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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
POTATOES. ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

PoTATOES-New otatoes, in sacks, are quot
able at S5c@S1 10 q ctI: new Early Rose in
boxes: from the River, Sl@1 25: new Burbank
Seedlings, 81 1O@1 80; Oregon Burbanks, 65@90c;
Early Rose 66G75c; Petauma and Tomaes 65lO
75c p ctl; Humboldt Burbanks, 7O@SOc q ct
ONIONS-Weak at 25@e35c p ctl.
NEGETA BLES-Arrivals were 6S3 boxes AS
paragus, l24 boxes Rhubarb and $50 sacks Peas.
Quotations show very little change
Summer Squash, 81 1902 u box for Bay and
S1@l 2h in small toxes Egg Plant, lOc IL 10;
Los Angeles Tomatoes 81 25(11 rs p bx; Cucum-
bers, 50c@l g. dozen: Asparagus, 5Oc@$1 p box
for ordinary and 81 1892 tor extra, Rhubarb,
50c@$1 p box; Dried Peppers, 7@Sc: Green Pep
pers, e@10c q h; Green Peas, 5U@75c p sack for
common and $1@1 % for Garden; String Beans
- for Los Angeles and 7@9c p h for Winters;
Horse Beans. 40@50c p sack; Dried Okra, l21lac;
Cabbage, 45@50c q cu; Garlic 4(65c o b.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Heavy sailed steers are
quotabIe at 7@74ac; culls and brands, 6@6 1sc:
medium, 6@61ac; culls and brands, 5@512c; light.
&c: culls and brands, 4c; Cowhides. 5@512c; culls
and brands. 4041ac; sailed Kip. DC q ID; saited
Calf, rose; sa.ted Veal. &c; dry Hides, lO13@11c:
culls, 7c: dry Cali l5c: culls, 10c; Goatskins,
2O@35c Zach: Kids, &c; Deerskins. good summer.
soc: me Iium. 15@25c: winter, 7@l0c; sheep
SKINS shearlings l0@l5c each; short wool, 2J@
SIC each; meoium. 40@50c each; long woods, 50@
6Oc each. Culls of all Kind about 12c less.
TALLoW-No !. rendered, 314031ac: No. 2.
3c;rehned, 51a@5$4c: Grease, 212c u ID.
WOOL = Va ley oregon, 9@iO1sc . h: do
lower grades. S@919c y n; Nevada 6@9c p n;
San Joaquin, ioothill, good to choice, 7@sc; San
Joaquin, years fleece, 4AaQ612c; northern free,
7G9c; do detective, 5@612c Fs h.
hOPS-l1h03c q 10.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUrTER-steady at previous prices
CREAMERY-Fancy, 141a@15c: seconds, 1870
lac D h.
DAIRY-Fancy. 13@131ac good to choice. 800
121ac; lower grades, ll@1112c
CHEESE-W eak and plentiful Fancy mild new,
61Ac p n /; common TO good, 5@p6c; Cream Ched-
dar. &c: Young America, 7@Sc q b; Western, 10
@11c; Eastern, l2@l212c
EGGS-Cheap are weak, but choice are firm.
Eastern Eggs, 11@12c: store Eggs, 11@111ac:
ranch Eggs, l3@l5c: Duck Eggs, l4G15c p doz.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon is quotable at &c p
II for heavy 7c q ID for light medium, &c Q ID for
light lOc for extra light and 12c p b for sugar
cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, lie q b: Cali
fornia Hams, 10c ID; Mess Beef, ST 50@S;
extra mess do So 50N9 family do, $10 extra
prime Pork, So 5999; extra clear, $l4 q Dbl;
mess $l2 p Dbl; Smoked Beef, 10c p b.
LARD-Eastert, tierces is quoted at 614c q b
for compound and 6s4c for pure; pals. 71ac;
California ierces, 514c for compound and 614c for
pure half-bbls, y'14@612c; 1O-ib tins, TAG; do
CooTToLES E-oSes4c in tierces and ss4@71sc
N in n IN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.


NEW YORK, N. Y. June cit was narrow
and professional m arket at the stock Exchange
again to-day and naturally the dealings possessed
no significance. Less than 10000 shares were
traded in. At the opening the market was hrm on
further covering by recent short sellers, who were
in bued with the idea that the St Louis conYen-
ton will adopt a sound currency plank. sugar
was the strongest STOCK at the opening ana al
vanced 20 l25 on the recovery in the price OF raw
sugar, according to cable dvices. Lquidations in
this market have ceased and accordingly an ad-
vance in the price OF refined is looked for. Near
the close the stock was ralded down TO 1883, bu
AZ the decline brokers usually acting for their
Wan-street interests came in with buying orders
The general railway list advanced 1885 per
cent at the start. Toward the close. when me de.
maud from the shorts abated, prices sagged and
the Improvement noted was genera.ly los.
weak, the former declining 10 14s4 ana the latter
81 TO "a. The weakness of the issues is due to
sales BY holders who don't desire TO pay further
assess ments Speculation closed quiet, with
prices fraction lower on the day. o
Bonds were lower. Sales aggregated 100000.
Chicago and Erie tirsts fell / TO los, Oregon I'm
provemeut first skies l to S21s, ST. Louis South
rssa bonds 100000 registered
OF 1907 sold at los.
Grain.
FLOUR - Dull. Unchanged Winter wheat.
low grades 81 20; do fair to fancy, 81 40; do pat
epts SO 20; Minnesota clear, 81 45; do straits,
So g5; d o patents SO AS low extras, 81 70; city
mills 81 O5: do patents 81 20; rye mixture, So so;
superfine, ST 50; fine, 81 20. Southern -four dull.
easv: common 10 fair extra, 81 20; good do, $2 so
Rye -four quiet, steady: 81 40.
ZEAL Unchanged steady: yellow West
ern So O5: Brandywine, 81 5.
RYE-Quet and steady; No. Q Western, 4012c.
BARLEY-Unchanged ungraded Western, SO
Gale. ,,-.. .o1.-,-
WHEAT-Firmer, quiet; !. Q. b. 1890 TO ar
rive: ungraded red, 67977c; No. Northern. 7OHsc
Options fairly active, and opened firm at 12c to
SAC advance on reports from Kansas OF a de-
crease Of % per from last month, with cables
higher West higher and local covering; fell lac;
rallied lc TO lac with the West, and closed hrn
at l14c TO 1880 over yesterday; July
and September most active. No red, June,
671sc: July, 67s4c; September. 651sc' Decem-
t ctioGRS-Dull, firm; No. ?, 8s1zc, elevators S41ac
ahoat. ~,
and September only traded in June, 5312ci july
S41zc; september. 555sc,
OATS-Dull, steady. o,,,
Options dull nomlnally 1Sc up june %oHsc'
'9 SPOT pFices No. 2, 2Sc: No white Csc;
No. 2 Chicago, 231zc; No. 3, 22c: NO o
white 238lc; mixed Western. 23@24c; white
Western and white tate, 241z92Sc
FEED. RAN-Uncha1ged, D3q6Oc
MIDDLING S-U nchRpged, 6U@65c.
kNE-Unchanged FEED. soc.
Provisions.
BEEF-steady, dull; family, S. 50@9; extra
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
CALIroRNIA FRUIT SALES.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 6.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold California fruit at open auction to-day,
realizing the following prices: Royal apricots,
50 25@g2 co; seeding apricots, 81 5O@2 SO: ely
man plums, 81 75@al 80 per haif-crate; Alexander
peaches 81 401l 70 per box.
Porter Bros. Company sold at open auction to-
day California fruit as follows; Apricots Roy ais,
So 4O@2 So; seedlings 81 40@l 81. Peaches
Alexanders, 81 go. Plums-Clymans, 81 6O1
80. Cherres-Off condition Bgarreaus, 90@y5c;
Tartarians, o0@95c
NEW YORK, June 6.-Porter Bros. Company
sold open auction to-day California Cherries
as follows: Tartarians, part OF condition, Sl@
/ 40; ligsrreaus- 81 10@l Is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.
RRAN-s1hMla p ton.

BRAN--bIotBIb z IUH.
MIDDLINGs-$16 50@l7 SO p ton for lower
grades and SlS6119 p ton for the best.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, $i6G16 so; Oil
cake Meal at the mill. $40 per ton; iObbing S2l:
Cottonseed Oilcake, $21 p ton.
HAY-First cutting OF Alfalfa is not ouotable, as
II is hot, wet and not merchantable 1t is really
not Hay. Prices for other descriptions steady.
New Wheat and Dat, 81 50@9 so q ton; new
Dat, 81 50@S 2 ton; new Barley, So 5O@7 so D
10n ga hay Is quoed as ioows; VS. Wheat Hd o $S
Barley, $7CQS so y ton; Glover, $6@7 so p ton;
Compressed Cat, So 50@S; Compressed Wheat, 81
clio 80; stock, $b@7 per ton.
STRAW-Weak at 2O04Oc q bale
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY - Live Turkeys are quotable at
121a@l4c y 10 for Gabblers, 1l@121sc for Hens;
Geese, p pair 7bc@$l 25; Ducks, 1894 u dozen
for OLD and $4@5 for young; Hens, So 5c0
81 so: BOOSTERS, young, Sc 50@8; do, old, $40
4 so: Fryers IS SOFAS Broers, $4@5 for large
and S2@3 for small; Pigeons, 81 z5@1 50 q doz
for young and Old
SAME-NOm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh
terers follows:
BEEF First quality, .5@51ac; second do, 41a@
434c third do, 31a@D4c d ID.
NEAL-Large, 5@16c; SMALL 6(07c y h.
MUTTON-W 512@D6c; Ewes, 51ac p b.
Handspring Lamb, 6@612c q ID.
PORK-Live Hogs. &c q ID for large and 314c
for small and medium; dressed do, 41s0514c p ID.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
june

NorB-in the above exposition of the tides the
early morning tides are gwen in the left hand
column, aud the successive tides of the day in the
order OF occurrence to time The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day, the third
time column the third tide, ana the last right
hand column gives the last tide of the day, except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
occurs. The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when q minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from he drNth %'ven nv he chsr's
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras,
IS 1908 S5 y Dbl; Bakers extras, So 55@3 IS;
superfne 81 1893.
CORNMEAL, ETC. - Feed Corn, $19 50@20;
Cracked Corn, $50 50@21 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Pricesi in 10-ib sacks are as fol
lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour,
28Ac: Rye Flour 314c; Rice Flour, 715c; Corn
meal, 2s4@3c; extra cream do, 312c; Oatmeal,
3s4c: oaG Groats, 41zc: Hominy, 4g413c; Buck
wheat Flour, 4c Cracked Wheat; 312c; Farina,
Pearl Barley, 4lac; Split Peas, 434c; Green do,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANs-Coptinue dull, with ample offerings.
Bayos quotable at 90c@$l q cu: Small
Whites, 81 25@1 80 p ctl; Pea, 81 POOL 80 p ctl:
Large Whites, 90c@s1 . ctl; Pink, S5(995c; Reds,
81 %; Blackeye, 81 rs; Red Kidney, nominal
Limas. 81 50@2 70; Buffers, 81 40(@i so for small
and 81 25@l so for large.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard is quotable at ST. 500
25 2 ctl: Trieste, 1902 30 p ctl; Yellow Mus
tard, 81 40@l so; Flax, 81 TOOL So Canary, 234 C
z ID; Alfalfa, 712@912 p ID; Rape, 21ac p ID
DRIED PASS 95@l 40 p cu for Niles and
81 25Ml az for Green
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
BANK CLEARINGs.

Local bank clearings last week were SIS $40,
against $20,046,303 for the same week in 1895,
loss OF 51.&X. The enormous loss last week was
really fctitious the clearings for the week
IN $50 were abnormaly swelled by the settle ment
OF the FAIR estate wheat, which a transaction
involving millions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
Builders, Contracts.

J. sehoenfelde with F. Wagner, brickwork on
lot on SW corner of Geary and Larkin streets;
$479S: Salfield d kohlberg, architects.
j. Schoenfeld with John Furness, carpenter
work on same; $9l75; architects same.
j. Schoenfeld with sas A. Chase, floors, etc..
same; cents per FOOT architects same
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Australian Coal getting scarce.
Silver unchan. ed.
Bank Clearings lose 5l.4%
Wheat futures advanced again.
Choice Feed Barley rather firm.
Oats, Corn and Rye dull.
Hay steady.
Beans neglected.
Potatoes and onions about the same.
Vegetables quiet.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged.
Prunes very dun.
Cherry season closing.
Peaches and Apricots steady.
Poultry nominal.
Provisions unchanged.
Increased receipts Of Wine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
THE STOCK MARKET.

stocks touched the highest figures OF the week
yesterday. Choilar sold up to 80 95. Con. Cal. &
Va to IS 90 Hale & Norcross TO So Is, Mexica
TO 81 70, ophir to So 25 Potosi to ST. 90, Sierra
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
FOREIGN MARKETS.
IN L1vERrooL.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. ENG, June 6.-The spot market
is firm. Cargoes steadier at 26s Sd buyers arrived
FUTURES.
the Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter: June,
BIS He'd; July, 5s l12d; August 5s 11ad; Septem-
Der 5s 112d; October, 5s 11ad.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG. June 6-Consols, 113 5-16; sill
Yer, 3lSsd; French Rentes. 1O1f 771ac.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
WINE AND BRANDY RECEIPTS.

Receipts of Wine and Brandy at this port during
the first five months of the year were.as follows
compared with the same period in 1895: Wine
t,2s5,OO0 gallons. against 6,769, 600; Brandy ga
EOS gallons, against So $50.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.

per, 41s65%. Bar silver, $3.50 Mexican dollars
531hc. sterling Exchange is quiet, with actual
business IN bankers bills at "a s71494 STA
for sixty days and 50 SS14@14 ss1z for demand.
Posted rates, 50 SS@4 SO. Commercial bills
81 S6IA@4 S634. Government bonds were steady;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds dull. Silver at
1 he hoard was Steady.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07

CITRUS FRUITS-Limes are scarce. Choice
Lemons are firm. Oranges are in smaller supp y
Naveis 81 50@2 so for Malta Bloods and 81 25N
20 for Mediterranean Sweets: Lemons 75c@
Mexican Lines, S607; California Lines, 81 p bx;
bananas, $l@2 . bunch; Pineapples, 1895 q
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CLEANERS WILL SAIL FROM xza.
- Broadway wharf San Francisco. as &zEzRsss&
follows:
For Mary Island Loring wrangel juneau. Kill
lisnoo ana Sitka tAlaska1, at A. II, June s.
IL, g. 70 July 3, IL Is. 2s.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. CO.. Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New
Whatccm (Bellingham Bay, Wash.). A. n
June 3 =. 10. IL. % * ana every fifth
day thereafter connecting at Vancouver with
the G. r. r. R., Tacoma with n. p r. r.,
at Seattle with g. n. Ry., al Port Townsend With
Alaska steamers
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing Hum
boIdt Bay str. Pomona, p. June 2, o. 10,
IA Il. ~, 2o 81 and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeou Cayucos,
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota- Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro. East san
Pedro Los Angeesl ana Newport, at a. NJ, June
4. g. IL, IT, ~, "a. 70 and every fourth day there
after.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harforl
(San Luis Obspo), Santa Barbara, Port LoI
Angeles, Redondo (Los Angelesl and Newport IL
A. NJ. lute 2 8. IL, Ia; g, - 70, ~ and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada san Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, Ii
Paz Aitata and Guaymas (Mexcol, ST. OdzabA
10 June z "a, ana 10th or eacA month there
aft T.
Ticket Office, Palace Hotel. New Montgomery
street
10 Market I. Francisco,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
GOLD MINING EXCHANGE.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

SATURDAY. June 6--1O:3O A. NJ
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid. asked Bid asked.
U 4s coup. ,108s4 ~ As reg. ..lO978
no nav issuell6 1874
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

c1TEAMERs LEAVE AsPINwALL SEE.
= fortnightly for the West Indies and SESAlszB
ssouthampton calling en- route at Cerbourgh.
France and plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, in connection with the
Pacific Mail s. :. Co, issued for freight and treas
nre 70 direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymoutn;
class, SCI 80. For further particulars apply to
PARROTT Il CO.. Agents,
800 California Sts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
4 Gibraltar Legend.

one OF the stock OF ancient lea.n
relating 10 the Rock Of Gibraltar. ~.
which the passing griffs were lo,in
RECALLED. relates how a young ae9itl ,,.s.
aifern was on guard duty with "A bfoih..
officer. when the latter. IN visiting ~,
sentries. fell over a precipice, anl ~
killed. When the survivor was
from duty he made the customary w..
ten report I'm the usual form, ,fs
BRIGADE major down upon him ih l"7
"What. when your brother ONCE -.
Duty with YOU HIS fallen doWr ,,.
p!cc 400 feet high. and been h"l- ....it,.,sl
rep0rt nothing extraOrdinary. ., nrrl
sir" replied the Scott calmly, i- ri
ava II he had fa'en doom four N..'.l.
feet and not been kllled-weel. 4 'N'-
nae cad that extraOrnery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
A Few Words on stamps.

Stories of great finds" are current
Ever since the Louisville discovery OF
III st Louis stamps. which the lucky
finders 1.-TWO porters) sold for over 10000.
the attention OF stamp-collectors all over
the Union has been directed 10 unearth-
ng old correspondence. The South has
been little backward so far, and yet
there is no doubt that large numbers OF
the rarer Confederate locals are still
In existence. To aid the readers TO identi-
~ these stamps. / shall give reduced
Illustrations next week OF some or all
OF the stamps. 4 complete list OF the
fourteen stamps issued by the General
Government Of the Confederate States
together with Illustrations OF the same
and their comparative scarcity, will be
7ound In Harper's Round Table. dated
December 10. IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
4 CauaI Choked In

q practically useless. The human or
ganism is provided with canal which
Sometimes becomes choked up-namely.
the bowels-through when much OF the
effete and waste matter OF the system
escapes. When they are obstrGcted-con-
situated. In other words-HOstetter'
stomach Bitters viii relieve them effect
ualiy but without pain, and institute a
regular habit of body. This medicine also
remedies malarlal. bilious. dyspepuc.
rheumatic. nervous. and kidney trouble
and strengthens the entire system.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
uARrNE INTELLIGENCE.

popr OF RICHMOND. FEB. O. l''
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves, Noii~''
viroiri, Nsyigat.on Company. ....rr..
schooner Mary Curtis. Maker, 49,.
.on. phosphate-rock, 20 the f"e'
carolina Chemical-Wor
SAILED.
Schooner John s Beachum. suolI
haven. pig-iron. John y. Horlo"' %
vessel curtis 4 Parker
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. FED.
(By teiegraph)
ARRIVED
Norwegian steamship Sandal
more. Captain Olson. rto
Schooner W. T. Hood, ProViden1''
tain Barlow. .,-,. can
barge city OF Atlanta, New YORK '''
tain Anderson.
Rarge Anna PendletOn. ,..a
barge Imperial. Boston, Captain ~"
SAILED
British steamship Loeb Mare, i"
PORT OF WEST POINT. FEB. g. -
Dy telegraphJ
ARRIVED. ..
Steamship Charlotte, BennclA
more. passengers and general e'i-
SAILED. ,..
STEAMSHIP Charlotte, Bennett
more: passengers and general eai 49,.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
sLEEPING-RoOMs

The Venezuelan bed in a house OF the
weather class Is merely an iron frame,
a woven wire spring, covered with
blanket and a sheet, and above this a
pillow. No one sleeps under even a sheet.
Even this arrangement Is found too warm
on bad nights and chinchora swings
between. door and window. In case the
heat OF the bed proves intolerable. The
windows have. no glass-Only bars and
heavy batten shutters inside. left swing
ing open at night. as Is the chamber door;
privacy is secured by light cotton screen,
breast high, which does not interrupt
the current OF air The better houses
Give no the lower floor 10 domestic offices
and the servants The bedrooms all oc-
cupy the second hoor opening onto the
latticed veranda which surrounds the
inner court The veranda Is dining room.
sitting-room, and general rendezvous for
the family. The court Is full or trees,
oranges. pomegranates. palms, and the
IKE and has a fountain and pool in the
centre. The lattices and stairs 10 the roof
are hung thick with vines; for choice,
one that covers Itself with flower that
looks like white heliotrope.
The court is usually tue home or a few
dozen blrds-all tame-a heron or two
q big. crested pheassnt-liize wash.chi. -four
| OF five parrots OF ali coiors. a gold ana
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
4 MIXED CROWD.

After the Bolivar discharges her cargo
she shifts across the river 10 SOledad, the
cattle station, and fills UP with long,
horned beeves and comes back again TO
Bolivar for gold and hides and such-like
commodities. The cattlemen follow her
10 the town and lay out their money in
the shops, which are, almost without ex-
ception. in the hands Of foreigners-most-
~ Germans and a few Americans. The
merchant prince Of the place Is "A Brook
lvn man. with the cattlemen come the
rancheros-lndian cowboys and servants
some out-and-Out Indian savages among
them. who used TO appear. wearing only
pnrrot feathers and blowpipe, but now
as a concession to the squeamishness OF
the city people, wrap about them nice
dark-blue cotton toga with a red border,
and exchange fruit, hammocks, and bas-
kets woven of grass and plated with
feathers for civilized cOmwodities. such
as runs, tins OF sugared biscuits. and
kerosene lamps. one OF the leading in
dustries Of the town In times past was
the manufacture OF AngOstura bitters, in
vented by a German named Slegert, who
made fortune at the business. But In a
hurst OF patriotism the town lost It's old
/ title OF Angostura and substituted tina,
OF the Liberator. Then the patriotic
rulers adopted a fashion OF levying forced
contributions to revolutionary war chests
from those reputed well-to-do. with an
alternative OF indefinite terms OF seclu'
| sion in malarious places OF detention
upon which Siegert. not liking the fash
ion. transferred himself and his trade 4
the less tuctuating tax list OF the British
island OF Trinidad. and fourishes there
exceedingly.
Roughly calculated, there are about flv
or six thousand people In and abon
this entrepot OF trade Of the Orinoco
II Is the only town Of much imporlanc
along the whole course OF the river. l
Is the point of export OF much OF IL
great cattle trade. and IL the distribut
ing centre OF all the imports require
throughout the enormous, but thiniy-se'
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The Cuban Water Vine.

They are familiar with the location of the
various springs that dot the country and
that sometimes bubble out in the middle OF
the swamp, and then they know the value
of the water vine-what they call the he
juco deagua. This peculiar vine grows pro-
fusely in most parts Of Cuba, and particu-
larly in the low-lying portions of the is
land, and the stem of single vine when
cut will produce about pint of clear al d
crystal water, which, 1t is said, also has
the properties of mild tonic. The only
healthy portion Of Cuba during the rainy
season is in the mountains. and these are
entirely under control of the insurgents.
1t will consequently be readily appreciat-
ed why the revolutionists are looking for
ward with such pleasant anticipatons to
the rainy season, which begins in this
month and lasts, to greater or less in
tensity, until September. The Spanish SOL
ders are weakened by exposure already
and are unaccustomed to the fatigue of
campaigning, as they are nearly all young
men and volunteers, and will not be able
to Withstand the constant inroads upon
their systems. so the fatalities among them
this year may be expected to be enormous
Yellow fever and dysentery will be the two
great allies of the Cuban patriots from now
until September.