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Awarded a Modal of Honor.

Washington, Jan. 4.-A medal of hon or has been awarded by the president to Francis H. Goodall, late first ser geant, eleventh New Hampshire volun- teers, for most conspicuous gallantry displayed by him at the battle of Fred ericksburg, Va, December 13, 1862, When his regiment was ordered to fall back to the city this on-commissioned officer voluntarily remained behind under heavy fire, bringing wounded comrade within the Federal lines.
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HIS BIGHrY-FIFrH BIBrHDAY.
MlddIetown's Pioneer TrucIlman.

Middletown, Jan. 4.-Daniel Thomas, the oldest truckman in this city, to-day celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday. Thomas was the pioneer in the business in this city, and notwithstanding his advanced age, continues to drive his team through the streets in the city. Thomas held celebration this even ing at his home, and among the guests who were present were several of the prominent merchants of the city.
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Will Make a Direct Appea1.

St. Johns, N, s., Jan. 4.-Resolutions approving a royal commission to inves- tigate the colony's affairs were pre- sented in the legislature last night. The government opposed them and re- fused to take action in the matter. The promoters will appeal direct to the British government.
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Johnson "Diamond" Case.

Norwich, Jan, 4.-The counsel for both sides in the famous Diamond John son case held conference this after noon in this city and decided to go on with the case in the superior court to- morrow morning. Augustus Brandagee of New London, one of the counsel in the case, this afternoon announced his intention of withdrawing from the case. No reasons were given by the lawyer for his intended action.
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New Haven Men Get ss5, 900 Contract

Bridgeport. Jan, 4.-The park com missioners to-day awarded the $25,0OO contract for rebuilding the sea wall at Seaside Park to c. w. Blakeslee &5 Son of New Haven, their bid being $4.95 per cubic yard or $1,OOO lower in the aggre- gate than the next bidder. But be- fore letting the contract out the park board made arrangements so\ that the contractors will not take the labor out of the city and the stone will be quar- ried ill Bridgeport
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New EnInIianY.

The subscribers to the stock of the Imperial Laundry company, which has been organized at New Haven with a capital of $S6OO divided into thirty six shares, are Andrew B. Dobbs, Ed ward G. w. Gilbert and Arthur J. Craw- ford, residents of this city, who sub scribe to twelve shares each. The cap ital stock has all been paid in cash.
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Secretary Carlisle Anrions.

Washington, Jan. 4--Secretary Car lisle spent an hour in Speaker Crisps committee room to-day and chatted with several democratic representatives He expressed a strong desire that the currency and banking bill should be passed and explained several provisions and their effect to some of those who met him.
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Former Sentence Confirmed.

Paris, Jan. 4.-The second trial of Captain von Schoenebeck, formerly of the German cavalry, who was recently condemned to five years Imprisonment on charge of espionage, was finished to-day and the sentence of the former trial was confirmed.
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ON THE CoNsOLID4rED.
A Baseless Rumor Regarding AlIege,
 Official Changes.

A Baseless Rumor Regarding Alleged
 Official Changes.
 The press report published in yester- days papers stating that there was a rumor current that official changes were to be made on the Consolidated road and mentioning that the rumor pointed to the substitution of MT. Peter E. Bowman in place of MT. Allen Ostrander as superintendent of the Air Line di- vision is pronounced by General Su- perintendent Platt of the Consolidated road, who was enquired of last night on the subject as wholly without foundation. MT, Platt said enphatical- ly that no such change had been talked of, nor was any such change con templated. This should set at rest the rumor in question.
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An Ann1ication for Receirer.

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4--After the announcement that the Northwestern Cordage works would resume opera tions next Monday came to-day an ap- plication for a receiver. The bill al- Ieges that the company has been for more than six months insolvent.
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Democrats to Cancns.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The democrats of the house will hold a caucus at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon next for the purpose of considering the pending currency question. The call for the caucus was issued tonight in response to the request of tifty-five representa- lives
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Detailed to Tokio.

Washington Jan. 4,--Secretary Her bert. as result of to-day's cabinet meet ing. has issued orders detailing Com mander F. M Barber as naval attache to the American legation in Tokio He will sail from San Francisco on tine 1bth instant
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Her Last Trin.

New York, Jan, 1.-The Red Cross steamer Portia arrived to-day from Halifax. It was ner last trip in the Nova Scotlan and Newfoundland ser vice She will hereafter be run to the West Indies and will be under com mand of Captain Farrell.
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Mucb Anxiety Felt.

London, Jan. 4.-Mueh anxiety is felt for the steamship Prescott which sailed from Sunderland on December 20 for Marseilles. Life buoys bearing her name have been found on the York shire coast She carried crew of twenty-fiVe
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Miss Stevenson Weaker.

Asheville, N. C., Jan. 4.-Miss Steven son, daughter of the vice president, is weaker to-day than she has been for some days and her condition is re- garded by her physicians as extremeS critical
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Concessions Are offered.

Rome, Jan. 4.-Italy and Russia have opened negotiations for reciprocity treaty. Russia has offered note worthy concessions to Italian wine producers,
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Dead in Bed.

Madrid, Jan. 4.-Marshal Pavia, leader of the movement which culmin- ated in a military dictatorship on Jan uary 3, 1874, was found dead in bed this morning.
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Ant,,orizsd by the Vatican.

Rome, Jan. Alt is reported that the vatican has authorized Catholics to take part in the next parliamentary elections.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI-
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU. SAN FRANcIsCo
April27 p. M.-Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The pressure of the air continued below the nor
NAL throughout the entire territory west of the
Rocky Mountains, except along the Southern Cali
fornia coast These are the conditions which pro-
duce showery weather in the Pacific Coast States,
and there is a tendency for increasing pressure
over Washington and Oregon, but it is not yet suf-
fcienty marked to warrant forecast of fair
weather for Sunday for San Francisco although
the conditions are likely to improve during Sunday,
Ram has been general throughout the state, from
Los Angeles northward 1t has been heaviest
through the San Joaquin and Lower Sacramento
Valley, where an average of about half inch has
fallen in the past tWenty-four hours.
The weather has grown considerably cooler
throughout Washington, Oregon and Nevada.
The following are seasonal rainfalls this year as
COMPARED with the. same date last year: Eureka
1898 last year 52.22; Red Bluf 27.19. last year
Loo; Sacramento 23.53 last year l4.19: San
Francisco 24.73 last year 1850: Fresno 1903 last
year 6.27: Los Angeles 1855, last year 6.53: San
Diego l1.39, last year 400; Yuma 2.97. last year
2.16 inches.
san Francisco data-Maximum temperature so
deg, minimum 50 deg, mean So deg. Rainfall for
past twenty -fOur hours ga of an inch.
Forecast made at san Francisco for the thirty
hours ending midnight = prll %, 1896
Northern Caliiornia-ShOwers tonight and prcb-
ably sunday: nearly stationary tenn perature except
slightly warmer at Red Bluff; fresh southerly
winds, shifting 10 northwesterly during tonight
Sunday.
Southern Calffornia-Showers tonight ending to-
night or sunday; nearly stationary temperature;
fresh westerly winds.
Nevada-Showers in north portion tonight or
Sunday; nearly stationary temperature.
Otah-Showers in the north portion; decidedly
Internationally fair; cooler in the east por-
ton.
San Francisco and vicinity-Showers tonight
and probably Sunday, but partly clearing Sunday:
nearly stationary temperature; fresh westerly
winds. W. II. HAMMOND, Forecast Official.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Ill, April 27.-Wheat was wanted
at the opening at 1c advance over Fridays closing
prices. There were plenty of sellers at that ad-
vance for a few minutes but when 1t was found
there were buyers for all that was offered and a
hungry crowd still shouting for more, sellers be-
came scarce. The latter responded reluctantly to
the higher and still higher prices which the eager
ness of purchasers induced them to bid so that il
not until from 6234e and 7sc at the opening
Tor July wheat that it had risen to 64c and over
There was not much excitement accom- panyinR the
advance but 1t took evident straining to repress it,
The weeks clearances from both coasts amounted
70 100000 bushels less than on the week before
Offerings were scarce throughout the session and
DOL up 10 the end, and having reached 6414c could
not De got below that for more than minute or
two at time, and closed at 641sc bid.
Corn was dull but firm and apparently under the
guidance OF wheat. In the speculative market
prices opened about 1sc higher than they closed
yesterday and in the end July left OFF at 4S7sc as
compared with 4Sc on Friday afternoon.
May closed at 4S1sc against 471ac YESTERDAY
Receipts to-day were PIT cars.
Only fair business was transacted IN oats Ex-
changing constituted the greater part of the
trading. May started at 29c, sold at ZSZsc IN to
2911sc and rested 1sc above yesterdays quotation
The trmer feeling was principally the result of
Sympathy with wheat and corn.
The provision market was very dull and f1uctua-
tons were confined to a narrow range.
The receipts Of hogs to-day were $500. Com
pared with yesterdays closing prices, the follow
ing the changes: July pork sc higher; May
unchanged; lard 212c higher and ribs without
change
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Mary j. Condor to Willard A. Richardson lot on
line of Buchanan street, 1866 N of Union, n IS
by 117:6; $400.
Sarah Kahn to Henry Wadsworth lot on n cor
ner Of Vallejo and Webster streets, 1879 by e
90: 30
Maria II. c. and Robert B. Forman land az at
torney, Robert Balfour by attorney, Alexander
Guthrie and Joseph A. Donohoe Jr) TO Christine
p. Donohoe, lot on line of Vallejo street l37 .71a
w of Buchanan, w 137:41s, s 275, Z 1875 n
l57: IS, w l1a inches, N 117:6: g.
Eulalia A. Day to NJ. Metzger lot on E line of
Steiner street, 1925 of Oak, % by e rs: $40.
Steiner street, 1856 N of Fell, 27:6 by w no:
80 John and Luna stierlen to Adolph ottinger, lot
on SW corner of Page and Lyon streets, w IS by s
100; $40.
Adolph Ottinger to Leila A. ottinger, same: Gift.
Guy M. and Sarah J. Wood to Fred Hoist iot on
E line of Blake street, 1904 OF Point Iobos
avenue, 25 by 116111a $40.
Same to Amos S. Kimball, lot on s line of Pacific
avenue, 66:9 w OF Central avenue, w 81 by s
81 :S1a; $40.
E. g. and Mary A. Fritz to patrick F. Ward lot
on line OF Ashbury street. S64 z 5 OF Frederick
S s, e 90, n e to point, w 1855; $40.
Henry and Eliza j. Grain to Thomas w. and
Chris c. Rivers lot on line of Florida street. 100
N of Twenty second, 26 by w 100 Subject to a
mortgagel $40.
jeremiah Bresn to jeremiah Twomey, lot on
line of Valley street, 177:4 Z of Sanchez E % by
lid; $1112.
George F. Lyons Thomas w. and Chris c. Riv-
ers to Henry Grain, lot on line OF Carolina
street, 800 of Twenty-fifth (Yolol, 25 by e
100: 3d.
Christian Ruhland to Frederick Rutland. un-
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PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Freights have again gone up as will
be seen elsewhere under the head of "Charters y
and the only dsengaged ship in port is held at 32s
3D. This stops all further advance In Wheat at the
moment Operators say that were it not for this
advance in freights Wheat would now be worth 81
as the Eastern and foreign markets continue to adj
vance, as viii be seen elsewhere. As it is futures
are steadily hardening and altogether the outlook
for Wheat is much better than for a year or more.
No. l, SSS4d9 q ctl; choice 9114c: lower grades
S0@S5c; extra choice for milling, 921aG971ac p
ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SESSION - 10 o'clock-December-
300 tons, 9914c; 300, 991sc; 700, 98Jsc; 900,
CSC. May-100. 9l12c.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN--May-30O tons,
911zc. December-S00, 991sc; 600. 99c: 400,
9S5sc.
BARLEY-The copious rainfall all over the State
has broken prices both for spot and future delivery
Feed, 621a@65c for ordinary apd 66I4c for choice
bright: Brewing, 75@S5c p ctl.s
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SESSION - 10 O'Clock - December
2100 tons, 6S12c.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-De ber-600
tons, 6554c; 4U0, 6S6sc. May--100, 64c; 100,
6412c.
QUESTIONED no change yesterday. Milling,
81 071at91 171s; fancy Feed, 81 O21A@1 0712;
good TO choice, S212c@$l p cti; common to fair,
$4,000; Red, 81 IDOL 20; Gray, 95cG$1 0212;
Surprise, 81 O7129l 1712 % ctl.
CORN-Higher prices were paid for Large Yell
low yesterday. Other sorts were unchanged. Large
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
SATURDAY, April 81.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Stocks closed a quiet week yesterday with no
fluctuations worthy of note
News from the mines is not unfavorable. In the
California IL Virginia ore is rapidly accommodating
and the Morgan mill win start up at an early date.
Tie Alta mill will resume crushing about May /,
and the ore production of the middle and south
end mines holds up.
NOTES
The Boston and Montana Mining Company has
declared dividend of So per share, or $500, 900,
first this year. payable May 90 making So, 675 900
to that date.
The Alaska Mexico Mining Company Of Alaska
paid a dividend in London on the 9Th of 15c per
share for the quarter ending January 81.
The Quincy Mining Company has declared an
extra dividend of 81 per share. payable on May 20.
This is O Michigan copper c'aim
Sales of mining stocks at the regular sessions
of the San Francisco Stock Board for the week
were 1920 shares.
The Stockton Gas, Light and Heat Company
paws soc per snare May l. the first dividend in TIVE
wears or more. Quarterly dividends of the same
amount are expected for some time.
The annual meetings of the North Star and
Original Empire Mining companies and the Grass
Valley Water Company have been called for
May g.
The assessment of the Schammel Packing Com
pany win be delinquent in the Office on May l.
The annual meetings OF the Scorpion and East
Sierra Nevada have been called for May Is.
Following are the Highest Prices During e
the Past Week.
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rHeCoMnER(IAL

Dr. Dry Sailed Shoulders Cboxedl. $5ss@51a; Short
Clear Sides (boxed), SIS S096 s211s Whisky, dis
Tlllers finished goods, 2 gal, 81 20; Sugar, cut
loaf. 4;Ssc: graduated 4.12c; standard A, 4.03c
On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
Aet was weak. Creameres, 10@19c; Diaries, SO
1Sc. Eggs, steady, 1l34 @l2c.
Livestock.
There was not enough cattle here to-day to make
market and to a large extent prices were noml-
nal Native beef steers were again salable at
Y3 80 TO So 20 for common 10 extra lots weighing
go to 1900 pounds, with sales largely at $4 80 to
30 80. In comparison with week ago commission
houses called prices for good to choice beeyeS log
2Uc higher with prime cattle selling at an advance
OF 25c. Cows were in demand at 81 50 TO "a 10 for
poor 70 extra, with the bulk of the sales at 1904.
Only about II 600 fresh and stale hogs were Of
fered to-day and it did not take long to dispose of
the supply, there being fairly active de-
mand from Chicago packers aud East
ern shippers. Prices were steady with light
weights selling the most readily, and the bulk OF
both light and neavy hogs sold pretty close to 80.
| The extreme range 81 S5@5 1912 for heavy
hogs, some extra lots in the Rock Island division
selling at the top prices The light weights sold at
81 6095. Shippers are still taking larger proper
ton of the offerings than usual, and packers are
disposed to fight every advance in prices.
In sheep fair demand existed, and l5OO head
| received to-day were mostly sold early at I'M
changed prices. Natives sold at 81 5O@4 60, West
| ems at $500 So Texans at 81 5093 go and lambs
81 65@4 70, and prime native export ewes 81 15@
25. Clipped sheep sold relatively the best.
Receipts Cattle, 400; calves so; hogs, 10000;
& mn
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DRIED FRUITS. RAIs1Ns, NUTS. ETC.

DRIED FRU1TS-Prunes, four sizes, 414@4s4c:
larger sizes, 5@51ac q H. smaller sizes 212@4c u
ID; Apples, 412@5c for quartered, 414@5c for
sliced and 561512c for evaporated Bleached
Peaches, 4@6c; Apricots, 6@7c for fair to choice
and 712@Sc for fancy Moorpark; Pears, 46941ac
for evaporated halves 3n4c for quarters and lao
&c for inferior goods Plums, 312@l41ac for pitted
and 112@2c for unpitted; Figs, black, Sc for
pressed and 112G12c for impressed.
RAISINS AND DRIED GRAPES-Raisins-4-
crown, loose, &c q ID; 3crown, 21ac: 2-crown, &c
seedless Sultanas, &c; seedless Muscatels, &c ID;
3-crown London layers, 81 35@1 AS p box; clusters
50 25t@2 70; Dehesa clusters, 50 so; Imperial
clusters, 80 so; Dried Grapes-112@1s4c e ID.
NUTS-Chestnuts quotable at 3@g5c; Walnuts, la
912c p b for paper-shell and softshell, and Ga
&c p h for hardshell; Almonds, 2G21lsc for hard
shell, and 5@6c q ID for softshel1, and - for
paper-shell: Peanuts, 5@6c for Eastern and 4G
412c for California; Hickory Nuts 516c; Pecans,
&c for rough and SC for polished; Filberts S(Q9c
Brazil Nuts 7@712c p ID; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 90
z 100.
HoNEY-Comb, 9@111sc p Ii; water-white ex-
tracted 614@7c: light amber extracted, 512@614c;
dark amber 5@1512c p ID.
BEESWAX-25027c - ID.
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BEACHY HEAD-Passed Apr 25-Br ship King
Edward from Antwerp for San Francisco.
Isle OF WIGHT-Passed Apr 26-Br ship Dow
! enby Hall, from Portland for Queenstown.
MUMBLES-Passed Apr 24-Ital ship Emanu-
| elo Accame. from Swansea for San Francisco
FALMOUTH-Arrived Apr rs = Br ship Cape
Wrath, hence Dec % for Queenstown.
Movements of transatlantic Steamers.
NEW YORK-Arrived Apr 27 = Stmr Adriatic,
| ton.
ImportatIons.
HONOLULU - Per King Cyrus-22,07S bags
| NEWPoRT-Per Corona = 49 bxs oranges, %
| bxs lemons
Redondo-11s bxs lemons, % pkgs mdse, $50
| bxs oranges.
| Los Angeles via Redondo-97 pkgs mdse, bxs
medicine. cs coffee.
| San Dicgo-1 bx hats 1872 bdls salt hides, 6 bdls
calfskins, rollers 33 pcs curling, 104 SKIS aba
ZONES, IL pkgs mdse IA bxs lemons, cs olive OIL
Port Los Angeles-7S bxs oranges, At pkgs mdse,
| so bdls skins.
Santa Barbara-1 cs dry goods, 81 bxslemons. 8
bxs oranges cs sta tonery, SO SKIS crawfish, keg
| olive oil, 8 bdls hides.
Lompoc-95 bxs butter.
Port Harford-6 coops chickens, "a cs cheese, SO
dressed calves, cs hardware, cs boots and shoes
20 cs fish, 100 tubs 12S bxs butter, bdls hides %
cs eggs, SKIS beans, II pkgs mdse, stone NOR
tarS.
Consignees.
| Per King Cyrus-J Spreckels & Bros Co; Will
| liamS Dimond d Co.
Per Corona-Sinsheimer Bros: Bissinger 81 Co; w
Creamy; Wtzel d Baker; Brigham, Hoppe & Co;
| Hills Bros; L Whitney & Co; Getz Bros d Co; f
ioaues hOWdlSky q OOs w I utIer q w.
Kutz: Buckingham, Hecht d Co: American Union
| Fish Cow w Montague 81 Co; Dairymen's Union;
| Wheaton, Breon & Co; Dutard F Haight L
| Moreland; Norton, Teller & Co; Standard Oil Co;
| De Bernardo & Coz Dodge, Sweeney & Co; Payot,
| Upham 81 Co; Smiths Cash Store; San Francisco
| Fish Co; Ivancovch & Co; Tillmann & Bendel;
Hoffman & Alexander; Fl Heckmand& Co: Western
Meat Co: L Stone & Co; Telling, Cressy & Co; ]
Wagner Mfg GOA Paladini; Camilloni & Co; E
] Shattuck & Co: Levi Strauss d Co: w Grace
| Sherman, Clay d. Co: d E Allison 81 Co a Immel
! & Co; L Scatena 81 CO.. A Nichols & Co; w Coon
| Gray Il Barbieri; Gould & Jaudin; Wetmore Bros;
| Redngton d Co: Wood Curtis q Co; w Hellman
American Carbonic Acid Co: Pac Ammonia and
Chemical Works; w B Summer & CO.. w Mitch
ELL Overland Freight Transfer Co ;Eveeth 81 Nash;
| Garcia & Maggini; San Francisco Auction Co; G w
| Leith: Trest & Co: Dfilzner; Edwards d Co; C
| Lippincott d Co; Herring Hall Mower Co.. Dalton
| Bros
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POTATOES. ONIONS, VEGETABLES

POTATOES Receipts of new were 33e sacks
selling at 75c@$1 rs p ctl; Early Rose, 30@40c .
ctl; River Reds, 25@35c; Petaluma and Tomales
Burbanks, 4O@60c: River Burbanks 40@50c Ore
gon Burbanks, 40t6S0c 2 ctl.
Onions are nominal 40G75c ctl, according to
quality: Nevadas, ST 10@l IL p ctl.
VEGETA BLES-String Beans came in from
Winters and sold at 15c p H. Peas are in heavy
supply and lower Garlic is bringing a fancy
price. Hothouse Cucumbers quotable at 50c(9
81 q doZ. Arrivals were 11l3 bxs Asparagus, Al
bxs Rhubarb and 49l SKIS Peas. Asparagus, 25@75 sc
for ordinary and $l@1 so for good TO choice; Rhu-
barb 25@35c p box for ordinary and 40@75c for
choice: Green Peas. 75c@$1 2 SIX for common and
81 25@1 so for sweet: String Beans 60 DC q ID;
Dried Okra. l5c q ID; Dry Peppers, 1212g15c; Cab
bage 81 p ctl; Feed Carrots, 30G40c; Garlic,