Feed. 90c per ctl
HAY-Wheat. S9d14 so: Wheat and Oat
S94l3 so; Oat. $9Gl2; Barley and Oat. $Sd1e:
Volunteer Wild Oat. $TqI0: stable. S96Io.
stock. IS 5oaT; Clover. s7alo; Alfalfa. seGi2
per ton.
sTRAw-35ae0c per bale
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Dried Fruits. Nuts. Raisins. Honey

FRUITs-Apricots. sG11c for Royals and
1Od12lsc for Moorparks: Nectarines. 61SdS1L 9
for white and 6l2 d7Ia &c for Red; Peaches "a. a
So. per ID: Pears, Tq12c; Plums. pitted 6ei
6l5c for blacks, 7lzdSAc for red and 7GsI
for yellow; Figs, 2-cToWn bricks. see. 3-crown
55c: 4-crown. 60c: 6-crown, e5c; bulk white
% csc; black. 2l49512c; Evaporated Apples
4Q6c per ID.
and 21ac basis for the large sizes.
RAISINS-1ao4 crop T. O. b. Fresno-Im-
perial clusters 81 25d2 so; Dehesa. 81 500
/ 35: London Layers S5cq$1: Loose Museatsls
z-croHn. 5G5Ac: 3-crown, 4lzc: 2-crown. 50
3i.c; Seeded. 4AG6e; Thompsons Seedless.
All G41kc: Seedless Sultanas 365c per To-
NUTS-Walnuts No. 1 softshell, 12d13c: No.
2 IOd1Ic; No / hardshen, 12c: No. . loc
Almonds. 16G17c for Nonpareils 1<G14Izc for
X L, 131s s0141sc for Ne Plus Ultra and lie
for Langu uedoc; Peanuts. 661c for Eastern; Pc
cans 11Gl3c: CoeoauuIs 81 5O95; Chestnuts
So sd10c per ID for Italian.
HONEY-comb. IL y Gl5e for white and 10d
lie for amber; water white extracted. 515 d6c:
light amber extradted 5d51zc; dark, 3641zc.
BEESWAX-2Td29c per lb-
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Northern Wheat Market.
OREGON.

PORTLAND. Dec. 22-WHEAT: Export
Walla Walla, Sic; Bluestem, Sc. Milling
Wslla Walla S5c. Bluestem. S6d90c: Valley
SIC. Eastern market-Walla Walla S3Gs5c;
Bluestern, SEC.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA Dec. 22-WHEAT- nged.
Bluestem SSc: Club SOC
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Ne7r York Stocks from = TO points of.
Skier and Erchange rates about before.
Wheat AID Barley markets qaief and fe0flgecss.
oats firm, Corn ooak and Ryc higher.
Hay Beans aid Feedsinfs as before quoted
Butter Cheese AID Eggs IN moderate supply and steady
Precision markets san sluggish ezeryzcIfcre.
Potatoes Onions and Vegetables abaudaut and unchanged
Turkeys III fair supply at good prices Game higher
Nothing IN The fresh Frsat market.
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. Dee. 22-C1earings. 1861. .e14;
balances ST5 AS
TACOMA. Dec. 22.-Clearfnes $5S5 4S4.
balances. Sc5. .oT6.
PORTLAND. Dec. 22-clearings. s6oa. .ss4:
balances $50. .2f2
SPOKANE. Dec. 22-Clearings. sl35. .ols:
balances S4T.417
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Flour and NIIIIstuns.

FLOUR--California Family Extras e. S07
10, usual terms: Bakers Extras 81 7065.
oregon and Washington. 3obbins al S463i so
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. s. % per 100 his
Rye Flour S3 %; Rye Meal. 81: Rice Flour
81; Corn Neal 80 90; extra cream do &; co.
Oat Meal, $4 Oat Groats 81 %: Horniny
So coEl3 s.; 'Buckwheat Flour 81 25: Cracked
Wheat 50 80: Farina. 81: Whole Nheal
Flour. s. so. Rolled Oats. bbls. SO 1901 80: in
sacks 81 %: Pearl Barley So Split Peas
boxes. So 80: Green Peas. s. so per 100 lbs.
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cash Grain and Prorisinns

CHICAGO. Dec 22.-Cash quotations were
wheat. 81 oSfl Is: No. 5, sSc0SI 10: No. 2
red. 81 12ls al Il; No. > corn 46G46ILc; No .
yellow. 46d4615c: No > oats, 29Sxc: No >
white. 21isc: No. white. 305s al &c: No >
rye. T5c, good feediug barley. 5TG5ec; fair 10
choice mailing. 41G4Sc. No. flax seed. 81 16.
No ] Northwestern 81 231k. prime timothy
seed 50 721S; mess pork per Dbl. Sll 35llI Is:
lard. per 100 lbs Sc so: short ribs sides lOoseb.
50 2566 IS: short clear sides lboxed), IS 62lzQ q
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Provisions. {.

DUH and unChanged.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. 10isc per ID for
heavy. 1015c for light medium. BE for light,
I4c for extra light and 141zc for sugar-cured
dry Salt Hides 1Oc: Bellies lie: Eastern su-
eer-cured Hams Il TO Il lbs IKE: Is 10
is lbs 12c: Il to 20 lbs 1IZc: California
Hams 1la.c; Mess Beef, S10d1O 80 per bbl.
extra Mess SO 50G11: Family. S12G12 so;
prime Mess Pork. S14 so; extra clear. SO
Mess. SIG 80; Pig Pork. S25; Pigs Feet. So;
Smoked Beef lac per lb.
LARD-Tierces quoted at SIC per 10 for
California compound &C for Eastern compound
and &c for pure: half barrels, pure. e14e; 10
10 tins. 9Stc; 5-lb tins. 95sc: 3-lb tins. 10c-
COTTOLENE-One half barrel SAc: three
half barrels. SIG. one tierce S2sc. two tierces.
SIC: FIVE tiercex S1sc per ID.
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6 =: whisky basis Of high wines. 81 "a clover.
Ruffcr. Cheese and Frps.

CHICAGO. Dec. e2-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day butter market firm: creameries.
1CG261tc: dairies. 16d22c Egg@Steady at
mark. cases included, 19d2Oc. Cheese-steady,
l1Q12c
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
ST. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. % -Wool-Nominal. Ter
ritory and Western mediums q IA &c: fine me-
dium. l7GIsc; fine. 1sdEc.
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SALES
Mining stocks.

sAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the san Fran
cisco stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
Mnrnlne Sasslor-l-or,s-n
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Condition of the Treasury.
New York Cotton Nfarket.

WASHINGTON. Dec 22-To-day,s treas
ury statement shows available cash balance
Si4o-s7T,T4S; gold. sS2. 9T7.s7s