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The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23
GOLD IN ALASKA.
Prospecting is Done Amid Extremely
Disadvantageous Circumstances.

Prospecting ls Done Amid Extremely
Disadvantageous Circumstances.
The mineral-producing district oil
Alaska may properly be divided into
two sections, namely, the coast country
and the Interior The coast country IN
eludes that portion of Alaska border
ing on the North Pacific ocean, and the
interior all that section drained by the
Yukon river and its numerous tribI-
taries.
While almost every known mineral is
found to exist in Alaska, comparative
~ little prospecting has been done for
anything but gold. From 1883 to 1892
silver was discovered in several local
tiles in the southeast portion of the
coast country, but the depreciation OF
that metal discouraged investigation
into the extent of the deposits, which
in some instances were most encour.
aging. The largest deposit of this ore
was found in what is known us Sheep
Creek basin, about two miles north OF
the famous Treadwell gold mine, but
on the opposite side of Gastineau chan
mel.
In 1855, at Golofnin bay, an arm of
Norton sound, just north of where
the Yukon river pours its water into
Behring sea, rich galena deposits were
found, and it is undoubtedly a fact
that it was of such easy access ard SO
rich in silver that it proved profitable
to mine and ship the ore to San Fran
cisco, distance of over 1900 miles by
water. Over $4,000 was expended by
the company operating this mine in
1892, but mismanagcment and internal
dissensions caused a cessation of wcfk,
the resumption of which would Doubt
less awaken an interest in the mineral
prospects of that portion of Alaska.
In the coast country gold is princi.
pally obtained by crushing ore, while in
the interior washing ami sluicing are
the only means employed.
1t is doubtful if prospecting in any
other country in the world is fraught
with the obstacles and discourage.
ments that are encountered in Alaska,
The whole of the southeast coast coun-
try is covered with dense forest OF
timber, and a thick growth Of moss and
underbrush is everywhere found among
the sturdy hemloelS, spruce and cedar
trees; and many a miner has for this
reason been deferred from pursuing his
Investigations very far away from the
banks of the streams.--Harper's Week.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23
A Human Bone That Never pecays.

In olden times il was believed that
the little triangular bone at the lower
extremity of the spinal column in the
human subject could not be destroyed
The old Jewish rabbis taught that ii
was 'incorruptible," and, furthermore,
that it was the seat of the soull In
other words, they believed it to contain
the germ from which the new man"
Tor woman) would spring at the time
of the resurrection. There is an old
Jewish tradition to the effect that En-
peror Hadrian doubted that the bone
was indestructible and incorruptible
end demanded that certain person
who was teaching that doctrine should
prove it. Lightfoot relates the result
Of the test in the following: "When
Joshua ben Ilananiah prepared to pre-
sent his proof to the emperor he took
the bone luz and put il into water, but
the water did not affect il; he put it
in fire, but the fire consumed it not.
Next he put it in a mill, but the mill
would not grind it. Then he laid it on
an anvil, but no hammer could be found
large enough to crush it," This super
stition fingers to-day in the modern
anatomical name of that bone, which is
EOS sacrum," meaning sacred bone. s.
St Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.
His Political and Ecclesiastical Ambition
The Nizier General


Massacre of hereticS only adds luster
To the sultans record as pious Mohan-
fiedan, and this is what he prides him.
self on being. Ambitious even in piety
he is not content to emulate the modes
ty of his califf predecessors and be
known simply as the Servant of the
Servants of God" but gradually has
made Unfortunately presumptuous
claims in spiritual, as he has in tenn
poral, domains. For instance, the titles
SHADOW of God" Refuge of the
World" "pontiff of the Mussulmans,'
''Slaver of Men," and Father of Allthe
Soyereigns of the Earth" were un-
known to former sultans and find nc
support in the Koran.
Aspiring to every conceivable honor
himself he can bear to have no one else
receA any distinction or seem to exert
The empire so influential that without
his consent sultan cannot be installed
nor deposed. 1t is the sheik nj Islam, o.
vizier-general His Office is TO report tc
his sovereign all that occurs among the
clergy, to preserve the balance of rel
gious affairs by rewarding or furnishing
certain acts. Though the sultan can de.
pose him at will, he has so strong hold
on the superstition of the people that
unless aspirants to the throne were
fortified by his approach the soldiers
would mutiny and the populace rise n
instruction rather than recognize
them.
The present sultan's policy in regard
to this dignitary is different from that
of his ancestors. In the last century
about 100 grand viziers met death by
the rope or in the terrible well OF
blood" whose ruins may to-day be seen
in the Castle of Seven Towers. Abdul
Hands blows are aimed at the office
He seeks to neutralze this officials
dangerous influence over the people By
aver'ting to himself all the reverence
and superstitious veneration pertaining
to the Office, leaving the grand vizier tic
figure in the eyes of the people as
tool, stripped of all power except that
of regulating the religious ceremonial
functions of the empire. By this policy
the sultan has won a position much
like that of the pope of the Latin church
Edward f. Hay, in Chautauquan.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23

Aluminium collins are the latest, and
the New York, Pittsburgh and st. Louis
undertakers carry them in stock, They
are made of Uniform width, square ends
and vertical sides and ends, such being
the accepted shape of the modern burial
casket. They are finished with a heavy
molding around the bottom and at the
upper edge, and with pilasters at the
corners and with round nodded top.
They are provided with extension
handle bars. Aluminium Baskets are
not covered, but finished with metal
surface FURNISHED. They are lined in
the same manner. The noncorrosiyc
qualities of aluminium, as well as the
lightness of the caskets, recommend
them. a six-foot aluminium coffin
weighs but 100 pounds; an oak caslSet Of
the same size 100 pounds; a cloth casket
with metal lining about 175 pounds.
Other metallic Baskets weigh from $50
TO 500 pounds. Aluminium collins are
not likely TO become popular among
the poor, as their cost ranges from $500
to S750.--N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23

1t is often a matter of wonder how
a marine engine attained an efficiency
greater than those on land can be made
in so simple a form and contain orly
one-hah as many pieces. The answer
is found mainly in the fact that he
resistance to marine engines is con
slant and uniform, or nearly so. aud
they can, for this reason, dispense with
speed-regulating gearing which causes
most of the complications in land en-
Fines The governor, irip-geariH <
cushiouing apparatus and Sc on is what
calls for so many pieocs.-Chicago
Chronicle
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23

I will not be as those who SPEND the
aay In complaining of the headache and
the night ia drinking the wine that
gives the hea1a che.-Goethe.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23

II am in a dreadful fix. Do lend ne
500"
"But you own a diamond ring; why
not go and pawn ito"
81 cannot find it in my heart 10 do
80. The ring is a memento OF my de-
ceased aunt"
"Really? Wei. then, my money lie
n memento Of my deceased father -
LAY City Chat.
The Van Buren press., 1896-05-23
Telling stories Over the Wires.

at seemed like waste of time" said
a gentleman who passed an evening
with Mr.. Edison in Norwalk, O., to hear
Mr.. Edison rolling off story after story
and demanding of all his acquaintance
to tell him more, when we knew how
much Information we might have re-
ceiyed from him. | finally asked him
how he got to be such a story teller
Well he replied, when | was quite
young man | was telegraph operator
during the war. | was stationed at st
Louis, which was a sort of distribut-
ing point for large district, land when
we would get our batch of stuff off, and
we had several hours to put in, fused 10
get pretty tired. Then we would begin
to call up the operator at the other end
of the line and gossip with him. / al
ways liked stories. and if Chicago had
a good one he would wire it to me. Then
| would send that off 10 Louisville and
New York and Cincinnati, and hear
them laugh over it by wiring back 'Ha.
hal" over the wire. In this way we
would get all the best stories there were
going. and we would always write them
out for the day men. Il got to be sort
of passion after awhile. and has stuck
10 me ever since "-Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
I will not be as those who SPEND the
,laI I'm cnmpl9inin.s of the headache and
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL-
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, March
Is. 1896 5 P. NJ. Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The following are the seasonal rainfalIs to
date compared with those of the same date last
season: Eureka 32.O7, last season 1886; Red
Bluff 1491. last season 25.30; San Franci SEQ
14.95, last season 22.15; Fresno 493, last season
1l.SS: San Luis Oblspo Il 61 last season %. 8 g;
Los Angeles 7.32, last season 1899; San ID ego
4 "A, last season 1l.44; Yuma .SS, last season
301.
The following maximum Temperatures are re-
ported from stations in California to-day: Eureka,
-, Red Bluff 70, San Francisco 72, Fresno 7S,
San Luis Obispo so, Los Angeles "a, San Diego so,
Yuma S6.
san Francisco data-Maxlmum temperature 70
minimum So, mean 81. Rainfall in past twenty
four hours. none.
and Rocky Mountain regions. The pressure is
falling along the coast of Washington, and there
indications OF the approach of low pressure
the northern coast, but it is yet too early 10 es
innate its path. The weather continues generally
clear and no rain has fallen during the past twen-
ty-four hours at any of the stations reporting to
this Office. There Is a considerable incre ase in
cloudiness, however, along the coast north of the
forty-Second parallel. The temperature has re-
manned stationary over the entire country west of
the Rocky Mountains, excepting small areas
near Salt Lake City and Fresno, where it has
risen. Increasing cloudiness with some prospects
of rain in the extreme northern part of California
Thursday night is likely
Forecast made at San Francisco fer thirty hours
ending midnight March 49, 1896.
Northern California = Increasing cloudinesS
Thursday and probably rain Thursday night in
the northern portion; fresh westerly Winds be-
coming southerly.
Southern California Fair Thursday; light
Dortherly winds
Nevada-Fair Thursday.
Utah-Fair Thursday.
Arizona-Fair Thursday.
San Francisco and Notwithstanding cloud
iness Thursday night; fresh westerly winds.
ALEXANDER g. MCADIE,
Local Forecast Official.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

| l114@16c: rolls, 9@l3c.
CHEEsE-Fsir jobbing demand. State: large ,a
601014c; do fancy, 1O14c do small, 6gloS4; !;
| part SKINS, 3@7c: full skins 2@31ac
EGGS-Far demand. State and Pennsyiyanla, val
ern: fresh, ios4@llc; Southern, lo@lo14c; duck
| 23@2Sc.
TALLow-ouiet, steady. City, 13-lsc: coun-
CoTTGNsEED OIL Dull, barely steady
| Crude. 21c: yellow prime, 251sS25ssc; 90 ON
RESiNZoSet; firm Strained common to good,
TURPENTINE-Firm 2s@2s14c.
POTATOES-Steady, unchanged.
RICE-Firm unchanged.
MOLASSES-Firm, unchanged
COFFEE-Steady, unchanged to 10 points up
March, sl3 15@l3 20: April, s12 95: May, $12 75:
September, sll 25; December $40 s3. Spot Rio,
dull, steady: No. z, 1890.
firm qset far refining 5a,1g se
4asc: No. 8. 4 5-l6e; No 10. age: No II, 4
S-16c; No. II, 41sc; No. i3. 1-16c; off A. GIG
"a ls-lec; mold A. 5ssc; standard A; Pee:
powdered, 5ssc; cubes, 5ssc; granulated, 61sc.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS = Raisins, 2-crown
3ss@31ac; do 4-crown, 4@5e; do London layers
S0@95c; do clusters 81 25@l as.
APRICOTS-Baes, S34 @1212c.
ALMON NDS-Sott-shell, 7a2@Sc; do paper-shell,
11@12c.
PEACHEs-Peeieo. 131s@l5c; unpeeled. 40
S34c.
PRpNEsm.Four sizes, 5@s1sc.
WALNUTs-Standard, 61a@7c; do soft-shell,
H0Ps-Dull: State. common to choice, 21a
@Sc: Pacific Coast. 21a@Sc.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quet: American, S11 75@1S so.
COPPER-Steady: lake, $11
LEAD-Steadier: domestic, So 1919.
TIN TIN33uet; u straits, sls 30; plates Sgli. s On
WoOL-Firm unchanged
HlDES-Quiet, unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs, NUTS, ETC

DRIED FRUTTS-It is to be hoped that the
California fruIt-grower will some day get educated
to the fact that he must stop consignng his Dried
Fruit promiscuousy to the East If he wants to
keep his head above water. This reckless co sign
hi neighbors well. 1t demorali0.s everything.
The of the market present land 1t is one Of
utter stagnation), is case in point. Private let
ters from New York state that the consumptive
demand there at the present low prices is enor-
nous, but owing to he vast quantity of consigned
stock there the California grower is not getting the
least benefit from It. the local market is utterly
dead. This consgning East is doing tremendous
damage to every fruit-grower in California and
should be stopped
The following prices rule on the Fruit Ex-
change:
CARLOAD LoTs-Appes, 21s@3c p h for quar-
tered. 3t9312c q h for sliced and 414c p ib for
evaporated: Peaches, 31a04c q ib and 51a@6c for
fancy; peeled in boxes, l2c; Apricots, 71a9s14c
for prime 10 choice. 912c for fancy and lO@l1c
y b for fancy Moorpark: Figs. black. 21ac for un-
pressed; White Figs, 4Q15c in sacks: Pears. &c p
b for evaporated halves, 40612c p h for quarters:
Prunes, 4@4c: Plums, &c p fb for pitted and
l12@212c for unpitted. Nectarnes, 6(06c p b for
prime TO choice and 61ac for fancy.
JoBBING PRIcEs-Apples. 4@41ac; Peaches, 30
Prunes, 4c for the four sizes, &c p b for 4OG5Us
and &c for 50@6U's: Apricots, 6@9Lec for prime to
choice, lO@1lc for fancy Moorpark: Figs, black,
214@2s4c: White Figs. 3@5c: Pears. 612c for
evaporated halves and 3@61ac for quarters;
Plums. 31a@4c for pitted and 1@11zc for unpt-
ted; Nectarlnes. 4@15c p b for prime to choice.
RAISINS AND DRIED GRAPES-Prices are
as follows, carload lots. 4. o. b. San Francisco:
London layers, $4,000 . boxi fops'crown, loose.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CLEANERS WILL SAIL FROM GA.
- Broadway wharf, San Francisco, as TSSsSssszk
follows:
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel. juneau. Kill
Hsnoo ana Sitka (Alaska) at A NJ, March 10. 30,
April IA 20.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B C), Port Town
send Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New
Whatcom (Belingham Bay, Wash.). A. NJ.
March s. 10. Is, 20, rs. 80 and every fifth
day thereafter, connecting at Vancouver with
the c. z. R. R., at Tacoma with n. p r. R.,
at Seattle with g. n. Ry., at Port Townsend with
Alaska steamers.
For Eureka Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
b0ldt Bay str. Pomona, P NJ, March 2, g. 10,
IA Is 22. 26 30, and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo) Gavota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedro, East San
Pedro Los Angeles) ana Newport at ga. NJ, March
4, 8 Il, 16, 20. "a, 2S, and every fourth day
thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
(San Luis Obspo1, Santa Barbara, Port Los
Angeles, Redondo los Angeles) and Newport, IL
A. NJ, March 2, s, 10, ID, Is, %, 26. 30, and
every fourth day thereafter
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan La
PaZ Altata and Guaynas (Mexico), str. William
ette Valley, 10 A. NJ. 25th of each month.
Ticket office, Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street.
GOODALLs PERKINS d CO., GenY gents
10 Market San
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

wHEAT-Futures advanced again yesterday,
but the spot market showed no change.
No. /, 81 O71a: choice, 81 08s4 "a 10:
lower grades. ST. Q1l O614 extra choice for mill
ing, 81 20@1 rs . ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-1O o'clock-May-bOO tons,
81 IL. Decenber-lOO, 81 %: 1000, 81 0ssA.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-December-20
tons. 81 %: soc, 81 0S1s; 1900. 81 0S14. May
900, 81 l0M.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-December-6 tons,
81 Os. May-20O. 81 1885, 300, 81 l01A; 100.
81 10; 600 81 101s.
BARLEY-There- is no change to report.
Feed, 6712@70c p ctl; choice. 7114@721ac p ctl;
Brewing, 75@S21ac.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-1O o'clock-May, ZOO tons,
71Bc.
REGULAR MORNING sEss1oN-May-so tons,
711ac: 400, 7l5sc.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-Decemper-x0O 400 tons, 72c;
100, 7l$4c. May-1OO, 7l3Ic; 100, 71ssc; 100,
7112c.
oATS-Sellers are trying to get higher prices.
but do not succeed very well. AS buyers hold OF.
Milling are quotable at 75@S2Ac y ctl; fancy
Feed, S21a@S5c: good to choice, 75@S0c; common
to fair 67Aa@721ac; Gray, 721a@80c; Red, nomi-
nal Black, nominal: Surprise, 9O@95c.
CORN-A slight rise in large yellow is the only
change. Large Yellow, 91A69Z1ac; Small Round
do. $1@l O21a: White. S0@85c q ctl.
RYE-SO@S21ac q ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a Ctl.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19

Coos Bay-12s SKIS potatoes, bis fannels. 13
eds matchwood.
-four, 265 bxs oranges 81 bxs lemons, SKIS chilli
Nipoma-l2 bxs butter, Is cs eggs.
Los Olvos--5 pkgs mdse, bDl wine.
Harrs-2 bxs butter
Port Harford-12 bxs fish.
San Luis oblspo- 10 bxs butter cs cheese, cs
Santa Maria-l cs eggs, 1OS pkgs mdse.
Los Los Alamosal = csc cs eggs, S 1vo bx butter butter.
598 bxs oranges pkgs hardware.
santa Barbara pkgs mdse, 81 bxs lemons,
bxs oranges.
Gaviota- 81 SKIS crawfsh. bxs butter
Cayucos-95 bxs butter, 6 cs eggs, cs cheese, Q
coops chickens, 30 dressed calves, 13 bis seaweed
! cs baking powder.
San Simeon 8 tnbs SO bxs butter. cs eggs, bx
fish, Al dressed calves, bdl dry hides axis aha
loneS, bis seaweed
San Pedro-2 bxs oranges
Hueneme-1 pkg mdse, 2 bxs seed
Los Angeles, etc-35 bxs oranges. bxs lemons,
pkgs crockery.
Santa Cruz-3 bxs fish.
Consignees.
,,la rer Illiamook-Jonas Erlanger; H Dutard;
Per Alice Banchard-T Kelley; Excelsior Red
Wooq voc 20; Baiz Bros d. Co: Braunschweiger & Co;
+ Bane: j NJ Stockwell: Never Bros; A Pallies;
NJ Brandenstein Ce Coz Geo Morrow II CO.. Hatch
q Boggess Allen Lewis; E r Stevens d Co; T
Burton: r ID Williams: f f Copeland: NJ d Con-
way: Muitnomah Fruit-growers ASSN H Dutard;
ID + Allison IL Co; McDonough & Runyon: l. Taus-
sig d Co; j EverdIng & Co: Dalton Bros; L Wal
dron: Bandon Woolen-milis: Thomas Loughran:
H Cain & Co; Wellman, Peck & Co. L Buslack;
Hromada
Per st Pau-Ross & Hewlett: Western Meat Co:
Chas M0ntgomery Il Co; NJ Freitas d Co; Hoff-
man. De Bernardo & Co: L Stone & Co: Uri
g Co; Brigham, Hoppe & Co; + Whitney Il Co:
Iiiis Bros: Hilmer, Bredhof IL Schulz S Bruins
wick; Dairymen's Union; Kirchmann & Co;
ID Vlrgilio: I'll n Tilden & Co: D B Smith & Co; q
n starr; Wheaton, Breon Il Co; Bissnger Il Co; o
Parkln: Paladini Levi SpiegeI tS CO.. Golden
west Fish Co: San Francisco Fish CO.. A Pallies;
wood. Curtis d Co; Ivancovich q Co; w o Rob-
lnson; Baker Il Hamilton; Dalton Bros; de Mar
tine; Martin, Feusier & Co; Dodge, sweeney d Co:
kowalsky d Co: Witzel & Baker; Immel & Co; f.
Godfried: Pac Butcher Supply Co: Pac Coast sup
ply Assn; Chicago Brewery: Kelley Walters: Pac
Coast Fish Co: Enterprise Brewery: Biagi & Co;
Tillmann d Bendel: Camilloni d Co: II Dutard;
American Union Fish Co; Getz Bros Il Co; Bavaria
Brewery: Gould & JaudIn: Gray tN Barbieri; e S
Co: ID Allison & CO.. Durham, Carrigan q Co:
McDonough tS Runyon; Cert Schloss IL Co; II
Cain & Co; Standard Oil Co: p Gusmani; A Wyss;
Cox Seed and Plant Co; A Gonzales; w Wittland
d Co.. F Frederickson L Bowen IL Co; Min
aker d Welbanks: SCOTS; l. Leszynsky & Co;
G Becht; Baptisto.
For Late Shipping Intettteencs See Fifteenth Page
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
explanation.

The arrow files with the wind. The top hgurea
at station indicate maximum temperature for the
days; those underneath it, If any, the amount of
rainfall OF melted snow in inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours. Isobars, solid
lines, connect points of equal air pressure iso-
thernls, dotted lines, equal temperature The
word high means high barometric pressure and
Is usually accompanied by fair weather; "low''
refers low pressure, and is usually preceded and
accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. Lows"
usually first appear the Washington coast.
When the pressure is high in the interior and low
along the coast, and the isobars extend north and
south along the coast, rain is probable: but when
the low is nclosed with sobars of marked curva-
ture rain south of Oregon is improbable. With <
"high' in the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure
falling to the California coast, weather may
be expected in summer and colder weather in win
ter. The reverse of these conditions will producf
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19

3s4c p 10; three-crown. loose, 214c p ID; two
crown, &c: seedless Sultanas, 3s4@4c: seediess
Muscatels. 21a(0234c: three-crown Londonlayers.
7Oc: clusters ST 36@1 SO; Dehesa clusters, $2 10
@2 20; Imperial clusters, 81 6O@2 10; Dried
Grapes, 21ac p fb.
JoBBING PRIcEs = Four-crown loose, Sc; g.
crown, 214l@21ac: 2-crown, 1s4@2c. Seedless Sui
tanns, 3s@4c: Seedless Muscates, 2a2c; 5cefown sn
London layers, S5c@xl: clusters, 81 4O@l 6O;
Dehesa clu :ters 50 25; Imperial clusters, ~ 70;
Dried Grapes, 21Isc.
NUTs--Chestnnts, 6@Sc p h; Walnuts, 1@oc
lots; Almonds, 6@71sc for fanguedoc and sla@
1oc for papershell iobbing; Peanuts 1sHoc oc TOT
Nuts, 5@6c; Pecans, &c for rough and 8. for pol
ished; Filberts. S@sc; Brazil Nuts. 71a@Sc NJ
Cocoanuts, 81 5O05 p 100.
bright and s@9c . h for lower grades; water
white extracted, 5@51sc p ID; light amber ex-
tracted, 414@43l c: dark amber, &C; dark, 2@3c.
BEESWAX-24027c 3 b.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

POTATOES-Sweets are higher. New Potatoes
auotable at 1@21ac p ID; Stockton Sweets,
So p ctl; Merced Sweets. So; Salinas Burbanks,
60490c: River Burbanks 30140c "a sack: Oregon
Burbanks. 40@65c: Oregon Garnet Chiles, 7O0
s5c; Early Rose, 40@50c; Petalumas and
Tomales, 40@50c.
ONIONS-Good to choice, 60@7bc p ctl; Cut
Onions, 25@40c: oregon. 90c@$1 10 p ctL
VEGETABLES - Arrivals were 1854 boxes
Asparagus and Ss7 boxes Rhubarb and 443 SACKS
Peas
There are very few vegetables coming in from
Los Angeles now. Asparagus and peas continue
to decline under the heavy receipts.
Cucumbers quotabe at 76c(4S1 SO p dozen:
Asparagus, 75c@3l25 q box for ordinary and 81 SO
@I75 for extra; Rhubarb. 40@75c; Mushrooms,
5@10c p b; Dried Peppers, 1O@121ac: Green
Peppers, -; Los Angeles Tomatoes, "a box:
Green Peas, 2@3c p b for Bay: String Beans, zoe;
Dried Okra, 121sc; Cabbage. 40@50c p ctl; Garlic,
4G15c p ID; Marrowfat Squash, &36M4O q ton.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19

Oakland Heights, subject to a mortgage for $1,000,
Oakland: $40.
w. H. and Maggie A. Graham to Charlotte Will
liams, lots l. and IL, Piedmont Villa Tract Oak
land Township; $40.
lot %, Elmhurst Park No. 2, Brooklyn Township;
S5
George c. and Helen N. Pardee to William w.
Hanscom lot on w line of Mary street, 100 S of
Allston way S so by w $50, being lot 3, block IL,
MCGEE Tract, Berkeley $50.
Builders Contracts.
yncenzo Lorenzin with G. B. Cavagleri & Co.,
to erect two-story frame building S line of Sac
ramento street, 81 :6 + of Walnut; $500.
Enterprise Brewing Company with Miller d
Beck concrete work for alterations and additions
to buildings on line of Folsom street, 205 S of
Tenth; $1275
$2194