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Poultry and Game.

Another car of Western Poultry arrived,
making the third for the week. and a fourth
reported close at hand and scheduled
for to-days market. The market was quiet
and unsettled. but dealers were Of the opinion
that the market would improve before many
days. Five cases of dressed Turkeys were re-
ceived and as there was very little inquiry,
prices declined. Game was in heavy receipt
and sold rather slowly at previous prices
POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys, 21Q23c per
pair. $2@2 Is: Goslings. 81 2562 so: Ducks,
S5GI5 so per dozen for old and $696 so for
Young Hens S464 so for small and $5G5 SO
for large; young BOOSTERS $5Q5 so; old Roos-
ters. $4d4 30: Flyers s4G4 so; Broilers. 50 so
az so; Pigeons 81 %; Squads. $2G2 So
GAME-Mallard Ducks $262 90 per dozen;
Canvasback. So; Teal, S1@1 %; Sprig, 81 5O6
75 Widgeon. $1ql 25 Red Heads 81 so;
small Ducks $161 20: Gray Geese $262 so;
White Geese, $1@1 so; Brant, $1@2; Honk-
ers. S3@5; snipe. So for English and 81 90 for
common: Doves, 81 %; Hare. 81 so; Rabbits,
80 for Cottontals and 81 so fvP Brush.
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Beans and Seeds.

Beans continue dull The quotations below
represent fair to choice, as damp and stained
lots. which range all the way down TO 1c per
lb, not quoted. Most of the dry Beans
have now passed out of first hands =
toned some little time ago. There is nothing
new in Seeds
BEANs-Bayos. 50 5Oa3: Pea. $363 so:
Butter, $3d3 %; small White, $343 50
large White 81 1912 60: Pink 50 7563 80;
neys. SO Boat Blackeyes, So so per ctl; Horse
Beans 81 S5G2 40
SEEDS-Brown Mustard nominal-no good
lots offering; Yellow Mustard 3Aq3%c; Flax.
s2G2 20; Canary. -61ac:9a Alfalfa 12l5@l3e;
Rape, 11zd21ac: Timothy 5%cs Hemp, 31z4
3&c per ID; Millet. 21aG3hc; Broom Corn
Seed $20Q21 per ton
DRIED PEAs-Niles. 81 1902 so; Green
fPeas, 81 1912 so per ctl
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Rutter. Cheese and -Frrs-

The Butter market rules very nAp, as fine
creameres are closely cleaned up swing to
the non arrival of the Humboldt sseamers.
The Corona and Pomona are both barbound at
Humboldt Bay the former being unable 10
get out and the latter unable to get in As
a result some dealers are taking advantage
of the situation and exacting a cent over the
top quotation.
Cheese remains as before. the supply about
balancing the demand.
Eggs rule firm at the improved quotations
noted yesterday receipts and stocks of ranch
being light. The medium grades continue to
move off we'll A sale of store Eggs at 271zc
was reported yesterday.
Receipts were 3s, 700 lbs Butter, 400 cases
Eggs and 1000 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands, 23c
for extras and 19Q22c for lower to medium
grades: dairy 17d19c: cold storage, nominal;
store Butter 10614c; Eastern cubes nominal ;
Eastern ladle- packed. 15G16c.
CHEESE-11G1115c for choice mild new and
961Oc for old; cold storage 1O15 011c; Young
Americas 12I12hc: Eastern 10615c per h.
EGGS-Ranch. 36040c for good to fancy and
2S035c for common cold storage 25G3Oc;
Eastern 25G2Sc for choice 22624c for stand
ards and 1920 for seconds.
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.

Fresh fruits moved little more freely ow-
ing to the clear weather but trade generally
was of small volume and with the exception
of Apples which continued steady. all descrip-
tions ruled weak at about previous prices. The
lower grades of Apples are closely cleaned up
and fancy offerings are meeting with a bet
ter demand than for some little while back
There were a few odd lots of Grapes received
and some fancy lots brought 81 per crate. but
most of the offerings were poor quality and
practically unstable Prices of Strawberries
had wide range, large portion OF the Of
ferings being poor and unattractive Thirteen
chests came in and the best Malindas brought
81 and good Longworths $40 per chest There
was very little doing in Citrus Tropical
fruits.
STRAWBERRIES-s3d1 per chest.
-$9611 per bbl for East
ern and 81 1908 per box for Coos Bay
APPLES-9 -90cG$1 % per box for fancy and
509S5c for common to choice; Lady Apples,
81 1902 25 per box
PEARS-Winter Nellis 81 5061 75 per box
cooking varieties, 50c6Sf per box.
PERSIMMONS-50G6 per box
GRAPES-Nominai
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. Navels $1d2 per
box: Seedlings. 75cGs1; Tangerines. 75c for
small and 81 for large boxes; Japanese
Mandarins. slG1 25 per box; Lemons, 50 50d2 IS
for fancy 81 1902 25 for choice and Sld71 so
for standards; Grape Fruit. 81 1922 so: Mexi-
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Hides, TaIlow, Wool and Hops.

Hops, though somewhat lower again. are
more active. the decline has stimulated
business. There Is also more doing in 1905
contracts at the quotations below. Most grow
ers are holding back for 20c for this business,
but buyers are not willing to pay It, The trade
weather and high prices this fall there Will
be an immense Increase in the acreage during
the coming year
Wool is reported nominal as the market Is
practically cleaned out OF stock. and there will
be little more doing until the new clip comes
forward in the spring This has been an ex-
cellent season for the wool grower.
Hides continue firm and In excellent de-
mand with arrivals kept closely cleaned up.
HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1z61c under quotations. Heavy salted
Steers. 11c medium, 1Oc; light. 915 41Oc: Cow
Hides. 93q1Oc for heavy and 9aG1Oc for
light; Stays. 7G71ac; salted Kip. 1015c; salted
Hides. 17l2G1sc; dry Kip. 15c: dry Calf. 2Oc;
Sheepskins. shearlings, 25940c each; short
Wool, 50Q15c each; medium. 9Ocq$1 10; long
Wool 81 25d1 20; Horse Hides salt So for
large and 50 so for medium 81 50G2 for small
and 5Oc for Colts: Horse Hides dry 81 T5 for
large and 81 80 for medium. 81 for small, SOC
for Colts. Buck Skins-Dry Mexican, 30c; dry
3oc; Goat slins-Prime Angoras. 75c; extra
small zoe.
TALLow-No. 1 rendered. 494ho per ID
No. 2. 3lac; Grease, 21hG3e.
WOOL@Fall cIip-San Joaquin and South.
ern. 9d11c; Southern. sG9c: Southern Noun
tain. 9G11c; Middle Counties, free. 12614c
do defective. 1OQ12c; Northern free. 12@14c.
do defective. 10Q12c; Humboldt and Mendo-
HOPs-1s04 crop 2692sc per Ib: 1905 crop,
171z G1sc.
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tered Wheat fleet in port has a registered ton
mage Of 1890. against 10000 tons on the
same date las last year; disengaged. $500 tons,
176; eco tons, against f9s, 600.
WHEAT-Yesterday a quiet day. both
here and in other markets and variations were
slight The Argentine crisis being considered
past, there is no longer anything hanging over
the market. In this market trade is expected
TO De dull until after the turn of the year.
CASH WHEAT.
White y :, 4sstralIan. sl COOL 81: ScEthsTn
ern Bluesten. 81 COOL 621A; Northern Red.
81 AL per ctl
Session 9 to II 80 a. m.
May .;.. 81 y 81 fH- 4 81 Gsa 81 4$S
December-No sales.
2 p. m. Session.
May-S1 43A bid. 81 44h asked
BARLEY-The market continues quiet and
without feature. the demand for cash Feed
being normal for this time OF the year.
CASH BARLEY.
Feed. 81 0S&4Q1 1215; Brewing and Shipping
81 1901 17h; Chevalier, 81 1901 20 per cu
FUTURES.
Session to $50 a. m
Nav Q Open e1; High da,l :, LSg Close los
December sales; 81 1Osl bid. 81 111s asked.
nsSsn5Sa maymSl oss5 bid bid 81 os% asked
OATS-An quotations remain as before
dealers continue TO report good demand for
seed with not much inquiry on local mill and
feed account
White 81 421b@1 571k; Surprise. 81 55G1 60:
Red for feed 81 3215Q1 40 for No. l and
81 221sQ1 30 for No. 2; extra fine. for seed.
81 4212@1 so. Black, 81 30Q1 35 for feed and
81 45081 62 u for seed
CORN-Receipts from State sources are
slowly increasing, and Chicago continues
to offer freely on this market the feeling is
more or less weak The market is quiet and
will doubtless continue so until after the turn
OF the year.
Western sacked, 81 40@1 As for Yellow,
White and Mixed; California large Yellow,
81 40Q1 40: small round do. 81 65@1 so; White
81 40Q1 40; Egyptian 81 1901 40 for White
and 81 17h41 20 for Brown.
RYE-Quiet with light offerings and an
equally light demand at 81 4091 40 per ctl
BUCKWHEAT-S1 5091 10 per ctl.
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Stocks and Cotton.

The New York wires Of E. F. Hutton & Co.
yesterday said:
SIOCHS-The general stock market was put
through another severe test to-day and IL
came through the ordeal in such good shape
that x looks as though getting TO the
end o- the disturbance which has been IN evil
cence during the last few DAYS. Important
support WAS visible The closing firm.
with the general list showing advances IN
many cases OF fully q point over last night s
closing quotations. We cannot say that the
market has yet done its worst, but we think
We are nearer the end OF the disturbance.
support seemed 10 be extended through the
entire list and short covering did the rest. The
action OF the market to-day shows the situa-
tion Is wei IN hand. but we continue to feel
that on strong spots stocks that have been ac-
eunlulsted for supporting purposes viii Be for
sale.
COTTON-TradinE was mostly professional.
Judging from the action OF the market, II
looks oversoid. The trade in general is Sill
very beerish, seen IN Wall street but
when this condition exists and cotton has no
friends Il Is about time for e change OF front.
we should have another ginners' report about
the 2sth inst giving the cotton gtnned up TO
1le-er-her
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Hay and Feedstuffs.

Hay receivers continue to quote a weak and
unsatisfactory market. with a downward ten
dency in prices Bran is firm. but prices show
a wider range
BRAN-$20G22 per ton
MIDDLINGS-$2562s per ton.
SHORTS-S20922 per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley $24G24 so per
ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. $31 50Q32 so;
jobbing $780, Cocoanut Cake, $23Q24; Cocoa
nut Meal. $24G25; Corn Meal $31 50d32;
Cracked Corn $32G32 80; Mixed Feed $22@
%; Horse Beans. $30q40 per ton; Broom
Corn Feed, 90c per ct
HAY-Wheat .s10@14 50 Wheat and Oat.
$10q1s so; oat. $9q12: Barley and oat. $sq1o;
stock IS 50@7; Clover. $7Q1O; Alfalfa, S9Q12
per ton.
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Flour and NIilIstnffs.

Business In farinaceous goods is quiet as
usual at the close OF the year. There Is the
average demand for Flour. All quotations
stand before
FLOUR-California Family Extras, 81 so9
TO- usual terms: Bakers Extras. 81 1905;
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at $4Q4 so
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. So 75 per 100 lbs;
Rye Flour So 25; Rye Meal $3: Rice Flour,
81: Corn Meal 81 80: extra cream do, So 60;
Oat Meal. 81: Oat Groats, 81 %; Hominy
SO 6oQS s5; Buckwheat Flour. 81 25: Cracked
Wheat So 75; Farina, 81; Whole Wheat
Flour. So so; Rolled Oats bbls Sc 1907 so; in
sacks, 81 %: Pearl Barley $5; Split Peas,
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Moner Nfarlet.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Close: Money on
can ras sieaoy AZ 2ikG3 per cent, closing bid
2 offered 2iz Ter cent
Time loans were easy and dull. with sixty
davs ninety days and six months at 80 per
cent
Prime mercantile paper. 41d04A per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm with actual busi-
,-eee IN bankers bills al 81 SGS514 S69 for de-
maud and at s4s414G4Ss25 FOR sixty-day
bills
posted rates. 81 s11za4 IS and 81 s7k.
Commercial bills. 81 S41s.
BAR silver. COKE.
Mexican dollars. 4s14c
Government bonds, steady: railroad bonds.
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and, with business very quiet. quotations To-
cally1 are little more than nominal Lake is
quoted at S14 s71a@15 1219; electroytic at
$14 T5@15 and casting at $14 50Q14 75
The London market for copper was reported
unchanged at G66 for spot, while futures de-
clined slightly and are quoted at SEC 5s.
Lead was unchanged at 81 6OQ4 40 in the
local market, and at G12 lis Cd in London.
Spelter was also unchanged in both markets
Locally quotations stand at So 75Q5 S715 and
spot is quoted at 224 lis sd in London.
Iron closed at 52s Sd in Glasgow and at Ats
Cd in Middlesboro. Locally iron was un-
changed
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Meat Market.

The local packers and butchers reporting
light demand for all sorts Of Meats and as
supplies ample prices remain as before
quoted.
DRESSED MEATS
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
follows;
BEEF-6G7c for Steers and 4l56ec per ID
for Cows.
.VEAL-Large. 61a acc: small. sd9c per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, TQSc; Ewes, 6126TAc
per h.
LAMB-S15G91ac per ID.
PORK-Dressed Hogs, 65dShc per h.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good sound
Livestock delivered in San Francisco. less 4O1
45 per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers. TAd71ac: Cows and Heif-
ers 511G615c thin Cows 4d5c per ID,
,CALVES-4G415c per ID (gross weight.
SHEEP-Wethers, 3hd3Ac; Ewes. 393Ac
per lb (gross weight
LAMBS-$2 5OG2 75 per head
HOGS-Live Hogs. 200 to $50 lbs AZ d4Ikc;
13O to 200 lbs, 5Q5Ac: so to $50 lbs, As 64& c;
soft Hogs, not wanted; Sows 20 per cent on ;
Bears so per cent off and Stays 40 per cent
of from above quotations
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO Dec. 13.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour, slow; No. 2 spring wheat,
81 o6a1 IA No. 8. 81 0291 II; No. 2 red.
81 1Oh91 1874; No. corn. 45s4 946c; No. yell
low 46 @46Ac; No. oats. 3OH 930hc; No.
2<white, 3O9t Q31Ac; No. 8 white. 29Ac; No.
rye. roc; good feeding barley, 39Q4o19c;
fair to choice mating. 41Q4Sc; No. fax
seed 81 16; No. i northwestern, 81 "a; prime
timothy seed, 81 70; pork, per bbl.,
S11 12la@11 Is; lard. per 100 lbs, 81 5OQ
62h; short ribs sides Qoose), So 25G6 90;
short clear sides (boxed). 61sQ6$tc whisky,
basis of high wines, 81 "a; clover, contract
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Available Grain Supply.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-Special cable and
telegraph advices received by Bradstreet's show
the following changes In available supplies,
compared with last account
the Rockies, decrease 81, 600 bushels afioat
for and in Europe, decrease 1000. 600; total
supply decreased 2371, 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, east OF the
Rockies increase 9, COZ, coo bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, east of the
Rockies decrease S36. 0G0 bushels.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
Boston wool Marker.

BOSTON Dec. 13.-Business is light In the
wool market. but prices are varying. Terri
tory wools are quiet.
QUOTATIONS.
Idaho-Fine. 1S1a@19o; heavy fine, 16017c;
fne-meoum. 1ShG19c; medium, 22923c; low
medium, 23@24c.
wyoming 1ThG1s15c; hne-medium.
171a91Shc.
Utah and Nevada-Fine. 17@1sc; heavy fine
15@l6c; fine medium, 171zI1Sc; medium, 22@
23c: low medium. 23q24c.
Montana-Fine 21Q22c; nne, average, 100
zoe: fine-medium choice, 21922c; average, 10
120c.
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Provisions.

Stocks fof cured Meats and barreled goods
are ample for the demand, which Is quiet.
and prices remain as before.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. 1910 per ID for
heavy. 1015c for light medium. 13c for light.
lac for extra light and 1415c for sugar-eured;
dry Salt Hides. 1Oc; Bellies. lie: Eastern su-
gar-cured Hams. II to IA lbs. 121sc: 10 70
l6 lbs. 12s; II to 20 lbs. 1%c: California
Hams, 11%c; Mess Beet. s1oG10 so per Dbl;
extra Mess $40 50411; Family, $12Q12 so;
Mess. sic so; Pig Pork. $25; Pigs Feet, s.;
Smoked Beef lac per h.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 615c per ID for
California compound. &c for Eastern compound
and &c for pure; half barrels pure. 9Ac: 10
Id tins. o&c; BIB tins 9xc; BIB tins 10c.
COTTOLENE-Ope half barrel s&c; three
half barrels SIC; one tierce. Sssc: two tierces,
SIC; ive tierces, S1sc per h.
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Receints al Prndnce
STOCK MARKET.
No New Features on Any of the Local
ErchanUaa


Business continued quiet on the Bond Ex-
change. and aside from slight decline in
Hutchinson Sugar to S14 S71A there was Moth
ing
The oil stocks were only moderately dealt
In. The mining shares were about befors,
except Ophir. which sold UP to 50 IS.
Late assessments are: Tropico Water Co.,
soc delinquent January B; American OIL q
Refining Company, &c. December 10; Liberty
Mil Race Company, $40. January !.
The Parrot Mining Company, majority OF
whose shares is owned by the ANA lganated
Copper Company. paid a dividend OF 50 cents
December ~
The Atchson. Topeka Santa Fs Railway
Company has declared a regular seusi-annual
dividend OF pa per cent on the preferred
stock payable February l.
The American Beet Sugar Company has de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend OF - per
cent on the preferred stock, payable jan
uary g.
The California Title Insurance and Trust
Company has declared the regular quarterly
dividend (No. 2S). at the rate OF 8 per cent
per annurn, payable January 3.
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Dried Fruits. Nuts. Raisins. Honey.

Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins, Honey.
The market for all descriptions continues
dull and featureIess at unchanged quotations.
FRUITS-Apricots, sG11c for Royals and
1OQ1212c for Moorparks; Nectarines 612qI1ac
for White and 611 G7c for Red: Peaches. 7aa q
sac per ID: Pears. 7G12c; Plums pitted, so
6lsc for blacks, I19GSAc for red and TqSlsc
for yellow; Figs 2-crown bricks. soc; 3-crown,
SOC; 4-crown. 6Oc: 6-crown. csc: bulk white.
"a q3e; black. 215q513c; Evaporsted Apples.
Az nQ615c per lb
PRUNES-1ssa1&tc per ID for the four sizes
and 215c basis for the large sizes.
RAISINS-1904 crop Z. o. b. Fresno-Im-
perial clusters. 50 2562 80; Dehesa 81 sea
35; London Layers S5c6Si: Loose Muscatels.
4,crown. SQ5Ae; 3.crown 41hc; 2-erown.. 50
S11c; Seeded. 42s acc; Thompson's Seedless.
AZ q412c; Seedless Sultanas. 365c per ID.
NUTS-Walnuts, No. 1 softshell. 12613c; No.
2. 10q11c; No. 1 hardshen. 12c; No. ?. 10c;
Almonds. 16Q17c for Nonpareils 14Q141sc for
I x L. 1315414Ec for Ne Plus Ultra and lie
for Languedoc: Peanuts. 6a7c for Eastern: Pc
cans 11413c; Cocoanuts "a 50@5; Chestnuts,
sac Der 10 for Italian.
HoNEY-Comb 1115G13c for white and 109
lie for amber; water white extracted, 513G6c;
light amber extracted. 5G51Sc; dark, 3d41ac.
BEESWAX-27Q29c per ID.
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New york Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-COTTON-Fut
opened quiet and firm. December offered at
7.T9c: April, 1850; May. 7.92c; June 7.esc:
July S.03c; August. S.01c September, 7O5c
bid
Futures closed steady. January, 7.67c: Feb
ruary, 7.74c: March. 7.s5c: April, 79Oc; Nav.
1910: June 7.90c: July 6. .06c August 8 o4c
Spot closed dull. Middling uplands. 00c.
middling Gulf s.25c Sales. 425 bales
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. Dec. 13.-Clearings. s1.1os, 1913;
balances Sf96, 800.
TACOMA. Dec. 1s.-clearInss. $3.50, ,s77; ball
ances $2S 000
PORTLAND. Dec. 1s.-clearings. s557, ,o1o;
balances SAP, ,693.
balances $40 $40,
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CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-CATTLE-Receipts
5000: market steady. Good to prime steers.
$6GIT 60; poor to medium. So 60d5 so; stockers
and feeders, 81 2GQ4; cows 81 4O94; heifers.
$265; Gamers 81 35G2 40; bulls, $2q4 TO-
calves, 50 50Q6 T5; Western steers. So 1905 20
HOGS-Receipts, 20, 0o0; tomorrow. 30, 000
Market steady. Mixed and butchers "a 40q
80: good to heavy choice, 81 50Q4 81 a
rough heavy. 81 1904 40; light, 81 35q4 5215
bulk of sales, 81 45G14 55.
SHEEP-Receipts, 20, 600; market strong;
lambs firm. Good to choice wethers, 81 6O9
90; fair to choice mixed, 50 50Q4 30; West
ern sheep So 7566; native lambs, $5G6 So
western lambs. s. 5O@6 75.
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New York Metal NTarl,et

NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-There was a small
decline In the London tin market with snot
closing at 1892 los and futures at el3O In
cally the market was quiet, without showing
any weakness as a result of the slight decline
abroad, and outside prices were held littIe
20 10.
Copper is more less unsettled by the de-
velopments in connectinon with Copper stocks
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Northern wheat Market.

PORTLAND. Dec. 13-wheat for export:
Wala Walla soc; blue stem, soc. For East:
Walla Wa,la, Soc; blue stem. 90c.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Dec. 13.-Wheat unchanged Blue
stem. Sec: club, S5c.
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London Closing Stocks.
CONDITION. of the Treasnrr.

WASHINGTON. Dec 13-To-day's state
ment OF the treasury balances shows: Avail
able cash balance. $143, 559. .42s; gold s66
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs,

CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was quiet;
creameries. 16d26c: dairies, 15q22c. Eggs
Easy at mark, 20424c. Cheese, 11q12c.
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St. Louis wool Market.

ium grades clothing and combing 2262gc:
light fine, 1sQ2215c; heavy fine, 14a1sc tub
washed, 26M31c.
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New york Produce Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-FLOUR-Receipts
90. 200 barrels; exports io.1oo barrels; steady
with light demand
WHEAT-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; SPOT
steady. No. l Northern Duluth 81 21A r. O. b
af1oat; No. hard Manitoba, nominal, T. o. |. .
anoat. Options Influenced at first by less IA :
vorabe Argentine news and steady cables were
strong. With the exhaustion of shorts how
ever. prices reacted and in the afternoon be-
came heavy. The market closed Hc lower
May. closed at 81 II; July. 81 o2%; December
81 1875
HOP@Steady.
WOOI-Firm.
HIDES-Strong
TROLEUM-Steady.
COFFEE-Spot Rio steady.
SUGAR-Raw, firm; refined nrm
BUTTER, CHEESE and EGGS-Unchanaed
DRIED FRUITS
EVAPORATED APPLES-The market is
quiet Common, 315Q4c; prime. 4Ha4lbc;
choice. 5G51zc; fancy. 6@e1sc
PRUNES-RuIed frm. California fruit
ranges from &c to &c, according to grade
while Oregon supplies rule as high as 6st for
the larger sizes.
APRICOTs-Are being taken at full prices
and rule firm. Choice. 10c: extra choice 10iS
G11c; fancy. 11h615c.
PEAcHEs-Remain firm. with choice quoted
at 9Ado1zc; extra choice 9% @1OKc and
fancy at 1015911c.
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Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market strong. Native steers
So 50GI6 so; native and heifers 81 75m
5 10; stockers and feeders 81 5O74 15 bulls
S2q4; calves $3d6 20; Western steers, $305;
Western cows. 81 1903 80.
HOGS-Receipts u 600: market steady. Bulk
of sales $4 35a4 60; heavy, 81 6OG4 81 u /;
packers. 81 45@4 90; pigs and lights, SO 600
4 90
sHEEP-Receipts. SOoO strong to 10c higher
Muttons $465; lambs, 81 50d6 %; range
wethers, $4@4 IS; ewes, 50 50@4 %.
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GeneraI Merchandise

BAGs-Grain Bags. 5hG5%c spot and s0
Csc for next year; Wool Bags, 3Od32c; Fleece
Twne 715c.
the 1904 pack:
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OMAHA. Dec. 13.-CATTLE-R Receipts 1900:
1oc lower. Native steers, S3 25q6 25; cows
and heifers 50 50d5; Western steers So 9OG
rs; Texas steers, 81 1903 75; range cows and
h4ifers. SO 40a3 so; Gamers, 81 75G2 35:
stockers and feeders. So 50q4 calves. $3Q5 so;
bulls, S2G4.
HOGS-Receipts. 6O00; steady. Heavy. 81 40
al As: mixed "a 1904 40; light. 81 1904 so;
pigs S46D4 40 bulk of sales, 81 1901 45
SHEEP-Receipts 9oe0; steady Western
yearlipgs 81 6OG5 10; wethers. 81 1904 so;
ewes. S4q4 so; common and stockers. 81 5O9
4 larnhs Sh0R %
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

silver and Sterling Exchange are higher
366 consisting of $3.50 in Mexican dollars and
S9s 500 in silver bullion for Hongkong and
81, ,O22. .256 in gold coin and S674 755 in gold
bullion for Kobe.
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can LINES. 81 per case; Bananas. s263 per
waiian; Pineapples. 81 seas per dozen
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Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Spot rates remain
nominal with charters few and far between
at It's Cd. usual European options. The char
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