, 1889-01-10

securing THIS region cousthheiy iof oaeue,
and the farmers demand more money now
than they used TO for their stock, and they
get IL, too. That Is the principal reason
| for the proposed advance. 1t simply
means protection to our business"
ION what meats will the price be
raised 2"
'Principally on choice cuts
There will be no reduction what
everp"
"No. stree; the price Of meat on all
kinds, 10 down as low as 1t can possibly
be now. On some OF the lower grades,
however, the prices will remain 40 at pres
ent."
There are two or three butchers who re-
fuse to enter the combination, or che Or
Ranization would have been formed long
ago. IL is hoped, however. by the leaders
OF the movement to bring them into the
ranks by Friday night. A priSe-list has
already been made up, and will be sub
mitted at the meeting. The advance for
restaurants and hotels will be considerable,
about twenty-five per cent, It Is under
stood.
The western classification which takes
effect on the 10th OF this month has been
received in this city. There are some
very important changes made, which deal
ers will do we'll to note. Space does not
admit of the publication OF all, but some
OF the most important are given below.
The head OF agricultural implements are
made TO include farm engines and portable
engines. The entire class OF agricultural
implements in carloads remainsias class A,
with some minor and unim portant changes
in estimate weights on various heavy ar
ticles.
Ammonia or gas liquor is given class ID
rates. Asphalt Is lowered two Glasses,
from G to A. Babbitt metal IL raised
from class b to fourth class 10 carloads:
| Bananas in carloads are lowered from third
class to Is per cent less than third class.
Beer in carloads, instead Of 20 per cent
less than fourth class, Is made fifth class.
Boats are raised from three times 6rst
class to four times first class. On candy
and confectionery the risk valuation is
lowered from 13 cents to 10 cents per
pound. A very important item 10 the in
sertion of chitdrens' carriages In car loads
] as third class. Streetcars. new item, es-
| timated weight for one.horse cars, 5000
pounds; two.horse cars, 5000 pounds, take
q first.class rate. Cocoanuts In bags are
rated the same as c0c0anuts In boxes.
| Coffee, condensed, in glass, takes fifth
class rates, the same, as green coffee.
Curtain rollers and shades had are given car,
dynamos and electric light plants, new
items are given fourth class rate in car
loads.
Emigrant movables, released to valu.
| alton of s. per 100 pounds in case OF
damage, take class B. In furniture,
chairs, common, mot upholstered) minimum
weight 1900 pounds, are made fourth
class. Kitchen safes are raised from third to
second class on lees than carloads; carload
rates unchanged. Chairs in bundles raised
from third to second class, Chair seats,
lowered from first to third class. Chiff0.
niers are given special rate as frat class,
Hat racks are raised from third to second
class. Wardrobes, set up, are raised from
fret class to one and half times 6rst class.
Glassware is lowered from frat and third
classes to second and fourth classes.
Lemons, oranges, bananas and other tropi'
cal fruits, straight or mixed carloads, are
are raised from Is per cent less than third
class to third class.
from fourth to third class; iron, un-
changed. Asbestos packing, new item,
Is rated at fourth and fifth classes. Man
lila wrapping paper is made the same as
straw paper. class b; print paper is un-
changed; book paper is made fifth class in
carloads. Paper boxes are rated as third
class, minimum weight, 1900 pounds;
paper boxes fiat in crates, fifth class. All
preserves, carloads, are now included in
fifth class. Narrow gauge cars, lOcomo-
motives and tenders, loaded on fiat cars,
are made class A, instead Of being subject
to charge of so much per mile. Slate
roofing is lowered from class b to class q.
| Sulphur is reised from class ID to class c.
Tent pins and keys and tent poles are low
cred from third class TO class A. Veni.
son, prepaid, subject to state 10 aws, third
class. Washing machines, minimum
weight 10000 pounds, are made third
class on wheels, not otherwise specified
In the minimum weight, is lowered from
10000 to $4,000 pounds,
A brand new method to play the fan.tau
has just been introduced by some enter.
prising Chinese gamblers. The game, as
is we'll known, ia usually played with a lot
! of little Chinese coins upon q long table.
BY this new method it is played with a
box full of oranges.
One who does not know the ins and outs
Of the heathen's civilization would think
he was before Chinese fruit dealer ped.
ding out his oranges at an immense rate
of profit. -,
oranges on one arm, while sharp.pointed
knife and u square chopping board are also
parts of his equipment. With these he
goes from one store into another, or
wherever he Gees q crowd of Chinese
lsundrymen. but instead of selling the
fruit be lays down the chopping board and
selects good-sized orange, removes the
skin carefully and places it upon the
board In the middle Of this board or
chopping block Is the figure 20.
The gamblers bet on the numbers of
seeds 10 the orange. twenty being taken ~
the mean. 1t IL "even money where
there are more or less than twenty. and IL
the player 10 90 disposed he places his
money on that figure itself and wins three
for ono IL there are just twenty seeds.
The dealer gets 2 per cent eommi:sion