Show BiG HOIJDA RUSH Market and Commission Men Have Busy Times TRYING TO CLEAN OUT Yesterday Christmas Extras Were the Feature Fresh Eggs Were 40 Cents and Fresh Butter 35 Cents Jack Rabbits Arc Plentiful Market and commission men are not son so-n uch concerned these days wIth getting In new things as with getting rid of old things previously stored up for the holidays holi-days For the last week It has been hurry hur-ry and Hurry from morning early till late night until now they are really getting a little bit Worried AVorn out by the terrible terri-ble strain employers as well as help arc happy that It In all over Perhaps the only now thing on the fruit market Is a choice little shipment of early California strawberries selling at 25 cents a cup The cranberry supply is plentiful and the price Is still 121 cents per quart fable currants and raisins are selling well at 10 cents per pound Homemade mincemeat mince-meat is the most popular thing in this line selling strong at 15 cents a pound Fresh eggs can be purchased at 40 cents per dozen while some of unknown origin and doubtful age can be secured 10 cents cheaper Creamery butter IB sold for 23 I cents by some merchants and 31 cents bothers b-others The many good markSTien have more than flooded the market with jackrabbits I and as a result of the Increased supply the > bunnies are now selling two for 25 cents Turkeys are siclllng well with no change In price Spring chickens are In constant demand but tho present supply will n tout t-out and so there has been no change In price Ind The fish market Is especially dull and > there will not be much doing In this line until after the holidays Some red snap leIS for tho hotel trade Is the latest and best arrival They come from Galveston Tex A nice fresh shipments of oysters < and crabs from the Northwest were also among yesterdays arrivals I Hay Grain and Straw Grain Association Quotations Delivered prices Alfalfa per ton baled 1100 Oat straw per bale 35 Timothy per ton baled 1401 Wheat per 100 poundn 155 Corn per 100 pounds 13 Corn cracked per 100 pounds 125 Oats per 100 pounds 120 Rolled oats per 100 pounds lfiO Barley whole per 100 pounds 120 Barley rolled per 10 pounds lSO Flour bakers No 1 per 100 pounds 190 Flour straight grade per 100 pounds 200 Flour high patent per 100 pounds 220 Bran 100 Cleavcland Commission Co Quotations At the warehouse Alfalfa per ton baled JIOCO Oat straw PCI bale 30 Timothy per ton baled 1350 Wheat per bushel S3 Corn per 100 pounds 320 Corn cracked per 100 poundn 125 Oat per 100 pounds 17IIO Montana oat3 135 Rolled oats per 100 pounds i 145 Barley whole per 100 pounds 115 Barley rolled nor 100 pounds 125 Flour bakers No 1 per 100 pounds 195 Flour straight grade per 100 pounds 210 Flour high patent per 100 pounds 220 Dakota hard wheat flour per 100 Ibs 240 Graham flour 215 Comment 175 Bran and shorts mixed lfrt Meats Dressed beef per pound 3 Iti rw07 Dressed pork per pound 0 750 Dressed veal per pound osjoo Dressed mutton per pound t1 Dressed lamb per pound W Poultry Dressed hcnn per pound 5 13 Dressed turkeys per pound J5 Ducks per pound 16 Broilers M Roasters 12 Live poultry hcna per i pound 10 Live spring chickens 11 Fruits 1 Jonathan apples per box Z 200 Santa Paula lemons per i box 45077 jO CalifornIa oranges per box 300 j 3GO Lemons Ilet box IU 5 > Utah apple per bushel 17S1 22 California Dtlllloeni 17rfIi 200 Pears per bushel li > Cranberries per barrel Il50ftl200 Oregon apples per box 175 Figs and dates 6e Sc and lOc Persimmons per box 130 Vegetables Winter potatoes per cwrl25314i o Utah onions 150 Utah celer per dozen VIQ 50 California sweet potatoes per pound 1 2 ijI 01 Cabbages per ICO 200 Cauliflower N 12J Dairy Products Butler per pound j 2fl Cheese pjr pound o Wi Eggs per cane SSoOQllOO Fancy cheese per pound 131 Comb honey new per crate 300 Strained honey per pound 07 Swcllzcr cheese per i pound IS Fresh Fish Stcclhead salmon per pound j n Halibut per pound 12 Striped baa pur pound 15 Shad per pound a 10 Mountain trout per pound 2 530 Holes per pound 0j Flounders per pound 09 California smelts per pound 12 Codfish per pound 13 CuttlBh per pound 13 Fetch per pound 10 Lobsters per pound 11 New York oysters counts per 100 lGO Utah carp and mullet y Perch 12 Sea boas 12 Crabs per dozen 100 12s W I In MlddlcBboro Locally Iron wag quiet No 1 foundry Northern Ifi quoted at loiOOIrH > 00 No 1 foundry Southern and No 1 foundry Southrn soft at Jin 50 31100 The New York metal exchange will re main closed until Monday Silver and Drafts New York Dec 21Bar silver 5T > 3ac Mexican dollars 13 cents San Francisco Dec ISllver bars 5oe Mexican dollars nominal drafts sight oc drafts telegraph lOc Money and Exchange New York Dec 24 Money on call steady a ff1 i per cent closing bid and offered 4 1 per cent Time loans easy ti per cent for all periods Prime mercantile paper iY gG per cent Sterling exchange weak with actual bus mess In bankers bills I at J4 OJWfLSI for demand and at ISJrljflua for sixty days Posted rales LS2mA and I SVA Commercial bills ISOI Grain and Provisions Chicago Dec I1l was a broad mar Icon in wheat and prices ruled llrm Shorts were stimulated Into buying by the possi i > bility that war might bo declared between Russia and Japan before tl rulers resumed business on Monday Outside markets were also strong Thc big bull operator was a moderate buyer openly and the de mann con this source helped to create continued strength Opening prlcen wcro steady owing to the firmness In foreign markets and to the small local receipts May started a shado lower to 6o higher at SH6S3Vic to S3 se With light offer ings prices advanced rapidly and May soon Bold at Hic an advance of Ic over the opening figure With good profits In view pit traders turned active sellers and the market declined No great weakness was manifested however and a firm feel log prevailed nt the close with May at S3e Clearances of wheat and flour warn equal to 471000 bushels Primary receipts were 1119300 bushels against 805000 bush ols last week against a holiday a year ago Exports for I tho week according to Bradatreets were 233uOOO bushels Min neapolis Dnluth and Chicago reported receipts re-ceipts of 087 cars against 119 > cars last week Shorts In corn were anxious to cover holh because of the strength In wheat and tho fear of possible development in thc RussoJapanese situation over the Christmas Christ-mas holidays Buying was on a liberal scale and offerings were rather light fol lowing some early selling by commission houses Weather was unfavorable for tho I movement but predictions were for clear and colder A feature In trading was I moderate buying by the same Interest that Is long In wheat Closing prices were strong After opening SfcAc higher at 4VA to 4lVlc 1 May sold between 41n and 4llc closing at 14174i140 I i Local receipts were 206 cars with four of contract grade With other markets strong oats advanced ad-vanced In sympathy Free profittaking however kept prices back roe buying wag mainly by cash and commission houses and was brought out to some extent ex-tent by the wet weather A firm tone prevailed at the close After opening a shade to J sc higher at 371 ij71c May ranged between 37JJ and S7VC and closed at 3ilAc > Local receipts were 12G cars Provisions showed fair advances Inactive In-active buying l by l commission houses A strong nag market was an early Influence and later in the day the strength In grains Increased the bullishness There was somo selling by English houses with some profittaking and part of thc I advance was lost Tho close was firm with May pork and lard each 7lfe higher at 51242 and SfiW May 111 5 were a shade higher at G52Ji652 Estimated receipts for Saturday Wheat co cars corn 195 cars oats l0 cars hogs 21000 head rite board will be closed un til Monday UANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 December SO SUi SOT S1J4 May K35V Slt I 83 f 83 i July 77i 785J 77 M 7S Corn No 2 December 41 m 41 4li May 4 H A 44 i 1 M 1 412j I July J3YL 44 1s 43vJ 41 Oats No 2 December 35 33 VI 3IVi 3li May 3711 27 = 3ii 37 July 319s I aii 1 3 116 31 Mess Pork January 1200 12WJ2CO J203 Oj 1tfOll 11 7 Muy 1242 1 12TO 1210 1212 11 Lard January C70 fi72 It fiCTVa C70 May CS2A I 605 CS2K CDO Short Ribs January gll GIv fi22i G2T May C57 CfiO G52i CG3 CASH QUOTATIONS Cosh quotations were as follows VIallI dull ttmxd easy No 3 sprlns wheat 7J7J SOc 10 2 ted 823iliiSSe No 2 corn 4c No2 yeliois 13c No2 outs 3IWil31 e 0 3 white 31i37c Ko 2 iye 52c Goo feeding barle Jiilll full 10 choice I malting JIiiie No 1 C1axsccd Ole 10 1 Norlhweslern SI 1 Prime timothy seed 290 Mess pork per barrel Sl2OOS1212y lard PCI IOU pounds I SGtrrVigC short rlba sides loose Slil2afi < 37 short clear sides boxed 037Zr85fl Whisky basis of high wines Sl27 Clover contract grade llj I RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Reels Ship Flour barrels 07000 3080 Wheat bushels OI7CO 30000 Corn bushels 225000 110800 OIL ts bushels 23JnOO 120300 Rye bushels h 12CM S200 Barley bushels M300 llcco PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today the butt but-t < l market was steady creamery IGfrilc dairy 14Q21c Eggs easy 2Gr27UC Cheese steady 1triII0c Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Dec 24 Cattle Receipts SOCO market lower Good to prime steers 300 15575 poor to medium 5323 7500 stock els and feeders J175JNCO cows SLoOT l 100 1 heifers J200fil75 canners S150Q 1 J40 bulls rOOftMlii calves SiOOgG Hogs Receipts 22000 tomorrow 15000 market steady Mixed and butchers SIIO 5f470 < good to choice heavy SlGfifNGoj lough heavy I33ISO light lIOalJ5 i bulk of sales I40 < 5EJf5 Shep Receipts MKX sheep stead to strong lambs steady to strong Good to choice wethers UfiUO fair to choice mled 27iVJ73GO Western xhecp J10ijJ 400 native lambs J4WJJC73 Western lambs 00g553 J OMAHA Soulh Omaha Dec 21CuttleReceiptic cOO mnurkot actle stronger Native steers l225i5 COWl anti hollers 2GOil 37ii Western steers 820G1J375 TCXltS steers JUoOjaGO range eovrs and heifers OftSO cnnnerg liiO21i stockers and feeders 5fjaiO calves 53Wa500 bill IB stags etc 51 GOp321 I I ogslteeei m tic i2QO marlet sim ute higher heal 1i2Oi65 mlxed 11i6 tZ1 90 light i257ii00 pIg S3rOrrI2 bulk of Iales fl47t4iit3O Kheip Receipts GTCo mancec steady Fed 1 muttons 5153425 Wcnterns J320fji C rO CWCH S273325 common nnd stuck ers 223 i310 lambs S17MJ530 ST JOSEPH St Joseph Dec 21 Cattle Receipts SCO steady to luc lower Natives S3rXQi 420 J cows and heifer S230ijJ75 stackers stack-ers and feeders 24017510 Hogs RocelplH 2000 steady to 5c higher top iCO bulk 1105450 Sheep None NoneKANSAS KANSAS CITY Kansas City Mo Dec 2 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 1000 steady native steers J3WK7 4CO native cows and liclfers S22IJ3S3 stockcrs and feeders SlCOflTaW bnllH J22Ti 0325 calves i27J55Tfi7G Western Hloers SlnOff100 Western cows Sl5iT300 Hogs Receipts COOO stead bulk of sales lSO jUJli heavy SfJQJCO tclters 4OiP 150 pigs and lights 1it5 Sheep Receipts 1000 steady muttons 3ll15 lambs 54G3fj550 raiiEd wethers 360S > 210 ewes J 222I5O St Louis Wool Market SI Louis Dec 2 J f Wool nominal Tor rllory and Western medium ISgCOc line medium TC2 > 17c fine 1iiltJc New York Sugar Market New York Dec 24 Sugar Raw nominal nomi-nal fair refining 3 i 1Ucj centrifugal 00 teat 3 filUc molasses sugar 2 ISlGfiHTJe Refined Is quiet crushed 503 powdered 155 granulated 5145 Butter and Eggs New York Dec 21 Butter Receipts 3SOO packages Inlet Creamery 17 < 023c Stain dairy 14S20 Epgs Rccelplf WOO packages quiet Western 01l3Gc |