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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

The egg market turned another somersault
yesterday. all grades of fresh stocks being
marked up from 1c to &c a Dozen The heaviest
advance was in extras, which were quoted at
SOC. Firsts came next with jump of &c;
seconds and selected pullets were Sc higher.
and thirds went up 1c dozen. Local storage
extras shared the general frmness and were
advanced 1c to 36c dozen. Under the call
on the exchange the market opened with 42c
bid for extras. but that and subsequent offers
were ignored by those who had eggs to spare
and no stocks came out until the market was
bid up to 50c.
The butter market developed "a stronger tone
and there was further advance in the upper
grades extras going up &c to 3Tc a pound and
frsts were 1c higher at 32c Cheese was quiet
and unchanged.
Sales the exchange were follows:
Butter-f0 cases of fresh extras at 36lsc and
90 at 37c pound.
Eggs-15 eases Of fresh extras at 5oc aud !
cases Of selected pullets at 3Sc dozen.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The London tin market
was lower today closing easy, with spot closing
at f131 lbs and futures at f133 Is Cd. The local
market was easy, with spot quoted at 2S.90@
20 I0c.
spot quoted at f63 los and futures at f64 12s Cd.
Locally the market was firm. with lake quoted
at 14.3715 Q14.50c; electrolytic, 14.1212 @1425c;
casting. 14014.12t2c
Lead was unchanged at Els in London. but the
local market was dull and easier at 410@4.15c.
Spelter advanced 10 f21 in London Locally
the market was unchanged at 5.1005.15c.
The English iron market was shade lower,
with Cleveland warrants quoted at 49s. Locally
no change was reported No / northern foun-
dry S17M17.75; No. .. S16.75@17.25: No. 1
southern and No. do soft, $17.25@17.7J.
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Canned Asparagus-The California fruit 10
ners' association quotes 1905 pack as follogsN
No. 2ls square cans q doz to casel. weight o5
Ibs-Mammoth white. 81; do peeled, 81 70; large
white. peeled. 81 25; small white. $3.50.
Canned Peas-The California Gamers associ-
alton quotes 1908 pack follows: Petit Dois.
81 6O extra fine sifted. $f.3J; extra sifted $t.20.
Canned Tomatoes-19OS pack. pa pound solid
pack. soc; pound solid pack. 90c: No. s. S2-I5.
Quicksilver-$446D45 per dask for local use and
so SOFAS 50 per flask for export
COrdage-Afanila. 95zc. Sisal, Sc; SisaI bale
rope 06915c per 10. net cash. discount.
Pacific Codfsh-The Union hsh company quotes
as follows: Bundles. small. whole, so ID bales
3Ac; cases, regular. large. whole. 100 ID boxes.
44c: cases. extra 10 ID boxes. 43t e; cases. east
ern style. So; Anchor brand. 4Ae; narrow gauge
47c: Silver King. &c; Golden State. &c: White
Seal middles. So 1s54c; Seabright. blocks. 614c
oriental blocks, SIC; Crown brand. tablets. 7llc
Pearl tablets 71ac; 10 boxes fancy bonelesS.
915c; . ID boxes fancy bOneless, Zoe; half bar
rels. picked cod S5.25 each
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and coppers lower.
Spot cotton lower. Futures unchanged.
Copper metal advanced Bc
Local stock exchanges inactive.
New York exchange higher Silver unchanged
Wheat dull but firm. Barley easier.
Flour advanced Zoe per barrel
Oats, corn and rye dull
Beans quiet Hay firm. Bran declining.
Potatoes dull. Onions firm
Poultry market firm and active. Game weak
Eggs jump upward sharply. Butter higher.
Cold weather checks trade in fresh fruits
Raisn growers turn over their crop at Fresno
Dried fruits quiet and unchanged.
Live, dressed and cured meats as before.
Wool slightly higher but dull.
No changes in hops or hides.
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STOCK MARKET
Both Local Securities and Mining
Stocks Continue Inactive and
Feafureleaa

Yesterday another quiet and featueless
day on the stock and bond exchange, with few
fluctuations. The United Railroads bonds were
somewhat lower at S73-I5 and Alaska packers
stock was also lower at $3.50. Pacific Coast
borax dividend OF 81
All classes Of mining stocks quiet and
without feature. The COmstock5 were unchanged
The only noteworthy variation IN the southern
Nevadas was decline in GOldheld Consolidated
from SO to SS-S5, the stock closing at $500.
An assessment OF 81 per share now pending
on the capital stock OF the Kilanea sugar plan
tation company viii be delinquent on January %.
One OF the objects OF George Wingheld's pres
ent visit to this city is to arrange for floating
the bonds OF the Golddeld traction company.
which IL to establish trolley system fn Gold
field district, work on which has already com
menced.
The gross earnings OF the United Railroads of
San Francisco for October, 19OS. amounted to
S609, ,0f2, increase OF S177 $50 compared
with October, 1907 The gross earnings for the
10 months ended October 81. 1908. amounted to
$5.67T,343, an increase OF 81, ,S65-246 over those
Of the corresponding period in 1907 Net
ings for October Increased s141 45O over last
year, follows: 1908. s272. .227; 1907. S13o.T77.
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Hay and Feedstuffs

Bran continues to decline and is reported quiet
and weak.
The hay market rules firm, with all prices un-
changed
Q29 for red.
Middlings-ss3. oa35.50 per ton.
Shorts-$33 Q33.5O per ton.
for feed. S33@34. so: mixed feed, $2S932 for
average lots; oilcake meal. in 20 lots $3S, in
10 ton lots $3.50. in 5 ton lots $50. small lots
$50 80: cocoanut cake meal at mills. $50. 80 in
20 and 10 and S26 in ton lots, 1cbbing S265 90;
corn meal. $37M3S: cracked corn. S3S639;
broom corn seed. S1.2O per ct1; alfalfa meal
and mealfalfa jobbing lots $24, carload lots
S23 per ton.
Hay=Wheat $1S022 80; wheat and oat. SIT
621 tame oat $l7@20: volunteer wild cat,
$l5@1s; alfalfa. $1450@1s; stock, $12G15 per
ton.
straw-6o@9oc per bale
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FIour and Fariuaceous Goods

All grades of California -four have been ad-
vanced zoe per Dbl. The outside brands show
no further change. Quotations for cereal goods
also stand the same.
FIour-California family extras, $5.So96. 40
net without discount; bakers extras, $5.S006.05;
superine. s460@4.90: oregon and washington,
per Dbl, S4.50G4.T5 for family. bakers and pat
ents and $4.25M4.5 so for cut of; Kansas patents,
$6Q625; do straight, S5.75d6; Dakota patents,
S590@6: do straight, $5.509575 per bbl
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash. no discount are as follows: Graham nour,
$50 per 100 lbs; rye -four, $3.50; rye meal,
So 30; rice -four, S6.s007; corn meal, 1925; ex-
ira cream do, S3.T5; oat meal, s475; oat groats,
81. 10; hominy. $3.60q4: buckwheat -four, "a. 10
whole wheat flour. $3.50; rolled oats, bbls 81 %
as, in sacks S4.75; extra cream do, $3.50; rolled
wheat. bbls So. in sacks So 6004. 80; pearl bar
ley, S5.40; split peas, boxes, $5.25G625 per 10o
lbs
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Boston wool Marked

BOSTON. Dec. 29.-The local wool inquiry is
reported good in nearly all lines.
Quotations hold steady and local sellers do not
look for any change for some time. Quota
tions:
Secured values: Texas-Fine 12 months. GOA
&c; fine, six TO eight months, 50@52c; fine fall
4S@50c
Californa-Northern, 52053c; middle county
43 @46c; southern, 37@3sc; fall free 40G43c.
0regon-Eastern No. 1 staple. 62@63c; eastern
clothing, 4SG50c; valley No. l. 45@4Sc.
Territory-Fine staple, 62@65c; fine medium
staple. 57Q59c: fine clothing, 56@59c; medium
clothing, 49@52c: half blood, 54@5sc; three
eighths blood 52G54c; quarter blood 47649c
Pulled extra, 60@62c; fne 5665Sc
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Menf Market

There were no particular changes in quota
tions for anything. live or dressed. Some spring
lamb is coming in. selling at 1Sc per H.
DRESSED MEATS
Beef-61a @T14c per ID for steers, 5ia aQ612c
for and heifers.
Veal-7@9c for large and 9G1oc for small.
Mutton-Wethers. sQ9c; ewes. 74Sl5e per h.
Lamb-10dI1c per ID.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-9091ae for light and
S0S1@e for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1, 4@4Itc: second quality.
SIC; third quality, sG3l+e; cows and heifers;
3@314c for Nc. I second quality. 2Stc; third
quality. 2Ac: thin. 2@24c: bulls and stays.
~ 02c; thin bulls AG1i5c.
Calves-4a4@5c per lb for light. AZ G4lzc for
medium and So @4c for heavy.
sheep-wethers. 4c per lb; ewes, Size; shorn.
lac less.
I-ambs-4I4iac per lb.
Hogs-100 TO 40 lbs. 5s4 G6c; 40 to 250 lbs,
696Ac; go to 32J lbs, 5la 1e59ac; b0ars. 50Q60
per cent stays 30G40 per cent and sows 10Q20
per cent on from above quotations.
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New York Mining Stock,
Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. Dec. 29.-The market was lower.
East Butte is holding its own and making a
very favorable impression. North Butte hangs
at about the same prices but seems to be very
well taken whenever any real liquidation
comes in. New York is still buying Greene
Cananea.
All grades Of copper were advanced &c per
pound.
Anaconda copper company declared a quarterly
dividend Of SOC per share today. This is
changed from the last quarter.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. f. Hut
ton & Co. z9O California street. San Fran
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y DRIED FRUIT MARKET
Available Grain Supply

NEW YORK Dec. 29.-Special cablegram and
telegrsphic communications received by Brad
streets show the following changes in available
supplies as compared with previous accounts;
Available supplies: Wheat-united States,
east of the Rocky mountains, increased 1,00S, 600
bushels; Canada, increased 464, 900 bushels; to-
tai United States and Canada, increased l472,
600 bushels; afoat for and in Europe. decreased
400 600 bushels; total American and European
supply increased n 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, increased
!, ,9S5, 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, increased
OF q 600 bushels,
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Reans and Seeds

The bean market rules quiet at unchanged
quotations.
Beans (per ctl)-Bayo, s2.90@305: pea, $3.50
G4.T5: small white s4.5O@4.70; large white,
s.. .65G13 So: pink, $2.45@2.6O; red, $3.TJd4;
blackeye. S3@3.25; lmas, S420@4.30; red kid
neys, S3.25d3 80; cranberry beans, 2.I5gS;
Garyanzas. 81. 25@3; horse beans, $1.60g2-
nominal; haxseed. 81. 1898, carload lots; canary,
&c; alfalfa. 14G16c; rape. cleaned, 2d2&c; tim
othy. nominal; hemp, 4c; millet, "a @3Ac per
lb broom seed S24 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at S22542.5O
rcfI
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK Dec. .-Flour-Receipts. "a ,19S
barrels; exports, Oil barrels; market dull but
steady.
No 2 red S1.OStd1 .o91a elevator and S1.10 I. 0.
b. afoat: No 1 northern Duluth, S1.19ss f. o. b.
ahoat: No. ? hard winter. S1.16ss f. o. b. ahoat.
Except for a short time st the opening, when
prices were affected by easier cables, wheat was
strong and higher today, its influence being a
bullish Snow report very light receipts annd re-
ports Of serious damage in Argentina. Last
prices showed &c net rise. December closed at
81 10 11-l6, May closed at Slip. July closed at
S1.061s.
Hops-ouiet
Hides-Easy.
Wool-Steady-
sngar@Raw quiet: fair refining. sic; cen
trifugal. sc test, 3.67c; moasses sugar. 292c
Refined quiet.
at unchanged prices to an advance Of 5 points
and closed firm at net advance Of 5Q10 points
Sales were reported OF 54.250 bags, including;
December, 5.S5c; March. 5.45@5.55c; May, pa
| 8. 3565. .4Oc; October. 6.35c. Spot steady; No.
Rio. Csc: Santos No. A. rs 9s1sc Mild dull
Butter-Firm; creamery, held common to spe
Cheese-ouiet and unchanged
Eggs-Easier; western frsts, Bic; seconds, 81
DRIED FRUIT MARKET
Evaporated Apples-The market is quiet bu
such fruit is strictly up to grade is nrml'
held. Fancy apples are quoted at S159932c
choice. ~ Gsc; prime, 655@7c.
quotations ranging from 42sc to 7stc for Califor
! MIA and from 6Jac TO &c for oregon fruit, thu
latter from Dos to 30s.
Apricots-In light supply, with choice quoteS
at 915 5@9%c; extra choice, 101sc; fancy, 111aQ
20 Peaches-ouiet but steady: choice. 7a7Ac
extra choice, ~ @sc; fancy, S1a@1lc
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Condi.ion of tbe Trea.ury

WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Todays statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive OF the $50 000, 600 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balance. $159, ,S45, 741; gold coin
and bullion, $26, Ia, ,103 gold certificates, SOL
56S 40.
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MIsCELLANEoUs MARKETS

Naval Stores-Turpentine and Rosln
SAVANNAH Dec 29.-Turpentine firm at
3Sc. Sales, 10,10T; receipts, 166; shipments,
Rosin-Firm. Sales, 3.3s7 receipts. 4 1854
ID, + and f. Sc. .02@; G, $3.O215 @3.05; II. Sc. 40;
l. $415; K, $50; NJ, $3.50; N, $615; WG,
sc. 40; WV, s$6.5
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Provisions

There is nothing new to report, the market
being Of a holiday character.
Cured Meats-Bacon. 8 TO 10 lbs, 16lac; 10 to
IL lbs. 1515c; light medium. lie; medium l4cS
bellies IA to is lbs 1515c: sugar cured, to 5
lbs. 1Sc; to 10 lbs. 1T1kc: 10 to u lbs, 16lsc:
fancy sugar cured. 22c per ID; English cured
bacon s to lbs. 171sc; to 10 lbs. lie; 10 to
IL lbs. 16I5c; eastern sugar cured hams. 16Y
161ac for medium and 161ac for light; extra hne
brands, 17c California hams, 15c; mess beer,
S13: extra prime pork. 5000: clear. so; mess.
S21; pig pork. S25; pigs feet, So for half bbls.
beef, 1914 d20c per ID.
Lard-Tierces quoted at Sc for California COM
pound and 12c for California pure: eastern pure,
1215c for tierces; half bbls pure, 12Ac; so ID
tins. 12Ac; 10 ID tins. 12Ac; lb tins, 125sc; 3
ID tins. 13c.
csc; tierce. 91Se; 2 tierces, 9Sse: tierces,
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PORTLAND, Dec. 29.-Clearings, 1915, ,e54;
balances. S12S955
TACOMA. Dec. Chickering's. 1851 1853; bal
ances, $6S, ,234
SEATTLE. Dec. 29.-Clearings, 81 404, ,567;
balances, $264 6S2
sPoKANE, Dec Chickering's. sss7,s7o; bal
ances S62 9O6
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.Hutton's wire says
THE market opened steady. unchanged TO
points down Trading was duh throughout the
day. The certifcated stock is now up to $4,000
bales. and they working hard to get more
ready. The market is purely scalping affair. "
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands,
6. soc; middling gulf. 955e; sales, 3,400 bales.
L.LArr
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, Dec 29.-Cash quotations were as
follows:
Flour, firm No. spring wheat, $1.o6@1 .os;
No. 3, $1-00@107: No . red. $1.04ss GLOSS.
No. corn, 5s@5s14c; No. 2 yellow, 5sA "a
white. 4sla@5ic No. rye, 73c. Good feed
ing barley, 59@5912c fair to choice mailing.
61@64c. No. / northwestern haxseed, 81 40.
Prime timothy seed So. 10. Glover. contract
grades, S910. Short ribs Qoosel. $7.s7t a
s371a. Mess pork, per bbl.. $14.50@14. .6212.
Lard, per 100 lbs. SO 90. Short clear sides
(hOxedl SS 5OMS TX
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Foreign Futures
Northern wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, Dec. 29.-Track prices: Club,
90c; bluestem 96c; turkey red. 93c; red Rus
sian, SSc; valley. 92c
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Dec. 29.-Milling: BIuestem, 81
Export-Bluestem 95c; club, 90c; red SSc.
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Egg marked in Nearby Counties

SANTA ROSA. Dec. 29.-There was a sudden
advance of 7c in the egg market today. The
new quotations 4Sc per dozen for choice
and 45c for seconds. The raise at this time IS
unexpected, but none the less acceptable 70
producers The supply is gradually increasing
PETALUAIA, Dee. 29-FOrty-eight cents was
the general price paid for eggs In Petaluma-
The Petaluma egg exchange paid 49c.
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NeM York Money Market

NEW YORK. Dec 29.-AIoney on call firm at
363L per cent: ruling rate, 3A per cent; clos
ing bid, s per cent offered at per cent
Time loans, weaker December offerings; sc
days and 80 days, 31z per cent six months, 3A
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4@4ll per cent.
Sterling exchange easy with actual business
in bankers bills at $4S49064.S51o for 60 day
bills and at 81. $500 for demand
Commercial bills. $4.S4ss @4.S42l.
Bar silver, 49&c.
Mexican dollars. 45c
Government bonds, easy: railroad bonds. ir-
regular.
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money being ample. with the bankers still con-
servative in making loans.
The Metropolis trust and savings bank has de
clared semiannua dividend at the rate of
per cent per annum all deposits. payable
January >.
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Butter. Cheese and Erc.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries
22432e; dairies 211a a 25c. Eggs steady, at
mark, cases included. 26@29c: hrsts, SOC; prime
hrsts, Sic Cheese firm at 14@15c.
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GeneraI aIerchandise

Bags-Grain bags. 6tt a6sSe buyer June-July;
wool hags 7iSc for A and GA C for b.
Coal-Carbon Hill. 50; Beaver Hill, 81: Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. SIG per ton; Wellington.
So New Wellington. 50. Coos bay. 81; Austria
lian. house-Riehmond. etc. 50; Stanford
Richmond. $S. Cumberland. $15 in bulk and
90 in sacks: Welsh anthracite. SIS; coke, $14
per ton in bulk and SIG IN sacks; Rocky noun
tain $3.50 per short ton
Oils-Quotations are for barrels. Linseed. &c
per gallon for boiled and 60c for raw: cases, &c
more; castor oil. in cases. No 1. T5c; Bakers
AA. cases. $1.139115: China nut. cases, T63
SEC per gallon. cocoanut oil. in barrels. STA a
Sic for xxx. 55@5S1ac for No 1 and 523e 0J56e
for No. ., according to quantity; extra bleached
winter sperm oil. 65c: natural winter sperm oil
65c: natural whale oil. 55c extra winter bleaehed
lard oil. 95c; No l neatsfoot oil, 6Jc; herring
oil. 40c: salmon oil. 2Jc: boiled fish oil, soc
paint oil. Soc
Coal OIL Gasoline ete.--water white. iron
barrels or drums. 1Oc: 150 deg. oil. iron barrels
or drums. 11lac: special do. l2e; pearl OIL in
cases lie; astral. lie: star lie: extra star
zoe. Elaine. 26Iac; eocene, zoe; red crown and
motor gasoline. in bulk. f4i5e: in cases. 2flae;
No / engine distillate- in drums. Sc. No. DO.
7c: cases. &c more; So deg. gasoline. in bulk
soc. in cases 371sc: varnish makers and paint
ers' naphtha. in bulk lie. in cases 1SiHc.
Turpentine-65c per gallon in cases and JS.
in drums and iron barrels
Rosin-Per barrel Of $50 lbs: l.. $3.50; r.
$3.50: G, $5.40; IL. $40 w q. $40; W W.
S10.25
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DIvidends on wabash

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The directors of the
Wabash railroad company today declared semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent its debenture
bonds and of 1 per cent on its debenture b
bonds.
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Grand Trunk - 2O1s Do pfd ........ 80
Ill Central ... .151E Spanish As .--..- 94s
Bar silrer-steady; % 15-i6d per ounce.
Money-21s per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is ~ Q2ss per cent and for three
months bills 2LLM2 SIG per cent
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st. Loui. Wool Market

ST. LOUIS Dec. 29.-Afarket unchanged. Me-
dium grades combing and clothing. 19M23 u
light fine. 1615 @20c; heavy fine, 10l2 Q16e; tub
washed, 23@3l 1ac.
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LOCAL MARKETS
san Francisco Money Market

New York exchange was higher yesterday.
Sterling and Hongkong rates remained as before.
Silver was also unchanged. Conditions as to
loans remain as before stated, the supply Of
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Wheat and Other Grains

Wheat Chicago was 1c higher Liverpool fu-
lures were lower. The San Francisco market
continued dull firm and unchanged
CASH WHEAT
California club SLIT u n1.70; do milling. 81 20
@l.7212: California white Australian, Sl.l94
is0; lower grades of California, $1.45@1-6O;
$l721a @1-I71a northern red, S1-621a 91. 90; tur-
key red, Sl75Gls so per ell;
FUTURES
1880 a. m. Session
May-$l.7O bid
. p m. Session
No quotations.
Barley-0cean freights continue duh and more
or less nominal at 20s, usual European options
against II, us tons the same date last year;
disengaged. 80, $50 tons. against 26,162 on the
way to this port, 160,So0 tons, against 2l4,5SO
Futures were weaker yesterday. Tne spot
grain was also easier with sale of good No. l
feed at $1.421A. Receipts were light.
CASH BARLEY.
mon to fair Sl.35@I.3s$4 per ctI; brewing and
shipping, 81 .45@1 .5212; chevalier, 81. y q
I62l5.
10:30 a. Ia. Session
p. m. Session
Oats-samples continue TO meet with no at
tention and the old quotations still rule, with
dull but firm market.
Choice white. $1.70@1.75; do No. 1, S1.65@
l.6ai2 81, do common sl55qI 80; gray 81. .eSa zoo
lots. $l.65@1.70 for choice, 81 .55@1 .621a for
good and $1.50G1.J J21a for common; black, fol
seed. S2.45@265 per ctl.
Corn-The market rules dull at the decline
noted yesterday.
California small round and large yellow,
nominal; western states yellow, sacked, $1.6O4
i.65: new, in bulk San Francisco track. yellow,
Sl.5l; white, $l-o3; Mixed $l.49; Egyptian,
Rye-DulI at 81. .421k@11. so per ctI.
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Loans. Exchange and silver

Prime mercantile paper r sac per cent
Loans real estate. ............ 6MS per cent
Sterling exchange so days. ..... al .S55s
Sterling exchange, sight. -914 .S71s
Sterling exchange, cables. ...... al. SSla
New York exchange, sight,. a IA
New York exchange, telegraphic. "a 12is
Hongkong exchange, sight. IN 421a
Hongkong exchange, telegraphic. a 42ss
Silver. per ounce ............ -6l 49st
Mexican dollars ...........-..-. a so
CONTINENTAL
New York Paris ........... 515&
New York Mexico Observation-Disclosures. POI Y
San Francisco Mexico ...........-. 90
Paris on London. .2J. .O91s
Berlin on London NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20. 46A
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New York stock List

F. F. Hutton & Co. 490 California street
members Of the New York stock exchange. fur
sh The following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday
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Portland Bntter Market
Northern Rnsineas

PORTLAND, Dec 2e.-Extras. 36@3Tc
fancy, 33@34c; choice 3oc; store, 1s@2oc.
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Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey

AS usual during holiday week. there is nothing
going in fruits to call for comment Prices
stand about the same.
The feature in raisins is that yesterday at
Fresno the growers pool agreed TO sign over
their stock to the Consolidated raisin company
TO seed and sell. The raisin market is weak,
with little doing. as the handling interests at
Fresno waiting for the rest OF the growers TO
sign up.
Fruits-Evaporated apples. 5K66lac: april
cots, 715Q101ac; fancy moorpark, 1SG1S32c;
peaches, 4941ac for standards. 506c for choice
and size for fancy; pears, 4ss Qse; pitted plums'
715 6Sc; nectarines, 546e; hgs, 215 Q4c; prunes,
size basis, "a G31le, with a premium for the
larger sizes.
Raisins-Clusters-Non left. London layers
2 crown. S1.O5; crown. $1.15. Seeded, 59
51ac; seedless, 21ac; ThomDson's seedless, SAe
for unbleached; loose muscatels. 413c for
crown, 315c for crown and Sc for crown.
Nuts-Almonds nonpareils. liz 412c; IAL,
1012 @11c; plus ultra, 1Oc; Drake, 94ac;
languedocs, 81 acc: hardshells. 715c. Walnuts-
1215 d13c per 10 for No. l softshell and SQ1Oc
for No. do; 12c for No. 1 hardshell and Sac
for No 2 do: chestnuts. S@1Oc per 10 for
Italian: hlberts. 12la 014c; pecans. 15G1Ic.
Honey-Water white comb. 15c; white. 139
14c: light amber. 109124sc: dark amber. 90
10c: water white extracted nominal; white.
70Sc; light amber. 61A 07c: dark amber and
candied. 4hQ515c per 10.
BeesWax-27 6l2Sc per ID for light and $50
24c for dark.