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CHICAGO. Dec. --Cattle-Receipts. esti-
mated at 5000; market steady. Beeves. S3-4o@
$50; Texans $3-40G4.2j; westerns, S.:.40sl $50;
sJockers and feeders 81 G06l4 20: cows and heif-
ers, Sl.5UM4 80: calves, $6MS5O.
Hoss-Beceipts. estimated at 2S. 600: market
steady. Light, S4-S0@5 .55; mixed. s5.15 as so;
heavy, S5.20G5.s0; rough. So. 25G $40; good TO
choice leayy. 5.I0I go: pigs, $3.506l4 S0 bulk
of sales, s5.3065.10.
sheep-Receipts, estimated at 10000; market
steady. Natives. S2.50Gl4.T0; western, S2.50G
80; yearlings, S4.256r5.75; lambs, native 81. .25
Q7.25 western S4.5O697 10
KANSAS CITY
2e00; market steady. stockers and feeders 50
90; bulls, S25064. %; calves. S4GT; western
steers. $500 J.50s western cows. So. 50@4-50.
Hogs-Receipts. 13,000: market steady to sc
lower Bulk of sales, S50J.6o: heavy. s5.50m
5l5 packers ard butchers S5s5G5.65; light,
$5@540; pigs. S46lJ.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: market steady. Nut
tons. s4@4.60: lambs. s5@675; range wethers,
$5.ioa $50; fed ewes. $500 4.25.
OMAHA
OMAHA Dec. Observation-Disclosures. 500; mar
ket steady to stronger. Western steers, S3. 5o6p
8: Texas steers. S3GJ.i0: cows aud hcifers,
S250@4.50: Gamers. $2M go; stoekers and feed
ers. SS@5.25; calves, $3@6; bulls and stays,
s.. 25el425.
Hogs-Receipts. 4 300: market steady. Heavy,
S5S5@5.60; mixed, $5. 256f 5.3J; light S56 J.3J:
pigs. S505M5: bulk Of sales, S5.25@5.40.
Sheep-Reccipts, 1000; market steady Year
lings. Sf.T5@5.T5: wethcrs $4M450; ewes, S.
a; lambs, S5.75M6.TJ
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Los Angelcs Markets

Los ANGELES, Dec. 1S-Eggs continued 10
advance the produce exchange today and the
egg committee set the price for local candled
stock mp 1c TO 40@42c. Egg sales we're mod
crate and the market was firm at the new level
Pink beans declined 25c, lentil beans dropped TO
S7GIS hundred pounds and limas declined 25eJ
soc. There was only a light business transacted
In the street. and the market for fresh yege-
tables unchanged.
Produce receipts-Eggs, 96 cases; butter 10.-
3sS pounds; cheese, none; potatoes, 6509 sacks;
onions, la sacks; sweet potatoes. 2l0 sacks;
beans. 81 sacks; apples. also boxes.
Eggs-Local ranch.s canded. 40@42c; eastern
fresh, 34@36c; storage selected. 32G34c.
Cheese-Northern fresh, l7ia a61lSc; anchor.
large 15c: anchor, Young America, 16c; hand
cheese anchor brand, 17c eastern singles 1sc;
eastern twins, 1Sc; eastern eheddars lie; eastern
longhorn, 19c; eastern daisy, 19c; Swiss, i'm
ported, 2S@30c Swiss, domestic, 2oc; brick
cream. 1sc: 1imburger, 1Sc; Tulare, 14c; i'm
ported Roquefort, 44c; Edam, SO and 81 size.
German breakfast, S1.10 box; Canada cream,
one dozen to box, Doc; Schosskase, 81 box
Camembert. $1.20 box.
Butter-Creamery extra, 725ac; creamery
5rsts 67Ac; eastern extras, 30c; cooking butter.
24c.
Poultry (buying prices alivcl-Broilers. ~ to
. lbs, 1sc-per lb; fryers, lie: hens, lbs and up,
12c: under lbs, 10c; ROSTERS, 697c- tur-
keys heavy. zoe; light, not wanted. Selling
prices, dressed-Broiers, 20c per lb: fryers. zoe
roosters. I5c hens, 15c; ducks. frozen, 15c; live
ducks, 14G 15c; geese. 12150ni4c.
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Rutter. ohre.e and Exxr

With the cold weather in the country lessen
ing tho production and with supplies of the
cleaning up rapidly here. the egg market is
Strengthening daily Fresh~fccsl extras took
another jump yesterday, advancing % to Sic a
dozen under the call son the exchange. and the
stocks of white selected eggs in storage were
firmly held at the old quotation Several first
latter for several days. report that they can OBJ
tain nothing but broken lots and that sellers
are Indifferent about parting with them
There were no changes in butter cheese.
reporting an upward tendency in the price of
top quality fresh butter
Sales the exchange were confined 10 fresh
extra eggs, 20 cases selling at 5115c and 25 at
sic dozen.
Receipts were 21.5oo lbs butter, 10. 500 lbs
cheese and POI cases eggs.
The following official quotations. estsb-
Iished by sales. bids and offers on the door OF
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from 11ac to &C higher, owing TO the vori
GUS charges to be added
Butter-Fresh creamery extras S21se uer In
steady: do frsts, 29c. firm; do seconds. 25e hrsa:
do thirds, zoe firm; local storage extras. s3c.
weak; picked butter. 23lzc. steady; storage
packing stock. 2iizc. firm storage eastern
ladies' 23c. firm
Cheese-CalIfornia: Fancy fats. 15c per III.
steady; do frsts, lac. steady; DO seconds, Ike.
fats, 16c weak; storsge fats, 13c. weak. Oregon. /.
Fancy fats. 14c, weak; fancy Young Americas
l6I.c, weak; fancy eastern cheddars l7c
steady; oregon storage Oats, lac. Arm; do Young
Eggs tper dozen cases inciuded)-Ca forniar
fresh extras 51e. steady; do firsts, de steady /.
do seconds. 35c. steady; do thirds, 29c, steady: :
Storage goods-California extras. 35c. hrm; do
cru extras. soc. hrm; do frsrs. 2sc, hrm; do Sec
Onds, 2tc, drm.@
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain ana Provision.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.--Tbe wheat market opened
weak, with prices e @15c lower than yesterday S
final figures. and continued weak the greater
part OF the day. There was fair rally how
ever late in the day owing to active buying by
shorts. based mainly on a prediction that the
worlds shipments of wheat for the week will
show a. liberal decrease AS result of this de-
nand the market closed at almost the best
prices OF the day. with May at $1.05K@
I 00 1915 and July at sFst @975sc. Selling
throughout the day was inspired principally by
further decline in the price of corn and oats.
but weakness OF the wheat market at Liverpool
and the report of ST. Louis trade Journal re-
sarding the fall sown crop. of wheat in this
country also had considerable influence. Ac-
cording TO the st. Louis journal late sown wheat
has been greatly benefited by recent rains, but
the early sown crop has been injured by Hessian
flies There was no demand for cash wheat here
and export business also was at standstill.
| Corn closed weak, with prices 1a@Hc below
tne previous close. Final quotations May
were at 6014c and on July at 601sc.
Oats were weak and &c lower. The market
closed weak at net declines of s<@Sc, with
May a. Ole and July at 45Ec.
T. Provisions were in good volume, but prices
held fairly steady. At the close prices were a
shade to 11ac higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Articles Open. High Low. Close.
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Potatoes, Onion. and Vegetable.

Receipts OF garden vegetables from the Los
Angeles region continued light and arm prices
were obtained for everything except tomatoes
and chill peppers. There were fully two carloads
of Grated tomatoes lying around the market and
thererwas very little sale Tor them at weak
prices. owing TO the cold weather. Further adj
vices from the Los Angeles region said that the
damage done by frost was greater than at first
supposed and that shippers would have little
of anything for outside markets for some time.
The market for potatoes and onions was mod
erately active and firm at the old quotations.
Potatoes tper ctl)--River whites 6569Oc FOR
fancy and 30@Goc for common; Salinas Bur
banks, s1-25 Nl.50; Oregon Burbanks S1.I5e1
LIS: early rose, s1-25G1.35; sweet potatoes,
S1.40G 1.5o.
Onions Selling at s5dsoc per etl on the
wharf.
vegetables-To 75casi per crate;
green peas. SG10c per lb; string beans. 14H15c
per lb; wax beans. 12is die per ID; summer
squash, 81 % per box; green peppers. 104i2l2c
per ID for bell and 405c for chill: garlic
1@9c per ID; cabbage, 81 per ctl;
caulihower, :. 50@60c per doz; carrots. T5c
per sack; eggplant. SG10c per ID; rhubarb
S1-25@I.15 per box; celery. 25@4ec per doz /;
marrowfat squash, :. S10gl5 per ton. mush-
rooms, e106I zoe per h.
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Poultry and Came

Another ear OF western chickens, making the
fifth for the week, marketed yesterday and
was closed out quickly at satisfactory prices.
Receipts Of domestic stock were light and
everything In that line, particularly young
chickens, was in good demand at firm figures.
Even small TO medium sized hens. which had
been dull for several days. were in better re-
quest and the market was closely cleaned up at
the end OF the day Fancy lots of dressed tur-
keys were firmer. selling up to .24c q pound.
while general offerings, which were-o only ia aSen
by specEla tors. sold at the previous range-
Receipts were 81 cases. Game was in good re-
quest, with firm prices ruling for everything ex-
cept canyasback ducks, which were weak, owing
TO the presence in the market OF large numbers
of salt water ..hshy', birds. These s.hshy''
birds are said to, have been brought in by fisher
men, in whose nets they become enrneshed ane
were drowned.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hehs. S4G5 for small
s5.5096 for large and $799 for extras; young
roosters. se.50@7; do extras. s7-5o@s: old roosf-
ers, s4@5: flyers. $o5o@6; large broilers. $3.50
as; small broilers. $4,000; ducks, seas for
young and Siq5 for old; pigeons. $1.25; squads.
S256; geese. $2.5043 per pair. ~ Z
Turkeys tper lb)--Dressed, 20Q24c; live, 10
Ga20c.
Game (per dozen)--Mallard ducks. s465:
canvasbacks. $3.50d5; sprig. s394: teal
$f.5042; widgeon $2Q2-50: small. 81. 1.50G 1.75;
blackjacks. $l.15@2; gray ducks. $3.50; gray
geese, $350dl4; white geese. 81. 75612: brant
S3@350 for large and S2d250 for small honk-
ers S5@5 so; hare, 81; cottontail rabbits. 81 %
az 90
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat and other Grains


wheat-Liverpool futures were lower. Chi
cage. was unchanged. and this market also
stood the same.
CASH WHEAT
California club, Sl.6I Y al 20; do milling s1.70
@1T2la; California white Australian. 1.I5G
1.S0: lower grades OF California. $1.45@1 go;
northern club, $165@1.6I1s: northern bluestem.
$152t " al. III northern rei $1.62is @1.65; tur
key red. $1.T5@1.s so per etl.
FUTURES
1890 a. m. Session
May-s1 GO bid.
2 p. M. Session
Barley-A liberal line of 15,Sf0 cts came
down from Oregon yesterday. Futures ruled
steady to firm and the cash feed quoted
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, 81 .40Gf .43sz COM
mon to fair. $1.35@1 .3ssz per eti; brewing and
shipping. $1-45@1.471a; chevaier. sl.571a q
FUTURES
ooso. 'o;so a. M Hiss. ssssI'n Low CLOSE
May "A sI4sis sl.49 s14a s14a
Dec ....s..x1. .4Iia S1.4lfh s1.4lI5 S1.4115
D. m. Session
May-S1 .42ia bid. s1.43 asked.
Dec.--S1 AZ asked.
Oats-0ferings continue to meet wits~litt1e
attention and all prices remain unchanged.
Choice white. sl.70011.75; do No. 1, Sl.65@
1.61ls; do common. $1-55@1.6o: gray, s1-65@
1.70; red. recleaned, for seed. S1.7501.S5; feed
lots S1e5 RIO for choice. 1850 62t. for good
and 81 .50GL52k for common, black, for seed.
245@265 per ctl.
Corn-California small round and large yell
$16o@1- So; new, in bulk. December delivery.
San Francisco track. yellow, $1.52; white, S1.J5;
mixed, $3.50; Egyptian, nominal.
Rye-$1. .42Js 61.50 per ctl
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK, Dec. FIour-Receipts 2s. 700
barrels; exports, 1850. Market dull and barely
Wheat Receipts. $4,000 bushels: exports.
1853. Spot barely steady. No = red. Sl.061.
@1.0Tli elevator. si.0S +. o. b. adoat; No.
northern Duluth, $t.17A +. o. b. afoat: No. l
hard winter, 81. .14ss f.. O.. b. saoat Weakness
prevailed In wheat throughout the forenoon. iu-
nuenced by bearish foreign news and declines in
coarse grains Raliying later on big weekly
clearances and bull support, the market closed
quite firm at only a partial We net decline
December closed at s1osE, May at sl.1oh,
Iiops Easy. Paeisc coast. 1905 crop. 7@loc
Hides-Quiet- Central America, 31G3llac.
Wool Steady
Petroleum Steady.
srgar-Raw, steady: fair refining, 3.oTc: cen
trifugs SO test 3.I1e; molasses sugar, 5.02c
Refined, quiet: crushed, 545c; powdered, 4.s5c;
Conee-Futures closed steady at net ad
vance of ) TO 10 points. Sales werc reported
March, 5.20@5.25c; April. 523c; May. 5.25d
5.30c: July, 530c; September. 5.3oM535c: Octo
ber S3oc Spot steady ,;,5 No ,, Ro Csc No 40
G12i4c.
Cheese-Firm; unchanged.
near by, brown and mixed fancy. 34@36c: do
fair to choice, 81 1.5Xc: western frsts. 31a
3114c (ofhcial price. 315fc); western seconds,
DRIED FRUITS
Erspors ted Apples-The market is quiet. with
fancy quoted at skdel.e; choice, I.l.adsc;
prime, 81 &c; old crop, 4G6c, according to
grade.
and oregon from 6ihMS1ac for 50-3Gs.
Apricots--Are quiet Int firm. with choice
quoted at 9iaMasic; extra choice, Io@f0iac;
fancy. liz 013Jsc
Peaches-Are firm with choice quoted at "a
7zc extra choice -. gsc: fancy, s1s@1fc.
Raisins-Are a little steadier, II anything,
to fancy seeded. carrie; seedless. 4is@0c;
London layers, $1.50M1.6o.
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Egg Market I'm Nearby Countie.

PETALUHA. Dec. 1S.-Forty-nine cents was
the general price paid for eggs today in Peta-
luna. The Petaiuma egg exchange paid SOC.
SANTA ROSA. Dec 1S-There was another
advance today in the local egg market, which
brought seconds mp TO the maximum price under
the contract between the sonoma County fruit
and produce company and the Sonoma County
Cooperative Poultry association and which sepa-
rated the diferentials between choice and sec
onds more than &c for the first time In a num-
her Of weeks The general dealers today quoted
z9c per dozen for choice and Acc for seconds.
The Santa Rosa Poultry association is stlIl keep
ing 1c above this price and offers 50c per dozen
for all choice eggs offered today. The supply i
not equal TO the demand at present.
SANTA CRUZ. Dec 1s.--No changes marked
the egg market today. Producers are receiving
36c AMI merchants selling fer 40c
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Hay and Eacdxfnfs

All conditions under this head remain I'M
changed, hay being firm and bran quiet and
easy.
Bran-ssOGs1 per ton for white and s2e.5o@
81 for red.
Middiings- sss. .50la5.50 per ton.
Shortsvs33 131. 80 per ton
Feedstuns- Rolled barley, s30Q31; rolled cats
for feed. $3.50 4.50; mixed feed, $2SQS for
average lots oileake meal, in 20 ton lots s3S. In
10 ton lots $3.50, IN ton lots $50. small lots
$500; cocoanut cake or meal at mills. $3.50 in
20 and 10 and s26 In lots, jobbng S26. so:
corn meal, S37USS; cracked corn. $3S g39; broom
corn seed. sl2O per ctl; alfalfa meal and meal
ralfa. jobbng lots S23. carload lots So per ton.
Hay-Whest, S1s0t22; wheat and oat, SlT@21 5
tame cat, S17M20; volunteer wild oat, s15Ee1S;
alfalfa, $l2415-50: stock, $l2Q15 per ton.
Straw-6009Qc per bale
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New York Metal Market

xrss ,louer today but closad 6r,n in tona -vvit,
prices showing partial rally at fI2l IFS Cd for
spot and f133 IS for futures The local market
dull. with spot quoted at 2s.S5929 10c, or
about points lower
Copper was quiet in London, with prices lit
tie lower at f82 los for spot and f63 IS Sd for
futures. The local market was dull and NOM
inally unchanged. Lake is quoted at 1880
14.37i3c: electrolytic, sf4G14.121sc; casting.
10 81 y t014c
Lead was unchanged at fl3 3s Cd in London
and at s20G4 25c in the local market.
Spelter was unchanged in both markets. clos
ing at f20 15s in London and at 5.10@5.15 in
New York.
No cImnge was reported in the London iron
Cd Locally iron was unchanged No. i foundry
northern is quoted at SlTd17.5O; No. .. $16.156
17.25: No. southern and No. 1 southern soft,
S112511T75
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beans and Seed.

The bean market continues to show the dull
ness incidental to the holiday season aud all
prices nre unchanged.
Beans (per cfDSBayo. s2.eo03O5; pea. $3.50
64.15; small white. S45064-T0: large white
So. 65d3 So; pink. 81. 45q2. 80; red, Sc. 1904;
blackeye. S3G3.25; limas. $4.2oG430; red Kid
neys, S3.2Jag350: cranberry beans, S2.7543;
Garyanzas sz20U3; horse beans. sl.6092.
Seeds-Brewn mustard. S.. 10: yellow mustard.
nominal; aaxseed. S2.T5Ql3 carload lots; canary.
&C; alfalfa, 14G16c; rape, cleaned. 202i5c; tim
othy, nominal; hemp. &c; millet, "a 93Hc per
ID; broom corn seed, S24 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at s2.259250
Der cfl.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

New York stocks and the coppers steady to firm.
Future cotton IA points higher. Spot unchanged.
Not much feature on the local stock exchanges.
Silver fraction lower. Local exchange unchanged
Wheat inactive Barley spot and futures somewhat higher
No change in hay, beans feedstufs
Potatoes and onions moderately active and firm
Receipts OF garden vegetables from Los Angeles light
Poultry in active demand, with prices firm.
Eggs advance again Butter and cheese unchanged.
Fairly active demand Tor fresh fruits.
Cattle, sheep and hogs before quoted
Large sale OF sheep pels Tacoma Francisco parties
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New York MONEY fnrkct

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.--aIoney on call firm at
Se13is per cent: ruling rate, per cent: closing
bid. = per cent. offered a 21s per cent.
Time loans easy 60 and 90 days 3i5 per cent
six months. 81 Z "A per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4@4lg per cent
Sterling exchange firm. with actual business in
bankers bills at s4.sz90a4.s5 for 60 day bills
and at s4.ST for demand
Commercial bills S4.S4ss a. $40
Bar silver. iSitc.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds irreg-
ular.
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TACOMA Dee 1s-A sale OF 1900 sheep
pelts the accumulation Of six months at the
plant of the Carstens packing company,
made yesterday to the Legallet Hellwig tanning
Company San Francisco. While the terms
private it is understood the consideration
about $4,000.
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Proyision.

Cured Meats-Bacon. 8 to 10 lbs, f61&c: 10 to
f2 lbs, 1J13c; light medium. lie: medium. 14c;
bellies. Il to IS lbs. 1515e; sugar cured. 8 to ;
lbs. 18c: to 10 lbs. IKE; 10 10 IL lbs. 161zc:
fancy sugar cured pc per ID. English cured
bacon 8 10 lbss 75sc: to 10 lbs. 17c; 10 to II
lbs. 1ei@c; eastern sugar cured hams, 16@161Se
for medium and 161ze for light, extra hne
brands, lie; California hams. 15c; ness beef
$11- so per b0; family, $2-50s extra family. S13;
extra prime pork 5000; clear, SO: mess, S21:
pig PORK. SIS; pigs fset. $5 for halt bbls So s.
for q ID kegs and $3.50 Tor kits; smoked beef.
1915 620c per ID.
Lard-Tierees quoted at Sc for California com
pound and l2c for California pure eastern pure.
12i5c for tierces; half bbls. pure, i2tzcs 80 ID
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Condition of. the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.--Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive Of the $15oO000 600 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balance, $156,309. .Q12; gold coin
and bullion, $29 1898, 2SI; gold certificates, s57-
0T4, 237.
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ss.l0 per 100 lbs; rye -four. $3.50: rye neal,
$3.50, rice -four, sS.S0El1: corn meal, SS25; ex-
ira cream do. S3.T5. cat meal. S4-7J; cat
groats. 81. 70; honiny. s3.6O654; bgcSwhest
Hour 81 20; whole wheat nour. $3.50; rolled
oats. bbls 81 .251s. in sacks Ss75; extra cream
do. 80; rolled wheat bbIs IS. in sacks $1,000
40; pearl barley, s5.4o; split peas, boxes, sJ2J
Q6.25 per 100 lbs.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Foreign Eufures
London Wool Sale.

LONDON. Dec. Is.--A sale OF Cape of Good
The offering amounted to 2ss. 4G5, OF which
l16 4C1 were sold The skins we'll grown.
but eastern strains were in heavy condition.
Home and continental buyers competed actively
and prices advanced. Long wooled skins gained
1s0tsd and short -wooled and coarse Lass.
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Flour and Farfnaceous Good.

Flour-Califernia family extras $500 6. 2f
net without discount: bakers extras, $5.6oe75 So
superhne. s4.40u 4.70; oregon and Washington
per bbl "a. .50d4.75 for family. bakers and pat
ents and $4@4.25 for cut o1; Kansas patents
$64o; do straight. $500; Dakota patents, $500
do straight, $6.10; first clear, S. 10.
Farinaceous Goods Prices in packages nei
cash. no discount, are as follows: Graham four
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Bank Clearinrs

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-Bradstreets bank
clearings report for the week ending December
IL shows an aggregate of $3, $50 945. 600. as
against S3 11s 3S4 600 last week and 81, 1885, 0S0,
900 in the corresponding week last year. The
following is list oe the cities:
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Northern business

SPOKANE. Dec. 1s.-clearings, s1,132, 474;
balances, Sl96,2{4
SEATTLE. Dec. 1S.--Clearings, S1,624, Al;
balances. $236. .492.
81 PORTLAND. Dec. 1s.-clearings, s1.oa7.T51;
ba alances 81 81 .49S.
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GRADES

shipped St ssnsss aSl
&c ss& 900
mark n r. $ u is q
10 r OF
last July and sold spot Assa % and
here $ pracd yhml Q n x xw pink n
advised
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Deciduou. and Citrus Fruft.

business in fresh fruits was OF fair propor-
tions fo- Friday. the demand for apples and
oranges, while not particularly brisk. being Of
a steady and continuous character. Several deal
ers stated that they disposed OF more OF these
fruits than at any Of the preceding days OF the
week. but only fancy fruit seemed to be wanted
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Pittshurg Dixidends

] PITTSBURG, Dec. 1S.-Ihe directors OF the.
! Westinghouse air brake company today declared
the regular quarterly dividend of ~ per cent,
payable January o.
! The regular quarterly dividend of per cent on
| the common and preferred stock OF the Union
switch and signal company also was declared
/ nda
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St. L.oui. Woo, Market

| ST. LOUIS. Dee. 1S--Wool steady; medium
grades. combing and clothing, 1919 Q1231sc; light
! fine, 1917 2oc. heavy fine, 10ia a Ice; tub
washed, o2@31c.
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northern wheat Market

OREGON
| PORTLAND. Dec. 1S.-Wheat, track prices
Climb 9Oc: buesten, 96c: turkey red, 93c; red
| Russian, SSc; valley, 92c.
- WASHINGTON
| TACOMA Dec. 1S.--Whest-hlilling Blue
stem, sgc Export: Bluestem, 94c; club. 9oc;
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Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COpPER STOCKS

BOSTON. Dec. ls.--uptton's wire says: The
market had fair rally at the close on short
covering. but do not think we have yet seen
iow prices Sell stocks on the strong spots and
they be taken back lower. There has been
real liquidation the past few days. Amalga-
mated smelters will sell 10 points lower. Greene
is exception. seliiug up TO 1las on the best
kind Of buying. 1t looks IL it was going TO
move at last. Tighten np on the rest OF me
lst at every opportunity
COPPER CLOSE
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NEW YORK, Dec. lS.--Bradstreet's tomorrow
viii say: Holiday trade shows further ex-
psusion and most cities report buying OF this
character equal to slightly in excess OF last
years. In some sections, particularly in the
south. holiday trade is not SO good as in 1907
The larger centers arc doing well and armies OF
shoppers are in evidence, but many small cities
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGo. Dec. 1s.--Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, steady; No spring wheat.
$l.o50f.07; No 3. 9scasiO6: No. red. s1.o2
@I o. No. corn. 57@57iic: No. yellow, 81
74@74Mc: good feeding barley. 56@56tc; fair
TO choice mating, 5Sls Ge4c; No. northwestern
naxseed, $l.47: prime timothy seed. S3.S5:
loose,. S7.I5dS.12ih; mess pork. per Dbl.
sl4. s, o5a 4 50; lard. per 700 lbs ss.15; short
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ALASKA SALMON PACK
This Years Output Compared With That OF the Preceding
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