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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-23

am doubtful about the success Of
the oil refinery. don't know just
what move the Standard Oil company
viii make against it. 1t may result in
ers.'
There is nothing slow about the
Socialists They have nominated a
full city ticket. just as though they
were really going to be in the race.
The following is the complete list of
Socialist candidates:
Mayor-M. Hamilton, 1850 Clay
street.
city CIerk-R. ]. CatIett 1905 Blu
chanan street.
city Treasurer-E. s. Engle. PA
East Fifth street.
City Attorney-T. J. Maxwell, SIS
Judge of city court-Joseph Fitz-
simmons, First and Adams.
Police Judge. B. Murphy, S35
clerk OF city Court. N. Pixley.
Highland avenue
Councilmen-First ward. W. T.
Richardson; Second ward. w. T.
Craig; Third ward, A. +. Randolph;
Fourth ward, H. N. Sock; Fifth
ward. J. P. Robinson; Sixth ward. E.
Gillett.
Merritt; Second ward, Carl Schultz;
Third ward. J. w. Berry; Fourth
ward, I. 5. Elder; Fifth ward, R. S.
Smith; Sixth ward, Clarence Younkin.
1t is probably a little early in the
game for anybody to make a fore
cast as to the result of the election on
April 4, but It can be stated that the
impression is gaining considerable
Roadway that Mr.. Davis will be
elected mayor by a considerable ma
jOrity
One Republican, who is conserva-
tive and well posted, says that Davis
will have as his majority as many
votes as there will be people regis
tered 1900. The registration is now
about $4,000, with indications that il
viii reach about 1900 by Friday
night at 10 o'clock, when the books
viii close.
At the Office of the commissioner of
elections Wednesday and today, the
appearances have been that most OF
the voters coming in to register were
Republicans. The Democrats did not |
seem to be doing very active work.
There were at least a dozen carriages
and automobiles working all day |
bringing in the voters.
w. H. Davis son was in charge of |
an automobile all day, and brought in l
a large number of people to register. |
The State Journal today presents an /
authentic" picture of Frank B. |
Simms. the Democratic candidate for /
councilman in the First ward. This is |
the first picture which Mr.. Simms has |
had taken for such a long time that /
he had forgotten when the last time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-23

DISH PANS-Gray granite Sec
ond" quality ware-21 quart size
you would pay S5c for first quality
we will have these on sale EEo
at each UOO
BERLIN KETTLES-1o quart size
two handled kind-tin Hd-you
would pay Use or soc for first quality
ware-these seconds will be EMO
on sale at each u ~
COFFEE BOILER-Made of 'sec-
ond'' quality gray granite-Iarge No.
80 size-firsts would be soc or 81
our price of these will be, Ef1n
each VVV
TEA KETTLES-That you would
pay S5c for in first quality ware-we
will have this second" quality gran
iteware quart tea kettles in 400
this sale at each &OO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-23

LIP PRESERVING KETTLES
gray granite second quality; f1rsts
would be 5oc-our price in 0G0
this sale is, each OVO
BED PANs-Made of second"
quality gray granite these would cost
every cent of $3.50 in first quality
each OJV
COLLANDERS- graniteware
-"second'' quality-frst quality
would be worth S5c-our A0n
price in this big sale, each GOV
LIP SAUCE PANs-2A quart size
these in first quality ware would be
worth S0c-these splendid quality
seconds will be sold in this 00n
sale at each 9VO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-23

1t is probably a little early in the
game for anybody to make a. fore
cast as to the result of the election on
April 4, but It can be stated that the
impression is gaining considerable
Roadway that MI Davis will be
elected mayor by a considerable ma
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
as nnrhnnks. sl.1oa1. %. Mereed

O. Safe Dspo Il Vaults $500 Open Tonight $50
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
BY A ssociated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.--For practical
purposes today was the last day of the
year on the stock exchange. There are
no loans or deliveries on Saturdays, loans
made on Friday carrying over until The
following Monday and stocks purchased
on Friday are to be paid for on the fol-
lowing Monday. AS Monday is the New
Years holiday, the settlement for today's
transactions in the stock market will
be deferred in effect until the turn of the
year. The fact was made the basis of
the speculative furore which pervadcd
finish and carried dealings to the two
million share level.
1t was argued that preparations for the
January ! settlement must now be COM
pleted and the stress in the money market
must have have done it's worst. AS %
matter of fact, there was less severity
n the money stringency today than on
,rarried up to rs per cent during the urgent
demand of the first part of the day, but
fell back rather promptly to the nighbor-
hood of so per cent and even below that,
Compared with yesterday, the market
was regarded as easy and today's rates
were cheerfully and even eagerly paid.
There Is deep rooted conviction among
the speculative contingent in the stock
market that a vast Organization exists
among the most powerful capitalists in
for the severe stringency in money Of
the last week in the year. The oper-
atorS in stocks of less imposing resources
assert their belief that the aforesaid
powerful capitalists have accumulated
vast resources in their own hands with
the purpose of squeezing the money mar
kets, forcing out stocks from other hands
and gathering them into their own with
the purpose of realizing the great profits
which are to accrue when the enormous
waiting demand for stocks develops with
the later relaxation in the money market
1t is with determination to defeat this
alleged plan that the active spectators
have cheerfully paid eXhorbitant rates
rather than part with their stocks.
The belief in the substantial character
of the accumulation of stocks was fos-
tered by the prominence in the market
of United States Steel, Union Pacific and
Amalgamated Copper. 1t is the common
assumption of the speculative public that
these stocks are the favorites for pur-
poses of stock market operations of the
most influential groups of capitalists in
the country.
The many rumors which We're prevail
cnt yesterday of expected measures TO
relieve the money situation were not Veri-
fled in any case today. The market closed
firm and at about the top. The strength
of the market was so general as to re-
quire no specification The sensational
recent movement in that stock.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value
SO, ,2S0,000
United States Is advanced a per cent
and the IS and old As Il per cent on call
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Financial Record
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOCluteu iSSS'
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Money on call
stringent S0M35 per cent; ruling rate,
406p50 per cent: last loan, 60 per cent;
closing bid so per cent; offered, 60 per
cent.
=" Time money strong; sixty and ninety
days and six months, 6 per cent with
additional commission for short dates,
making the rate per cent and up
wards
Prime mercantile paper 5AQ6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange was firm closing
heavy, with actual business in bank
ors bills at $4.S525 a 4.S530 for demand
and at $4S1S0 a. 1885 for 60 day bills
Posted rates, $4.S3@4.S31s and $4.S61a
@4S7.
Commercial bills. 4.S13s.
Bar silver "a &c.
Mexican dollars soc.
Government bonds stronger; railroad,
firm.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-Consols, 50 S-16d ;
silver 30 15-16d.
LONDON, Dec. 29.--The stock exchange
will be closed Monday, January l.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30

Salinas Burbanks, s110d1.iO; Merced
swets, 75cdSt.4 40.
Onions-Fancy, St35: common, I,O0.
Various-Green peas, Snl0c; string
beans, 10@l2iac; eggplant, S2O002.25; green
peppers, 40f15c; tomatoes 75cM$l.00; sum
mer squash. I5cdstOO; garlic, 5&@6lec;
cucumbers. 81 25M2.O0.
Tlour--Family extras, stsO@5O5; bakers
Wheat-shipping, AL37lsald21z; milling,
$li1iaM1.Jj
Barley-Feed, $t2Odl .22il; brewing $1.22la
@1.25
0ots--Red, St25a1 G2h; white, H.25a1.75;
black St.SiR6ti. 80.
MllstunsG Middlngs, s2S.0Od29OO; mixed
feed S2l00d25.00; rolled barley, $26.O04
200.
Hay--Wheat, $i1.OOa16OO wheat and oat,
9GSgaim5e0; oat wild %OQlqdlI 90; oat tame,
dl0.50: straw, S3000d550O
Receipts--Flour, 1l,2OO wheat, 1885; bar
ley 1887: oats, $3.50, corn, 82; potatoes,
1850; onions, $50; BRAN 1855 mddlings, 2Q5,
hay 81; hops. Ga; hides, 09l; wine, 13i,7J0.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
ROSTOM MARKET
Special to The Herald.

auction Market good
stock The ext sale held Monday.
c.
II. choice Pnklam
hons Cleghons choice Highland iesha
Kuns'F choice j. Fruit
A. $685. Golden
Independent fancy Highland $5l depsnd.
nch
Bronco fancy q g "
Redlands Orange
producers $3.50; Crafons $3.50;
exchange $780, Rose extra fancy R u G A.
H.. .,oioo CANT rroo;c Er,it exc,anea
Rialo fancy c. c. U ato $5
extra c. u, Ralto SlSO
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
HOLD MONEY BACK
FOR BIG PROFIT
CAPITALISTS CHARGED WITH
RATE WORRY
Combination to Squeeze Stocks From
Holders in New Hands--Speeus
lators Pay High Rates to
Hold the Fort
ACTIVE BUYING

I At the opening of the stock mar
t ket yesterday five thousand shares
4 of Anaconda sold at 213 and 275,
h against 2GS Thursday, and subse-
1 quently it rose to 21S There were
Simultaneous sales OF 10000 shares
4 of u. S. Steel at 40& and Al ",
1 compared with 40h Thursday and
4 of 5000 shares OF Union Pacific at
I. t49 u and 1i9b, compared with
\ 1855 Thursday Tho opening
/ salcs of Amalgamated Copper were
$500 shares, at 1879 and 1OS1a,
Smelling rose rs, Great North
+ crn and Virginia. Carolina Chemi-
I cal 2, New York Central l "a, Penn
/ sylvania and Sugar ", and Read
/ ing, Brooklyn Transit, St. Paul
Baltimore 4 Ohio and Hide and
With the money rate relaxing
I from as to 20 per cent, stocks were
4 taken In hand again and pushed up
to top prices. Union Pacific was
\ lifted to a record figure of 1909
Anaconda rose IL, Hooking Valley
., Smelling 3Ss, Biscuit ga, T.. S.
Steel. Northern Pacific, Locomotive
and Cotton Oil ., Canadian Pacific,
7 Denver & Rio Grande preferred
and Hooking Valley preferred IL.
All money receded to 40 per cent.
. Low priced railroads, were heavily
4 bought, especially the hard ana
soft coal stocks. The price of
Anaconda touched POI q and there
1 was further rise in Amalgamated
Copper to 109%. Other gains were
! Great Northern pfd. 6, Locomo-
4 tive and U. s. Realty 3, Canadian
|. Pacific and Chesapeake & Ohio 2,
I Ontario e Western Y and Erie
< and Atchison 1M1A.
( There was some profit taking in
I the final hour of the market but
Z the reactions were offset by ad-
vances at new points. Anaconda
+ fell back s, Amalgamated Copper
Z and Lead lost about a point. The
Z Eries became strong, tn common
I advancing 21s. Wells Fargo EX-
press, allowing for dividends, sold
at an advance of IA points.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
EASTERN CITRUS FRUIT MARKET
NEW YORK MARKET


favorable. 09 'e ''"' 'i"'Fs' e'"'0 '0o'"e'
NavesAvera Rato Girl x.
@ p ut company 10 senator standard and r. Fruit
r.
$ Bates Boa
p
highland i5 Rose fancy A. 1885, fancy, High
any Monat Fruit Golden
Son. $685. Camela c. u,
G. c. u,
Observation-Disclosures: fancy Palermo
LenonsAverages Squirrel, fancy A. H. Fruit $685.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Retail Prices
Butter, Eggs and Cheese

Rv ASsO"i9ted Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 29-Butter-
Fancy creamery 3213c; seconds, 2Sl2c.
ica, 13Ql5c; western, 10ql415c.
Eggs-Ranch, 2SQ37c; store, 2SQ3Oc.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--on the produce ex-
change, today, the butter market was
dD22c; eggs, steady at mark, cases in
eluded, lSQ2Sc; firsts, 22c. Cheese, steady
11Gl13c
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Chicago Live Stock
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Cattle-Receipts
$500; market steady; beeves, $4.50@
500: cows and heifers $1.50Q4.75,
stockers and feeders S2.25@4.25; Tex
ans, $3.50@4.25.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; tomorrow 16.-
butchers S495@ 5,15; good heavy, S5.OS
@5.25; rough heavy, $4,000 500; light,
$49O@5.15; pigs, $4.G0@510; bulk of
sales, $5.05@5.20.
sheep, S400Q575; lambs, $4.75 Otis.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Northern oil Stocks

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29--Morning
session oil exchange: 200 Home at 45c;
1000 Forty, at 4Sc; 5000 Four OIL, 33c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
The Metal Market


NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-There was an
other break IN the London tin market to-
day, spot closing at e160 12s Cd and fut-
ures al Cleo rs Cd. The local market con-
tinued easy and spot closed at $33. 35a35.50.
Copper recorded most of yesterdays loss
in the London market and closed at e70
los 6d FOR spot and e79 2s Cd for futures.
Locally the situation was unchanged,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Sugar and Coffee
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Sugar-Raw,
steady; fair refining, 31sc; centrifugal
96 test, S9sc; molasses sugar, 2Bc; re-
fined steady; crushed, $40; powdered,
| $3.50; granulated, $4.70.
Coffee futures closed steady, 5@1O
points higher; Jan. $6.25; Feb. $635 90
GAO; March, $6.45@6,65; April, $6.55
May, $6.65QD6.SO; Sept. S6.90@700.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
PITTSBURG MARKET
Special 10 The Herald.

PITTSBURG Dec T at todays auction The weather is
Semrropic exchange, $S25
u
A.
A. Mother Colony choice Sunset exchange
$3.50 Pampas Sunset exchange fancy $2l5 Diamond So
choice T. c. c. Fruit exchange Sl
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Treasury Statement

BY Asspciated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Today's treas
ury statement shows:
Available cash balance. .......... .SlS9, ,356. l6S
Gold coin and bullion. n...".,..,,... S55S4, pol
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Dried Fruit Prices
IN Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The market
for evaporated apples rules steady with
demand moderate but showing some
Improvement compared with early in
prime, 9@9Ac; prime, 9h@95sc c;
choice, 10Ac; fancy 11@12c.
Prunes are in ligS supply on spot,
demand is moderately good and prices
ing to grade.
Apricots show no fresh feature
choice, 91a Q1Oc; extra choice, l01s q
10%c; fancy, 11@ 12c.
10c; fancy, 101sc extra fancy, II Y a. IS.
Raisins are unchanged on SPIT with
loose muscatels quoted at 5% @7h c;
seeded raisins, 3 a @9c; London layers,
at go.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
GAS FOR FUEL.

When you use gas for fuel you
have quick fire, hot fire, FIRE
when you want it.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Cereals of the World
nv AssocIa ted Press.

BY Associa ted Press.
LIVERPOOL, Dec, 29,-close: Wheat,
March IS 1O9sd: May, 6s 9Ad,
NEW YORK Dec. 29.-Wheat, spot
firm; options * q y c higher; Dec. 94s /;
May, 9fMc; July, SS%c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 29.-Wheat.
easier; May, $1.40h barley easier
May. $1.22% corn, large yellow, Sl.35 a.
1879 bran. $1S,50@ 1850.
PORTLAND. Dec. 29.--Wheat, export,
club, 71@72e; bluestem, 72@73e; red,
67 % csc; valley Zoe.
TACOMA, Dec. 29.--Wheat, unchang-
cd; export, bluestem, 73ci club Tie; red,
Csc,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
FINANCIAL

Los ANGELES. Dec. 2o--Local banking
institutions will be closed New Year g
day. but bankers and accountants will be
Kept busy squaring up accounts and maxi
ing preparations for the payment Of divl-
dends.
Applications for commercial loans are
reported to be growing in number.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Pacific Coast Trade

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc, 29-7Boans-
Pink, 81 9Oa210; lima, M7O@iS5; small
white, S810a325; large white, $l09260,
Potatoes-oregon Burbanks, 75cuSllQ;
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Bank clearlngs
Bv AssOciated Press.

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.--The following
table, complied by Bradstreet, shows
the bank clearings at the principal
cities for the week ended December 2S,
with the percentage of increase and de-
crease as compared with the corre-
spending week last year:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
LOS ANGELES erock EXC LANCE

Official sales-Associated Oil stock-20U0
shares at 55c each. Riverside Home T. &
7. Co, bonds (S50O)-Ono at sly. Santa
Monica Home I. I. Co, stock-Ten at
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Credit Balances

BY Associated Press.
OIL CITY, Pa, Dec. 29.-Credit bal
ances, S1.5S.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
New York Bonds

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The following
were official closing prices for bonds to-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
Special to The Herald,

auction today Light
The ext be
r.
A. exchange $780, Limited extra fancy G
r..
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
ST. LOUIS MARKET
Special to The Herald.

sT LOUIS cold
$21C. "
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
New York Stocks

BY A:sst ciatrd Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The following
were the quotations of Iocks and bonds
on the exchange today:
Sales. High. Low. CT. I'D
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Produce Receipts
Produce Prices

Be ant, SACKS 49, .'' $500 'loHo
Produce Prices
Following are jobbing prices in the
EGGS - Fresh California ranch 3jc
easteIl storage, 27@2Sc.
BUTTER-Fancy valley creamery. 2-Ib
roll 65M67hc; fancy creamery, storage,
55@57hc, ladies', 22c; mixed storage 2OV
22c cooking butter, 2C@22c.
TIONt1Y-Water white. 6o-lb cans. 7c
lb.; light amber, &c, amber, SC. Honey
comh--Water white, lib. frame, l6dl6lac;
light amber, li9l5c; amber. PFC; bees
cCHEEsE II per lb.l-Northern, 100
lie; large, local. i1lzc: Young America,
1S1sc; hand made 191st. Eastern New
York. l7c; Wisconsin, Ice; twins. lGM1d1hc;
long horns, 16@17c; ,cheddars. iGc; daisies,
'PoTAToEs I,t (per leo lbs. )-saliuas, fan
cy si6Oal565 eholfe 81 20 g ooq HiEhl9nnds i nr
Nevada Burbanks, sl.36G0l 40: Watsonvillc,
$1.5O; Woodward islands $l.20@l.35; Palm
Tracts sl15@i25;, !ompoSss s,Sdf sl5oal dl 50;
sweet. yellow. I.25; red sweets, 9Oc:
81 REAS 5s s. IN ma DfE No 100 lDsgqS ssd No Rsa7
Washington. No /, $S.OO@3 !O: blackeyes,
s55o@6O0:;- ggaraancas. $I.5Oa5.oo; German
onions Sper 100 lbs bs)-siverskins, sl75:
81 IS; Oregon. fancy $500; Northern Az
stgdlisn SEoEn1 8 rs lGfn Iar S9 bd@
41a-tier. 1856; Colorado Jonathans. So
Winesaps, 1925; No 2 Winesaps, $295;
evaporated Chiles. lb.. 19@2Oc; Canos
50 90: w w. Pearmain. Alter box, 81 so;
~ tier. s125: Yellow Newtown Pppins
81 so Alter box. SIPS AZ tier
POULTRY-Jobbers sell poultry to the
trade as follows per pound: Hens; l6i4c;
ters, 1Sc; brolers. $3.50 to Sc per dozen
turkeys, per pound. 24c: old toms. 23c;
young toms, 24c; hen turkeys. 24c; geese,
1Sc; ducks, 1Sc.
BAKERS FLOUR-Made of eastern
hard wheat Per bbl So 25; blended wheat
81 80: eastern rye, .25.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
GENERAL FRUIT MARKET
By Associated Press.

by ASSOCIaIeu PIeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Fancy
apples, $3.50; common, 40c; cranberrles.
$15.50@16.00; ordinary grapes, 75c0I
$1.25; common pears, $1.00; fancy $500,
rersimmons, soc a $1.00; navel oranges,
$1.00@275; seedlings, 75c@$1.25; Jap
anese mandarins, S1.25@1.5O; Mexican
lemons lemon 500 sioS; ia fancy % SS5O; banonas iii
$1.OO@3OO; pineapples, $2.OOq50O; Per-
sian dates 4 10 6D sc.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Total Il. s...$2,S2S.962.6s4 S.
outside n Y., 919.110,11S
Canada
S29.2g2.79O

Total Canada S29,2S2.79O 23.6 ~
sNot included In totals because con,
taining other items than clearings
s@Balances paid In cash
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
TRUST COMosmrs
TORRANCE & DICKINSON ''i psons. s, sl1 as ST.
BONDS 1nvem.nts
TRUST COMos"rs

Lake and eIectrolytic, $1S.5OQ1S95; casting,
SIS. 1a@1S.6212.
Lead was lower in London at Ell IS Cd.
Locally the market remained unchanged.
Spelter advanced rs to e29 IS I'd in Lon
don, but was lower at $6.50@660, locally.
Iron was nominally firm and unchanged.
San Francisco Mining
BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2o--The official
closing prices for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alta ............... justice ............. >
Alpha Con ..... Kentucky CON-. 1
Andes ............ 10 Lady Wash con :.
Belcher .......... 23 Mexican ........... .130
Best & Bel. .1i5 Occidental Con -. 81
Bullion ,......,... "a Ophlr ............ .6l2l z
Caledonia ........ 81 OVerman ........... %
Challenge Con-. 10 Potosi .............. 8
Chollar ........... Ii Savage ............. 81
Confidence ....... S5 Scorpion ........,.. II
Con Cal & Va. .125 Sag Belcher........ il
Crown Point 80. u Sierra Nevada..... 80
EXchequer ....... 80 Silver Hill ........ 81
Gould & Currie.. % Union Con ....... 40
Hale & Nor. .1O5 Utah Con .......... )
Julia ............. Yellow Jacket..... Is
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET
Wheat Gains Strength, Prices Closing
at the Highest Point.
Corn Is Up
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The wheat mar
ket was strong throughout the entire
day. The firmness, however, was more
que to light offerings than to any great
amount of buying, the volume of trad
ing in wheat being moderate. The
commission houses and some of the
leading shorts were the principal bid
Gers. The selling was chiefly by longs.
The principal bullish factor was a
cablegram from Argentina saying that
harvest operations were delayed by wet
heather, The market closed strong
with prices practically at the highest
point of the day. May opened B to Ac
higher at S7@S71sc, advanced to 81 "a C
and closed Is "a q &c higher at S75s a
S7&c, a gain of Il over yesterday.
Lively bidding by shorts caused a
sharp bulge in the price of December
corn early today. The price of old De-
cember was advanced from soc, the
opening quotation to sac, with scarcely
trade recorded between those figure
Profit taking caused a severe setback,
the old December closing Nc up at soc
The May option was little affected by
the erratic actions of December. but
held firm throughout the day, closing
Ac up, at 44as@441ac
The oats market held firm the entire
day May closed Il a. CSC up, at 32Ac.
Provisions were strong because of an
active demand by shorts and local bulls.
At the close May pork was up Is %
171sc, lard was up 1Oc and ribs were
IN an DC higher
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Boston Stocks and Bonds

BY AsSN tldleu FItb5'
BOSTON, Dec 29.-The following were
closing prices for stocks and bonds today:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Market Ranges

The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat No. 2-December, S33s@S3ISc; May,
S755qS7Ac; July, S3B@S4c.
Corn No. 2.-December old, soc; De-
cember. new, 44Ac; May. 44S@lSiAc; July.
Oats No. 2.--December, S2Ac; May, 32Ac;
July, 3O9sc.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour, weak. No, 2 spring wheat sac:
No. 3, S1@S2lsc; No. 2 red, S7@S7&c: No. 2
corn, 42c; No. 9 yellow, 42c; No. oats,
32Ac: No, 2 white, 32ls@32&c; No. 3 white,
3OhQ3l1sc; No. . rye, 66@66iac; Good feed
ing barley, 37Aa37&c; fair to choice malt
ing, 4lql5c; No. / flaxseed. $l.1O No. /
Ss,S7js; mess pork, per barrel, $2. $50
12S712; lard. per 100 pounds, $7s06l7 .S2l5 /;
short ribs sides 0oose). s7lO97,20: short
clear sides .(boxed), $73097.35; whisky.
tract grade Slg. .0O6ll3 15
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Cotton and Wool
By Associated Press.

BY ASSUCIdIeu I-TVS5'
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Spot cotton
closed quiet; middling uplands, $11.90;
middling gulf $12.15; sales 1927 bales.
Futures closed steady at a decline OF
11m13 points.
Following was the range of prices:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-30
Los Angeles Bank cIearinas

Los Angeles bank cearings Friday
show an increase of S55,Sl3iS compared
with the corresponding day of last year
Following is the comparative statement
1906. 1904 1903.
Dec &c. 81. Gi650220 Sl,3l5,Sl5.S6 S 076 296 a
Dec. 27.. 1,703, ,53l.27 1,33GSSS.OS 106s 81 /. .6S
Dec. 2S.. 1.6l3, 7S1.06 1,1961S25S g22, ,G31 81
Dec. 20. ,513 115.A 10l5,N1S6 New Year