The herald., 1896-12-08
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Glasgow, Scotland, RENTS All Direct
City Taxes
Spices Of All Kinds Are Firm to Dearer.
Animal Bones Put to Various Uses.
Ivory Imitations-Local Markets.

1t is announced that commencing with
January 1, 1897. the city of Glasgow, Scot
land, will cease to levy taxes of any kind
whatsoever upon its residents. The city
authorities have ascertained that from that
date the entire expenses of the city for the
future can be borne by the incomes which
will be received from public works owned
by the city. Among the latter are water
works, gas and electric light plants, street
railroads, sewage farms and other institu-
tlOns of lesser magnitude. all of which
are paying large profits annually to the
city treasury.
Nearly all spices re higher i nprice and
firmly held at the present writing. condi-
tion of things which has long been antici-
pated and which was almost certain to oc-
cur whenever the election results were Sc
cured. For some time past many spices
have been relatively lower at New York
than in London, and the least disposition
to speculation must at any time have led
TO an active ana rising market Cassia is
very scarce in Batavia, and the China
cassia is partaking in the advance. Gin
gers, mace, nutmegs, cloves and pepper
are all firmer and fractionally higher.
Pimento Is also scarce, with ready export
demand. While thera is plenty of pepper
in sight, and cloves are still by no means
light in supply. the general tendency of
this branch of the grocery trade indicates
more activity and a higher range of prices
st. Paul Trade journal.
About everybody imagnes that all Of the
bones of the animals slaughtered in the
packing houses are ground up for fertliz-
ing purposes and sold to farmers and gar
deners TO enrich their lands But this Is
far from true There are thousands of tons
OF bones shipped out of Kansas City every
year to the New England states. to Ger
many, France. England. Italy, and even
to Japan and the uses to which they are
Put are may.
One class of bones is called "cutlery
bones. and manufacturers in this coun-
Try and abroad use them in making hand
les for knives, forks and razors The "shin
bone of a beef is steamed until II is as
white as snow and some manufacturers in
Germany make piano keys out of them,
mat look so much like ivory that 1t would
require an expert to detect the difference
The man in charge of the bone department
at Armours said: 1T has been found
that almost anything for which ivory is
used ,I;f,l can be made from beef bones, save
billiard balls, and | believe even billiard
balls could be made if they could only make
them hard enough. The black hoof is in
great demand for buttons. and many of the
made from hoofs.'' There is also a great
demand for the horus taken from animals
IN the packing house. The horns are frs,
steamed until they are soft after which
perfectly fiat Then they are polished unit
all the beautiful colors are brought out dis
tinctly. Many fine limitations are made
from these horns. both in the New England
states and III Germany. France and Italy
Inc Japanese people find many uses for
them. but the principal manufactures are
IN this country.-kansas City Star.
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.
Eggs are on the decline. Butter is a little
weaker, it being less easy to get outside
prices for most makes. Potatoes rule firm
Other markets are steady.
EGGC-Caliornia ranch, choice, 25a26;
eastern, 20M2l
lb. square. 4,isn5o; fancy coast creamery.
per 2-lb. square, AZ: dairy. good to
choice. roll, light weight, SOas5; dairy.
fancy. 2,;b roll: 3H2MlO; dairy. fancy, per
Us ID. roll. 35G3Il2; tub, choice to fancy Der
ib.. 2012l.
cHtaMsE,.Local factory, large size IL
DO Young America, 12: do 3-lb hand ia.
Northern fun cream sls
VEGETABLEs-R Rhubarb. per box. -
dos Ssei RSf e aser G es M 80 aSc casSSss
per 100 lbs, 100; carrots, do. 90; chilis, drv
per string. So Mexican, per H.; Is; greer
plant, per lb., 3; garlic, do, 3d4; ieets, per
doz., Ii; lettuce, 90. Is. green corn. Der
sack; sa onions green; I1 per PEI d9z punches
~; 40 horlhern, nolS per lN IDS d:i1aI.25; new
box 80: parsnips, per 100 lbs. Is: green cen
peas. per lb., .; radishes, per doz. punches.
H. r. SMPnaeh M pee p Il box strsnS s 5eanS Re
per 100 lbs. Is: watercress. per doz. bunch,
es, 4o wax beans, 2la; summer squash, CO;
%s GREEN hssns RRtn'r s okan appss Psr le 10
2isN41a; Strawberries com. 1i4lS: choice to
fancy. p;neappleess. es per doz., 4.5oa5oo; Cen
2.2502,5O: cranberries, per bbl. SO0G9. co.
grapes, per box, LOCALES: blackberries, box
II; apricots, per lb;, =; currants. per box. -:
rssppfps pumz Pc" 0 pt"eess Bsr e
per lb. :; figs, per lb., black I; white.
:: watermeleons' per doz:, =; musk
@ R neearnes aG1 per perss eras Barlets
per per b. b. ounces Der ri ib ss faaYss laHes
per box, T. eastern apples, per barrel, $50
CITRUS. FRUITS-Oranges. valencias
325Q3.5O Mediterranean sweets. per ib'
2: seedlings ,d l59Tla5: lemons. fancy. Eli,
200; uncured. 100; lines, per 1OO so.
HONEY AND BEEsWAX-Honey-
comb, 114lS per lb.; strained 1906 bees
" ToJLfRy liens. s,5ogi.so per doz.;
2oS; old roos.ters: S.00q,4.OO ducks. 35oG
II fHiAY-Wheat, ,io.oSa1l LOO: barley. soo@
baled. s.5OGio.5o; loose. sooas50; oas. 1904
MiLLsTUFFs-E Flour, local mills, $50;
ssock5ogg prsnas ssnr,s Sse Oregon 5SS esS +
Gfahsa TSef per o Dnb5ey by & esr feG 9s sS
per 100 lbs. 100; bran; 1900
sacks. per h., %aM4; boxes. 505ia: evapora-
ted, fancy. Z; apricots, fancy. liz; choice,
70; peaches, fancy. unpeeeled. SK; choice,
pears. fancy evaporated. 7G9:. plums.
ptted. Ghoice, 7G9 prunes. choice. boxed.
~; sacks. J..
NUTs-Walnuts. Los Angeles. 7ds; me-
cy. 14gl5: almonds, softshel, 10a12; paper
shell. 6H!; hardshell, 6; pecans. 13a15fs; Al
PHI. nIDEs is'ssiSi xND wooL-New hide list: Dry
ssTnd pets kn Mco g. sprnr sa ~ ep Rp sOSd s. .
infeTor iTfe @S5$$ls N ''' '"s |"p s'oN' '~o'
TALLOW-2M21s.
LIVE STOCK-All per lb.-Beeves. 21s6
pa calves. 3a4; sheep. 21sa2Ss; lambs,
5a5la; veal, 6dT mutton. s; lamb 5ia;
eeuIkEDp EUR Ip MEATs-skinned hams. II: Rex
hams, .12 av.. II; selected mild cure, l0la;
special fancy breakfast bacon. 12H:
diamond, c breakfast Sacon. backs. Z; Rex
homeless hams. sugar cured 10: Rex hone-
less butts, 6la; Rex dried beef. sets, 10N;
Rex dried beef Cns,des). I'm: Rex dried
beef loutsidesl s. smoked tongues per ib..
dry salt short clears. 5000; av. 6h:
salt clear backs. 81; Rex pure leaf lard.
tierces. G: ivory. tierces, basis. 5k; cotto-
RAIsiNs- clusters. 1.50; 4,crcwn
i L clusters. 1.351l45; 3-crown L L, per
box. 1:15G1.2O; sultana seedless. per box,
-; Socrown loose muscats, per box.