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street COMMITTEES Report.

PETITIONS, ETC, REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE
on JUDICIARY AND FINANCE
Park Hill Improvement Club for $4,000 appro-
praton.
Mission street and Precita Valley property
owners for acquisition of land east side Of Mis-
sion, at junction Of Valencia for park.
Mission Improvement Union - To secure for
park purposes the old Jewish Cemetery BLOCKS.
Recommendations BY STREET COMMITTEE
Harrison, Second to Third-Basalt, stopping pro-
ceedings, and that owners be permitted to plank
roadway.
Thirteenth, Howard to HarrfSon-Maklng SIDE
Guerrero, kighteenih to Nineteeth - Stopping
work on sidewalks for six months,
Lake, First to Second avenue.
Second avenue, Lake to Point Lobos.
Second avenue crosSings-Referred to Superin-
tendent of Streets TO recommend bitumen.
Cole, Haight to Waller Clayton, Haight to- al
er-Postponement for six months, sidewalks
PETITIONS REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
Jackson, Front to Davis-Plank sidewalk.
Chapultepec, Coso to misunderstanding, sew
ering, etc.
Nineteenth, Alabama to Florida-Sewer outlet
PROTESTS FAVORED
Nineteenth, Sanchez to Noe-Sidewalks.
Army and Guerrero-Against change OF grade;
laid over week.
Seventeenth and Ashbury-AgatnSt change OF
grade; laid over one week.
Chestnut and Polk-Against paving, etc.
Folsom Sixth to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS owners
against reducing width of sidewalk and in favor Of
indefinite postponement.
PETITIONS REPORTED ADVERSELY.
Seventh avenue, X to L-John Tuttle for con-
tract for grading until petitioner states definite
sum.
PLACED ON FILE.
Seventeenth Uranus to Ashbury-Petition OF
property-owners for assessment district.
Lafayette Park-Protest of = w. Holiday
against providing Spring Valley reservoir.
Guerrero. Twenty-seventh TO Arm y-C.C. Bemis,
against sidewalks.
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with Baldwin, and how the Thompsons,
with whom she was living, intended to
come TO California at the invitation of
baldW!n. She had also been invited and
aC the last moment the Thompsons could
not come and she had to come alone.
Baldwin met her at Oakland and took
her to his hotel where she was dazzled
with the splendor about her. There, at
various times and also at Coronado, she de-
clared, Baldwin had been intimate with
her and had caused her downfall. She
understood Baldwin was worth about
$!5,OOO000 and she asked Mr. Wood what
she should do. He advised her to go back
70 California, get settled in her little
nome at Pasadena and then sue Baldwin.
wood also told her that if, when she re-
turned, she would forward TO him an atfi-
davit stating that Baldwin had ruined her,
ne (Wood) would take action about it.
Before she left, however, Wood had sew
eral conversations with her, IN which he
learned that several of the letters she was
to have surrendered in the Pope affair had
been kept by her, either in the original or
IN copy. From this and other circum-
stances Wood claims to have become cog
INFANT of the woman's perhdious and
blackmalling character and he refus d to
have anything more to do with her. How
complete a revulsion occurred in his feel
lngs toward Miss Ashley can be seen from
the following extracts of letter which he
sent her in August, 1893 two months after
her return TO Pasadena:
I hardly know how to commence this letter
to you, but will say that 1 have had thirty
years experience with the criminal class of
America. have had to do with some of the
smallest thieves in the country, and a great
many of the largest, also have been connected
with twenty-five different murder cases, and
must say that with all my experience, l never
saw ease where so much deception and so
much depravity was displayed as in your own
case. When l advised my client to buy you q
little home near Los Angeles l believed what
you told me Tor at least part of it might be
so, although my client told me square to the
contrary TO what you told me. But 1 am kind
hearted and looked upon you as a woman in
need, and thought by giving you little as
sistance, and by trying to put you in posi-
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rection, you would have been nicely situated

rection, you would have been nicely situated
somewhere to-day.
can only account for it in this way: That
you dislike to do anything that there is any
labor to and that you had desire to become
immensely wealthy. I will admit you have
played tor high game but your whole transac-
ton only demonstrates the idea that "murder
will out" 1t is said the world over: "Glve
the devil rope enough and he win hang him
self" and you have chung" yourself.
Ny client is gentleman of high standing
q great, noble-hearted mana man who has
given away thousands of dollars every year,
ever since he had 1t to give, to the poor and
deserving. You preyed upon him as an object
OF charity; he gave TO you out OF the pureSt of
one motive, and that is all he did it for. What
did you do? You lied to him about the lady
who sent you to him; you lied to him about
many other things that it is unworthy my
time to mention, and when you thought you
had got every dollar that he would ever give
you, you then turned your attention to
Lucky Baldwin.
Now, Miss Ashley, I shall advise my client
never to buy any home for you nor to do any
thing more for you, and he will stand ready at
any and all times to defend any and all suits
you may bring.
1 am satisfied from what Mr.. Baldwin said to
me that if you should attempt to make any
! trouble that you would be very apt to get be-
hind the bars. That is just the position that
my client stands in here to-day. You are well
come to all you have had from him, but you
will never get any more, and If you see fl to
trouble or annoy him in any way. shape or
manner, he is now in position to go to the
front and deal with you as with any other
blsckmailer
would therefore advise you to try and turn
your attention to earning an honest living,
and give up this scheming and attempting to
get big money, because you are not adapted to
the business.
The trial will be resumed this afternoon,
when Detective Wood will be further ex-
amined, and when details even more spicy
and interesting than to-day will probably
be diYulged.
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Following is a detailed account of the
street work before the Board of Super
visors:
AWARD OF STREET WORK.
Baker, Tonquin TO Lewis-Grading 40 cents,
Warren d Malley.
Chestnut, Larkin to Pok-Grading 81 cents
Railroad avenue. Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth
avenue south-Gradng 1434 cents. roadway 31A
cents sidewalks ia cents, curbs lays cents, John
Railroad avenue, ThIrtieth to Thirt y-fifth ave-
nue. south-Grading II cents roadway 25A cents
sidewalks l1a cents, curbs 5 cents, NJ. q. Hogan
Railroad avenue, Thirtyf fifth to San Bruno
Grading II cents roadway iv 29s y cents, sidewalks
Capp and Twenty-f1fth, croSsngs-Bitumen 13
cents, Pacific Paving Company.
Church, Eighteenth TO Nineteenth-Basalt ] 61B
cents, granite curbs 6S cents, Union Paving and
Contracting Company.
Douglass, Seventeenth to Eighteenth-Basalt
I6s4 cents, granite curbs 6S cents, Union Paving
and Contracting Company.
EDDY Cough to Octavia-Bitumen 1S cents
granite curbs 80 cents, Pacific Pump Company.
Fillmore, Page to 0ak-Bitumen, 1917 cents,
granite curbs 80 cents, Union Paving and Con-
Lyons Turr to Golden Gate avenue-stone side
walks is cents, granite curbs 80 cents, Finn 81
Twenty-irst Florida to Alabama-Plank side
walks 691a cents, ]. NJ. Handley.
Palmer. Paramount to Whitney-Tweve-inch
sewer 1914 cents manholes, etc, each $25, J. NJ.
Handley.
RESOLUTIONS ORDERING STREET oRK.
Pierce, Eddy to Ellis-Stone sidewalks.
Pierce Ellis to O'Farrell-Stone sidewalks.
Hayes, Steiner to Perce-Stone sidewalks.
Scott Oak to Fell-Stone sidewalks.
Fifth and Shipley-Stone sidewalks.
Twentieth, Howard to ShotweiI-Ten-inch
sewer.
freedom, Fourth to Fifth-Bitumen sidewalks.
Brannan, Fourth to Fifth-Btumen sidewalks.
Fillmore. Broadway to Vallejo Granite curbs
stone sidewalks and cobbleS. i,
Pierce, Golden Gate avenue to Turk-Stone side
walks.
Howard, Seventeenth to Eighteenth-Sto
sidewalks.
Alameda, Potrero avenue to Utah-GradIng.
RESOLUTION OF INTENTION.
Lombard, Van Ness avenue to Franklin BIZ
tumen.
Lombard, Franklin to Gough-Bitumen.
Lombard and Gougb-Bitumen.
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SUICIDE In THE PARK.
Sickness and Dependency Cause j..
II. Andersen to Take His
Own Life.

J. II. Andersen, formerly OF Stockton,
committed suicide yesterday morning
near the Golden Gate Park lodge by shoot
ing himself in the head with a revolver.
At an early hour yesterday morning
Andersen called on John Bendicksen and
asked him when he was going to Marysville.
Bendicksen told him and he left, appar-
emily in good humor. Thirty minutes later
the dead mans friend received the follow
ing note:
Friend Bendicksen Please mail these letters
and papers for me when you hear of my death.
Good-by- JOHN ANDERSEN.
Please do not tell anybody about this until
you hear of my death.
The letters and papers mentioned did
not come with the note the presumption
being that in his excitement he forgot to
place them in the package. Bendicksen
stated that Andersen had been sick for
some months and was respondent.
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Summary OF the Work Under Con-
sideration of the Board.
Following is a detailed account of the
street work before the Board of Super
YisOrS:
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SUPREME COURT.
Pacific Railway Company Suit Must Be
Brought in Illinois.

Pacific Railway Company Suit Must Be
Brought in Illinois.
The Supreme Court yesterday unani-
mously affirmed the order and judgment
of the Superior Court in the case of Ed
ward Russell VS.. the Pacific Railway Com
pany ct al. This action was brought by a
judgment creditor OF the Pacific Railway
Company in his own behalf and for other
creditors of the corporate defendant and
of the Los Angeles Gable Railway Com
pany for the appointment of receiver, for
the sale of the railway property, and asked
that the sum due from stockholders to the
company on their stock, so far as neces-
sary, be called in. Many stockholders
resident in California were made defend
ants.
A complaint in Intervention was filed in
behalf of many creditors of the railway
company. They have no joint or common
interests, but claim the right to join under
the provisions of statute of the State of
Illinois, which was proven at the trial.
In Chicago in 1891 judgment was rem
dered in favor of Charles H. Morse against
the Pacific Railway Company, and an
execution was issued which was afterward
returned as no good. Afterward, the cor
poration being declared insolvent, Morse
caused receiver to be appointed by the
Chicago court.
About the same time Russell recovered a
judgment in Los Angeles, commenced
this action and procured a receiver to sell
the property of the railway company.
1t was found that the railway was in
solvent and judgment was entered in its
favor. The case was then appealed.
Tie Supreme Court decides that the
company, being an Illinois corporation,
the remedy of law can only be obtained in
that State, and hence upholds the judg-
ment of the lower court.
Miss Mary Anderson made her stage
debut on November 81, 1875, in Louisville,
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THE WOoDWARDs' WOES.

Reopening of the Divorce Suit to
Introduce New Testimony.
Judge Seawell yesterday reopened the
divorce case of Mrs. M. Woodward against
Frank Woodward, in order that additional
testimony as to cruelty might be heard.
Mrs. HI. s. Walters was on the stand
yesterday afternoon and testified to prac-
tically what she told on the first hearing.
She told of Woodwards bareheaded wan
derings about his yard and of the abuse he
heaped on his wife when she brought him
a hat.
Mrs. Woodward's s screams for help were
of such frequent occurrence that the neigh
bors talked of tarring and feathering her
husband. Certain talks of great vehemence
were also frequently heard after the couple
had retired. 1t was on account of Wood
wards drunken antics and loud quarrels
that the charge of insanity was preferre d
against him, Mrs. Walters said. The case
will be continued on Thursday.
GRocERs' PICNIC tomorrow, schuetzen Park,
San Rafael
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Miss Mary Anderson made her stage
debut on November 81, 1875, in Louisville,
KY.
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Lombard, Cough to Observation-Disclosures.
Lombard and Laguna-Cesspoos, stone covers,
etc.
Lombard and Buchanan Cesspools stone COW
ers, etc.
Lombard and Webster-eesspools, stone covers,
etc.
Twenty-frst, Potrero avenue to Hampshire
Eight-inch sewer.
OctavIa, jackson to Broad way-Stone sidewalks.
Octavia and Broadway-Stone sidewalk south
east corner.
Geary, Buchanan to Webster-Stone sidewalks.
Geary, Laguna to Buchanan-Stone sidewalk.
Buchanan, Geary TO Post-Stone sidewalks.
Webster, Sutter TO Post-Stone sidewalks
Union, Scott TO DeviSadero-Stone sidewalks
east.
Sacramento and Baker-stone corner, south
Grove and Devisadero-stone corner, north
west.
Stanyan, Hayes to Fell-Twelve-Inch sewer.
Stanyan and Fell-Twelve-nch sewer manhole,
granite cnrbs, stone sidewalks, corners etc.
Stanyan and Fell crossing Bitumen.
ASSESSMENTS.
Seventeenth, Clara avenue to Douglass-Grad-
ing, ETC., by Williams, Belser & Co., confirmed.
Montgomery and Shotwell-Appeal by Carville
IMannfacturlng Company on cost Of sewer 10 be
heard June 15 at O'Clock.
LAFAYETTE PARK.
Resolution granting permission to citizens to
pulld reservoir tor use of the park.
- resolution requesting John Tuttle to perform
the work of grading in conformity with new grades
provided by City Engineer.
GRADES
Army, near Castro-Petition to establish grades
referred to City Engineer.
Presidio Heights-Pettion for resumption of
construction OF sewer system referred to City En-
gineer 20 report and estimate cost.
SPECIAL PERMITS
Valencia, Seventeenth to Elghteenth-Artifcial
st one curbing will be accepted. .
Waller to Devisadero-Artificial stone curbing
Will be accepted.
EXTENSIONS OF TIME.
Onondaga avenue and Mssion-Water inlets
thirty days.
Lombard and Polk-Cesspools, etc, thirty days.
CaseIli, FALCON TO Danvers = Grading, thirty
days.
CaselIi and Falcon crossing-Grading, thirty
days.
Seventh avenue, Point Lobos to B-Grading
thirty days.
York, twentieth to Notwithstanding, etc.,
thirty days.
Grove, Baker to Lyon Paving, etc. hfteen avs
Ninth avenue south, Nj to N south-Grading,
twelve months.
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MISS ASHLEY'S
BOSTON RECORD.
Interesting Disclosures De-
veloped in Yesterdays
Trial.
NEW WITNESS ARRIVES,
Detective Wood Gives Damag-
ing Testimony Against
Plaintiff.
DECLARED HER a BLACKMAILER
Claimed to Have Living Evidence
Against Her of Many Other
Misdeeds.
DECLARED HER a BLACKMAILER

The arrival of Detective James R. Wood
OF Boston has Infused new interest into
the Ashley trial. In the brief time that he
was on the witness-stand yesterday after
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COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL
Rumors Of Crop Damage Caused Some
Strength in Wheat,
CORN AND OATS WERE ALSO BETTER
After the First Hour wheat Did n
Good business and Provisions
Went Up so that the Early
Loss Was Recovered.

CHICAGO, April 4.--Rumors of crop dam
ate caused wheat to close strong
with au advance for the day of 1lsc in the
May future and 1Aa19sc for July. Corn and
oats advanced from 1sc to lac respectively.
Provisions closed at about the same prices
as on Thursday.
After the first hour the wheat market
did n good business May opened unchanged
at s35sc. The market after haltng a while
advanced to from 64ssc to 6iaic. chang ed
some and closed stated at the top fig
ures. The firm tone to start with was due
in a measure to the steady tone of private
cables from Liverpool, and the more mod
crate weekly Argentina shipments. The re-
port of the Indiana bureau of S atistits maxi
ing the area in that state 90.94 per cent and
the condition 7i.9 per cent was also a
strengthening influence On the other hand,
the exports did not make a good showing.
The weather, too, was clear and mild in
most sections, and the signal service pre-
dicted fair and warmer conditions, with
variable winds. Northwestern receipts were
larger than the same day .ast week. There
were reports at hand regarding the area
sown in Kansas, making the same the small
est Stree 1890 But the reasons for the days
strength were largely of home, or at least,
particularly to crop damage than to any
thing, else, and that was based much more
largely upon indefinite rumor than upon
authentic information.
No new features were discernible in corn,
and an average of 3-16c in the price was
noted in consequence of the advance in
wheat May csrn opened UNCHANGED at 29ssc
and closed with sellers at 29Ac. The day $
range was from 29la@29Ssc to 2924c.
The market for oats was fairy active, and
a firmer feeling prevailed. The sympathy
between wheat and oats caused the firm
ness. May opened unchanged at 19l5c, sold
at 1870 and closed with 19Ac bid.
Provisions started weak and so continued
for over an hour. AT the end of that time
packers and others who did the early SELL
ing having apparently disposed of as much
as they cared to do, and the wheat market
becoming so strong, pork recovered all it
lost earlier in the day, and lard and ribs
In the end were only from 2l9c to sc lower
than they Closed on Thursday
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
10 cars; corn, 175 cars, oats, 155 cars; hogs
25,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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ns,aaz; choice. wai fancy navel'. s.w;

p9aayi chOIoc, pOi fancy navelp, svi
,a5sssS cs;sns: e aSREsy E.go s'a choice
ssr .,sS large stock RsT bunch o a
MISCELLANEOUS.
oYsTERs-M Mediums. lse: standards, 2oe extra
MoNEYIFoney white, per It,. iIc; .hoice.
lac; California amer color, l0c.
ClDEr-ciarlhed Juice, per half bbl,, 6S; per
SAFER KRAuT-Per bbl., ss.5o; half Dbl.
NIPPLE sYRUP-Five gal. cans. each. s275;
sal cans, per doz.. H2; IA gal. cans, se25; quart
qFiiit;s| Imported fancy. 5 crown, ao;lb boxes.
DATEs-IIulloween, per lb, sc; tards, lO-lb
boxes per i};,,, H., 'c; ,,,,.,,o ,or ~ d.
PREsERvEs-As 2o-lp. pals. each.
"ct0ScoANuTs-Per 1Oc. uto: each SC.
NuTs-Almonds, California: per lb;; medium
size, 1oc; Tarragona almonds, per 10, large,
Ss' S ahey n[szis soi she'll i2S CO. meGIum size ioc ri.
berts. per lb. 1oc; peacans polished ii medium nin
DRESSED MEATS
REEF Good steers 400 TO 600 lbs.
ca6isc; good cows and heifefs. 54dGc; medium
and heifers. 5%a4ike; good hindduarters cows
and hefets, 6Aatsc; good hindquarters steers,
&c; beef tsnderloins. 22c beef rolls, boneless, oc
se; ION backs 7,se; SOW ribs No q Sc; cav loi9s
No. 3. &c: beef trimmings 3Ac; runp butts,
&c; shoulder clods, Sc.
MUTToN-Dressed lamb. &c; dressed mutton,
&C.: racks DC; legs, Sc; saddles. Sc: stews &c;
sheep pucks Sc; sheep tongues, per doz., 25c.
p0Ri<|Drcsscd h Igs 5c pork loins 6ibc; spare
ribs SIC; ham sausage butts, &c; pork shoulder
lAc; pork shoulders, skinned &C; pork trim
mings 4jRc; leaf lard, rot rendered sac; tender
loins l5c.
HIDES AND TALLow.
There is just enough demand for hides to
cause some sembance of life ON tho street nc
cordng to the shoe and Leather Review, The
receipts from country points are not large ana a
more serious slump in values has again been
averted by the scarcity. The market is consid-
cred weak as tanners everywhere are averse to
mlVinr raw material in the absence of onv do
mand for leather. The situation is not at all
encouraging, but hides are less weak tnan might
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OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Light Run to Close Week Of Remarkably
Light Receipts.
LOW PRICES KEEP THE CATTLE BACK
Demand Fair and Fully Equal 10 the
oncrings-HoGs stump
Nickel ON the Late
Advance.
SATURDAY. Aprn 4,

III VIII ne noted from the above that tnert
has been a considerable falling off In the
receipts of cattle and hogs during the past
week. due, apparently, 10 shippers holding
back the stock on account of low prices.
LE-There was The usual light Sat
urday's run at all the markets. Only go
cattle were received at this point, as against
522 yesterday and 965 on Saturday Of last
week. As was the case yesterday, the re-
ceipts consisted almost entirely uf killing
cattle, there being very little of anything
else in the yards.
As usual on a Saturday, the, trade was
without any special feature. The demand
was fair and fully equal to the. receipts, but
still not sufficiently urgent to -infuse any
great amount OF life into the market. The
buyers appeared to want the cattle and
were ready TO pay just about steady prices.
1t was on that basis that the days business
was transacted. Some of the cattle here
We're of pretty good quality, S3.S5 being paid
for three punches that weighed little over
140O pounds and $500 for some 1,4g0-pound
steers.
Cows and heifers sold in about the same
notch as yesterday. There were only. few
here and they easily found buyer. There
was one load of heifers good enough to
bring $3.50.
There was only about one full load of
feeders among the fresh receipts and they
sold as well as any time, bringing $3.50.
Representative sales:
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NEW YORK GENERAL MARKETS.
Quotations of the Day on various
Common dftics.


NEW YORK, April 4.-FLOUR-Rec eipts 25 700
bbls.; exports. 1900 bbls; market steader with
wheat; spring patents and winter straghts IN
better demand from jobbers; Minnesota patents
S3S5G3.s5; Minnesota bakers, So 270G310 spring
low grades S20062 10; winter patents, S3.S5G3g5; );
winter straghts, sS.5OGS.65; winter extras $4,000
$50; winter low grades, S2l0d24O. Rye Hour
BUCKWHEAT-Quet; 40d4lc.
CORN CORN MEAIs-Dul; yellow western, 4ac.
BARLEH-Steady; mailing, 40aSc; feeding'
HARLEY MALT-ouiet; western, loGl5c.
hard, 74Ac, elevator. options opened itmer
Shipments and backward sprng soid OF on the
predicted rains in the southwest, but had sharp
Was c % Closed strong % and ND S S net
higher; April closed at 1lSsci May, 20 s-l6Gnhc
CoRN-Receipts s5.ioo bu.; exports $500 bu
Spot, steady; No. g S7&aSSc, elevator. options
GhnnEe m to hg % Rg Sosed at tSSs e M%
80 9-l6g35ssc closed at 35ssc
sSot Nc S sS S opcns SpGFs fairly pe active P%
and steady. closed unchanged; May, "a 7-l6d2iSsc
HAY-steady; shipping, $3.50; good to choice,
HoPs~Duli; state common to choice 1894
crop, 2IRqSlsc; 1895 CROP sdSc; Pacific coast,
HIDEs-oGet Galveston, lie; Buenos Ayres,
dry Ice; Texas, dry, &c; California, 14c.
LEATHER-steady; henlock sole, b. A., light
extra mess, s7OoaS. 90; beef hams si5. 5OGli6.cO.
Cut meats steady. Lard, steady; western steam
closed at $3.50; refined steady. Pork, active and
lower, sS.75d950 for mess; short clear, $40 O0n
1915; family s1O.0O@10.75.
BUTTER-Recepts, 1888 pkgs; western cream
cry, 13I21c Elgins 12c.
EGGs-Receipts, 1s,Sis pkgs. steady; state
and Pennsylvania, 12c: southern, 1O&dl0&c
o1LS-Petroleum, dull United closed at 81 26
Rosin. firm; strained, cominoa TO good, si.67cD
1I7tk Turpentne. dun at 2Sl5d29c Cottonseed
oil inactive but steady prime crude 2lc; crude,
f. o. b., mills, 17G19c; butter grades, Csc; prime
summer yellow, 25lAG26c.
oLASSEs-Quiet; New orleans. open KETTLE
good to choice, 29dl31c.
R1CE-Steady; domestic fair to extra. S%d6c
japan. 3sd4hc.
METALS-Pig iron, dull; southern, s11 00dl3 25;
northern, S1l.OOdl3.50 Copper steady; brokers'
slo.75; exchange. slO.75all.Oo Lead, steady
brokers. $780, exchange, s3O5. Tin, dull; straits
sl3.35G13.45; plates dull. Speler flat