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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05

THE beheadiug of F. N. Smith, post
master at Waterbury Center, by an ad-
ministration protesting supreme devo-
ton to civil service reform, is the sub
ject of much comment locally. Mr..
Smith was an official ofspecial efficiency.
His removal was desired by neither
democrats nor republicans. Indeed,
the local democrats had expressed de-
sire and willingness to sign petition
for his retention in office.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05
In national affairs there is nothing

In national affairs there is nothing
remarkably interesting except to the
office-holding and oflce.hunting class
of American citizens. The roar of the
conflict for office is thickly punctualed
by the thud of The falling heads of
fourth class postmasters. "Thick as
leaves in Vallambrosa strewn," they
cover the soil made sacred to civil SER
vice reform by the election-in mug
wump eyes-of its great prototype,
Cleveland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05

The beautiful floral decorations at the
church reflected the highest credit upon the
rare taste and skill of the decorating COM
mittee. The pulpit was wreathed with smi-
lax, caught up with red and white carna-
lions. On either side were Easter lilies and
palms, arranged with beautiful effect. The
music was, perhaps, the finest in town. ald
was rendered by Mrs. II. |. PitlSin. Mrs.
Hattie Willard, b. NJ. Shepard and Il. w.
Bancroft with Professor ID. S. Blanped at
the organ, The programme as published
last week was followed. Among its most
beautiful aud effective features were the
The morning call., 1893-10-28
THE STOCK MARKET.

The ema arket- took decided turn for the better
yesIedslay and, as steve Robert says, it looks as
tho1g2a some one had gotten behind it with CAD
and was sroddng it Trading lively all
during tho day, ana the shortsellers in heir at
tempts to fill had to pay up for their stock, On
the early cali Greenbaum was good buyer. He
was 'supplsnted by henry Fox, and he in turn by
Epstein and Paxton. During the past lew days
the sn0rtsellers took advantage OF the business in
ybelnarket to put out more stock, but Yesterday
they danced to lively music in their endeaVors to
fiji Nothing was heard from Virginia City that
ranted the advance. ana 1t was evident that
the serews had been applied, ana that Dr. Fox was
E0meNhere in ihe negh5Orhood when the ma
oh tnery:was set in notion.
ION the early call Ophir opened Steady 81 u 10,
Mexican 65o. Best g. BelcheT 81 % and Con Cal
: Ava 81 80. with sales of 900 shares. After ths
lisOphir Jumped 3 25 Best Il Belcher TO
81 70, 2UQO shares, and Con. Cal d Va. to 81 30.
2eU0.ehares the market closing at the noon recess
sst figures slightly below these.
o; Or the 2:3O p ca the market was very &C
tive again. Ophir advancing TO 81 40, Best a
Beleher 81 40 Con. Cal. Il a. 81 40, and the bal
ance Of the market In proportion.
- NOTES.
The assessment on Con. New York is delinquent
in the boards to-day.
Silver continued to decline yesterday and sold
down 70 7lsz In New ork and 331z in Lon oon
j. ". Pew, the mining secretary is able TO be
out again after quite serious Illness.
. 1hsPeJrero Land and Waterfront Company mas
feVled an assessment of 81 80 per share, delln-
quenC December 2.
The National Land Company has suspended the
payment Of dividends on its common stock Tor
the present.
:: olsV,ofthe total product of 4O,sOU in sverIand
The morning call., 1893-10-28

cisco. s-Br ship InverIyon, for San Francisco
l2-Br ship Marlborough Hill, for San Diego. 10
Br ship Westgate. for San Francisco. l6-kr ship
Celtic Monarch. tor San Francisco. 23-Br ship
Enlomene, for San Francisco.
:, In port Sept 3O-Br bark Duke OF Argyle. for
Honolulu; Br ship Lucipara. for San Francisco.
The Following vessels are chartered 10 load at
Newcastle, NSW: Br ship Glenbeek, Tor San Fran
ciscoi Haw ship Hawaiian Isles. Tor Honolulu; !;
Haw ship John Ena ana Ger ship Terpsichore, for
Honolulu.
Chartered to load at Sydney: Br ship Wasdale.
for San Francisco.
HOXA soUND-A Arrived oct 2I-Br ship Kent
mere. from Shields for Santa Rosalia
toria from Victoria
Movements of transatlantic Steamers.
BOULoGNE-Arrived Oct 27-Stmr Spaardam,
from New YORK.
LIVERPOOL-Arrlved Oct 27-Stmr Britannia
from New York.
HAMBURG-Arrived Oct 27-stmrs Astrakhan
lcia from Baltimore.
BRowHEAD-Arrived Oct 27-Stmr Etruria,
from New YORK.
Importations.
EUREKA-Per North Fork-1 cs pictures.
Areata-22 rolls leather. 36 bis wool. cs mdse
9pkgs household goods, 220 NJ # lumber, 2 tanks
1889 shingles, l35 NJ shakes.
MOSS LAND iNG--Per BOnita-997 SKIS oats
Salinas--l430 SKIS barley, 6l5 SKIS wheat. 342 SKIS
Blanco-326e SKIS barley
watsonvile. R-109l SKIS oats
Watsonville Landing-1200 SKIS oats
PISMo-Per Protection-S35 SKIS beans. ~ sks
bones, 1857 SKIS wheat. bxs butter, cS eggs. 50
bxs green fruit. 900 SKIS bituminOuS rock, SKIS
CLANS, tanks, 226 hogs
Cayucos-2S bbs butter
Monterey-ll tanks, bx mdse. bbi glassware.
ConsigneeS.
Per n ortb Fork-A C Nichols & Co: Korbel &
Bros ChrisIy II Wise; Whittier, Fuller Co; Ma
tfonal Brewery; Redington Co: Chas Nelson; +
Chevaer & Co; Arctic OIL WORKS.
Per BonIta-M Waterman & Co; Dutard W
McNear; Lewis & Co.
Per Protection-Smith's Cash Store; Dutard;
W Price 8 Co; Stevens & Co; Hills Bros;
Ohlaudt &
Grangers' Busne eSs Assn: Vervalin Rowe; Yates
& Co; Whittier Fuller Dc Co: Dairymen's Union:
South San Francisco Packing Co; Crane q Co: I'm
mel d CO.. Wellman, Peck & Co: Altschul & Co;
Jordan Bitumnous Rock Co.
For Late Shipping Intelligence See Tenth Page.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
FEDERAL MALARIA
Bacteria Swarming at the
r: :. r: Bog Lot.
A Large Number of the Unemployed
= Fall Victims to the POST
-: = office Site.

g When John P. Irish and his confreres.
!: the members of 2 commission whose
: pienlory::.is not particularly Odoriferous.
:stlceeeded in securing the bog at the cor
: neF~ Of Seventh and Mission streets for the
: United States as a site on which to float a
. Government building. the propretors
ehaEged. additional for the malaria
:thatfhhs became one of Uucle Sans pos
SESSIONS; The germs of disease and pesti-
lenee<Were not disposed of at so much
germ, as might have been supposed from
:. the fact that the purchase price was
: SI,O40OQ0.
.Bnt.eyen supposing that these precious
. Little fellows, which are the pride of the
BaeteriolOgical Society, should have been
valued at only 81 apiece. even then the
.:Unfted:States would have more bacteria
than II paid for.
: But: these formed no part of the bar
ga]n. ;:*Ehey were simply thrown in with
9uf~eKtFa charge. to make the measure
: :heaHed. up and running over
~ hatever became of the measure the
bacteria are still running, and the germs
which were presented to the Government
aEe@gettlng IN their work on a few unfor-
tunafes:ln ratio the reverse of their size.
Ee' munltcence of the owners is Just
LhHhlES 1lSSlI Iell dOQ IL mas been re-
: served For the army of unemployed which
IS; R:Icamp on the famous lot TO develop its
!: full DO Sst6illties.
=. 'I.ne development is in full progress, and
a00ut. a" QQZen cases of malarial fever have
:: a4FeadX+ been reported at the Receiving
HOSPITAL; and there are still 600 men in
. the -c9nD Ito hear from.
=: For the last two or three weeks the men
VIII Have been boarding at the camp
gratis have also been exposed to Mr.
lrIsh's gratis malaria. and though the
germs of disease were little surprised at
the: <I0trllSiOn, they are accommodating
themselves to the changed conditions as
rapiQ#y as possible. ana the outcome
seems TO indicate that they are not having
much difficulty in doing so.
"a Hen the new postuffice shall have been
>cempiPted and IFS anchors thrown out to
; ms nFe.i is: remaining in position the Gov
Ern nnlent will need to offer a munifcent
re ward for the discovery of something
Y hfeA Is anti-gratis malaria or there will
be land-Gfflce business for any insurance
Company that will take bacteria risks.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Adopn Mayer to s Morgenstern. lot on s. line OF
OAK street, 1905 Elof octavia. 900, l2O -
s. Roberts and wife to J. Alfonso COret. lot
y line Of Pacific avenue, 1877 20 W OF Laguna, w
6S g by l27 :814 subject to deed OF trust; $40.
l.. Grsber ana wife to julius Relmer. lot on w
line of Howard street. ITO y OF Fifteenth, w So
by rs. subject to mortgage; $40
j. Reimer and wife TO Frank X Whltcomb,
s Ducas and wife to Fernando Nelson. lot on
line OF Guerrero street. 26:6 n of Army 10, L
100 s lUl 6, w 90 N 1856, w 80; $40.
Fernando Nelson ana wife TO solomon Ducas,
lot on S line OF Twenty-ftth street. no Of Dia-
JnIta NJ lyman to Frank Fischer. lot on line
of Diamond street, l6o of Eighteenth, 2S by
Charles w. Mott Daniel Dodge and William
wallace to James McKenna. lot on line of Bay
street. 81 i OF Stockton, L 22:l1 by D $3.50, quit
Peter c. Larsen TO CordeIia Larsen. lot on line
OF Mason street, so OF Bush, 80 by N 30 w TO
Mason, s to beginning; gilt.
of MISSION street 80 Ne OF Ninth. NE 81 by Sc
100; also lot 398. fractional. Gift Map A: gift
r. NJ Briare aud wife TO Mary GIlroy lot on w
line of Twenty-second avenue. 300 n OF California
street. 70 by w 100; $40.
Minnie f. Livingston TO Reuben Fl. Lloyd lot on
NE corner of Clement street and Twenty-sixth
avenue Z 80, NV 119, W AS, llS; IS.
same to X. H. Lloyd and W. :. Wood. undivided
half of lot ON NV corner OF Point Lobos and Six
teenth avenues. w 90:s. 603:3, L l53. ) 600;
A. and Charity Hayward to Mary Rak eman. lot
on W line of Firth avenue 100 OF ID street.
same to Elizabeth W. Bovee, lot on W line OF
Fifth avenue, $50 OF d street. n 20 by w 100;
$40.
william G. Walton to Pauline r Courvaisier.
lot on n line of street. IS of Twenty-sev-
entn avenue. E 27:9, NV q g. IS quteaim
Johann g. UIriuh TO AxeI Brunskog lot 81.
BLOCK p, Park Lane Tract g.: $40.
william }. and Joseph IL Jory (by assgnee) to
d. A. Curt in, Iot %. block AZ. SunByside: $75.
s. Wensinger and wife TO Catherine Iurner,
lot on ) Iine of Norton street. 200 w OF Mission
road w 70 by 100, block = Academy Tract;
n L. Reed to R. A. Davis, lot AT. block %. City
Land Association: $40.
Joseph Schiekele and wife TO }. ID. q. Hoffman,
LOT on w corner of Twentieth avenue and street,
SW 100 by Nv rs, block 400, South San Francisco
Homestead and Railroad; $40.
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Mareareths Very (w1fe OF J. A. L. of Oakland
m W W Martin OF oakland. lot on w line OF
Tonise street. ATS n of Is. 70 by w 1913, subdi-
vtsion ID of lot 8. block 799, Map 2, Watts Tract
oakland subject to mortgage to san Francisco
and Oakland Mutual Loan Association: $40.
Eeniamin aud Kate Z. Wright OF Oakland to
rhomas ID Hall OF Oag gland, undivided one-half
interest in lot on NE corner OF Elm or Twenty
biock r. subdivision OF Webster, Twenty-fourth
ana valdez streets property, Oakland: $40.
! W Martin and william q. Henshaw TO Annie
Rishop subdivision OF lot In lot ZS Glen Eeho
tract Man g. resubdivision OF lots l6. lS. 2S, 29
3b 70 So Map 2, Glen Echo Tract Oakland Town
ship; $40. - =, a.. ,,.,o,soo
lots I 4 and o. block n same, East Oakland: $40.
John Gotchet OF Oakland to Peter Buhman Oh
The morning call., 1893-10-28
Produce Market.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are follows: Family
extras. SO e6@3 rs: Bakers extras. So 5O13 so;
superfne, 81 6O92 80 p bbl.
WHEAT - Futures were stronger yesterday
morning, owing higher quotations from Chica
co. Actual grain showed no Improvement. No J.
81 O3s161 90 p ctl; choice, 81 06iA p ctl; lower
grades, 95c@5l; extra choice for milling, 81 O71s
al 0S% p ctL
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-10 O'Clock - December -
100 tons. 81 13; 200, 81 1875 May-2o0, 81 251s
100, 81 25A.
REGULAR MORNING SESSION - May-60O tons
81 251a: TOO, 81 251z. December-lOO. 81 l3La:
LOO. 81 1914 2U0. 81 l3; 100, 81 1914 Seller
'93. storage paid-200. 81 117s. Seller '93-lOU
81 U8I9 100, 81 0S34.
AFTERNOON SEssIoS-May-2O0 tons, 81 253s;
400. 81 261a. DeeeDber-5U0. 81 ll3s.
BARLkY-The advance ia futures elevated spot
Feed yesterday. No. Feed is quotable at roc y
ctl: choice. bright do, 72Iac " ctl: dark Coast
65@D671ac q ctl; Brewing. S0QSsc q ctl: Cheva-
ler, 81 1901 IS for standard and 75@90c p cti
for lower grade.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFoRMAI SEssIoY-l0 o'clock-December- 100
tons, 7619c.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-December-2OO
tons, TIC; 200, 1890; 90. 7o1ae. May-2OO. SIC.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-May-l00 tons. s615c.
OATS-ln free supply and weak Milling Is
quotable at 81 10t0l 20 = ctl: fancy Feed. 81 Is
"a II "a ct; good 20 choice ST. 0b61l 10 " cti;
common to fair. s6c@$l; Red. s5c0Sl 05; Black,
The morning call., 1893-10-28

Oakland, lots 10 and II. block n. Knowles and
Potter subdivision. Kennedy Tract, East Oakland; !;
$40.
George BirreII of San Francisco to Robert Hall.
lot IL, subd vision lots 10. 20, 2l. 20, 90. go 81
and 32 Peralta Park. Oakland Township; $40.
Fruitvale Land Company to Anna wife of James
Renwick OF San Francisco, lot on w line of Cleve-
land avenue 225 OF Twelfth street. s rs by w
l20. lot II, and portion of lot 49, block L, Hunt
ington ract, Brooklyn Township: $3.50.
Charles L. and Emma A. Chapman to justin
Scamnon lots 40 and Al, block E. subdivision OF
portions of blocks l. A. and F. Revised Map,
Prospect Hin Tract (subject to mortgage to the
Equity Building and Loan Association). Brooklyn
Township: $40.
ID. c. and Margaret 4. Bane to Mary Farrell of
San Francisco lot on Sc corner of Pleasant street
and Fruitvale avenue, f 125 by so, lot 49, block
d, Corrected Map OF subdivision blocks and Z,
Champion Tract, Brook!y Township; $40.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
New York Markats

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-The volume OF business
on the Stock Exchange to-day was much less than
for the past three days, but speculation was
steadisr and none the less strong. AT the opening
a higher range OF quotations established. but
the market met with some selling orders. Pur-
chsses changed the current of speculation and the
market soon again was on the upward track. bout
l O'Clock a heavy tone came over dealings. Ioward
the close a sharp purchasing movement caused a
rec overy and final sales were at advance over
yesterdays closing figures OF 12@254 z in the
active list and extending TO ~ IN specialteS.
Governments strong. Petroleum hrmer; November
closed at 721sc bid.
EXCHANGE, MONEY AND BoNDs.
Money call was easy: closed offered at 112%
Prime paper. 512@7Ie% Sterling exchange frmer
6O-dav bills, 81 sU1&@4 S034; demand, 81 1914
@54 SS1a. u. ). AS registered, Slll do coupon,
s1ll; rs registered. $97; Pacific 6's $l02;
Silver, 7lMc
The morning call., 1893-10-28
MARKET REPORTS.
FRIDAY EVENING, Oct ~

sruMARY OF THE HARKErA
Silver lower.
Wheat steady. Barley advanced.
Oats Corn and Rye unchanged.
Discovery ofa shortage in Hay.
Colored Beans flrmer.
Hawaiian Rice lower.
Twenty eight failures last week.
Mexican Dollars declined.
Butter lower and weak. Cheese higher.
Eggs continus firm.
Poultry market oyerstocked. Game steady.
Honey inactive.
Apples doing better. Evaporated Apples higher
Dried Fruits In free supply and easy.
Rals1ns declined. Nuts unchanged
Bacon expected to go lower.
Hops steady.
Hides, TallOw and Wool unchanged.
No urther variation IN Meats
The morning call., 1893-10-28
The Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports %
failures in the Pacific Coast states and Territories
for the week ending Friday. as compared with
AZ for the previous week and lS for the corre-
spending week in 1892. The failures for the past
week divided among the trades as follows: 4
saloons grocers. 2 hotels 2 clothing, boots md
shoes / butcher wholesale toys, ] confectionery,
i sawmi photographer. restaurant. baker.
stationery, i general store, l publisher wall
paper tailor, produce and l wagon-maksr.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
FOR PORTLAND g ASTORIA. OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM A<2
j ocean Division-and PACIFIC COAST GzH73
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from
Spear street wharf at 10 A. M for the above ports
one of their Al iron steamships, viz:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-Oct 6. 16 26, Nov.
AMI -. 25.
10. 30 30
Connecting via Portland with the Union Pacific
and other diverging lines for all points In oregon,
Washington British Columbia. Alaska. Idaho
Montana Dakota Utah, wyoming. Yellowstone
Park snd all points east and south and TO Europe.
Fare to Portland-Cabin, $l6; sIesrage. $8:
round trip, cabin, $50 -,
Ticket onices-l Montgomery st., aud faace
Hotel. New Montgomery So.
Freight ofice-200 California ST.
GOODALL PERKINS g. CO., Supt. Ocean Line
l IT 10 Market ST., San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
BLED To DEATH.
The Vain Boast of the Steward of a
-; = =: Sailing Vessel.

John Banfeld. steward of the sailing
vessel. A4eck CZarina, which recently ar
rived from Alaska, while intoxicated yes
teTd aY; snd in a boastful mood, thrust his
right.aFm through the window of Henry
: 'Pfagge!s saloon, Oh East street, near Sac
-EameIta, He then went away, and was
subsequently, discovered near his lodging
houses op"SacramentO street. in an insensj-
BILE !: condition. The patrOl-wagOn was
sum n}Dned. as he was found to be bleeding
to- etlh. The severed arteries of his arm
W ere;1i gated, but 1t was too late. Shortly
.aftet"being taken to the Receiving Hos
pH&i :he; died from loss of blood. Moth
ing. eould: be done to save him. Had
he. .beeu discovered sooner be would not
have dFeG if proper attention had been
given :hiuI
The morning call., 1893-10-28
Recent Divorces.

3. Judge CARRIER has granted R. NJ. Locke
q >*dl1orce from Janet E. Locke on the
ground of willful desertion.
,:MaQd. NJ. Creba Obtained from Judge
Murphy of Del Norte a divorce from
:Sa utlel -Creba on the ground of wilful
neglect
ComtIaints for divorce have been FLED
By Dpncan Mel. Mckenzie against Annie
MckenZfe. by John a. Lopp against Ada
LopRs By Maude w. Bell against William
The morning call., 1893-10-28

lead the net profits OF the Elkhorn Mining Com
pany of Montana for September were Sl5,900.
The Harqua Haa Gold Mining Company dim
1ted) has declared a dividend of 1Sc per
share, payable Nov ember 10. This is the first
dividend declared since the mines were sold TO an
English syndicate and incorporated as above
The Homestake Mining Company of South
Dakota paid its one hundred and eighty-third
consecutive dividend at the rate of 10c per share
aggregating $l2500, on october rs.
The De Lamar Mining Company of Idaho con-
trolled by English capitalists. paid its tenth divi
dend at the rate OF 25c per share, amounting 20
$lOO, ,0O0 on October "a.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP GO,

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN esA
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska 8 A NJ. xAiAtSs
Oct. IL. 27, Nov. and Dec. IL, 26 sAeA<f7s=zs
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports.
October z and every nth day thereafter.
For Eureka. Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays 8 A. N.
For Newport, Los Angeles and all way ports
every fourth and fifth day, 8 AN.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford.
Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles Santa Monica).
RedonGo (Los Angeles) and Newport. every
fourth and NTH day, at IL A. N.
For ports in Mexico 25th of each month
Ticket Ofiice-Palsce Hotel. New Montgomery
street.
6OODALL. PERKINS & CO., General Agents
! If 10 Market st San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
General Merchandise.

GKAIN BAGS-CaICultas. lVsVWf "4C.
RICE-Hawaian has again broken. owing to fur
ther heavy receipts. The other kinds are un.
changed. Chinese mixed. So 1903 80 q ctl; No.
l. 50 200D4 so; extra No. i. 50 70@4 80; Hawai-
80 p ctl.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all $3.50 v h; Dry 'iranuaUed.
5s4c 2 n; Confectioners A. 55sc: Magnolia A,
53sc: Extra O, 6Ac; Golden q, SC; ID. 434c;
Standard A. Sic; hall. barrels same as barrels
and boxes lac more.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
WEEKLY cLEARfNss.
Chica.n Aaarkets.

CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-wheat opened unchanged.
declined 3sc on local selling, advanced 115c on
better cables the p aspect of the early passage OF
the repeal bill, lighter receipts in the Northwest
and covering by shorts. reacted slightly and osed
7sc higher than yesterday. Receipts 1873 600 BUSH
els; shipments 1000 bushels
CATTLE
CsttIe-ReceDts. 10 900: n arket slow and,prices
weak: good TO choice steers, 81 SU0y5 40: others,
81 1904 65 Common, $3 5u@3 10; Texans, 81 90
az So; Westerns $3 1908 60
Hogs-Receipts. 25.O0U; lower; rough and COM
mon S. 65G5 90: mixed and packers, $6616 rs;
prime heavy ana butchers weights So 3096 40;
prime light SIS 2U@l6 IS.
Sheep-Rece1pts. ! ! 900: slow and weaker ma
tive sheep 50 5U@i 20; Westerns, 81 9093 50.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Wheat is steady cash, 64c; December &c.
Corn, steady: cash. 3Sc: December, 3S14c. Oats
steady; cash. 28c: December. 2S4qc. PORK
steady: cash, Sl6 so; January, Sl4 so Lard
steady; cash. $40 10; January, So 471s. Ribs
steady; cash, So so: January, 81 521e. r, e, s7ac
Barley. nominal. Flax. $l@I OF. Timothy. $3 20
The morning call., 1893-10-28
Builders Contracts.

Margaret O'Connor with Douglass d O'Connor
alterations and additions on L line of Hattie
street. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth:
$ll20.
Del Norte Milling Company with Casper Zwier-
len alterations on building on Brannan street,
near Second: Sl575.
The morning call., 1893-10-28

MORNING bhsSIONs
Board-l80 Cal Electric Light, 2019; 100 F
Gaslfght, So: so Water. 81.
Street-2OO Hutchinson r Co. 514: 25 Pacific
Gas Imp. 75: $4,000 > Branch Railway Bonds,
81; $4,000 s 81 Bonds, ll5
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board-2a Bank OF California. 22O: so Oakland
Gas 40; V Water 81.
Street-5O Cal Electric Light, 201z.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
RAILROAD SHARES.

wheat-october, 6e7sc.
Flour-Steady.
Hops-DutI
Wool-ou ct; Domestic 20@2Sc
Coffee-Contracts became quite firm in the after
noon strong cables and oullish Brazil news.
The close was steady at net advance OF from 5
TO Is points Total sales. $500 bags. October.
II 50: \ ovember Sl7@l7 06: December SIC 10
9l6 rs: January. SO 4U9l6 so. Spot steady
No. Rio, $3.50 asked.
Sugar-Steady: supplies small: no sales.
Copper-Easy; Lake SO 40 bid.
Lead-StrUng; Domestic 50 4213 bid.
Tin-Dull: Straits. $40 so.
Spelter-S eady; Domestic. S3 so.
WEEKLY CLEARfN6s
Bradstreet gives elearings for the past week
for the principal cities of the United States
as follows: New York, S5l4 900. decrease
2ll per cent Chicago. ILL.,. $SS 3s9, ,0U0 decrease
80: Boston, Mass. S76.956.0 900, decrease 3l2;
Philadelphia Pa, $57, ,325 600. decrease $50;
st. Louis. NO. slS.OS20U decrease 31.s: san
Francisco. sll 037. 900, decrease 81 %; Baltimore
Sl2 l37, 900. decrease III: Cincinnati, Ohio. Sl1,
l77.00O, decrease q 8; Pittsburg, Pa. 8 1872.
600. decrease %: Kansas City. S9.293 900, de-
crease. ITO: Minneapolis. S7.l24,000. decrease
O3: New Orleans $l0,529, 900, decrease 49,:
Omaha, Nebr, $5066, 900. decrease 24.2: Den
yer, Colo, 81 2O3 900. decrease 53.2: Portland,
Or. Sl.20l 900, decrease 43.5; Seattle. Wash.
S5l0. 900. decrease 500; Los Angeles, 1888. .0U0
increase SO: Tacoma. S5S7.00O. decrease 81. o {;
Spokane, s204 900. decrease 500: st. Paul. $3.-
637 900. decrease 35.9.
Total for the leading rities OF the United States
seas, ,14l 900. a decrease o. 20. 8 per cent
The morning call., 1893-10-28
Family RetaiI Markell.

Butter is going down faster than it went up.
Cheese shows a tendency TO advance. Eggs are
rather dearer again, being scarce.
Meats, Fish and Poultry show no fluctuations
calling for remark.
Summer Fruits and Vegetables continue TO get
dearer. they are going out of season.
Following is The CALLS regular weekly retail
nric LIST.
The morning call., 1893-10-28
San Franc,sco Meat NIar'-e

San
Hogs, though firm are no higher Beef. Veal and
Mutton are IN ample supply for all current needs.
wholesale rates from slaughterers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality. 5@51ac p ID; second quail
ity. 4l2c: third do. 315G4c y 10.
VEAL-Large, 5Qbc q 10 small Calves, 6!o1
715c: Dairy Calves. &c n ID.
MUTTUN-WetAsrs 5951 12c; Ewes 4Ha@5c
2 h.
LAMB-61a 571ac p n
PORK-Live Hogs 534@5Tsc q 10 for heavy and
me dunn granted: stock Hogs, 53s@512c; dressed
do, S621Sc ~ 10