Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-12
California Frnit Sales.

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| CHICAGO, August I1th - The Montgomery
Auction Company sold to day for Gregory Bros
Company, W. K. strong Company and the Earl
| Fruit Company, seven carloads of California
| fruit. Foster peaches sold for 81 As to 81 40;
| Early Crawford peaches, 81 60 to 81 80; Orange
| lings, 81 81 to 81 25: Lemon Clings, 81 %. Sus-
quehannas, 81 60 to 81 s5: Bartlett pears. 81 Is
| to SO so; Howells, go S5; Rose de Peru grapes,
| half crates 81 40; Muscats, half crates 81 Is TO
81 95; Tokays, half crates. So 40 to 81; Blue NAL
voise 81 40; Fontsinebleu. haf crates, 81 30;
| Chasseals, half crates, 81 40: egg plums, 81 60;
Columbian plums, 81 65 to 81 IS; Fallenbergs,
| 81 SO to 81 10; purple egg plums, 81 so; golden
| drop plums, 81 20; Washington plums. 81 %;
Gross plums 81 so to 81 60; nectarines, 81 25.
Sugar Tests.
| NEW YORK, August 11th.-A special from
Washington says that as a result of the protest
| by Spreckels neerniDg the difference of classi-
| fication in mat and bag sugar between New
| York and Philadelphia, it has been decided to
make the test at New York the same as at Phil
| ad.lphia. The practice has been at Shiladel-
| phia that where more than two tests of given
sample were made, TO accept the one most
nearly coinciding with the average of all the
| tests made. The practice at New York has
been to accept for classification the test most
nearly coincldiDg with the average only of the
lower tests found for each sample.
Census Estimates.
WASHINGTON, August I1th.-The population
| of Kansas City, as enumerated by the Census
Bureau to day, is 3Sl70. The same place in
1850 had 9,3iS, an increase in ten years of 2S,-
| so.
Superintendent Porter expects the work of
counting the population of the country will be
COMPLETED before the end of the present month,
and Congress, If it SO desires. can proceed TO
pass an appOriionment bill and so determine
how many members shall constitute the next
House. The population of the country is estl-
mated at GA, 100000.
General Alger and Party.
SALEM (Mass.l. August 1lth.-General Alger
received a warm welcome at Salem this after
noon at the hands OF the Phil. H. Sheridan Post
and citizens generally. The Mayor welcomed
Aleer and his staff and the Vermont veterans.
| General Alger responded briefly. With General
ator Stockbridge, Miss tlger and Miss Platt.
Hung to q Tree.
ARKANSAS CITY, August 1lth.-Last night the
Sheriff captured william Beaver, negro, who
Is wanted for an assault upon young white
lady As the officer was taking the prisoner to
jail he was met by mob, who took Beaver and
hung him to a tree.
Charges Submitted.
WASHINGTON. August 1lth.-The charges and
| specifications in the cases of Colonel kautZ,
| Eighth Infantry, and General Brook have been
| submitted by General Schofi=ld to the Secretary
! of War for his action
New Postoffice.
| WASHINGTON, August 11th.-A new postofice
| has been established at Lakeview, Ormsby
county, Nevada, with II. NJ. Hobars as Post
master
| Clarkson Resigns.
WASHINGTON, August 1Ith.-First Assistant
to the President his resignation, to take effect
{ September lst next.
: Fatal Quarrel.
HOUSTON (Tex.). August Ith.-At Pattison.
to-day. charles aud Daniel Ellison, brothers,
killed each other du ring q quarrel.