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Wheat and Other Grains. Silver was higher again and Sterling Ex change lower. A London dispatch says that the advance is due to buying by Indian banks, presumably on Government account. In this connection It is noticeable that India has been rcniltttrp gold In considerable quantity. The Doric, which arrived on Saturday from Japan, brought 1.000.0UO yen to the London. Pans and -American Bank, Ltd.. and 300.0OO to the International Banking Corporation; fur ther amtunts are said to be on the way. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — $4 SOU Sterling Exchange, sight — 4 S4 Sterling Exchange, cables — 4 85 New York Exchange, sight. — 05 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — O7U fllver. per ounce — 53^4 Mexican Dollars — 42 Exchange and Bullion. A majority of the trade reported an "active market for Apples, something unusual for Mon day, and prices of high grade stock were »'rll sustained. About 4000 boxei of all grades were received from Humboldt and the receipt* from othes aectlons were liberal. The Spltien berg waa still tht firmest -description while of the other varieties Newtown Pippins and naldwlna had th« most call. ¦ Quinces wera of fering again, but attracted little attention, although the stock was of fair quality and was offered at easy rates., Choice offerings of Grapes In crates were Heady under a limited Inquiry for shipment oa the, Portland steamer. Trading In • Oranges was of a hand-to-mouth character, as most buyers were holding- off awaiting the auction . sale, which will be. held to-morrow. ¦ • . • . ...... Two cars of Cape Cod Cranberries were re ceived, yesterday. They are firmly h«ld at higher prices,- as the. market' Is bare of other descriptions and there are no . more expected from any source before Christmas.. Receipts of Strawberries consisted of a few small con sljrnments of the large variety, which sold fairly at about previous . price*. There were no Raspberries received. TCttaM&N** HTRAWBKRRIES— $3fl4 per chest for- the larKe varieties. ¦W.WBHj»3Mi#MMfi RASPBERRIES. per drawer. ; .-";-? , CRANBERRIES — Cap* Cod. «12fM3 p«r bbl. ¦ APPLES — Fancy Spitsenbergs. $1 75C2 per box; ether varieties, $161 50 for fancy. 75600c for choice 'and 25350c for common; Cbrtetmat Apples, II WQZ. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Chicago Gram Market. CHICAGO. Dec. 14.— Wheat exhibited rapid changes In valu»i to-dav, and from a strcnr *tart the market suddenly developed weakness WHEAT-Recelpts. , S2.400; exports. 25S35 •pot. firm: No. 2 red. BO^c; Xo 2 red fil U,! f. o. b. afloat: No. I Northern Duluth' uxllc t. ob. afloat; No I hard Manitoba, nominal f. o. b. afloat. Options openexl active and firmer on bullish statistics, closed firm Uc advanced JtoTrd*" We S5>4C ' JUlJr Cl °* NJ * WOOI,— Firm!' COFFKR— Ppot Rio. steady: Xo. 7 Invoice C-ic: ml!d. firm. Th» market for futures cl-«ed Hf-adv at a 'decline of Sff-15 points fisles. 131.000 bags. Including: December' «.?V: March. «.60e«.70c: Mav. 6.9037c; July' 7.f<f>C7.1. r )c; Peptemb*r. 7.25©7.33c. RUGAR— Raw. steady: refined, rteadr. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES— The market Is quiet, with demand light, but supplies are not being- pressed and the u>n» U'flrra. Common are ouoted at 4©4=;c: prime. 5@5Uc; choice. 6»ie6Jie: fancy. 6?i 67c. PRUNES — Are quiet and steady, with quota tions ramrlnr from 3*ic for 80-1G0* to 6Hc. APRICOTS— Are at 7S 41 4c for ehoice, 6*i© lOVic for extra choice and HOlKc for fancy. PEACHES— Are quiet: choice. 7U<ff7»;c; extra choice. 7«i0S%c; fancy. Oi{i?10He. New York Grain and Produce. FOR MONDAY. DECEMBER 14. Flour qr »ksl.. ». 428 1 Wool, bales .... 102 Wheat ctls 7.500' Screenings, sks. 1.813 Barlev' ctls ... 7.«30!Alfalfa seed, ska 1« Oati'ctls 1 60S U me. bbls 910 Corn" ctls ..... 12 Hide-. No 30 HeanV. ska .... 3.7841 Pelts. N<r .... 1.3M I'otatoea. «ks .. 4.S75 Tallow. ctN ... -3« Onions sks .... fiOO Chicory, bbls... 15 llran sks 315 Paper, reams... -43 MWdilngs. sks.I 20O Suwr. ctl. .... 1.05O Hay tons 01" Leather, rolls .. J3 Hops bales .... - 50 Wine gals .... 8S.J5O Muitardwed.sk -45 Brandy, gals .. 8.50O Feed - «ks 200 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks. .. 2.2081 Wheat, ctls . . . . 10,000 OREGON/. Potatoes, sks .. Si Onions, sks .... ; 2 Receipts of Produce. SEATTLE. Dec. 14.— Clearings, $815,947; balances, $114,085. TACOMA. Dec. 14.— Clearing. $430,901; bal ances. $:?$,<11C. PORTLAND. Dec. 14. — Clearings, $781,282; balances. $187,547. SPOKANE, Dec. 14.— Clearing. $446,450; balances, $41,33U. Northern Business. There was no further decline In Butter; but the market continued weal:, with large stocks on hand. .The situation In Cheese remained as for weeks pact, the market being over supplied and sluggixh. Eggs were quoted as on Saturday, and the market for ranch was quiet and easy, with the tendensy toward a lower range sof quotation*. Stocks are gradually Increasing, but the in crease Is so small that It Is almost impercepti ble. • - • • • Receipts were 39.RC0 lbs Butt«r. 570 cases Eggs and 2O0O lbs Cheese. - BUTTER— Creamery. 27ff2Sc for extras and 23i825e for seconds; dairy. 18fi24e: store But ter. 17%c; cold storage. 21Q2Gc; Eastern. 23$ 25o per Ib CHEESE— 12«12%e. for the general market. 13c for select mild new and HQlli^c for lower grade*: Young Amerlcaa. 13014c; East ern. IS^CieHc; Western. 14®15c per lb..." EOOS— Ranch. 47»48c for. choice and 45® 40c f-r small and mixed colors; store, nom inal; cold storage, 2SQ32^c; Eastern, 26#2S: for cold etoraee. ¦. ~-; #: ' Butter, Cheese and Eggs. PORTLAND. Dec. 14— WHEAT — Walla Walla. 71©72c; Bluesttm. 77c; Valley. 7Sc. The ship Vincent cleared to-day for Queens town or -Falmouth with 113,241 bushels of wheat. The barge Berer.ger,- for the same ports, cleared with 27.734 bushels, and tb«t Ad miral Halsen, for the aame ports, with 18.060 bushels. WASHINGTON. TACOMA. Dec. 1 1.— WHEAT— Unchanged. BlueMrm. 71c; Club. 74e. OREGON Northern Wheat ' Market. Following were the sales on the Paclfle Stock Exchange yesterday: • :. Morning 8eulon. 3C0 Andes 22f HOO Overman .... 23 40O Andes 2.1 600 Savage 42 C00 Choll*- 23 K00 Sierra Nev .. M KOO Chollar 22 100 Silver 11111 .. 75 200 Con C & Va.l 15 2OO rtah .....:.. ; 11 200 Mexican 1 10 MO rtah 12 100 Mexican ...1 07H 8(10 Yellow Jacket 22 50 Ophlr 2 05 ; - / Afternoon Session. ¦ 200 Andes ' ... 21f 3C0 Mexican 1 OO 300 Con C & V.I 12 H 2C«> flavag* -as 200 Con C & Va.l 10 200 Seg Belcher.. 07 200 Crown Point.. 17 200 Sierra Nev .. 82 300 Gould * Cur. 33 SCO Union Con ..-32 200 Oould ft Cur. S4j 2W) Utah ;u 300 Justice ...... 0* TONOPAII MINING EXCHANGE. Following were the. sales on the Ban Fran cisco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday: ' S^S Mornlnsr Session. 5T.0O* Esperanra ... 01 200 Ton Midway., r 48 100 Mont Ton ..1 35 M>0 Ton Midway. . 45 100 Rescue 07 4100 Ton .N 8tar. . i ,T2 COO Rescue 0S( 500 Ton N Star.. 33 400 Ton Bolmont. .-7»i . - • -¦ v ¦ Afternoon Session.'. . ' 600 Esperanz* ... 01 1 1100 Ton X SUr. . 31 600 Mont Ton.. 1 27%hC00 Ton N Star.. 30. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. MM Andes 20) 200 Ophir .2 00 "CO Con C & Va.l 15 SCO Sierra Nev .. 51 200 Crown Po'nt.. 17 200 Sierra Nev .. 52 2fjfl Gould A Cur. S3 S(O Union Con .. 52 SOO Mexican 1 00 _;. ¦ .„ . Afternoon Session. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. — The cotton ¦ martlet clo«ed quiet and steady, unchanged. The Cot ton Exchange will be closed December 25 and 20 and January 1 and 2. Nnv York Cotton Market. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14.— WOOL— Steadr: medi um rradts. combing and clothing, 17&21c; light fine. 15#17V6c; b'avy fine, 12*ri4V4c; tub washed. 20@31c. 5"/. Louis Wool Market. POL'LTBT— Dressed Turkeys; lSg23e per Ib; llv«. Turkeyn. lfl^20c per Ib: Gee«e. per pair. $1 75ft 2: Goslings. K'd'l 25; Ducks. S58ft per doxen for old and $ti@7 for young; Hens, $4 50 65 for email and . $5{?6 for large; young Boosters. $4 5095; old Roosters, $4 50©5; Fryers. $4*4 50; Broilers. $4©4 50 for large and $.1»3 50 for small; Pigeons. $1©1 25 per doxen for old and $202 25 for Squahv ' GAME — Mallard Duck's. $2 WVSn per dosen; Oanva«back $2 6O©3 .V);Hnrlr $2#2 60: Teal $1 25#1 50; Wld«eon. $1 25©1 50; *mall Duck* $1 25; Gray Geeae, $3; White Geese $1© 1 50; Brant $1 25 for small and $2 for large: Honkers. $5 for large and $4 for »roal|; Eng lish Snipe. $-1: common flnlpt. $1 76; wild Doves, $1 25; Rabbits. $2 for Cottontails and 81 25 for Brush; Hare. $1 50. The market for Poultry and Game were lib erally supplied and continued, rather weak, although buyers were operating more freely than at the clo«* of last week. Three cars of Western stock were marketed and there were large linen of local ttock offering that had been carried over from BatUrday. - Tur keys both live and dressed, were offering in limited quantities and prices stood about as previously quoted. Game was abundant and several kinds were ; quoted lower. The easier prices, however, tended to Increase the de mand and the. market was well cleaned up at the close. Poultry and Game. NEW YORK. Dec. 14.— Trading In rtork* to. <3sy fr!1 sharply below la«t r.eek's a'.erage ac tivity, the day's total hanlly rx'-ef-ding .V)O.WX) •hares The market, however, showed well tus t«ine*l ttrength and cloned firm at the tcp level tt the flay, -or near It. There wss considerable eirly he*itati<£i. but the gradual advance met with few setbacks and the occasional Intervals Of <Sujme*s »hen the buying was intermittent wen followed by no important reaction. The market was • disappointment to the b»ar ele nrrt. and their buying to rover furnished one <»f the important nuxtalr.irtgr influences. Jn Pennsylvania and United States Steel preferred rartlcularijr th»re was a repetition of the pres sure which k^-pt the whole market urt»ettl«-i <lurins the latter part of last week and whirh ¦ .;? believed 1 * the beam to hecsld a new de illr.c. There It a speculative party In the mar ket which avows the conviction that the recent considerable recovery In slocks has simply rep resented a normal reaction from th» preceding ; "<!• :.p- . decline and that *-lth the culmlna tinn of the recovery • der-line of frtlll greater force In in prosiiect. The short duration of last ¦week's reaction was in itself a discouragement to the' follawers cf this opinion, and they were inclined, to reverse their position when prices •teried upward asrain. The more cheerful tone of th* London market was a helpful factor her* and buying offers for London account gave it a substantial backing. . London took a more hirwfcl Tirw f.ti.n of the outlook for peace In the Far East and the discount market there »orked taeier. Sterllna- exchange here waa very firm, with a good demand for remittance. But gold waa again secured tn the London mar- V?t for *hipin«it to New York to the amount cf f2.000.000. Tlie announcement had the usual stirrulatirg effjet on the atock market. The Nsginninir cf the artrument in the Northern Secuiitie* case at XTBBhir.irton seemed to have *om« early repres^Me eCect en activity, but traders seemed to ccme to th«- conclusion that the possibility of a considerable delay still in th* <Seci*!rn. and the extent to which a possible , unfavorable decision had already been discount ed - left It unavailable for immediate further speculative commitments. The dividend on the Handird Oil Company stocks, payable to-mcr rrx*-. will b* the occasion for the disbursement of «!2.O0W.00O. and a number of other dividend payments will be made at the aamc time. Trie strergth of the market was pretty evenly dtffufed. tut Amalgamated Copier. I'nion Pa cific and Southern Pacific were notably strong their sains exceeding the two point mark. .A «trong demand for raw copper heln«d Amal- Itamatea. The ccld weather was suppoited to be *>f a^x-antage to the coal carrjtnjt roads »nd Jo the demand for reasonable merchandise lsMail I mr.'-liTf I ¦ „ , OS Bends were i!ot very acti\-e «nd about stenr Total rales, par value. $1.3$oooo " ' Unltfed States bond* were alf unchanged on the la«t call. NEW TORK STOCK LIST. etark. Sales. High. I/,*-. Clo«e. Atehl*»w 13.htio «>h *rm. <s > % Atchison pfd «0rt »2%, M?i^ in** Baltimore * Ohio 9.700 7914 78 14 79 l-.«.lr A Ohio )'.;. 300 utt \ t& >7'-, Canadian Paciflc .. 1.&00 11:1', jjs', nou Orel, cf X J , 153 I Oiet & O'jIo COO 37"* S2\ ffjli \ ( 't.u a co A- Alton .. TOO .-avj S5 2,»,t <¦.'! A Alton r'<l.. 'J'i <>»j €HK tt>-Z t'M Ot Western .. 1.200 16 15% 15s! <'hi G: W B pfd "71Z Chlcmg? A N W 300 I(J3»« l«n«i lt>4 ' <Thl "7>r & Trans bii rhl T & T nfd 100 18 is 17*. C C C * Ft Louis.. 300 75 75x 75' Colorado ,Fouth«T3 .. run 74 \ 74 Colorado Southern .vxt 14%.' 14 14 'j Col Bft Ul pfd.... lofl 54 54 M Ool So 24 cfd * ***> 23H 22*4 »U Delaware & Hud . 300 :r,s\ l.'.s . IM4 Del. Lac A Wert 242*» Denver A Rio Or.. 200 22 22 22S Tt A K G cte BOO 72>i 72«4 72»« Erie 79.400 30*1, 2»», W>H Erie Jet pfd 2,100 «*H fc7»* «8 Krie 2d prd 1.900 00 T 4 49% M»* r^t Northern pfd.- Ifi5 Hocklr* Valley ........ 74 H'.'k'.r.* Val pfd. 100 M'j MH v < Illinois Central ... 1.200 129Vs 12>>% I2»H Iowa Central ltt»4 Ioua On Df d . . 3ti Kan C P^utHern .. 1k% Kan C Be rfd.-.. 34 ij Louia 4 N»»hvi;> 3,390 I0?H 1<I.',», 107 * Macbattaa L .... 2.300 141 >, 140«h 144*; Metropolitan Et .. 2.IKW 122*4 I 2 ' 1 * 1*1% Xczi- York Stock Market. . B\GS— Grain Bagsi SJiSUc; San Quentln, 5.55c; Wool Bags, 22$3.V;; Fleece a*wlne, 7h<P He; Cotton Fruit Bags. 6^c. <J%e and 7V4e for the three grades; Brown Jute, «H@'Hc. -COAL — Wellington. $S per. ton; New Wel lington. $S: Seattle. $C 50; Bryant. $0 50; Bea ver Hill, $5 50; Standard. $7; Roslyn. $7; Coos Bay. $5 50r Greta. $7; Wallsend, $7i Rich mond $7 50; Cumberland, $13 in bulk and $14 25 In sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $14; Welsh Anthracite Egg, $13; Welsh Lump, 1 $11 50; Cannel, $S 50 per ton; Coke. $11 50» 13 per ton In bulk and |ir» In sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions. $11 45. per 2000 lbs and $12 80 per long ton, according to brand. | . OILS— Quotations are for barrels; lor ca»e3. add 5c. Linseed. 45c per gallon for boiled and 4.tc for raw; Castor Oil. In cases. No. 1, 70c; Bakers' AA $1 10S1 12;. Lucol, 14c for boiled and 42j> for raw; China Nut. 55©70c per. gallon; Coeoanut Oil. 'n barrels, 6Sc for Ceylon and 05c for Australian: extra bleached winter Sperm Oil 80c: natural winter Sperm OH 75c; extra bleached winter Whale Oil. CV; natural Whale Oil COc* extra winter Strained Lard 'Oil, 83c; No' 1 Lard Oil. 75c; pure Ncatsfeot OH, 75c; No! 1 Neatsfoot Oil. We: light Ken-Ing Oil. 45c; dark Herring Oil. 43c: Salmon Oil, SSc; boiled Fish Oil. 40e; raw Fish Oil. SSc; boiled Paint Oil 33c; raw Paint Oil. 33c. COAL 6rL— Water White Coal Oil In bulk. 15>4c; Pearl Oil In cases, 22c; Astral. 22c; Star, 22c: Extra Star. 2«c; Elaine. CSc; Eocene. 25c: deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk. 17c; In cases 23Vjc: Beniine. tn bulk, 13c; :n cases, l'JVic; • S6-decree Gasoline. In bulk. 21o; In cases. 27 He- TURPENTINE — SOc per gallon in cases and 74c In drums and Iron barrtls. RED AND WHITE LEAD— Red Lead. C,\i9 7c per Ib; White Lead. OV407c, according to quantity, RICE—^hlna No. 2. $4 35fi4 45; No. 1. $3 75 «?5 »O; extra No. 1. $tt 25frO 5<»; Hawaiian. $5 25; Japan. $5 25fi5 80; Louisiana. $4 304? SUGAR— The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes as fallows, per Ib, In 100-lb bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5.05c: Powdered. B.nOe; Candy Granulated, 5.60c; Dry Granulated, fine, ft. 40c; Dry Granulated, coarse, 5.40c; Fruit. Granulated, 5.40c: Beet Granu lated (100-lb bags only). 5.20c: Confectioners' A 5.40c; Magnolia A. 5c; Extr* C. 4.90c: Qolden C» 4.30c; • < D." 4.70c; barrels, 10c more; half barrels, 25o more: boxen, 50c more; ¦ 60-lb bags. lOc^ more for all kinds. . Tablets— Halt barrels. 8.00c: boxes, G.U.c; II. & E. -Crystal Dominc*. 8.40c per Ib. No orders taken for lets than itventy-flva barrels or Its equivalent; General Merchandise. EASTERX MARKETS. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. — The visible supply of grain on Saturday, December 12, aa com piled by the New York Produce Exchange, U a* follow*: Wheat. 34.S04.000 bushels: In creA«e 2 205,000 bushels. Com, 5.3n3,0n0 Dush els- Increase. »000 bushels. Oats. 8,227.000 bufheis; Increase, 102,000 bushels. Mye, 1 l."0 OCO bushels: decrease, 1CO.00O bushels. Barley. .VJ32.00O bushels; Increase, 90,000 bur.hels. Visible Supply of Grain. CHICAGO. Dec. 14.— CATTLE— Receipts, 24.000: steady: good to prime steers. $i KOflr 5 75; poor to medium. f.1fil 75: stockers and feeders; $1 75«?4; cow*. $1 50©3 00; heifers, $1 7.Viiri: canners, $1 50^2 35; bulls. $1 75^4; calves, $2g5 25. HOGS— Receipts to-day. 48,000; to-morrow. 30.000: steady to 5c lower; mixed and butch em' $4 ».Vfi4 70; good to choice, heavy. $4 Mlv 4 70; rough heavy. $4 40f»4 B5r light. $4 353> 4 t'5:'bulk of sales. $4 45«4 CO. SHEEP— Receipts. 2000; sheep steady tn 10c higher; lambs steady: good to choice wethers. $S .W&4; fair to choice mixed, $2 5003 40; Western sheep. $2 75S-1 70: native lambs, $4@ 5 75; Western lambs, $3 75©6 50. CHICAGO. Eastern Livestock Market.' Min n* St Liuis.. loO CO CO SO Mlisourl 1'acin-j .. S.ttUM u:« 91"^ »2% M K * Texas .. K!O 17*i 1~% 1T'» i M K * t sf j — 4(>o ::a\ ;«•, 5$'± Nat It of Mex pfd 37>4 N Y Central 1, 5m) Hb%i H7\ H8S Norfolk .v "West.. l.U*) 57»i 57 57Si Nor & W*« nfd 87 Nor Securities M'i Ontario & Ueit .. I.hiki 21\ 21*» 21»* Pennsylvania S5.N00 117"* 115S 1I7S P C C & St I>culs f^>' Reading 27.6OO 44^ 4.'tU U% Reading Sd nfd .. 100 (fliu (X)^ k»i, Reading 1st pfd 100 77>£ 77 u 7«!, Rock Island Co... 13,300 2H 25>i 25T« Rrrf-k Is Co ofd .. 4dO «ii^ oi Va 61 Vi Kt L * S K in pfd . m ?t L & t? P 2,1 pfd. 2tlO 45 45H 44 Ht I>sui« S W 14 Ft L . S W pfd .... 300 ":«" :Vi"4 ;J2* 4 t-t Paul pfd ' j; 1T) . Bootbera Railway . .',.4<>o 21 20>i •"ot! j £outhe, a R>- r f.j.. ww 77 ,- 77 * 7 -rf \T~xas & I'antif.. 7<«» 2.*.^ 24^. 25ii Tol St L * W«.. i.« 2P» 21 il r 'l T. St L & W P M.. ,n,, M ?J S3 T» Tr.on Pacific .. r-l.l.fT 77'i 77-I 77'i I nion Pacific rf.i . V \\-l^n r-M 42.JMJO :i7% XiiH .{71. £*•*"»? «* Krie .._ ui\ Wisconsin «entral .... ji ( t* Wis Ont pfd 400 S8 ' b'% ?,'%, Expren Companies— I Adams oo . American United States » nells-Fargo, .,'i Mis cells nrou,— - K " Amal Copper 5n.2fin <7t; 45 47 Amer Oar & V.... a«t isTi 1HV, isU I Amer r-ar.Ar F pfd. . f.it AfflT 1. Oil , ' a * Aracr !. Oil prd... ...•.;¦ ¦..;;¦ '.'.'.'. 2s» Amer Loco '" SOQ 143. 14U l*i; I Amer Isx-i pfd fc I An:«r B & P.*t 1«,«K« 50«4 4S V 4S% An-.cr S & Hef 400 yo*i fKi'^ 90^ Ancr Si.-yar R»f... 13,200 324» A 122- a 123-'-4 AnmcottOa Min Co.. :ajo 7« 70 77 ' Rrty.klvn R Trans*. 2T».:ii)<> 4?\ 4Si; v.> «-oio Fuel it Iron.. 4fx» 2S«4 27 "~K Ool i- Hock Ccal.. 2(» I2»i 12% I2'i <V.n« Gap soft ist% 1RI l^'i I G»n nectrlc 700 ira 1«4 lfiTi'i Int*r Paper ifiS Inter Paper pfd fa Ii:tPr Pumo 23 Ir.ter T^arr.p pfd ;... 70 5^st HfTuit 3fl!4 Nnt I^ead i',v North An;er 73 Piicifl- Mat] • 25 people's Gas 2.«'X> »S'-i H75 4 U~*', rrfH'rt S «^r 2O0 26 2C 2.">'m Prwfo! ? fir pM ' 6-Vi Pullman Palace Car 21.1 Republic Steel fit^, Republic Steel pfd. 1.400 4flt^ .TO^ 3*1^ Rubber Grxwls 300 IS 17 l 4 IS Rubber Gccds pfd , 70 Tern Coal A Ircn. 1.100 5.1 ttK 32K V S Leather 200 7U 7»i "iK I" S leather pfd... COO 76>i 75>i 75 s i r " Rcbber :. ..:. S D S RubVr pfd... 30ft 39 >i 3!>i; .T.» U S £t'«l 4.200 10%, 10\i KVVi r s stoei pfd.... K9.000 5t 5214 m«4 Western Union $7 Shares sold 535.700 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK. Dec 14. — Bonds transitions of United Railroads of San FrnnHsco: 1000 at $75 25. 5000 at $75. $2600 at $75 50. NEW YORK BONDS. V S ref 2s reg..lO5V4 Hockinr Val 4Us.lf>5»; Do coup IOC i Louis &-N uni 4s.lO!>^4 Do .'!s reg 107'4 ; Manhattan c g 4s. 101 '£ Do coup Ifi7'« Mexican Cent 4s. 77% Do new 4s Rtf.lSSH] V«y 1st Inc J4t; Do coup 13-IVMinn * St L 4s.. ftr.s. Do old 4a reg.. 109 M K A- T 4s »r,Kl Do coup 110 1 Do 2ds 77>i Do 5s re S lOlli'N R R of M c 4s. 75 Do coup 101 1., IN J Cent g 5s... HO Atch ren 4s lOOHJN Y Cent g 3«4s. n»% Do adjt 4s 87 jNor Pac 4g I02 T £ Atlantic C L 4s. ai Do 3s 7s»i IJalto M Ohio 4S.1OOT4 Nor & West c 4s. W5H - Do 3«4s Ki O S L 4s & Par. J»2H Cent of Ga 5s 103'.* Penn conv 3'is.. 3.1U Do 1st inc «l Read Gen 4s W t f. «-hes & Ohio 4U«.iri2i,'st L & I M c r.s.lll rhl & Alton .1U.ii. 75V, JPt l,tSF fg 4s. R4&. r II 4 O new 4*. »2>; St L S W lrts. fit r- M & S P g «».110 S*abcard A L 4s. TtK rhl & N W c 7s. 131 Southern Pac 4s.. K7»i C R I * P U R 4s C9T»| Southern Ry 5s..ll3U Do col 5s 74 I Tex & "Pac Ists 115 C r C & S L g 4s. O.IUlTol St L * W 4?" (»»; Chi Term 4,« 76 Union Pac 4a ...Ifc2«i Colo F & I 71 Do conv 4* ... 8.%u Con Tobacco 4s.. r.;u|r r Steel 2d 5s ffl>4 Colo & So 4s M : V Wnbash Ists . 113S? D Ic R G 4«.... »»Hj Do Deb B .. * mil Erl" rricr lien 4s. 0RU; Wheel A L E 4s S7 Do pen 4s fcS*; 1 Wis Cent 4s ..." H0K Ft W tr D C lMn.102'4' "* ' NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. I > dams Con 11|LIttle Chief 0« Alice SO.Ontarlo e 00 Rrrece lOiOnhir ! . 2 f 0 Brunswick Con ... O-iiPhoenlx .... " cc, Com?tock Tunnel . . 0.V Poto«i on <"on Cal & Va 1 IO; Savage ' ?« j Horn Silver ......I OsliJjerra Nevada '£ < Iron Silver 1 MFmall Hopes ..'" "is I I^advill^ Con ... C2 Standard . 2 00 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDs! Money — Westlnrh Com ' TA fall loar.* fff6»; Mininr— Time loans .*»flG'£ Adventure «»T' Bonds— Allouez 1* AichlFon -U M Amaliramated' ".'.'. 4«Ti M C? ,r ent 4 * ' ' ' W DaI >' ... .15" Railroads— nineham 20U Atnhison fiRU «'ai um< . t & lUc^AM Do prefd 92'i Centennial i'i' Bo«fon * Albany. 244 Copper Ranre'"' in« Bo«ton & Maine.130 | DorAlnlon Cwi " " 74^ Boston L 140 ;Franklln .. ' ,?« N T N II 4 II..10C Isle Royale Ai ritrhbUTK prefd.. 1.1(1 Mohawk ,? H Union Pacific ... 7» Old Dominion o M;j, Central .... 3!4jO»ce<,U ....?. " r 2 Miecelianeoua— .Pnrrct .... "* oi Amer Suirar 12SH Qulncy Zl Do prefd 120U Santa F« CoDDer' ii- Amor Tel * Te|.124« Tamarack ?T 8 « f Dominion I & 8.. «i; Trinity 8 ?f General Electric. If3 United State* ii'* u «" EJ^tric ... 20 Utah .......;• "»' w. 1 ? 0 pr r. M ™ Victoria -? V. nl J*2 Frult ••••"«>; Winona jit u » Steel 1014 Wolverine ...:::" £d Do prefd 631$ OT *» The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock, delivered In San Francisco, less >o per cent yhrlnkage for Cattle: CATTLE— Steers. 8©Dc; Cows and Heifers. 7©t>c: th!n Cows, 4®5c per Ib. CALVES — Ift4",4e.per Ib (cross weight). SHEEP— Wether?. 3%«j4c; Ewes, 3»iQ3HiC per !b (grosrs weight). LAMBS — 4W65c per Ib. HOGS— Llvo Hogs. 140 to ISO lbs. 5Uc; over ISO lbs, 5c; Sows, "JO per cent off; Boars, 50 per cent off. and Stags 40 per cent off from above quotations. The' demand and supply about balance and tht market show* no change. , DRESSED MEATS. Wholee-ilp rates from slaughterers to deal ers are as fellows: BEEF — tj'i^Ho tor Steers and Cfi«o per Ib fcr Cows*. v .«.¦ • . ---. VEAL— Large. 8B9c; small, Olga'.ic-per Ib. 1HJTTOX— Wethers. 6©SVic; Ewes, SftS>4e per Ib.' - -• LAMB— 0V4© 10c per Ib. PORK— Dressed llogy. 70S He Dfr Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. v- Meat Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. — The London tin mar ket was tirm and substantially higher, closing at an tidvem-o oi £1 2s (id to .L124 2s 6d for spot and £125 7a 6.1 for futures. Locally tin was gulet and higher, spot closing at $27.25. Copj-er was unchanged at £56 11h (id for spot and 5* hisher at £.M Kte for futures. Locally copper was firmer. Lake is quoted at $12 5C® 12 U2'4. electrolytic at $12 25Q12 5O and cast- Ing at $12 12S&12 37>j. Lead advanced 2s Cii to £11 <1s 9d in London and was alco hirher locally at $i 25. Spelter was 5a higher at £21 7s Cd In Lon don, locally spelter was nominally unchanged at $5 25. 'Iron clcs«d at 4Ss Od in Glasgow and at 41s 'id In Mtddlesbcro. Locally iron was un chano-fl. No. 1 foundry, northern, $15@1G: No. 2 foundry, northern, S14.'al5; No. 1 foun dry, southern, and No. 1 foundrj'. eouthern sofe, $13 .'«iH. New York Metal Market. Potatoes ru!«d weak, with the market still overloaded with poor stock. There was a heavy accumulation of river Bu'rbanks on the wharves and they wera quoted lower. Sup plies of the best Salinas and Oregon Burbanks were well up to requirements and prices stood as previously quoted. SwceU were weak and sales at the top quotation were rare. There was an abundance of carried over stock on hand • and five itars of .fresh stock- were, re ceived. Onions were unchanged, with ' the market rather weak.- • S -• •¦ Receipts of from Los Angeles ¦were heavier than usual.- aggregating over SCO packages. Despite the heavy receipts the mar ket ruled firm, and choice lots continued to bring high prices. Receipts 'of Bay Tomatoes were very light -and as the offerings were of good quality prices had a sharp advance. Wrapped stock from the south readily com manded the top quotation, while unwrapped lots ranged from 75<gS5c per 'crate. . Mush rooms were more plentiful owing to the re cent rams and prices were shaded. : POTATOES— Burbanks from the river. C0# SOc per ctl: Salinas Burbanks $1@1 45 per rll; Oregon Burbariks, S."»-ffjSi 05 per ctl: River Reds. 60©C5c per ctl; Sweet Potatoes, 0"cySl 10 per ctl. . .. • ONIONS— $191 20 per ctl. VEGETABLES— Green Pee?. 3S5c per Ib; String Beans. 609c per Ib: Wax. 76 10c: To matoes. 73c©$l per box for bay and 76c4r31 per crate for Los Angeles; Summer Squa6li from Los Angeles, $1 per box; Cabbage, 50c per ctl; Carrot*. SOc per sack; Cucumbers. per box; Garlic. «r&7o per Ib: Effg Plant. 5 filOc per Ib; Dried Peppers. 5©Sc per Ib . for Stockton and 11<I1214c for southern; Dried Okra. 12%c per In; Green Peppers 0@10c per Ib; Mushrooms. 20fi25c per Ib; Marrowfat and Hubbard Squash. $10(312 per ton for round lots and Vjfi'lc per Ib for sacked. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— Dec. March. May. ¦ Opening g *H *** ¦Closing <> **•* . 6 •»*• PARIS. Wheat— Dec. Mar-June. i Opening 2<>55 20 70 I Clfflng 20 oi _0 i'i Flour — iOrwninir 28 15 27 83 :Ci«in S ¦»H 27 90 Foreign Futures. There Is nothing further to report in Beans, the market being quiet and unchanged. BEANS— Bayos, $2 304J2 40; Pm, $1; But ter*. $3 25; small White,' $2 SStf.'S: . large White. $2 iOtfi <:0: Pink, $2 «5«r2 75; rted. $.1 50; Lima $.".©3 10: Red Kidneys, $4&4 23; Blackeye. $2j?2 15 per ctl; Hors« Beans, $1 So 62. SEEDS— Brown Mustard. $"; Yellow Mus tard. *2 05?t2 85; Flax, $1 SOtfl "»: Canary. b\f. -we for Eastern; Alfalfa. 11614c: Rare. l?;H?2V-c: Timothy, G@«»£c;. Hemp. :J'/»Cf : M3C per Ib: Millet, SflltUe; Broom Ccrn Seed. $20» 2a per ton. DRIED PEAS— Gieen, $1 S0®2 per ctl. Beans and Seeds. On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was nrro. Creameries. 16§25c; Dal ri»» 14ii25c. Eggs, decidedly strong. 2flVi629c. Chf'«?e. !'>(§10'!»c. . ¦ E? ? ? -S ? -¦ = 3g : 32 z~. 5 * 6TAT1ONE. It ?§:-Hg§ ?" * r "c I r T I ? • • ¦ B«k*r 30.42 54 22 FE «1cu<!y .^t r«-«Tn W..TM «S 22 S Pt.CIdy .00 K"r»ka Srt.Sfi *A 44 H •"lccjJy ."1 Faratlon :.-©.27- S4 52 NE Pt.CIdy .« i.-.-... M.Z* L* 34 NW Pt-CMy .<«< Ftegrtaff -iO..-.4 44 14 P Clear -«X) Pomtelln .- :»,4« 3» 28 SE Clear Tr. Icdei*r.<;ersi;c .:!>T^ M 33 SE Ooudy .Ot» !>-.* AiyreU*... .-».!•: 7» 4»* BW Cl-ar .00 nt Tamalrai*. :»).. TO 5T 44 SK Pt.CIdy .< 7 Nor:h He«J. . .3»>.*i» T.2 44 SE Rain ..Vt Phoenix ...... 5»».»k 7" 3<; W <:iear . ."(» rrtrtUnl 3'».1O 44 40 N Rain ' .22 Pcirt Reyes.. ¦>.£*) £3 61 «'*!m «"leur .11 nt^ Bluff W.« M 4«« S Foggy Tr. Hosctwrg ?,0.!4 «2 4<» S Cteudjr .<-<• fi.uwsio ./M>.Ti T-0 4« SW Oou»i? Tr. Uke. .W.4S 40*24 SW Clear Tr. t=an Fr»noiFco.3i».3<« 7.1 ."•<> N . CUoudy ,t»j San L. OUspo.3y.22 72 44 N Pt.C:idy .««> Pan Diego So.UJ >'A 4* N Char .00 Seattle O9.XM 4«» 84 SE Rain . .M Krokane :tft.Z* .'52 2" H Snot- .«.\ Tat-wh -a>.9S !*» 42 S Cloudy >4 Wi!!» Wi::a..3i).C(l » 22 XV.' Cloudy -<08 Wlnneir.uc<-a .»».«« 42 lti E " Cicudy .<k) YwHUt 50. 1« 72 SS NW Cle^- .00 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pr^?sure ha* rie«-r. over The southwestern | purtlcn cf the rountrj- and has fallen slowly j ever tie rirrth» ?stern itanlun. A moderate etorm i* Jin« *|.pro«'-Mng Ihe crast of t\'as!i ingtan. Bain b«j falJ»-n . ceneraliy jilong :he coei«t from EureJc* northward. The tf-mj-era'-ui-e has rtw-n about 10 degrees i at P.ofcl.vf and at Loe Ange'e!. A mb^muru >lftd vlority of 4" rr.ne« p*r j hcur. frern the •outhe«*t. is r*r>orted at North Hea.l. t>oul'i<r«s* storm T.»rr.:ng» are displayed from I'oJnt Ix>lxj« r.ci thTard. . • Foret-nst rcud^- ai rVancirco for thirty endms nidaight, December 15: >.'onn*rn «'^:;ff>roia — Cluudy. unsettled weath er Tuesday, prohab'y siiow^rs; lisht north wisd. iharglns to southeasterly. Sotiilwrn California— i.'loudy Tuesday: light rarth »mds. chanp-inc to southwesterly. Neva-Js — <~lmidv Tu'wia;-; warmer. f^en Fran'-Ssco ard vicinity — Cioudy Tuesday. prptebtjr fho*.cr»; frcxh southeast winds. A. G. McALUE. District For«rcastcr. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour Jarre's ".S00 11,100 ' wCeat bu7h.ls ,»:«> l»:«0 : (^orn bvshels S08.4CM £l-5^ ! Oats: bushel, 254.000 107.700 ! u'arl'ey bushel. 120.200 27,500 THE COAST RECORD. Hops are steady and- unchanged. Messrs. John Barth t Son. writing from Nuremburg. Germany uniJer date of November "20. give the following figures on tho .Continental crop: Yield for all Germany. 41D.00O cwt. aga'n.-t 4CG (ion cwt last year: all Austria 113.000 cwt. aealnst 184.000 cwt last year; France. 57.000 cwt against 50.000 cwt: Holland and Belgium. 3.1000 cwt against (55.0CO cwt; Russia. KO.OOO cwt against (iO.OOo cwt. making a total yield for the Continent of 712,0tJ0 cv.t, against S25, 000 cwt last year. HIDES AND SKINS — Culls and brands sell about IWfl under quotations. Heavy salted Sfers 0c! medium. Nc: light. 7Hc; Cow Hides. 7i?.e for heavy and t\«c for light; Stags. 5c; Salted Kiu. 9ei Raited H'eal. 10c: Salted Calf. 10«ic- dry Hide?, l.">c; dry Kip. 13c; dry Cc'.T ISc; Sheepskins. .-l^aniaK^. '.'5@3Oc eacn, short Wool. 40<fifi0c each: medium. 70390c; Lonir Wool. $1®1 '<<>'• Horse Hides, salt. $2 75 for larg* and $2© 2 50 for medium. $1 gfi ftl 75 for srr.all and 5O? far Colts; Hors» Hides dry. SI 75 for large and $1 50 for me dium. $1&1 23 for small arid 50c for Colts. Buck Skins — Dry Mexican. :ilc; dry raited Mexican. 25o; dry Central American. :;lc. Goat FklM— Prime Angoras, 75c; large and smooth. COc- medium. 35c: smal^ 20c. TALLOW— No. 1 rendered. 4%c per Ib; No. 2. 4c; sreas*. 2^C3e. WOOL— Fall- clip — San Joaquin Lambs'. 9Q lie; Middle County. U@12c: Northern Free. HCil2c; Northern -Defective. lO^llc: Humboldt and Mendoclno. 12©14e^ Nevada, 13@15c; Ore gon tine. ISfllOc: Oreson medium. 17c per Ib. HOPS— IDS 22c per Ib for California. Hides,' J Vool, Tallow and Hops. Cash quotations as follows: Flour. «t'ad> . No. 2 spring wheat. 82c; No. 3. T«gSOc: No. 2 red, Sl-;<as.l%c; No. 2 corn. 42c: No. 2 yel low 44c- No. 2 o«ts. 35c-; No. 3 whlto. 34 >^ 9 :!7c; No. 2 rye. 51V*c : saod fee«l!ng barl;j'. r<S^©::«iVio- fair to choice malting. 43W>ic: No 1 flax' seed 83>^c; No. 1 Northwestern. SI 00>4: prirfe timothy seed. $2 95: mess pork Per barrel. $11 DCffU «2H; lard per HO I pound* $« 47H0G 5(»: short ribs sides (lco»e). I $u 12»Ve« 37Vi: short clear sides (boxed). i*C12V.©0 25; whisky, basis of high wines, I $1 27:* clover, contract grade. $11. Threatening weather and -Jarg$ .receipts have" weakened the Hay market and dealer* .yester day quoted a lower range of prices. The mar ket Ib very sensitive and easily affected by the weather Hran and other FeedituKs are re ported steady and unchanged. URAN— $1» &wti20 SO per ton. MIDDLINGS— $2« 60<&2S 50 per ton. SHORTS— $18 WJtfrft SO per ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley. $24S25 per ton- Oil Cake Meal at the mill, $27 #28 u0; Jobbing, $2!«&3O; Coeoanut Cake. $21@22; Corn Meal $29630; Cracked Corn, $2!) 50&30 50; Mixed Feed, $22 6(."323; Horse lieans, $;s0fF4O per ton. HAY Wheat $13 nOBlC: Wheat and Oat. »l»$fl5 50: Oat $12014; Wild Oat. $11 50® IS 50- Barley. $12ftfl.1 50: Slock, nominal — none here;' Alfalfa. $10«12 60 rer ton. ' • STRAW — 10QW>c per bale. Hay and Feedstuff s. Luit This I-art Stations — 21 hc-ure. season, season. Rurekn O.oi 14.5« 1».<W Red Bluff Tr. K.7K 12.<i2 «.01 3.W 5.::w Pan Francisco (».«n •• 4.W 5.10 Freeno 0.0<i «.r^ 3 13 Independence. O.ftO n.42 o.k*J •>-£n Luis ObisjKj O.W) "o.»i 4.t«2 !>^s Ansele* 0.00 ".41 3.2O s^an Diego O.OO O.I0 S.V& 'The follc»-l^e are the eea«onal rainfalls to dvt*. as compared with those of came date last reeson, and rainfall in latt twenty-four hours: il2<nh Meridian— Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14—5 p. rn Weather Report. Jeremiah and James T. Donovan and Mary K. McCarthy to Mary E. Maxwell, lot on \V line of Polk street. 4i>:« S of Gre«n, S 21 by W M:«; $10. . Joseph H. and Mathllde M. Scott to George K. Fitch, lot tin N lln» of Hayes street. 137 . i» E or Lacuna. K 35:1 » a by N 12»>: $10. Sarah and Jose:>h MIer to Llasetle Dinkel spiel, lot on S line of Hayea street. 240 VV of Webster. W :J5 by 3 137:«; $10. Antonio I^iolo to Morris Green, lot on W line of Sacramento street. 3t:J» W> of Stetner, W 29 by M 103; $10. Sarah A. CcsgTove to Margaret J. McCor mick, lot on X line of Halght street. SO Wo! Lyon. W ::5.by N 1W>; $10. James -A. and Mary A. Squire to Katherin* A. Ward, lot on SE corner of Waller street and, Masonic avenue. S 33 by E 105; $10. Frank* R. and Sophie Grannis to Laura K. Isaacs and Ellxabeth R. Smith, lot oa N line ot Sacramento street. S7:C E of Spruce, E 25 by N 127 :*>*; gift. Goldlv Collins (wife of J. J.) to Antonctte G. Baldwin, lot on E Has of Stanyan street. 143 S of Parna*su». a 25 by E 1CS:4; gift. Antonette G. Baldwin tu Guy Lathrop, same; gift. Mary B. Elliot to Harrv C. Best, lot on E line of Noe street, 2D0 X of Fourteenth, X 25 by E 182; $lo. George T. and Margaret G. Smart (Gallavan) to J. A. Dowling. lot on" W line of Alabama street. 101 N of Twenty-sixth. N 25 by W 100; $10. Jeremiah J. Gallavan to James, Margaret and Daniel Gallavan, same: %v>. Daniel Gallavan to Margaret Gallavan, same; *1". Laura Goodman to Richard McCana (trustee of the estate of Catherine McCann). lot on 3 line of Twenty-fifth street. 123:9 \V of San chei. W 29:7 by S 11-t; ?10. Lou:»e A. Schussl?r to Herman F. A. Schuss ler, lot on S line of Ellis street. «7:<$ E of Taylor. E 20 by S «!2:«: $10. O. R. an.l Matt'e E. Bowles to B. Brjtln-ix. undivided l '~ cf lot on N r.n* of Uusli <•'..('*. 8M:« E of Jones. E 4!> by N 137 :R; $2500. Catherine Paine (a Nikolaus Wels. lot on NE line of Kate street. 2::5 SE of Bryant. SE 2i> by NE 5(>: *10. Thomas and Catherine Fanning to EJIen Ax till, lot eommrneins KKilO^ E of Sixteenth ave nue at intersection of S line of Taeoma street projected E <S:1)£ S 125. W 50:2. N to be ginning; $12CO. Mary M. B. Martin to William P. and Eliza beth I. Foster let en S line of C street. 2«:S \V of Elzhth avenue. W M4 by 9 10O: $10. Stephen and Mar>' E. Potter and Harrison A. and Clara W. Jones to Isaac Llebes. lot on W line of Fourteenth avenue, 100 S of C street. S C.'i by W 127 :«; $1*>- Mary A. Patterson to William Witts, lot on W line of Whitney street. SO N of Randall, N 70. \V 02. SE S3. E 4S, lots 3 and 4. block 2»J. Falrmount; $10. Lovell an.l Laura L. White to Nora Sullivan, lots 2» to :rj. block F. Silver Terrace: $1100. Caroline C. Calhoun to J. B. Painter Com pany lot on, SW corner of Faraltanes street and Capitol avenue. \V ISO by S 125. lot 3. block I. Railroad Homestead; $10. J B Company to Mary and Dora thi.-> Fra»en. «ot on W line of Capitol' av«nne. f.0 S of Farallone* street. S 75 by W 105. lot 5 block I. same; «10. -1'Ji Fame to Mary E. Senntr (wife of William). \nt on S line of Farallones street. 105 W of <*ailtol avenue, W 75 by S 125. lot 8. block I. Railroad Homestead Association; also lot on \\ line of Capitol avenue. 25 S of Farallon^s street. S 23 by W 105. lot 5. block I. same: $io. George and Sarah S. Baldwin to 8. Ducas Company (corporation), lot 10. block Z.O. South Fan Francisco Homestead and Railroad Asso- Cl Andrea and Maria Rovegno to G. B. Roveg r.o. lots 14 and 15. block A. G«tz Addition to Lnkeview. quitclaim deed: $5. Sarah A. Cosgrove to Margaret J. McCor mick. lot on S line of Minerva street 20O E of Mjrengo. E 2tJ<> by S 125. lot 2. block Q. Railroad Homestead: $10. Peter and Mary McCarthy to Nelli* Bond, lot on E line of Laguna street. 25:8 8 of Green wich. S 2tt:8 by E 62:8: $10. • Daniel Eln-teln to w'illiara B. and Eda E. Dowllnj. lot on W line of Ljron street 100 9 of California. S 25. W 140.10^. XE 25^1.. E 13 Job*D.*and Maria G. WUlsorf to Heartett* Sittenfeld. lot on Xff corner ' ?* ™™ « *%£ and Parker a vena*. N 113. SW 407:0^. S 1-3. E Su < san & J. $ Whltehouse to Patrick and Jessi. Toomey. lot en N lin*. of Sacramento street. ?.14:11S K of Flm avenue. E 25:4^,. N 117 : 11V4 W 24:lJ*.. » to tvglnnin.;: $10. Elizabeth Ellis to Selena E.. Georg« B. and Charles T Ellis, lot 2. block 2. Marlon Tract: "lVibernta Savings and Loan Society to Fred erick and John Gu.itavson. lot on E line ot Bf venson^stteet. 77:8 S of Clinton Park. 9 63 by E H"ei t n 2 C° 0 Magee (flrst party), William A. and Thomas Mag" Jr.. » (second party . William A Thomas Jr.. Frederic E. and Wai "¦"•-- b ££i Sits: JSJ& vv of <?lxth%E 23 by NW w>: gift. S O^ar Hc^mnn to Jacob Herman Compaq lot on S lineof California »m-t South. «2.6 W U3£££X£%££ - Ma^J $1 Boomer lot siS rjsis sr«f -«•- « - Fc« v-fl?;t avenue. W.10 by N 100. to correct ifarbara Thaw tf> same, lot on E line of Thir tieth avenue. l.O 8 of R *treet. S 23 by E 123: ¦ W, lot on N Ur.» of XT street. «:* W or Forty nr^t avtnue. W 50 by N 100: also lot on SE cor ner of K street and Twenty-seventh avenue, E 82:8 by S 100: S10. <?tmn and Minnie Rafferty to Mary J- L«n non lot on KK line of Russia street. 23 SK cf Ixjndon. SE ZO by. NE 100. block 11. Excelsior Homestead: $10. •.'¦'*; . . . .. Inhn Catn» to James A- MacdonaM. lot rn SW lin« of Cain* avenue. 13O XW of I-akevl«w street, >TE 25 fcy SW 100; lot 11. block II. Co lumbia Heights: 110. Anna F-. Scnutt to John II. Schutt (huaband"). all Interest la lot on W line of Do«j;as3 street, 100 N of Cas#Ul averue. N R0 by VV 120; elft." DeCcurcy Montajnie Ooodsell to Mildred I.. Goods*ll. 1S11 D. 121. recorded March «. 1V>9 (20 pieces>." . see last deed ot abstract 23<O. March 7. 1!W»: also lot on 8W corner nt Fourth avenue and L street. W 10O by S 110. lot -lit. block SI. Central Park Homestead As sociation: also lot on NE corner, of First and Bryant struts. N 275 by E 137:fl; glfJ. JRELAI^ KSTATE TRAXSACT1OXS. Chicago was" firm, but without any new Na tures* • There wa» nothing new in this market. CURE!. MEATb-ti»con. ll»4c per Ib for heavv 12c lor llfht medium. 14c for light, 14U.C for extra Ilifht. 18c for sugar-cured antf 20c-" for -extra iusar-cured: . Eastern susar cured Harp»,.l4c: California Hams. Wie IZVici Mes3 Beef. $11 uO . per bbl ; extra M»ss. $12@I2 50; Family. $13- prime Mess Pork *17; extra cleaK $24r Mesa. $19: Dry Salted Pork. 12c: Pig Pork. $28: Pigs" Feet. $5 25; Smoked Be*'f. 15c p*r lh. ; ' _., • , I»AR1> — Tierces quoted at » Vic per- Ibr for compound and IK? for pure; half barrel/!, pure, 914c; 10-lb f.ns, U%c; 5-Ib tins. 0:4c; 3 : ll» tins,. 10c^ - • ' ' v "- -" ¦' ' ' ' • COTTOLEXE — Oce-^lialf S'ic; three half barrels, S?ic: one tierce. S*ic; two tierces. 8!4c: five tierces. 8=)ic .per Ib. i ¦¦¦ Provisions: FLCi;R— California Family Extras, $4 r-QQ 4 85 usual term*: Bakers' Kxtras. $4 50Sj» «K». Oregon and' Washington, $3 W)t* 20 t*r bbl for Family and-*« »«>®4 4U for lUkwi 1 . - M1LLSTUKF8 — Prices in packages aro as follows: (irenam Flour, *3 25 per ICO lbs. Rye Flour JJ W: Rye Meal.«?3; Rice Flour, $7; Com Meal, ¦ *3 25: extra cream, do. $4; Oai Groats, $4 W»; .Ilominy.' ?4®4 25; Buckwheat Flour. $1 5OQ4 75; Cracked Wheat, J3 75; Fa rina $4 60; Whole Wheat Flour, $S SO; Rolled Oat*, bbls, $7 25^8 W: in- eacks. $« 7J#SJ0; Pearl Barle). $«; Sdlt Pea*; fiuxes. $7; Green Peas. iU &O ptr 10O lbs. • , . . Flour and Millstuffs. Articles— Open. High. Low. Cli»f. Wheat No. 2— . _„.. Dec. new .... 7»«i 7»H 7S-4 .?U May M%- M'i. 8U1 b\\ July i.... "'4 T*% ™* " Corn No. 2 — . ;¦ .... December 41&<, 41 % 41 '4 «** May 43\ 4-tW 42T« 43^, July 4:<>4 4:1 H 42*i 43r« Dexemb;^ 2^. 35U »tt «% Sjj Mav 37'* 37 'i 3t.% -W 1 !* juiy ::::..:... xi-* 34 3.1^ 31 Mes» Pork, per barrel— January 11 42* 11 55 11 3.Ji 11 M M«y 11 W( 11 S5 11 72Vi 11 M) Lard per H*» pounds— January « 42 >4 6 52 H 6 3TU fl 41 Jj May 8 C2H « «7»4 « »TH 6 «^!«4 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— January ....... 0 io « 20 C 1 0 « 15 jj»- 6 35 0 37«,i 0 27H 6 .<2V, • . TONOPAII MINEi». . . BM AUf I Bid. Ask. Eaperanza ... — 'Jl Ton & Cal — 21 AJacNamara . 00 13 Ton of Nev. .5 00 6 •*•'» Mont Ton..l 25 1 27 '^ Ton N Star.. SO 31 K*w"ue OO —.Ton Midway.. 4:1 4« Ton l>lmont. 77 — ] Bullion 07 C8 Occidental ... 40 43 Caledonia 75 79 Ophlr 1 OO 1 »5 Challenge ( '"H 2O 22 Overman .... 22 S5 ("hollar Za 22 Potosl 2" 22 Confidence ... 75 WV Savage :S7 .TS Con C * Va.l 1O 1 15 Scorpion 03 tct Con Imperial. >U m *,.% i;w.h<-r.. '•»; (17 Con NY... 12 14' Sierra Nev .. BO S2 Crown Point., lti 17; Silver Hill ..71 75 Eureka Con.. — 50' fit Louis .... 13 < 15 Exchequer ... 17 lsls.vndicate ... 04 on Gould & Cur. :S4 :U> Union Con ..50 53 Hale & Noro. 45 4S Utah 11 J3 Julia i« M[ Yellow Jacket 21 22* XczL-Y'vl; Stock market opens the ziick higher. /¦oca! Securities still dull and featureless. . Silver advances again. Sterling Exchange lenver. % Local grain markets shozu little variation. Hay weakening. Fccdsftiffs steady and unchanged. Beans avd Seeds quiet at 'previous prices. Butter av.d Cheese still in excessive supply and zirak. Eggs easy, ivith slowly increasing supplies. Dried Fruits, Xuts and Raisins still inactive. Hop crop of Continental Europe belozc that of last year. Supplies of Cattle, Sheep and Hogs about balance the demand. . Two more cars of Cranberries in from Cape Cod. Potatoes still zeeak under heavy supplies. Summer J'cgcfablcs coining in freely from the south. Poultry and Game in liberal supply and weak. Apples in active demand. Oranges quiet. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Dullness sdll prevails In these -markets and prices show no change. FRUIT — Apricots, 7g9c for Royals and 9@ lie for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples. 4'«5' 2 c, ¦im-drUd. Hy-«Mc; Peaches. -1 V.'uti'-ic: Pears. C^lOc; Nectarines. 4@5MsC; Figs, white. 4fi4v«c In boxes; black.. 4'^c: Plums. Bitted. OtfOc p<r 1 PRUNES— 1003 crop, 2!i#2%c for the four "•'UAISIXS — jv V>. b. prices. Fresno^ .for 1903 crop: -50-lbbo\»e — Loose Muscatel. 2-crown. 6'/»c per Ib: 3-crown. 6-%c: 4-erown,-«V4c: Seed lees- MueratelK, 4Vic: do. floated. 4V4c; un l>16aetifd Sultanas. 4 >,£c: Thompson's Seedless. R\4c. London layers— 2-crown. «t 25; 3-crown. 81 tt: 4-crown clusters. $2: 5-crown Dehesas. $2 PO; (i-crown Imperials. $."!; Malaga iJtote. 2 crown. 5c per lb; do S-crown. 5%c; Valencia Cured 4 V4**: P«clfle. do, .'i^ic: Oriental, do. 5%c. Seeded Ra!.«ln?— 10-oa packages, fancy. 80 per 1b: choice. 7'.»c: 12-oa packages, fancy, fl^c; choice. t%c: in bulk, fancy. 73ic; cholc*. 7 a ic '•v(jTS Walnuts No. 1 softshell. 13',i@14c; No. 2 ll>i(S12c; No. I hardshell. W©W'ic: No SL lliill'ic; Almond?, lie for Nonpareils. lO'.'c for I X'U 10l«o for Ne Plus Ultra and K e ;c for Lanenedoc; Peanuts, &07c for East ern: Pecans. lligl.V: Cocoanuts. $4 M«5: Call, fornfa Chestnuts, «dlOc per Ib, ,and 10#llc f °IIONKY^-Comb 1 1613c for white and 9S10C for amber; water white extraeted.5fi.V4c; light amber extracted. 4H«f".c: dark. 3'-..'u4c. BEESWAX— 2T6.29C perlb. . • Dried Fruits,Nuts, Raisins, Honey only to again become strong. The qpenlng was strong on the falling off in the world's ship ments a.nd hither orices at Liverpool. Small receipts, in the Northwest also contributed to the bullish sentiment, and May opened *i *»•!«<• to HfiHc higher at 81 Vic to KlNc- Commis sion houses had liberal offerings and there was some liquidation. While there was a good gen eral demund at the Mart the selllnK became so fervent that the market was unable to with stand the pressure and prices declined. May selling off. to SU4c- Reports of rains In Argen tina and fears of damage to tne winter wheat cp'P ty.the cold wave brought out a good commission-house demand later In th« day. Evidence of support from the big bull operator was also a factor In the latter part of the ses sion. OfTt-rings. too. were much lighter than earlier in the day. After advancing to a2® *>24.c. May closed at M%c. a gain of *^c Corn was strong in sympathy with wheat and en continued small receipts. May closed et 43H64-Hic. Oats were steady nt the opening in sympathy with the strength in other grains, but as the section advanced an easier tone developed and elo»>ln* prices showed a slight loss. May closed at 3ea;c. Provisions were steady «>arly in the day. but prices received a setback under selling of lard by several commission houses for foreign ac count. There was also some evidence of pack ers felling rlbJ. May pork closed a shade low er, lard was down 2^S5c and ribs off 2H©5e. The leading futures ranged as follows: UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask. Bid.Art, •4s qr coup ..109'^llON 4s qr cp newlW.jl.'U'i 4s qr reg ..100 110 ?.s qr coup..l0S — MISCELI^VXEOUS BONDS. Do 5s — HO Ala A W 5s. — — Do con 5s. — 1"4 Bay CPC Ca. — lin 6 W gtd 5s. — 9T Cal O G :>f. — KKJ Oceanic S 5s - 75 Cat O ,t E k Om Cable «s. 120 121 '-i m & ct 5». — Io2!a »'ac O Im 4s. 95 10O Cal-»t 5s .. — — p E Ry 5s.lCt5=;iO7 V. C Wat 5s. — K.0 P A C II fs. — — KU L & PtJs.1^ — p & O It Gs-Ufi'i^O K & C II «s. — 117 JPowell-#t 6s.llS^« — <;eary-J>t 5f. 45 HO S F GAR 5s. »5 10<> II C&S r»>is.HMii — .-SF * SJVSs. — 117!i H C & S 5s. — 101 S R of C fn.H2!4 — Hon K T tla.104 10« S P of A Cs L A El*C Bs.l0t'il05'i (1S0U) 107»-iias L A Ry 5s. — ' us <!!i»W /...less — I-ALCoOi.-' — S P of C Bs *-' ¦ Do gtd 6». — — . (I(K!5)Sr A.I02H — Do gtd .'.s. — 104 ~(1!>05)Sr B.\WV,W* LAP lem Ss.101 — fl»C«!) ....104%105 Mkt-st c cs.ns — (ini2> n*^ '«.-.'.; | Do lem 5s. •— 114 ;.SPC 1 cr 5s.114 117«i NRlt of Ci!s. — ios Do stmp<l.l<>tt*Vil<'7 Do 5» 114«i -. IS P B It Cs.131 13316 X P C R 5s. — 107 iS V W i:s..lO5»ili:i!i; NCR 5s.. — 110 Do 4s 2dm. 0H\ ftoi; i N C P C ."«¦. — . 101 I Do 4» Mm. — — X S R R Ss. OS — jStkn (1AK fo — ICO O O I, 11 5s.lO7 — | IT O & K 5s. — U«3 O T Co b's..H7fi — i ¦' WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa — 42 1 Port Costa.. — .— Marin Co .. 61 — Js V AY Co., oS 38% GAS AND ELECTRIC. - Cent L & P. 3!-< 4'JS F G & E. 66?; C7 Mutual K L. u 10 js K Gas I... :s ' » :", Pac G Im..'.'V4 »4%istkn G * E. 5 — Pac L Co... 55 M — il t; .* K... — — Sac K.G&R. — ( . • '*-* TRI'STKES* CERTIFICATES, j S F G & E. 07 «7';! \ TX^ITRANCE. J ¦'•- Flrem's Fnd-T20 •—/;!, - ',':¦• .'_. . • •• ¦ : UANK STOCKS. " ! Am-N»« Ifk.125 13t»' |L P A-A...160 170 AnKlo-Cal . —85 - : »1 ' 1 Mer .Trust .-.'-CIO — Hank of Cal.447% — ' j Merch Ex .. . — — Cal *afe Dp.149 — S F Nation!.'— — First Natlonl — ' — | SAVINGS BANKS. Ger S & L.2230 2275 Sav & L So. W 101 Hum S * L. — — Sec-Sav l;k.liu» '5DO Mutual Sav. 100. 1C5> Union T Vb. — — S I* :>av U.uiij — - ¦ « ' . i STREET RAILROADS. _ _ California .. — 205 -(Presidio . . . ; 89»; 45 , Geary ¦'¦..'.!..* 80- )•••»> -» :-¦¦¦ <.<¦ \t-Iv i&ii'ii . .POVYDEJt 1 ;;^^': '^. • Giant ...;..— J Vigorlt . .% . ; 3T1 4»i - -SUGAR. liana P Co. — SOc Kilauea St'-'j 6 Hawaiian C. 44 '4* 45 Makawrll C. 22',i — Honokaa S C 12 V, V.iy~ Onomea S C — 32 Hutch H P C »!i 10 Paauhau S C 14 15 # , MISCELLANEOUS. Alaska P AO37H140 Oceanic S Co 6 6 Cal K C A. 92 03 P»c Aux FA 4^i SI* Cal Wine A. »<) ai Pac C Borx.167 — Morning Session. Buatd — 20 Alaska Packers' Assa 142 00 lw Pacific Lighting Co 55 0O 10 S F Gas Jfe Electric Co 67 5O 100 .Spring Valley Water Co 3S to $10,MJ0 S V 0 per cent bonds 10« •»> Street-v CO S F Gas & Electric Co CS 00 $10.€liO }* 1* C 1st c 5 per cent istmpd>.10<i 75 $2,000 V S 3 per ct bonds (coup). iO.H« 12'i Afternoon Session. — • • Board — 2O California Fruit Canners' 02 00 I310M L A Pac R R 1st c 5 per cent. .101 <»> *5,»W Pacific Elcciric Ry 5 per cent..l<W TT, | 25 Pacific Lighting 55 r5 , 4O S F <Jaa & Electric Co. s 3.. «7 W . 10 S F Gas & Electric Co 07 • (» 1W Hrring Valley Water Co 3*i Co $10, 0W S . V 0 per cent bonds 100 1 0 California Stock and Oil Exchange \ Oil Stock— Bid. ' A.«kr«l. ! Alma i ,S5 Apollo 4O . ! Associated Trust Certificates. 19 l'i> Aztec 75 California Standard ' 10 Caribou 1 10 ..... , Central Point- C«n C."V .... {Chicago Crude 13 Clarrmont -* . .... Espt-ranza 1 .'4 .... , Four G) .... Fulton .... Giant 'JO Hanford 1"5 oo .... Home 1 "24 ! Imperial I* » « 1 j Independence ,. 13 in ' Junction .... ' la Kem .;.. 5 0t> i Kern lUver :7... 1O0O-. "«..< ! Lion • 02 Monarch (of Ari:ona) 45 4»J j Monte Crifto • 70 -j Occidental- cf W Va 17 . IS Oil City Petroleum 2* Peerlesa 14 00 Plttsburg lft 20 I Reed Crude (old) ¦\9 .... ' S F * McKlttrlek 3«ft .... San Joaquln O *. D. 4 00 .... [Senator ••- •>•• ! Sovereign : 5- s ••-. ; Sterling 2 5S .... Superior .' () 5 07 Thirty-three " 0» "50 Toltec 1» 2<) Twenty-eiRht ..; * 25 West Shore 200 .... Associated Bonds *. tw*» Miscellaneous — : Abby Land & Improvement 1 50 Alemeda Sugar 2tf 00 American Biscuit '•• •••• American District Tel • "- - •••• Cal Gas & Electric Corp .... California Cotton Mills S3 CO 85 00 California Jockey Club - California ShlppIhK Co 2(» 00 Cal Title Ins & Trust Central Bank of Oakland .-¦¦* Chutes Company »I • «5 Cypress Lawn Imp Co ?» 50 Fischer's Theater 2 0«» 2 25 Gas Consumers' Assn * •••• Honolulu Sugar 12 50 .... Northern Cal Power 12 00 ;... North Shore Railroad ,:•;;.. Orph p um Company lai.Vj Pacific States Tt! & Tel .... . Parafnne Paint S.1 00 ....' San Francisco Dry Dock .. ..... .... Sanitary Reductlop Works.. 1 45 .... Sau«alito Land & Ferry • .... Sperry Flour Company ¦ .... Standard Electrle ••- -••• Te-la Coal Co 25 00 SO 00 i Truck ee Electric •" - •••• Union Sugar .... .... United Gas & Electric .... .... SALES. Morning Session. Board — • . ..._ i 100 Home Oil * £•> 2C0 Sovereign Oil • .3 s Afternoon Session. < • Board — . ' ,. ICO Independence Oil -I; 70 S F & McKHtrlck OIL-.. ......... 3 OO 5CO Sovereign Oil •••• *» — — .• .. "-¦: ¦Mm ing Stocks. ~ : v " SAN* FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.- VollowlnE were the sales on. the San Fran cisco Stock and Exchange board yesterday: llornlnsr Seyion.. 300 Andf« 22; a* Overman .... 23 KX> Andes 24 S» Overman 24 I!C0 Andes 2-T :tfK> Potcs! 21 not) Belcher 22 200 Savage 4.1 T.CO Caledon!a *1 :W0 Savage 42 1 400 Chollar 2^ :t00 Sierra Nev .. Mil 'HX» Con C & Va.l 20 SCO Rlerra N«v .. »! 70O Gould & Cur. .*U« 100 Union Con '.. 6S ! n CO Mexican t 10 COO Union Can .'.' 67 I 20O Mexican 115 4CO Utah -v .*. 12 | ! 100 Ophlr 2 10 (100 Utah ........ 13 i Stock ami Bond Exchange. MONDAY. Dec. 14—2 p. m. Mark Emerson. C. R. Splivalo and- George C. Rcss. l . 205,000" bushels. The Chicago market w*>'j strong with light receipts. The weather in J the Argentine was favorable on the whole. Cash grain In this market waa" unchanged, but futures were lower. ¦ CASH WHEAT. California Club, - $1 40#l 42H: California White Australian, $1 55001 Northern Club. II 4001 41 U: Northern Bluest* m, $1 50®l 51 Vi: Oregon Valley. $1 40. FUTURES. Session 0 to 11:30 a. m. Open. " High. Low. ' Close. Mav $1 K»% »1S34 »1 Xl% I1SIH December .. 1 :*H 1 35HV; 1-3SH 1 354 BARLEY— The market wag very quiet at previous prices, and the uncertain weather led bU>er8tOh ° ld CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 1<!«?1 13?«: Shipping and Brew- Ing. (1 1501 "O; Chevalier, $1 -Ual 43 for fair to choice. FUTURES. , Session y to lliUO a. m. , . No eales. • •:• ' ! ¦'¦\ n '-'-", " •"_• ¦ • i -2 : p.. m.'Se*slon. .'. .¦.' ;¦.,¦], May— $1 04. ; .;• -,-'¦ ;.x>" " : ;"- :' '". ¦•"¦- '' ,*.. : OATS — The 'local -trade continue to, report a 'fair business" for -fred -ami' se«d account : ax *>tcady prices uffer/ngs ."are ample' but-' nqt i heavy and . receipts from the . nortn. are run ning rather light Just now.- --The possible Gov ernment order now. pending imparts a strength ening tone to the~"marktt.-.\.'' , •.¦¦' ""'."' White, *i •.--•u&lW ' for. California and ' $1 27?*.fal 35 for Northern;- Black. $1 4Uif?t«a; lied. $1 - # Ctf 1 ".'t-'i lor. reed and f l-ZZfyl 35, for ; seed; Gray. 1iH2*t,. *. . ; '. CORN Rather more Inquiry in reported at • unchanged quotation*. '--'"I, ' •"¦* Western tdohru, H 25 for bellow. $1.25 for White ami $1 -. % 0&l tSWitOt. Mixed; California large Yellow, $1 22>.4tol 30; umall round do. ! Jl iiHdl .'-•>• White. $1 2561 30 per ctl. RYli— $1 254»1 W per ctl. Ui'CKWUM'f- tx -'5a- 50 per ctl. PEARS-^WInter Nellls. from cold stone*. $1 ii0fy2 per box. - QUINCES — KXgSOc per box. PERSIMMONS — .VJce$l per box. GRAPES — 50©«0c.for small boxes and S5c© $1 10 for crates: large boxes. $1@1 50. CITRUS- FRUITS— Navel Oranges, $1 25© 2 50 per box; Seedlings. ~3c3$l: Tangerines. $1**1 50 for half boxes and 75e#$l for quarter boxes; Japanese Mandarins, $1 25 per box: Lemons, $1@2 per box: Grape Fruit. SI CD@2 50; Mexican Limes. $4f*4 60: Bananas. $1@2 per bunch for Hawaiian and $2ti-S for Central American; Pineapples. $283 50 per dozen. . . ¦ ¦'' ' ..',.. ' ¦ _\ . -¦¦'¦.I ..¦.'..¦ - " ¦ ' ' , \ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1903. LOCAL MARKETS. STOCK MARKET. Local stocks continued quiet, with variations few and generally narrow, the. widest being 'In tun Snd Electric, which declined from $67 12',* to $«8 12 «4 to $«7. Spring- Valley Water . wai *'Tne O Yenow Jacket Mining Company has" lev led an assessment of 10c. - ~- The Pacific Auxiliary Fin Alarm. Company raid an extra dividend of 10 cents per share Lodge Misonlc. Hall Association has declared a dividend. of 40 cents per share, pa» able December 15. '. \ ' . ,...:." • The Bar Mateo County Savings Bank of Red wood. City.;, with a capital stock'of $5O,ono,>all of 'which hae been fully paid up. has been in corporated with the following directors: Dr. J. L. Ross. . L. P.\ Behrens. P. '. P. . Chamberlain. George H.* Rice, James Crowe/ A. J. Marcus, MOXDAT. Dec. 14—4 p. tn. Bid. Ask. .' ¦ . Bid. Ask. Alpha ........ 03 .• .08 Justice :..V.V- C» 10 Alta. . 01 OS Kentuck ..... 03 .CS Andes; :. 1» 20 Keyes Graes. — ISO Belcher 21 23 Lady Wash .. — 03 Best * Belch.l 75 2 00 Mexican .....TOO 1 05 Fireman Hnrt In Denver. DENVER, Colo.. Dec. 14.— Fire broke out in the building: on Market street occupied by the Hardesty Manufactur ing Company to-day, causing a loss estimated at $20,000. The Hardesty Manufacturing Company and the Colo rado Produce Company were the prin cipal losers. Captain H. M. Sorwash of Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 fell from the second story of the build- Ing to the -basement, sustaining Inter nal injuries. It is believed he will re cover WHEAT— The foreign markHs were not ma terlally changed. The world's shipments -lor the week were as follows, in quarters: Rus sian. SeO.OOO: Danublan 219.000; Argentina, '^3.000; Indian. 01,000. ¦ The Russian Central Statistical - Committee estimates the spring crops In s'Vfniy-lwo governments as follows, compared with 1002. Wheat. S1.6O2.fl0O quar ten, against 4S.239.000; Oats, £3,830.000 quar ten against 87.6M>,000; Corn. 5,910,000 quar ter*, against 5.658.000. The American visible supply increased 2,- COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL 13 .ew Al'CTION PALE OF HORSES AND *-^ 11AKJS, WEDNESDAY. Dec. IB. at 11 a. m.. ARCADE HOftSK MARKET. 327 SIXTH ST. Korty-flve horses and mares. Every horse must t- ij represented or money refunded. JOHN J. DOYLE. Auctioneer. Of Christmas gifts. 1 handsome donkey cart and harness. 2 pinto ponies. 4 stylish surries. 1^ bug^len. 7 wagonsi. 4a horses, 40 sets of harn»ss. Must be old. Tuesday. Sec. 15, 11 a. m.. at 1140 Folaoni St. AUCTION SALE About it. Room 20. second floor of PheUn Building. Telephone Main 1S32. That ia> what it mean.* to dispose of your goods where they have b«en us-U. rie« ANDERSON, The Auctioneer, "Qnickly the Highest Amonnt." AUCTION SALES