Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-06
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Morning kilograms.
SAN Francisco Msrkets.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Wheat
Shippers are apparently holding
off for lower rates, but holders de-
cline to grant concessions, and the
result is q stagnant market. Sales
are reported of 1000 ctls fair ship.
ping at $1.573; 900 and 400 ctls
shrunken, $1.45; 600 ctls smutty
Walla Walla, $1.30. Barley-The
market continues strong with fair
business In feed. Sales reported to-
day of 1,lO0sks light bay brewing,
95c; 1000 sks good coast feed, 779c;
1000 skis dark coast feed. 75c; 800
aud l6 0 SKIS fair coast feed, 75c 79 ctl.
COrn-Sales to-day of 500 sks large
yellow at soc; 200 SKIS choice small
round, 97Ac; 200 sks good do, 921c.
On Wednesday there was q sale,
not previously reported. of l, 100 SKIS
large white at 81 034; white is
quotable at $1.024@l.O7A y ctl.
Hay-Sales OF $50 bbls good wheat
on the wharf at 1850, which is the
top Of the market for lots received;
Ordinary grades are quoted as low
as SO so - ton. POtatoes-Sales on
the wharf of 100 sks good Petalu-
mas at 5 O5, and IS SKIS at 81; the
range of the market for all grades
of Petalumas and TOmales is from
900 to $l.123; Humboldt Reds 81 to
$l.25; Peaohblows, 9Oc@$1; EARLY
Rose, $1@1.l24 River Reds, 100000;
sweet, 81 25@2. so p ctl. Onions
Only 10 sks received to-day; small
quantities are selling from store at
15c sa ctl. Beans-Pea are jobbing
at $3@3.l5; small white, $3.l23@
5.25; Lama, $4 37t@450; Red, $1.5O
Oils; Pink, $1.40@1.50; Butter,
So. 223 to $2.274 for small. and SO. 10
to $2.20 for large; Bayo, 81. .45@ 1.55;
Castor, $3@3.5O p ctl.
Passea gers going south.
MoJAvE, April 5.-Judge Sepul-
veda, Miss Aguirre, w. J. Mills,
w. B. Hellings, G. +. Mills, w. F.
Peterson, w. Briggs, Mrs. s. E.
Booth, Florence Wilson, Geo. d.
Gardner. Mrs. A. Rickie.
The Four Per Gents
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Sub-
scriptions TO the 4 per cent. loan
since yesterdays report, $6,502, $50.
Conn rmassons.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The
Senate In Executive session con-
firmed Clarence King as Director
of the Geological Survey; John M.
Morton to te Consul at Honolulu;
John nj. Wilson. Consul at Pana-
ma, and David H. Strother, Con-
sul-Generll for Mexico. Logan
and Teller spoke against King, but
he was confirmed almost unani-
mously. The Senate adjourned
till Monday.
Speaker Rand All amd Republican
Members.
WASHINGTON, April c.-Repub-
lican representative complain that
Speaker Randall does not consult
them regarding their places on
Committees, and that his only feel
Ing seems to be to harmonize and
prevent ilI-feeling among Demo-
cratic members.
why lie Reslgned.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Profes-
sor G. v. Riley, Entomologist of
the Department of Agriculture,
says the cause Of his resignation
was an unwillingness to incur
further risk Of being treated dis
courteously whenever he made any
suggestion for the benefit Of his
division.
Y-,s.w pev-r "u the s,e.sM--
''~sy msuta."
BOSTON, April 5.-The United
States steamer Plymouth, from this
port March 18th for cruise to the
West Indies, has returned, yellow
fever having broken out when 800
miles southeast of Bermuda.
Di.charxea smd Rearsess.a.
Boston, April 5-Conant, 8 de-
faulting Cashier of the Eliot Ma
tional Bank was discharged to day
on motion to quash the indictment.
He was Immediately rearrested and
held in $40, 900.
Cotton and wOoien Mnmufsturos tn
Chin~.
NEW YORK, April 5.-A shang-
hal letter of February 2lst says:
A Joint stock company of Chinese
merchants Is being formed for the
manufacture of cotton cloths, and
a very large mill is to be built at
Shanghai. 1t Is also proposed that
another wooden factory shall be
started at Tientsin. The selection
of q northwest frontier town for q
wooden mill is accounted for by the
fact that, In that region, Tartar
sheep are very numerous, wool can
be got for the gathering, and their
fieeces have not hitherto been prop
erly utilized The establishment
ofE SstsoH rms stisaauahei Is u1ne
with Iho iuleAtion ahd de
Termination 20 eEtinEuish lae
trade q Foreigners, Is hfa@
neut psfscuage iu the m0Ie eMaui is
one la1agi iafoui, who Jas wit
an sif0ug nppeDis to Chinese Gov
ern1r-9euefals urging home maBgs
faciUfse nt cotton sHd wooleH
goo ls tle says. sBetgigu WORT
aleu oi Fnewu bsve already been
found and any quantity OF them
eal es obtained among FHelisll
nrelhsplB. N3ntfnets ii9Ne been
anlsisa iu.o Wi;a foreigners foe th 3