The herald., 1896-06-30
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Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Who Is Beseflted by the Filled Cheese
Bill?
English Sales Of vesseis-The European Pc.
troIeum comuany-Carnegle's Advice
on Business Matters

troIeum ComUany-Carnegles ADVICE
on Business Matters
The only persons who seem to be at all
pleased with the present congress are tho
dairymen who have induced 1t to put spe-
cial tax on filled cheese, and even they will
presently find out that they have really
gained nothing; for If the experience with
oleomargarine is any guide, just as much
filled cheese will be sold hereafter as here
tofore.-Providence Paper.
During 1895 no less than 943 British built
vessels, gross tonnage 59.137. were sold to
70 under other flags. Norway took ~
steamers and "a sailing vessels, aggregat-
ing GO, III tons. Japan took 25 steamers, ag-
gregating 880 0S3 tons. Italy took 16 steam
ers and ~ sailing craft, aggregating 42,68S
tons. France took 2S steamers and SAIL
ing vessels, aggregating $1,000 tons. Ger
many, Spain, Holland. Sweden, Denmark.
and Austria followed in the order named
each taking upward of 10000 tons. The
United States got II steamers and sailing
vessels, aggregating 9097 tons. The ves-
sells were old ones and the average price
paid was 500 to $25 per ton.
In London the stock Of the European
Petroleum company is offered to the pub
lie. Capital, f1,00O, 900, half In 6,per cent
cumulative privilege and half in ordinary
share Of s1 each. OF these 333, $40 of each
issue are now offered for subscription at
par. with s400.0OO first mortgage AZ per
cent premium. The company will acquire
freehold and leasehold properties at Baku
and in Grosney, Roumania and Galicia.
which together will, 1t is stated, provide an
annual supply of between 200 900 and 30O,-
sS @ sso ~ b fsn E be ama and
at Hamburg INVERSION and Middlesbro
and works are to be erected on the Thames
be asquuired; The purchase price is f1,-
10000. payable f166,6S0 in ordinary shares,
ales in prefersSnce shares "a and oSo Elss s$o
100000 shares for future issue.
men, said: ''There Sins is no gre great fortune 10
come from salary, however high. and the
wise. he puts all his eggs in one basket, and
then watches that basket: If he is a mer-
% merchant INST IN sugar raj % he attends M es to Sugar "a
and let's coffee alone. and only mixes them
when he drinks his coffee with sugar in It.
the black diamonds If he owns and sails
ships. he attends to shipping, and he ceases
to insure his % own ships Just as SO soon n, as he
Of one without imperiling his solvency; IL
he manufactures steel, he sticks to steel
mines he's he sieHs to 3ha ana
and gold mining especially: This is be:
one business. and only If he Is an able man
can he do this. ! have never yet met the
kinds of business; you cannot find him any
sooner than you can find a man who can
think IN two languages equally well. and
who does not Invariably think only in one.'
Current Quotations
The only notable bit of news in the mar
kets Is that cherries are almost out and
N fc Drt, IL. =
as consumers turn to other fruit rather
than bear increased expense.
Young America. ioc; do Sa-lb. hand f made). dH
EGGs-Choice California ranch. 1a0
VEGETABLEs-Artich per doz..
-; asparagus; per ID. 5@6c; beets. per 100
csSSss per- e Ss sc cseret esess
can. per ib. i5c: green. per ib.s i2c clcIm-
ssrcp sl pedE s' Pea pana ao1 pei let
aSas rea sw per PEI o d9s u.s. se While
box. 6Oc: parsnips., per 100 lbs, 75c: green
&c.: spinach. per ID. i5c:' string beams. sa: per
h. 7QSc; tomatoes. per box, s1.75; turnips.
snches es ss s ss wax Sssns aSz
sRiSi GREES n FRUiITs-Pears, SRti - per box:
fancy. lie: apples s2.Oo@2.S5: pineapples' %
bananas. s2.25Q2.5o per bunch; cherries,
ib. &c; currants. per box. 5oSscc; goosebeer goose err
s piu%s Rss per DsF bos ss
nj ciffKtgg fKS Ger FRui1Ts@oranrss Ssti = g. va,src.s
B.26pS.60; Mediterranean sweets g. 2512 75:
shsaso; Esssss Sds ana tlsScS; lliass M.aSS Ha5sS
~ SSp sSS Rss pexE xl0q sS
comb. 10912c per lb: strained, S1kQc; bees
wfs; Po2IT@YpsHsns 2igs9s PEI ln; a.oOo47s ner aox
young roosters, $4.500S4 Is: broilers s3.oo1i
100; Old. roosters. ss 0o@4.6o: ducks. $9.SSG $9SO
~ A!99rKMsYs Sc RsF barley $1,000
s%sS&fS Gs less 81 20 cat S
ern, .s4OOG550; bran. per ton. local, siSoo;
S sh9os aoieR 5aHey 1 local psr
$1,000: cracked corn, per cwt., csc; feed
mfal, phrERp Rf5 oEf FkbqTs-Apples. h;Ss sun ar,sa
sacks. per lb, 4g5c; boxes 507c; evapor.
eted. fancy. e@7c; apricots. fancy, lie;
eSece sc nectarnes fancy 9snRsseleG saRsc ehoise se
se ssaSs snoscs ss a@9G prynes choice
,qm ies; sOitshs kos kassss Sstos s. fanes %ss
1tV1oCs SOIlSHell, lUC. paper She'll |
}zc; hsrd sa,5ih She'll &c; pecans, 1S@f5c; fl
PHI HfbTs iSgi1zaS xSD woo1-r1iaes. as tbsv
stays. sic; calves. 15c; sheep pelts. 2isGI4isn.
wool. spring clip. good. 4G5c inferior. 3G |
fALLow-2k@sc.
LIVE STOCk-.All per lb-Beeves. 2N@ |
PIC: calves. .2A@3Ac:. sheep, 3H63Rc::
LAMBS; nb sS SAMSc; atSI @ h4gs, rs r2sg2Hec;
fe3Tbc: veal. 5gszac: mutton. 4041sc; lamb. |
!, CsSUliRED MEXTs-Eagle hams 1ohc. Rex (
hams, 1Oa14c; av. 12c; selected biz ham3
bacon (wrapped, i2Xc: speciai iiaKiaSs nIain
breakfast bacon, 12Ac; Diamond G break.
fast bacon backs. nc: Rex boneless haM
sugar cured, 8Ac; Rex boneless Butts r.:
lex dreid beef lsets), 10c; Rex dried beer
UnsideS), llNc; Rex regular dried beef -.
smoked tongues, per ID, 1Sc; light medium
Cacon; 5Tc; medium bacon. &c; dry salt
t31c; Rex pure leaf lard. tierces. &c. iVo1y,
tierces basis, SIC; Cottolene. tierces' 5ssc'
EAISINS-Fancy clusters, Si.25: 4.crown
Z clusters, $1.101125; 3-crown L Z. per
BOX, 90cQ$l 90; Sultana, seedIess. ner hppx ~.
Ssc4$L00; S-crown loose muscats. oer box'
SSegViVc. I-crown loose muscats per box. 6oc5
ooc; orqlnary loose. per box, 450155c: "
cMrown M ioose, IN sacks, per lb, 21s0D2Ac: 2.
crowm loose. IN sacks, per lb, 2bG52Ic. |
sr.crOwn, rsnc per ID, sh@4c; Sultana. seediess.
choes per erf b lb stae ts@sc rs su1tana
higher than wholes WV poi lux
FlGS-CalffOrnia white nov II, x1r. |