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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-17
Examination.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
1t station indicate maximum temperature for the
days; those underneath it, If any, the amount Of
rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid
lines, connect poin of equal air pressure; iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word thigh" means high barometric pressure and
Is usually accompanied by fair weather: 'low''
refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows" usually first appear on the Washington
coast. When the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast, rain is probable;
but when the Glow" is inclosed with isobars Of
marked curvature, rain south OF Oregon is improb-
able. With i'high" in the vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coast, warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions
Will produce opposite result
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were stronger esterday Chollar
sold up to SSc, Hale & Norcross TO 81 15. ophir to
CSC and SO on. Business showed no improve
ment however
At the ose prices were still higher, as will be
seen by the quotations.
The Exchequer assessment falls delinquent in
office to- morrow.
The Ammonia Orchard and Vineyard Company
has levied assessment of $40 per share, delin-
quent January 0.
The Buion-B Beck Mining Company of Utah as
declared dividend OF 45c per share, amounting
to $4,000 payab.e on December 81. This will
make total Of 81 947.000 paid to the stockhold-
ers of the present company.
The Ontario Mining Company Of Utah will pay a
mont hly dividend of 10c per share, amounting to
$4,000, on December 81.
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

quctable at &c p ID: culls and brands, 7c: medium
&c; cuils and brands, &c 2 ID; light, &C p n; culls
and brands, DC; Cowhides, 6@61ac; culls ana
brands, 5@51lc sailed Kip, 6D7c: sailed Calf
1850; sailed Veal, 6@7c; dry Hides 12@13c p ID:
culls and brands, 9@IUc: dry Kip and Veal. 10c:
culs, &c ID: Dry Calf loo; culls lOc: Goatskins,
20@35c EACH Kids, SC; Deerskins, good summer,
20@25c q ID; medium, 15@20c winter 7G9c;
Sheepskins, shearlings 106 SC each; short wool,
20@35c each; medium, 4ot950c each; long woods,
6C@60c each.
1ALLoW-No. /. rendered, Sc; No. 2, 21ac .
u: refined, &c; Grease. &c q ID.
WOoL-We quote Fall Wool as 70 lows: Fum-
boldt and Mendocno. 5000; free northern, 71a@
412@6c: San Joaquin, S@5c; do. foothill, 5@7c;
Eastern Oregon spring. 71a@9c; Valley Oregon,
1l1l@121ac; do, fall and lambs, 11@111ac.
HOFS-6@Sc for fair TO choice and e@llc q Ii
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GENERAL MER CHANDIsE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot 4s4c; June
Ju delivery, 47sc; Wool Bags, 2412@2612c.
COAL Wellington, So D ton: New wellington,
So !? ton; Southfield Wellington, ST so q ton:
Seattle SIS 5O@6; Bryant, 595 so: Coos Bay, So;
Wallsend. So; Scotch, -; Brympo, -; Cum
berland $l3 p ton in bulk and $l4 in SKIS; Pennsvl
wanna Anthracite Egg, $l1@12 p ton; Welsh An
thracte, SS@l0; Camel, SS@S SO; Rock Springs.
Castle Gate anc Pleasant Valley, 81 90; Coke
$l1@l2 In bulk and 81 q ton In SKIS
SUGAn-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms cash: Cube and Crushed, &c;
Powdered, 51ac: Fine Crushed, &c; Dry Granu-
lated 41sc: Confectionery A, 41sc; Magnolia A,
41zc: Extra G. 43sc; Golden e, 414c: half barrels
14c more than barrels, and boxes 12c more.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived.
WEDNESDAY. December 16.
stmr wala walla, Wallace, "a hours from
Victoria and Puget Sound ports; pass and mdse. TO
Goodall. Perkins & Co.
Stmr Weeott, Whitney. days from Portland,
via Astoria Coos Bay and Eureka; pass and mdse
to 5 S Co.
stmr North Fork Hansen. 271s hours from Eu-
reka; pass and mdse to Charles Nelson.
Tug Rescue. Thompson, "a hours rom Eureka:
ballast, to Shipowners' and Merchants Iugooat
stmr State of California. Green 81 hours from
Portland, via Astoria As hours; pass ana mose'
to Goodall, Perkins d Co.
stmr National CITY Andresen;s - - hours from
Br ship Anaurus, Davidson. 80 days from Cape
Br ship ' Anrlesey. Lewis l02 days from New
castle. NSW: 1927 tons coal. to Moore d Co.
Br ship Leicester Castle. Crowest oS DAYS from
Newcastle NsW; 3uOO tons coal. to Balfour, Guth-
RE d Co -,
Rio de Janeiro, via Iquique 40 days; ballast to
GirvIn IL Eyre
Br bark Evesham Abbey, Rarron, iol days from
Rangoon: ballast, TO Meyer Wilson d Co.
Br bark Dairy nlple Davies, 16O days from Ham
burg: mdse. Meyer. Wilson q Co.
Br bark Inveramsay, Cromble. l29 days from
Swansea; 2217 tons coal, to Balfour, Guthrie &
Br bark Alexandra, Barfald, So days from
Sydney; 1876 tons coal, 10 WEIGH d Co.
WEDNESDAY. December 1s
stmr Coos Bay Jansen, San Pedro; Goodall. Per
Nc stmr Costa Rlca, Mcintyre Nanaimo; R
Dunsmuir d Sons.
Ger snip D h Watien, wicke, Queenstown: w
McNear.
Bark Richard Ill, conner, Nictoriai II OunS-
muir & Sons.
Bktn Archer, Calhoun, Honolulu; WEIGH & Co.
Sailed.
WEDNESDAY. December 16
Stmr Jeanne. Mason. Seattle.
Etmr Scotia. johnson.
Mic stmr Costa Rica. Mcintyre, Nanaimo.
Stnlr Alcatraz. Waivig.
Br ship socotra, Rohdie, Queenstown.
Schr Wall, Gallup, Guaym as
Scnr Eta B, Madsen, Fort Ross
Schr Berthe Minor, Ravens, Eureka.
Telegraphic.
POINT LoBoS. Dec. l6.-lO 2. M-weathss
cloudy; wind w; velocity miles.
Spoken.
Per tug Rescue-Dec 8 of Point Reyes Br ship
Anglesey, from Newcastle, NSW, for San Fran
cisco; ship st Nicholas, FRO Phiiadelphla,for San
Francisco.
per Br bark Dalrymple-Nov 81 in lat l3 81 N.
long 121 Oh w, Br ship Wavertree, hence Nov ..
for Queenstown.
Domestic Porrs.
Observation-Disclosures Dec 16-Ssmr G LOOMS.
sEATTLE-Arrived Dec l6-Bark Fores. Queen
hence Dec -
CASPAR-Arrived Dec 16-Stmr Jewel hence
Dec Is
EUREKA-Arrived Dec l6-stmr Pomona, hnc
Dec 10; stmr Cleone, hence Dec II; schr kinorah,
from San Pedro
GREENWOoD-Arrlved Dec 16-stmr Green
wool. hence Dec Is.
GRAYS HARBOR-Arrived Dec 16-Schr G A
Thayer and schr Neptune hence Dec 8; schr
Dec 3.
TILLAMooK-Arrived Dec 14-stmr Albion,
PORT TowNsEND-Arrived Dec 1A-scnr E
Falk, from Suva
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Green Peas beginning TO drug the market
Potatoes and Onions rule firm.
PoTAToEs-sweet Potatoes, 75c@S1 10: Early
Rose. 50@6uc: River Reds, 4bM5Oc Burbank
Seedlings, 25@40c q cti for Rivers and 5OcQSl for
Salinas.
ONIONS-4O@6Oc p ctl.
VEGETABLES-Los Angeles Green Peppers
dull at 6@7c q ID: Los Angeles Egg Plant
SC 2 h: Mushrooms, 6@l5c p n, latter figure
for buttons: Marrowfat Squash. $4@6 p ton; Tom
atoes, 2b050c q box; Los Angeles Tom atoes Toe
@sl IS Q boz; Dried Peppers 7@Sc D ID; Green
Peas 2G6c y ID: Los Angeles String Beans S6
lOc: Dried okra. s@9c p 10; Cabbage, 4GQ6Oc d
ctl; Carrots, 3O@4Oc y sack: Garlic, l1lQ2c . ID
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The IuverneiIl taxes for Cork So 4O6
ctls, valued at SSO0OO l. .nnox, for Algoa Bay,
101, SOS ctls at S165,2ll.
Lower quotations from Chicago and Liverpool
kept futures weak. Spot Wheat dull, but
prices kept up. Quoted at 81 4O@1 as p cu for
common grades. 81 471a@i 4ss4 Tor average No.
l, 81 SO for choice and 81 5o@l b71a p ctl for
extra choice for milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL. SEssIoN-9:15 o'clock-May-zO,OO 900
cts, 81 bS1a; 1000, 81 633s; 200O, 81 $685..
SECOND SESSION May - 5000 ctls, 81 b3;
200O 81 1924: 1000 81 527s; $4,000, 81 525s;
10000. 81 5z1a.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-May-1S,u0 900 cts,
81 81 1a; 10000, 81 5iss; 1000, 81 5l1s; $4,000,
ST. 51A.
AFTERNOON SESSION-May-200C ctls 81 So;
1000, 81 5l34 36,U00, 81 51Ns-
BARLEY-No further CHI nge in quotations. We
quote Feed S0@s614c p ctl; choice bright, 712c;
brewing, 9212@9712c; No. Ihevalier, 81 log
l 20 q ctL
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SKssIoN-9:15 o'clock NO sales
SECOND SEssIoN-May-2000 ctls, 92c.
REGULAR MORNING SESsIoN-May-Z0O0 ctls,
9l5sc: 700, 9112c: 1000, sl3sc.
AFTERNOON SESSION-NO sales.
OATS-W hite range from 81 10 to 81 35. accord
ing to quality Black for feed, 90c@$l 05; for seed,
81 POOL So; Gray, nominal; Red, $1@1 10; Sur
prise, 81 5Ug1 60.
CORN-Continues dull. Large Yellow. S0@s215c
p ctl: Small Round do, 81; White, S5@S71ac.
RYE-95c 81 p ctl.
UCkWHEA1-$I 1901 80 p ctI
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Net cash prices are follows: Family
extras, $5@5 10: bakers extras, 81 9O@5; super
fine. 81 1904 so p bbl
CORNMEAL, ETC.-Feed Corn, $1s@le p ton;
Cracked Corn. $1,000 q ion.
MILLSTUFFS-Prces in sacks as follows
usual discount to the irade: Graham Flour, So S5
p 100 lbs; Rye Flour 81 rs o. 100 lbs; Rice Flour
SIS 70; Cornmeal s. So: extra do, SO:
Oatmeal, 50 so; Dat Greats, 81: Hominy, So 10
@3 80; Buckwheat Flour, So 1908 SO; Cracked
So; Rolled Oats (bDs), $685. 40: Pearl Barley,
So 1904; Split Peas, $3 so; Green do, 81 20 q
lI(l thS
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

All descrip ions are dull and prices generally
easy.
BEA KS Bayos, 81 4O@l 55: Small Whites, 81 l 5
al 30 p ctl; Large Whites. 81 lo@1 25 y ctl;
81 l0@l 20; Red kidney. 81 20: Limas, 81 75@
1 30; Buffers 81 25@1 So Pea, 81 16@1 %.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 81 1903; Yellow Mus
tara. 81 1902 20 y ctl; Flax, 81 3501 40: Canary
Seed, 21a@2s4c Ts ID Alfalfa, 4@612c; Rape.
212c; Hemp, 31ac.
81 AOMl 80 "A ctI
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Bran is lower Receipts OF Hay are lighter, prob
alb. y on account of the storm.
BRAN-$l3@l3 so for the best and Sl2@l2 so
q ton for outside brands
MlDDLINGS-S1St@1 for lower grades and
$4,000 T ton for the best.
FkEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley. $40 b0020;
Ocake Meal at the mill, S26 so fs ton; iobbing,
$27 90; clipped Oats, 81 50 u ct
HAY-Wheat. $S@1lO so; Wheat and Dat, @S7
10; Dat. $685. Barley. $7@S So River Barley
S6@6 so; Alfalfa, 1907 So: compressed, $6@
8 81; stock. $506: Clover, $6@3 Ts ION.
STRAW-3bQ5Oc q bale.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.

WHEAT LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Dec. l6.-The spot market
Is quiet at rs 3dQ7s I'D. Cargoes dull 36s,
sellers prompt shipment.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter:
December. 6s 7s4d; January, 6s 7szd; February,
SIS sgd; March, os S34d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG. Dec. l6-Consols ITO 1915;
sill ver 30d French Rentes, 1921 zoe.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-There is no further decline, but the
mark ct is weak.
CREANERY-Fancy, 2s@24c p Ii; seconds 21@
221ac q h.
DAIRY-Fancy. 21c: good to choice, 10000:
lower grades. l5@1715c . ID.
PIcKLED-160lSc q b.
FIRKIN-l5@l7c Is ID.
CREAMERY 1UB-1S0 Ice p b.
CHEkSE-Choice mild new is scarce at 1l@l2c;
common TO good old, S@l0c; Cream Cheddar, 1I(9
12c: Young America, ll1aGl21zc: Western IL 10
@l21ac: Eastern l21a@l31ac D 10.
EGGS-Prices continue to shade of. Eastern
quouatle at 24@26c p doz fancy and 21@22c for
cold-storage; ranch Eggs, 25@27c for small and
medium and 271a030c Tor fancy; store Eggs 22@
25c; Duck Eggs, zoe.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon. &c p h for heavy, 7c
p n for light medium 91ac for light Zoe q u for
extra light and ll1sc p n for sugar-cured East
sugar-cured Hams 13@l31sc; California
Hams, 1I@II1ac: Mess Beef. S7@7 so: extra
nrime Pr Pors ~ booaS aytra clear Sis a bnI.
N ess $14 p Dbl: Smoked Beef 10c-9 b.
LARD--Eastern, tierces, is quoted at 51ac for
com pound and 6@612c for pure; pals 7c: Cali
fornia tierces, 5@51ac q ID for compound and 61Ac
for pure half-bbls, os4c; 1u-b tins 714c; do 6-ib
71ac p b.
CoTToLENE-s@614c in tierces and 7s49s1sc
In 10Th lins
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for half an hour within quarter OF an
inch OF the platinum electrode of an ex-
cited tube. No decided effect followed Tor
over week; then the finger Redeemed:
became extremely sensitive, swollen, SUN
and to a certain extent painful. Alter
seventeen days had elapsed the hnger
still remained quite sore. he thinks the
rssults indicate chemical activity OF the
Roentgen rays of like character to high
Mich waves of light IN causing sun burn,
but penetrates more deeply into the It's
sues.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality $4,000: second do. 41a@
SC: third do, 312@14c y ID.
VEAL-Large, 41a@5c; small, 6@7c q ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, &c; Ewes 6Aac q ID.
LAMB-7c q 10.
PoRK-Live Hogs, 31s@314c q h for large and
medium and 31s@314c Tor small; dressed do 4 IA
M51zc u Ii,
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pts, 1000. Steady.
NEW 4oKK STOCKS.
Ionds. Exchange. Money and Railroad

Bonds. Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money call easy at 11s@2%; last loan at 2% and
closing offered at 2%. Prime mercantile pa
per. AZ. Bar silver, 65ssc. Mexican dollars,
51@52c. Sterling exchange is firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at 50 83s404 "a for
sixty days and 81 S714 for demand Posted
rates. 81 s41a@4 SO. Commercial bills, 81 S21a
O. 1917 Government ponds steady: State bonds
quiet; railroad bonds firm. Silver at the board
WAS nutet.
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NoTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States photographic
once located In the Merchant Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard TO nationality and free Of
expense
Navigators are cordially invited TO visit the
office, where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hant for COM
parison and reference, and the latest Information
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
commerce
The time ball on top OF the building on Tsle-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
telegraphic signal received each dav from the
United States Naval Observatory 81 Mare Island.
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error If any, Is
published the same day Dy the afternoon papers
and by the morning papers the following day.
w. i HUGHES.
Lieutenant .. s. n, In charge
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

ORCHARD FRUITS
Very few Grapes seen now. Other Fruits are
dull.
Apples. 10000 @ box for choice. ST. for fancy
Red. 56@6bc for common; Lady Apples, So rs;
Eastern, $2@3 so p Dbl.
Pears 60c@$l . box: Winter Nellis, 81 25
Persimmons, 25@75c p box.
BERRIES
Cranberres from Cape Cod. 81 eO@S 80 p Dbl;
from COOS Bay SO 1892 so q box
GRAPES-75@eOc in crates and 6U@75c in bo1s.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges continue very weak
with heavy supplies. Mandarin Oranges are quot
able at $l@1 % p box; Navel Oranges, S2@
q box; Seedlings $l@l 70 q box: Grape
Fruit, $5@6 q box: Lemons $l@1 80 for COM
mon ana $262 90 p box for good TO choice: Next
can Lines, S4@l4 80; California Lines, oO@75c:
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ERECT OF Exposure to- the x RAW.

EHect OF Exposure Co tho Kay.-
The Electrical Review contains brief
account OF some experiments made by
Professor Elihu Thomson, the well-known
electrical authority, upon himself 10 de-
termine whether x rays act strongly on
the tissues. He exposed his little finger
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EXPORTS OF BARLEY.

Exports of Barley from this port in Novem Der
were $4,000 ctls. against 2O7.OOO IN November,
1895 For the first months of 1896 they were
g. 59,7 700 c;ls, valued at $3.105 800, against
,439, 800 ctls at 81, 1872. 0OO in 1895.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver unchanged.
Wheat futures weak.
Other Cereals unchanged.
Bran lower. Hay in lighter receipt
Flour as before.
Beans and Seeds dull.
Potatoes ana Onions firm.
Green Peas drug the market.
Butter and Eggs weak.
Poultry in heavy supply and dull
Not much change in Game.
Oranges In oversuppIy.
Nothing doing in Dried Fruit.
Provisions unchanged.
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK 6 CO.,

q Leidesdorn ST., Tel. Main 1854.
cENTRA L OFFICE
623 Market ST., Palace Hotel. Tel. Main 5S2A
Uptown Office-BaldwinH Hotel (adioining Grill
Room). Tel. Main 339.
PURDY g. ATKINSON managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo.
tations Reference LIST National Bank, s. F.
G91CAGQ. -RRIYAIE-W1kE MEM YORK
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NoTE-In the above exposition Of the tides the
early morning tides are given In the left hand
column and the successive tides OF the day in the
order OF occurrence IS to time. The second time
column gives the second tide of the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide of the day, except
when there but three tides, as sometimes
Dccurs- The heights given additions to the
soundingB the United States Coast Survey
charts, except when minus sign q precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given by the charts
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is weak and dull with free supplies OF Eastern and

nome stocks
Live Turkeys, 12@1sc q ID for Gobblers, 12@l3c
p pair. 81 5U02: Goslings, 81 50@2; Ducks, $4@5
for old and 81 50@5 80 for young; Hens 80 o0
"a so D doz: BOOSTERS, young, So bO@4: 90. old.
81: Fryers, SO 26@3 so: Broilers, S3@5 70 for
large and $2@2 so for small; Pigeons, $l@l 20
GAME No change worthy of note. Quail,
Sl@l 25 p doz; Mallard, $3G4: Canvasback. $50
g; Sprig, 81 1902; Teal, $1@l 20; Widgeon, ~ 70
al so; Smali Duck 81 rs; English SnIpe, 81 5O@2:
Jack Snipe 75c@Sl: II are, 81; Rabbits, 81 25@l 90
for Cottontals and 81 for small GRAY Geese, W 90
03; Whine Geese, 81: Brant 81 50@l 7oi Honk-
ers, So bO04 so q dozen
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OUR MONEY.

There was a marked Increase IN the stock of
money in the United States during November, as
will be seen by the following statement for Deem
Der l.
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FOR SAN JOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA CRIIY

CTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PERI DAILY
- at 10A NJ Sundays excepted); Alviso daily AZ
p. N Sundays excepted). Freight and Pas.
senger. Fare between San Francisco aud Alyiso
santa Clara St.. San Josa.
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The Time Ball.
BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFICE. Q. 9. n.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN Francisco December l6 1893. )
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was droppel
exactly at noon today e.. at noon OF the l2usa
meridian or exactly Nc K NJ, Greenwich time
w. s. HUGHES,
Lieutenant o. =. N. in charge.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

pouLTRY-PrIces are no lower. but the market
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GOLD MIhlNG EXCHANGE.

STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE,
WEDNESDAY. Dec 16-2P.M
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid Askcd BID Asked
U s Is coup.11O q As reg. 109 1101a
Dc new lsSuel20
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THE OR. en-. CO.

DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
PORTLAND
From spearstreet Wharf, at 10 A. N.
FAREsbbas sdondoiss. berth mes.
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS:
State of California. Dec. 10, 20. Jan.
CnIumbia Dec IL, "a, Jan.
Through tickets and through baggage to all
eastern points. Rates and folders upon applica-
F.F CoNNOR. General Agent
$50 Market street.
.oopAL1. PERKINS q CO. superintendensH
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
DECEMBER, 1895,

OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
WEIGHT OF CATTLE.
1t Has Steadily Increased Since the Re-
ginning of the Century.

ginning of the Century.
In the beginning of the century about
to close cattle were dressed at the
weight of 400 pounds net, or less. In
1880, as was stated by an historian and
statistician, they were killed at a weight
of $50 to 500 pounds, at four years Of
age. In a few years from now the great
bony frame and bulky carcass of the
Texas steer will have disappeared, and
instead of these we will have the short
horns, the Angus and the Herefords, or
their grades.
It is surprising how early in life calves,
when raised by hand, will learn to eat,
or rather lick up. If a calf is weaned
directly it has drawn tho milk once or
twice after birth, and is taught to drinks
milk from the pail, it has no further use
for it's dam than to have her furnish at
first new milk, and, subsequently all
the skim milk it can assimilate. At
four weeks old it will lick salt, if taught.
and dry bran. At six weeks of age a
handful of cornmeal may be added
and so on until a year old. Of course il
should have Tin SEASON. all the good
pasture grass it can consume. Raise all
your calves. At six weeks of age geld
your males. One year on nv farm had
a bakers dozen of calves. They drank
at proper age, all the milk In any shape
and then they were fed half bushe)
Of corn and cob meal, and never had q
finer lot to turn out to pasture the next
spring. They were large and in fine conc
dition.
The American people eat much meat,
It always was abundant; but either we
export too much, or we do not raise
| enough, for in these days it is neither
| cheap nor good. The mechanic and the
1aborer cannot afford to buy much at
| the prices at which it retails; and yet
the quotations run from $3.50 to S4.oO;
hence it should come to the consumer
| at a lower rate than it does at present
The country butcher cart is seen in
! the lanes and on the farms as often as
needed, and presumably the farmers
have beef at reasonable rates. Besides
he can, if he manages correctly, have a
| lamb, pig, or some fowls, and need not
starve for want of fresh meat.-Chas
". Murtfeldt, in Journal of Agricul
! ture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09
IN THE POULTRY YARD.

small flock, with plenty of room will
thrive and the hens will lay better than
u larger, crowded flock.
When the hens are crowded they must
compete and struggle with each other
for room on the roosts.
Black feathered fowls have a white
skin. White skinned fowls usually sell
at less price thar yellow-skinnee
fowls.
a filthy drinking fountain will breed
disease sooner than anything else, and
easily becomes foul when a large mum
Der of fowls drink from it.
Young ducks drink water every day
when eating. They should be supplied
with all they can drink in a convenient
place while they are eating.
Carbolic acid is poison, and too much
should not be used. Ten or twelvetrops
in a quart of water is enough Fo,
cholera double this quantity.
When the wings are cut the feather.
do not renew until the bird molts, but
where the feathers are pulled new feath.
ers will appear in short time.
If the laying hens can be fed as soou
as they fly down from their roosts and
again just before they go on the roosts
at night this is all that will be needed.
Give the hens as much liberty as pos
siLle now. 1t is natural for them tc
forage. They will lay more eggs on the
food that they pick up than if kept in a
yard and fed well.-St. Louis Republic