Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-20
California Fruit Sales.

Auction Company sold to-day for account
of Gregory Bros. Company and others
three carloads of California fruit. Bartlett
pears brought 81 55@2 so; Late Crawford
peaches, 81 55@1 so; Clings, 81 25@,ds
red nectarines, 81 10000; Bradshaw
plums, 81 so; egg plums, 81 15; Golden
Drops, 81 l0@95c; Victoria plums, 81 15E
Columbias, 81 40; Gross prunes, 81 GOO
25.
Porter Bros. & Co. sold to-day ten car
loads of California fruit. Bartlett pears,
green, brought $3@3 35; over.ripe stock,
81 40@2 so: Gros prunes, 81 10@1 80;
Early Crawford peaches, 81 25 to 81 S5;
Susquehannas, 81 70@1 s5; Orange clings,
81 45@1 70; Quackenboss plums, 81 25:
Muscat grapes, full crates, $3 10 to So 20;
half-crates, 81 30@1 75; nectarines, 81 75..
The Hop Market.
New YORK, August 19th.-A. Lilienthal,
of Lilienthal Bros, who handle a great
| quantity of California hops, said to-day, in
an interview concerning the outlook
| THE hop crop of Germany this year viii
amount to from one-third to one half less
than last year. The Continental Europe
crop is practically nothing. Dealers in the
| city feel that the present prices are not as
high as might be expected. Considering
the prospects held out for crop at home
and abroad, it is possible that prices will
go still higher. / do not think, however,
that the price in this country will go up as
high as it did in 1882, when it reached
81 %. At all events, the price will not
reach any thing like that figure for some
time to come"
Mormon Converts.
NEW YORK, August 19th.-The authori-
ties at the immigration station here have.
been engaged for some time dissuadipe
mn anto irlc 60
to become Mormons. Usually these efforts
are unsuccessful. Elizabeth Gee, whose
father has been a Mormon fourteen wears,
arrived here last week. She has Just been
persuaded to return to Europe without WIS., g,
iting Salt Lake. The authorities claimed
10 have secured information of much i'm
portance from her concerning the fraudu-
lent promises held out by the Mormon ,
elders to persuade young European girls to
become Mormons. The facts will be for
warded to Washington.
A Revolutionist Executed.
SAN ANTONIO (Tex }, August 19th.-Mar-
tinano Martinez, one of the men arrested
by the Mexican authorities for psrticipat-
ing in the San Duval revolutionary move-
nent, was very quietly taken from the Jail
yesterday morning by squad of ten Mex
ican soldiers and marched to a point near
Nueva Laredo, where he was executed.
Martinez was brother of Dionicio, who is
wanted in Texas for murder and horse
theft.
Invitation to the President.
WASHINGTON, August 10Th. = Senator,
Stewart arrived to-day from San Francisco.
Senator Hearst and Mr. Morrow will
call upon President Harrison tomorrow.
aud present him with handsome invita-
ton in gold from the Pioneers and Native
Sons of San Francisco, requesting his
presence at the celebration of the fortieth>
anniversary OF Caifornias admission as q.
State.
Fatal Collision.
HELENA, August 19th.-This afternoon
a freight train crashed into passenger
train standing in the yard, killing Miss
Potter, Michigan passenger, and slightly
iniuring several others. Thirty freight
cars and several passenger coaches were
wrecked.
Fatal Explosion.
FARMERsBURG Qnd), August 19th.-3y
an explosion in the McCracxlin coal mine
to-day, Emory McCracklin was killed, and
Frank McCracklin was fatally burn ed.
Another operator is still in the mine and
is thought to be dead.
Redemption of Bonds.
WASHINGTON, August 1ath.-The Treas
ury Department this afternoon issued q
circular providing for the immediate re-
demption of SIS. 600 900 of four and Q. half
per cent. bonds at 1041.
Two Cents Per Mile.
New YORK. August 19;h.-At a meeting
of the trunk line of passenger agents-to-day
it was decided to give two cent per mile
rate for ten or more persons travelling on
one ticket on any road of the association.
Passenger Agents Associations.
BUFFALO, August 19th.-The eighteenth
annual meeting of the Travelling Passenger
Agents Association of the United States
began its session this morning in this city.
Canned Salmon.
New York, August lslh =, The ship
| Abner Coburn brought from San Francisco
| IS 334 cases of canned salmon.