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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
A LITTLE MORE LIKE IT.

Washington advices Of August
9th say that Mr.. Edward Mcpherson,
chief, of the bureau of engraving and
printing, has made up the figures for
his annual report to be sent to congress
in December. Mr. Mcpherson has been
in Office little over q year, and the
figures given below will show to what
purpose he has worked. /: .
Compared with the fiscal year of 1876
IT, the one just closed shows. a credit
able increase in the amount of work
executed by the bureau, and very
large decrease in cost. During the
year ended June 80, 1877, the aggregate
expenditure of the bureau was $685., 212.
During the year just closed it was $685.
61S, a decrease of $443, $40. OF the
amount actually expended, 1872, 1C7
will be repaid by other bureaus for
which the printing bureau has executed
work. The next expenditure from the
labor and expense appropriation Of
100000 for the support of the bureau
was thus $166,51O, showing saving to
the government of $633, 4S9. an amount
equal to about two thirds of the appro-
priation. -
During the greater part of 1877 there
were employed between 1000 and 1900
persons; in 1873 only sos persons.
While this large amount of work has
been executed at a less cost in the ag-
gregate; the individuals Of the grade
who do the work, that is to say, the
numbers, examiners, trimmers, separa-
tors, counters, etc, have under the
piece system been able to earn more
than they were formerly paid, having
averaged since October last, when this
system was introduced, about 81 so per
day, and having worked on an average
five hours and fifty minutes daily.
They were formerly paid $50 per day.
The superintendent and the clerical
and messenger force, on the other
hand, have been reduced both in num-
bers and pay, the entire reduction
from this source being about 80 per
cent.
OFFICIAL JAUNT.
A Washington dispatch of the 9TH
inst, says at the treasury department it
is said that Secretary Sherman may re-
main from Washington the greater por-
ton of this month, and will make oc-
casional visits to New York, from wher-
ever located, to give attention to public
business.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
The Madeira and Mamore Railroad.

The reports from laborers who left
Philadelphia to work on the new rail
road in Brazil continue discouraging.
The following from the Philadelphia
Press shows the nature of the discom-
forts to which the men are subjected:
Letters from the men who left this
city to assist in the building, of the
Madeira and Mamore Railroad, 6 in
BAIL, picture the, situation as any
thing but agreeable or inviting Il In
fact, some Of the representations, are
gloomy indeed, and shows that the men
are very much dissatisfied. Mr.. Albert
T NJ Mills, Who sailed several months
ago for the scene Of operations, returned
on Friday, evening on board theschoon-
,er Jacob E. Ridgway. He states that
in his judgment, the work Of building
the road was started in too, much Of a
hurry, for upon the arrival Of thieves
sci at Brazil it was discovered that no
preparations had been made to.receiYe
anybody No arrangements had been
made for the transportation Of proyis-
lions, and nothing donefor the payment
Of the men. The railroad isbeing built In
sections under sub-contractors, who
have found ita MISUNDERSTANDING. The
sections were divided into 100 feet.
Sometimes. the work required cutting
from twenty-five to fifty feet, and at
other places filings had to be made;
and although no rock was encountered,
yet the hard sand wasjust like iron ore,
and was difficult to cut. There was
al considerable expense in working
the sections ,onsaccount of the difficulty
of supplying provisions. Mr. Mills
states that the week beforelh left the
work, only about three miles Of the
main line had been completed, and the
men generallyappear to be dissatisfied.
One night eleven Italians, who had
been taken along to work, started from
camp to walk home by the way of
Bolivia. In little over, a, week they
returned, saying they could not get
through the country on ACCOUNT uOfithe
natives. Z III reference tos the diseom7,
forts OF tie snfen,s Mr. Mills said that
pp their arrival, they had no phce to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
A Macon County GIL J Gas Well.


The following description of gas
we'll on the farm of w. A. Wilson, in
Mt. Zion township, Macon county, ten
miles southwest of Decatur, is given by
a correspondent of the Bloomington
Pa1ltagraph: &c.,
Some six years since Mr.. Wilson
started to dig q well near his house and
went down in the usual manner twenty
five feet, and then bored twenty feet
farther, when. he struck the gas vein.
sIhe1gas came out with such force as to
Blow white chalkyl substance to the
surface above. He at once put in a
pipe and conducted the gas to his house,
where he has used it ever since for
both illuminating and heating pur-
poses. 1t runs two heating stoves dur
ing the winter and cooking stove all the
time, and burners in every room supply
the best substitute for sunlight yet
found. The flow, of gas is uninterrupted
except When the, wind is in the north,
when it ceases entirely, but begins to
flow again as soon as the wind changes.
.Anoth erIwell on the, farm, bored to the
same depth, struck the same vein, but
is. not allowed to flow.
Il In its general character the gas well
on Mr. Wilson $ farm favors the mum en-
Gus gas wells in Mclean county, inass
much as the gas wells of that county
are affected by the direction of the
wind so IDL.L ga -n>.
ACtRIoUs Berwickshire legend, which
however, is paipably anachronical,, at
the introduction of potatoes
into Scotland to that famous wizard of
the north Sir Michael Scott. The wizard
and the3deYil being in partnership took
a lease of farm on the Mertoun estate
called .Whnehouse, The wizard was to
manage. the farm; the devil managed
the capital. The iproduce was to be
divided as follows :snf1e2 FIRST year, Sir
Michael was to have all that grew above
the ground, and his partner all that
grew below; the second year their
Shares were just the opposite way, His
satanic maj esty, SasI is usual III such
eases, Was. fairly oyer-reached in his
bargain; for the wizard cunningly soWed
all the landin the firstiyear with wheat
and planted it with potatoes the second !;
SO that, the devil got nothing but wheat
stubble and i potato u tops; and this
sconrgng rotation Sir Michael continu-
dountil he ! had not only beggard his
partner, but Exhausted the SOIL In
spite of this legend, however, we must
continue to give credit, to Sir Walter
Raleigh for having been the intHQducer
of potatoes into this country. TAeSfrst
thai tfied them. we are told, fell into
teSYefy nahu'al mistake of eating the
apples, and disregarding the roots.-A
1Anilzei4sssaE pleAggdSvkv'sl lin .H9f
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

ITO make whitewash, that will not
wash off by the rain, one peck of lime
should be Stacked IN five gallons of wa
ter, in VIII ich onep ound'ofaace has been
boiled until it islaIl dissolved. The rice
water should be used hot, and the mix
ture covered up closelya until the lime
is Stacked; then add, "a pound of salt,
and the wash heated to boiling when
used. tits not an expensive prepare
tion@ 1t can be prepared by any per-
son WishhHng to pset a gooddl wash, and is
highly satisfactory. ''ao''''
no Yfgsfdetfgyg IA noftsarga
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

49, Excess of exports over imports 1856. $50 917
This is the most Remarkable showing
IN American history. 80 .,'NA'f'
A WASHINGTON STORM.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th inst.
says that city has just been visited by
the most terrific storm known for many
years. Some fifty houses were unroofed,
and extensive damage was done to
many houses in course, of Ferectio1l
S'Castle Stewart, rentedste the Chinese
am sssyywas damaged Mary Sharp,
colored, was blown into the river. With
the house. IN which she resided, and
drowned. There are reports Of several
persons being injured by lightning. The
patent. offices, Smithsonian Institute,
offices of. the, Post, the Holy Cross and
Church of the Communion, were struck
by lightning, but not seriously damaged.
There was very great destruction to
sewers and cellars of the business hous-
es in the neighborhood. Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street were flood
ed. The avenue in front of the execu-
tive mansion and treasury departm ent,
during the. storm resembled a
rapidly flowing river. Hundreds
of sparrows were killed by the hail;
shade trees were broken and blown
down. The damage to public and pri-
vate propertyWill reach at least $75,5
OOo.' ~Passengers at the Baltimore and
2 fetonae >depotywere ferried over in
Z wagons "a w
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

gt,AFAr Ithaca, IN, Y, woman and a
bevy of children, attired in calico,
passed nearly the whole Of one Of the
hot days last week seated in Cascadilla
creek, sheltered by an umbrella. ,ssW d
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

A DEVOTED husband says that, the
photograph is simply a machine that
:" talks back" and that he, has had one
ofthat kind in his house. lever since he
was married 3nouqU yrEniyg doll I'D
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

Nstk*E&fA a. aIHtA BoSk
aONE9 of the greatest gwondprso in this
world is what becomes of all the smart
children. - a'.' Yi1@q ''a'2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14

moSCENE- Central Park station. Enter
night patrolman: "Ser(hic)geant, I
foun' s'loon open las night" Ser
geant( serenely.) "Isee you did."o Nv
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON. Jan g. 1873
GOOD cSos 9s sss. %iadH Ss Ices 0s %dSn
1891 lsporisi France. l.73i' coastwi'e $40 Sales
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. B. 1878.
good oalS%y ss Ss isesps soss sass sTss.
75so rAeof,s-ie Urea. S,taia 100 20 n."n .. zo7s
Cotton quiet. Arm; %iaains, io,ls Sy @lddins roe ;
coastwise. 1861 sales. 1000 stock. 1872.
SAVANNAH Jan. 3, 1873
%S's% ass, 1a'n @ 10y %s'fns l ss.
80, s 1f'"s sin e . to France
Stock, 0JOo3.
Cotton quiet; mddng. io1sc; lie; mldd.ing.
iosse aioae good ordinary. iohc Net receipts; e55
sales. LOO Stock. 81 0SA
wrLmscros n, o.. Jan 3. 1873.
sSw DIP aaa y e s1 ss s %
oswreo. Jan 3. 1873
% 1Sas7 %: white Do. Az Is: double extra q %
saS sl 81 ""i' rss 'r s,sais.a
held a, zoe as a 30 d. sc Sc Shors si7 sis'
Wheat opened irn closing easier No. white Michigan
3, ss,s ' " ' No. ' litter ~
ssf 'nnas o. .v as sss fsS Corn q 2 No
gnNed ioaac No SPOT. 49, do. new spo, and seller
s'y damaged ss,ss ssy a ~. %ss
24sc. Cloycrseed Choice. 81 To- moth, ~ 5o primo
- 02S ~ 63 No. = $40 Hogs - 62,s - 65.
ccipts-fIour. 200 bbs; wheat 1900 bushels: corn
21,Qoo do; oats. ,4V DO snipment.-whea., 5000
wheat quiet; No. red winter seer January, 81 "a
81 274 seller February 81 28i Corn quiet; new high
Mixed 4Jc No. 2. spot, SOa4c: new, seller Jan
44lsc. new Dayton and Michigan. Ale
BUFFALO, Jan. 3. 1879.
Flour steady; salos 800 bbls., unchanged prices
Wheat In light demand: sales Of 900 bushels No. 1
Michigan. 81 ~; 27U0 do. No Milwaukee spring pr
Corn In lair milling demand; sales OF 10
new. on track. a. 45c 4Sc cars Kansas At 400 Oats
nominal: quocd-Western, Sic. Sc state, SIC. 3fc
Rye inactive. Barley In fai' inquiry sales OF 100 bushels
tanada In store AZ $50 Malt quiet; quotedstsc, yoc
81 Canada. 81 10 81 10. iglwiucs arm sales OF -
bos NJ 81 % 81 ~. Railroad frsgnts unchanged
Railroad receiptst lour 800 bulls wheat $500 bush
cis corn, H4UU do oats, 5000 do. barley. 5000
rye. 5,4DD do kilroad shipmeIts-fiour. 900 bbiA
wheat 2UD bushe,s, corn. "a, $40 do. oats 5000
barley. ~ UUU do; rye, 5.4OO do
OswkGo, Jan. 3, 1879
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Sc rs ST so; white winter 81 81 rs; double extra
- ~ Concessions on outside quotatisns sales 900
81 49, red state 81 40 No. Mwsukes ciub 81 -: hard
Duluth club 81 5 Corn easier No Toledo. 5sc. state
SIC. Barley norninai-No. Canada held Soc 9le.
No. do al Soc SIZE Corn meai-s2s Tor boIicd S2s ~
unbolted. shorts eli $40: shpstuns. Sis . $40;
middlings $50 s22. Railroad freishs-Flour Boston.
ooc 20 New York, 4Oc TO Albany, 3oc Flour shipped
Flour aud firm family s. Is IS So Whea In
good demand and shade higher red Il ~ 81 % Corn
nner 3s,ac 800 quiet bul steady mt 2sc sic
kyc steady hrm 62c . dc. Barley quiet and nm
changed Provisions dull and heavy rers QUIET al 81 30
Lld Lard dull and lover; steam. 'isc kettle country
4hc s4c clear rio. So 10 s. 80; clear saes 81 Boxed
meats dun held shoulders 4sse snort rib at &C., short
Cumberands 0'sc nams cut. 7s4c. bacon dull aud
unchanged ,ireen dull and shoulders 35sc
&c. sides. llsc. sailed Hams &c. 7hc. as TO
ayera-e. Whskey quiet At 81 o. Butter dull and
changed. Suggr steady ana uncha quiet
weaS; common. 50 80 SIS 90; light 81 ~ 20,
packing. 81 10 81 %; butchers 81 IS 81 50; receipts
CHICAGO Jan. 3, 1873
Flour dull and nominal Wheat unsettled but generally
Fcbruary 81 lOs March; No do ~ OF rejected, ssc.
Corn steady, with far demand and hrn 42se. 43c,
cash. the latter for gt edge 42sSc January; 4c. Feb
rejected. 3oc 355sc Oats dull shade
245c. 243sc cash and January 2i%c a2sAc February;
rejected 22ac Rye steady and sed Barley rmer
"a 81. Pork dull weak aud lower; Sll %. cash
Sl1 20 81 % January Sll 3D. February Sl 80 March,
81 ~, 81 49, FsSruary: 81 30 81 5ss March Bulk
dull and shade lower: shoulders 4c short rib.
5c short clear SIZE Whiskey steady, with iair de-
mand NJ u o. kecepts-Four 900 bills wheat 10000
bushels corn, IL 900 do 1900 do 400
barley, 10000 do. shpments-Fiour s,0D bills wheat,
2aOoo bushels; rn65uo do; oats. $500 do barley,
frmer. hut quotay higher
Provisions quiet aud unchanged
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COTTON: SPOT QUIET; FUTURES CLOSED
BARELY sTEADY--FLoUR fEADY--wHEAT
sTEADY--CoEN sTEADY--oATs STEADY
wHIsKEY EAsIEG-poIK EOMINAL-LAED
EASY PETROLEUM MORE ACrfyE--olLs
QUlET--sPIRlrs TURPENTINE sTEADY-RosIN
STEADY COFFEE lac. LowER-- SUGAR
FIRM--PIEIGHT QUIET.
THURSDAY, Jan. 3--6 p. NJ.
Business In most articles OF merchandise was mod
ana there very htilo activity anywhere
The markets wero nevertheless steady. On 'Change
npur was in moderate demand at steady prices.
Wheat was steady. Corn was STEADY. oats steady.
Whiskoy eassr. Pork nominal. Lard easy. Freights
wore quiet. Cotton on tho spot quiet Futures
closed barely Groceries quiet Oils remained
steady. Petroleum more active. Naval stores were
steady.
CoFrEE-ihc market was qaict and &c lower We
sale Of a,3i2 bags Rio, Sir Humphrey Davy,
private terms. Mid coffee quiet We quote :-Or.
binary cargoes. i5ac 1870. fair do. IKE. IKE
good do. isc is4c prime do, lslc. i9c extrcmo
range for lots i5,sc. alike Santos, fair TO
good, 17i4c. IKE. gold. 30 days; Java govern.
bags. PC, 23c do. grass mats, 22jsc.
Il 2ihc. singapore, l7lsc. I9c. Ceyon lSc. a I0c.;
Maracaibo, lUisc lvc Lapuayra. lie i0c Jamaica,
Ice l7tsc. - Domingo. lie d4c.; Porto kico lie.
Macassar, lie loc Angostnra, lie. lie 5avanla,
lie u l0c. Curacao. I6c. a lie.
COTTON on the spot qnet but unchanged. Futures
opened points higher but before the close
lost Tho market closed barely stead about
last evenings prices. The Official closing prices day,
compared with Ncdnesdys were As ioIiows'
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WASHINGTON IN A NEW ROLE.
From the Washington star, Jan. III

From the Washington Star, Jan. IL
Yesterday afternoon, about Tour O'Clock, jacob
Hutchinson was fatally stabDod by his brother in.
law, George Washington both coored reside ats with
their iamil.es OF the same house, No. 81 Monroe
street. IN the east part OF Georgctown. They lived In
separate rooms washugton's room. from its stua.
ton. thoroughiarc for the other inmates Of Ito
house. ana Ia consequence OF the oncnsivc ness Of
Stops which carried through his apart nts
lac got angry and fastened tho DIOR, Dockading tho
thoroughore. Ths aroused tho ire OF Hutchinson.
ana yesterday afternoon, whe Washington was aI
Hutchinson asked Washington Why he was always
qeafrcIiing with his (utchinson's) WHO aud wisbcI
him 10 stop II. Washington replied that II he not
Ike IL he had better try to stop t. and invited Hutch.
inson out .nto tho yard. Wash gtou got up from
ms table and started tor tho yard, kng with nim
Joseph Rogers pocket knife, which no uscd ia cat
ing his dinner Hutchinson followed, aud whom lie
reached tho yard Washington turned upon him aud
thrust the knife into MS ict arm, sevcrng an artery
Ia tho vicinity OF The brcasr Hutchinson rccled aud
his vile ran 10 his aid just as he dropped the blood
squirting IRON his wound In tho arm. Withdrawing
his weapon, Washington rushed out into tho street
with flourish, deying tho coIored who Tried %
seize him, put SAID hs would gave himself up tho
officers. They were met ny sergeant Trunnei, who
arrested Washington. ana took him the sta, ION
house Or. Peter was ut once summoned, AMI did all
that was possible but could suve Tue ito OF tho
unfortunate 40 dicd IN less than an hour after
receiving tho fatal staDs very large crowd soon
collected about tho house, nearly all coored people.
and were quito FREQ In tneir denuuciations Of Wash.
iugton.
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SAVE THE CHILDREN.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Board OF Man.
ayers OF the New York Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Children held yesterday afternoon at
the rooms OF tho society, No. 10 Union square, Mr.
Thomas q. Acton In tho chair. There wero also pres.
ent John d. Wright, president; William L. jenkins,
treasurer Vice Presidents Robert L. Stigart and
uei Wiiletis and OF the Board. Harmon Hendricks.
Nathan q. Ely, jacob W. Mack, }. Howard Wright
Sinclair Tousey, Charles Haight, A. Kingsand Jr,
Lewis l.. Delaneld, William q. Gibson and others
The Secretary reported tho work Of the society
tho month OF December AS foows:-Complainis re.
ceIved, 81 complaints investigated So advice gwen
81 cases prosecuted, chiluren placed in homes and
institutions. 10 the secretary called attention
the pcrccptbie falling of IN the number OF com plants
during the past month The special officers nuding
only necessary In many cases 20 mention the VI
the society to the offenders to desst from
evil PRACTICES.
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THE SCALE MURDER.

Philip Schieppc, aged thrty-Gve. OF No. 1873 Divis-
ion street. died yesterday at tho New York Hospital
from OF the skull which be received a, the
hands OF Henry FEST tho night OF tho 18th Of
December last in tho pork packing establishment Of
SCHROEDER * Co, at No 1875 Division stecet In a quar-
ro Flest struck Schcppc tho head with IRON
scale beam and crushed IN his skull Scnieppe was
found unconscious ~ policeman, who took him to
the Edrdge street station house, ana from there
he MADE to wax 20 the Chambers street Hos
pitai. Ills Wound dressed that Institution aud
then he was transferred to the New York Hospital.
Ficst arrested the same ight and " held
to await tho result OF mo nJ ures inflicted. No ante
mortcm taken by Coroner Croker, who wed
late to ear the patient
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'aE DID IT wlra HIS LITTLE KNIFE. {"
From tho Washington Post. Jan. I'll

Before the inquest tho murderer, George Washing.
ton, stated that he was eating his dinner Hutcn.
inson, his brother-in-law entered and began Jaw.
ing" about tho door being fastened up which
nccicd their rooms al said Go way. Jake, I want
TO cat my dinner but he Kept on, and dared TO 10
out into the yard. We went out tho yard, whom hs
sand, Turn yourself To mc, and III break you up In
par oil minutes,' and ran hrs u.s. ia my His
wife then ran between US with Ratchet IN her hand
aud sara, You black dcv, you put your hand on my
husband and III bust your head opon,' and struck at
mo with tho Ratchet, but knocked the lick OF Jake
said, Did you strike my wifeY said, No, didn't
strike her. ! had the kniic IN my hand that had
been eating WITH anu he asked mo what Was gong
10 do with that knIfo Jake had stonc Ia his hand,
and sad, You striKo mo with that stone ana ~
show you what Pm going TO do with ~ Jake the,
threw tbo stone ut me, aud doJgcd u ana maize nj
him. whom no struck mo Ia the breast with his lett
nsL and threw another stone mo, wh ch struck aa
On The sido Of tho head then cut him"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-04
THE MONEY MARKET.

THE MONEY MARKET.
There was considerable activity In the money mar
ket again To-day owing 10 the calling in and putting
out again OF loans. Money call government bond
collateral lent at per cent, and other stocks at
: per cent advancing to u per diem with interest,
and closing at 7 per cent. Tho following were tho
rates oil exchangc New York at tue undermcn oned
avannah, buying q, selling q discount Gin
cinnat, lrm, good demand 100 80 discount por;
Chicago, 30 premium; New Orleans commercial ZIG,
bank 5-l0, ST LOUIS, so discount; Milwaukee, par, and
Charleston, easy, 3.l6 discount, Lie par. Foreign
exchange was weaker ana reduced TO 81 So
for bankers sixty day sterling bills and TO 81 S61l for
acmand. Actual business was CONCESSIONS
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold opened at 1928 ana closed at 102X--aii the
rales of the day figures. Carrying rates and
. per cent per annum, and l.32 3-64 per cent per
diem.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. 80. $685. log, 100
currency balances.... 6.352, 5S5
Gold balances. ............... l,529,427
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds quiet until the close, when
they were fevorish at the following quoiatious:--
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TIE FOREIGN MARKET.

sEo-tnterest
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
Tho London advices reported consols u pcr cent
higher at the opening but the Improvement sub
scquenIy lost United States bonds show an advance
OF y x per cent American railway shares were
unchanged, except Tor New Jersey Central and
Reading. The former to II and the latter to IT,
but the latest sales at 13x aud l6ls. TIE Bank
OF England directors made change In tho minimum
rate OF discount ~ their regular weekly meeting
this morning, and Il remains al per cent In tne
open market three months bills discounted at
ga per cent Tho bank gained ESQ 600 bullion for
the week ending yesterday but the proportion OF
to liabilities Is 42 1l-l6, against 40 per
last week To-day the bank gained f5. 900 bullion
balance. A. Paris rentes quoted at 1851 35c.
against 1911 s2xc ut the close yesterday The clos
Ing prices In London follows :--Consols for
money and account, OAK a 94.; new four and a half
per cent bonds, l03H dvctwcny bonds OF 1867, 1851
l05s tenforty bonds, l07 l07h; dves OF 1851,
105A l05,S; Erie common shares, So; Erie pre-
icrred shares, 90; illinois Central, L.
STATE BONDS.
State bonds wore dull and steady. With sales con-
Gned Missouri sizes OF different datos Georgia
sevens, new.
RAILROAD BONDS.
Railroad bonds quiet and strong, ana the fol-
lowing the changes compared with last prev
sales:-An advance OF u In e., q. aud l. c. hrsts, q
in Central Pacific gold bonds and St Paul sinking
funds and decline OF u In Hannibal and St joseph
Fights, convertibIes.
ruyA
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
The closing prices OF Philadelphia stocks were
MINING SHARES

The following wore tho opening prices for min ing
stocks at San Francisco to-day Gould l. Curry, O;
Savage. AZ; Chollar Potosi, 80; Opnir So; Hale &
Norcross, 10; Grown Point, I; Yellow Jacket, 10;
Bocher, Ok; Virginia Consolidated. 245k; California,
s29; Ovorman "a; Raymond Ely, TX; Best h
Becher, 261a; Kentuck, 51s; Union Consolidated,
Alpha, IA; Sierra Nevada, 5h; Mexican, l6; Eureka
Consolidated SO; Justice. o; Utah l5N jackson, q