The herald., 1896-08-30
WALL STREET SPECULATION
How German Manufacturers Extend
Their Trade
Details a. to Year Of Exports and Imports.
Last Report Of National Banks-De-
pressed Business Denoted

million dollars worth are annually export
ed to the United States. These sales are
effected through the personal efforts of the
manufacturers themselves, who go often
to the United States and ride the country
over from New York to San Francisco and
from st. Paul to New Orleans. The consul
says the Germans unquestionably admit the
superiority OF American manufactures and
workmanship, and they pattern after them
whenever possible. They have American
dentists. stoves made after the American
plan, which they call American stoves,
American fashion plates in their tailor
shops, and many of the toys are made
after American samples. The word Amer
ican attached to anything is intended to
convey the idea of superiority, and yet ex-
tSere smpy oa e go1n Sa ao eec ea
tive effort is made to introduce them.-
Bradstreets.
The detailed report of the bureau of sta
tlstlcs, corrected to August 3, gives the
record of the commerce of the Uni .ed States
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896. The
sl,67s. $50. sS4 in 1895.
7lo024,. OF which 1858 III 1886 were entered
free Of duty, s4o9. 1884, Oss were dutiable and
to wSa Tse Tsee per een Of rse to
dutiable goods was Ala per cent against
1880 per cent in 1895.
Articles of food and live animals con-
stitute 30.3S per cent of the total imports:
articles in @ crude condition for domestic
chanc arts i2.15 per cent articles i for for con- ON
sumption, 1880 per cent articles of volun
taTy S use nxuries e.S tSss Jdo lo5 per cent
products. of which agriculture furnished
5SO2 per eent; e manufactures, 2S.d7 per cent;
per cent Fopeign ore Pfr goods ssm
were we're, exported TO the value Of So, 4os 45l.
nors 1 Sf o Eeid IN were o,d s ss aia ex
The imports of silver were s1S, log. 54s; ex-
ports $50, s62 956; loss in silver, $40, 756. 4OS
5 peunds os Of %Phe Gf We5s
yalHe Of the imports was sss, 2lo, 77s. Cuba
Indies, 233. 436 1884 pounds other West indies,
SoS, ,36l 1856 pounds East Indies. 5Sa, 790 262
PS%nss isSds pounas sSs Bls
can countries, I6s, ,997 ,6s4 pounds; PHILIPPINE
o92 pounds; the balance from many other
countries ra sOc The total imports of beet sugar
The exports of refined sugar were 9, ,106-
259, valued at $3.50 1853; of molasses and syr-
up, 6,95S,34 gallons;, brown sugar, 296,265
pounds
The national bank reports for, July a
oSt th fhompied 6y Acing Coffin
at the same time Of year. They show also
than in 1898 or 1895, and only SIS, 900 900 more
than at the period of prostration in the
and discounts of the national banks of the
United States on July IA was 81 .959. 166, 1868
and the individual deposits were 81, ,66s, ,4l3.-
height of the panic W. We're s2o2o 4ss,s7 t. and md
the deposits were s1,556, 1920; The lowest
of year was on October 8. 1898, after the
worst worst effects Of the panic !, had ID been felt
,NdiSIon ,when ine damost amoInt was Tbs
amounting to l,s5l, ~. $780, The loans and
discounts on July II, 1895, were 81 oO4, AIS 559,
or A5, 100000 larger than this year. The
deposits at that time were 81. 1856 022, ,006. lar
ger by s67. o00; 600 than by the latest reports
and larger than at any other time since
the panic The loans and discounts show
a loss Of s11.O000OO compared with the
the Individual deposits show @ loss 'ci Of SIS ,
100000 this is the reverse of the. situation
S meee Of rs sS ssn0rs S oans sh9MG ans M
100000 in deposits over the reports for May
Current Quotations
Eggs continue to rule firm. In a small
way extra select sell at 1S1ac and even 19c
Butter is firm and other markets UNI
EGGs-Taney local ranch. 17@1s
lb. square, 45a47ls, fancy coast creamery
fan fancy S,b T0il$5sato; ssSsg dairy fancy, per H.
Ib roll. S21aaS5c; tub, choice to fancy per
'CHEEsE- Local factory large size, 11c
&c extra pei, Id. when cased for shipment.3
N9rthsEn I3s E1 aqIl fRGnSssr6 cream ssG n.r no
lbs. ss: esulkower. Fer dos. DOS >: psa Celery. ~.
do ea6hsse ah ary per pe9 100 9S Se
can, per 'b., 15c; green. per h.. &c; cucum-
ssrs per saek aeso. So ssfsg egg plant per
tuce. do i5c; green corn. per sack, SOC; on on
1ea eaS nsW pel pee oo dG5 bs oSashss Sa
peas psr f., SCI rsaishes per doz bunches. sassn
per 100 lbs. 75c; watercress. per r' ldips. doz..
sanash 4c Ia Beans s0 per sumner s
&c GREaN Rfhsi PEI pFR1irs@New !Si apples &c per
Per so.; ssss ssstfaI x%srspn ssss:
crate 46apso apricotsa HH St9aSoe Dsr
1h- rs: sc currents. Ip per 6ox gooseber
s5c@sl:oo; hgs, per lb.. black ic;' white. hRHte
Melons, per Soz ssd So1 peaTs aGGs
per lb., 1c; nectraines, per crate, =; prunes,
pc1TRus FRu1rs-oranges, valencias
s325M3.50; Mediterranean sweets. per III. 50. |
seedlings, 81. .5OQ1.75 lemons, fancy Eire
ka, s2.25Q250; Eureka and Lisbon. 295S1 |
ESQ; uncured, 81 ,00q1 so: lines. per 100. 5Oc'
HONEY AND BEESWAX-Honev-
comb loMl2c per lb.; strained. 41sa6c: bees |
pouLTRXmHess ras{orI sos ssGoSo@4.5o per doz.:
$50; old roosters, $3.6O046O; ducks saS0%S saSU%S
$50: turkeys, 10Q12c per lb. V''0osP
HAY-Wheat, $40. o.06@l10O; barley. 1910.
wheat and oat. $10.00@11. .OO: alfalfa. hoIeeSS'
$S50Q9.00; loose, 81. .50q8.50; oat s10 005S1i ~
MILLSTUFFS-Flour Los AngeieS 20 ~ SU
Stockton brands, $4.15; Oregon, $3 Is: eaSt
ern,. $3.50; bran; per ton, local, Slim.
northern. so; shorts. per ton. local. SlS'6o:
northern. $500; rolled barley, per ton
$500; cracked corn. per cwt.. 55c; feed
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, sun driea
ated. fancy. ea7c apricots. fancy. cyaGoc: 1oc:
choice, S69c; peaches. fancy, unpeeied. Sc:
choice. &c., nectarines, fancy, SQ8c; choice.
SQ7c; pears, fancy evaporated. 79sc; piums'
pitted, choice. 7M9c; prunes. choice boxed
3Q5c; sacks. pose; fancy, 10c.
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles, 7c: med |
ium soft. 10c; softshell Los Nietos. fancy.
Nq15c; almonds. softsheil. 10c: paper she'll |
l2c; hard shell. &c; pecans. lSQf51Ac; All.
Oflii' HfbEg iyglssf ANsD wooL-New hide list: prv.
bulk, s. sheep pelts,' 2@l: Woo Wool, IS Spring lsss
clip; good. 4a5c; inferior. a9s1Ac.
LIVE sTOCK-An per lb-Beeves, 2N@
?hc; calves, 3aS1sc; sheep, 2l23tc:
lambs. 2A@21z: hogs, 2A@2A. ~