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The herald., 1897-05-08
CONDUCTED BY GEO. A. DoBINsoN
OFFICE OF THE HERALD

The f1guree of the total gold produc-
tion OF Australia for 1896 are presented
in the New York Engineering and Min
Ing Journal and are of considerable in
terest. The journal mentioned says
that the official returns of the gold pro-
duction OF New South Wales have been
completed for the year 1896, and give the
quantity obtained in that colony at
296,072 crude ounces At the valuations
given this wac equivalent to 259,063 fine
ounces, or $5,354,S32. AS compared with
1895, this shove a decrease of 560S1 fine
ounces. or $1.159,1s4. This reduction of
17.e per cent was due among other
causes chiefly to falling off in placer
mining.
The comparatively small output of
South Australia also showed decrease.
The official report gives total for 1896
Of 29,004 crude ounces, equivalent to
1884 fine ounces, or $566,072. AS COM
pared with 1895 the loss was 16,40S fine
ounces or $339,15 This decrease,
amounting to 37.5 per cent was the result
of the superior attractions of the West
Australian gold fields. which have
drawn off many miners. and left the
South Australian districts in some casee,
almost deserted.
We have now the official returns of
gold production of all the Australasian
colonies, and we find that while Queens
land, Tasmania and West Australia in
creased their outputs, decreases were
reported in the other four colonies.
The total gold production of Austral-
asia as finally ascertained was therefore
as below for the year 1896:
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Real Estate Transfers

FRIDAY, May 7.
$: ?. and A. Bowen to M Y: McAfee.
Sisters of Charity tract: $500.
F. Y. de Vejar to w. J. Kelly-10 acres in
Rancho San Antonio $1,000.
G. A. and M. II. Barnhart to ]. D. Mash
Lot 2, J. c. Rust's subdivision; $3.50
w. r. Staats company to S. A. Kellogg
Lot g. block 8. Bryant, Peaslee & James
subdivision; $500.
S. S. and M. A. Watson to A. Allen-Lot
Z, block SO, Electric Railway Homestead
association tract; $125O.
Mrs. E. G. Main to F. Foster-Lots IL, Is.
AZ and 43. c. Thornton's 8. subdivision; $l75
A. B. de Baker to H. A. Winslow-Lots
NJ and N block 90, Santa Monica; 5000.
same: $40o.
Mrs. S. White to N. ]. sanders-2O acres
in Rancho La Puente; $1,000.
N. J.. and J. Sanders to Mrs. s. White
Lot %. F. d. Lanterman's subdivision OF
Maudsley tract; $4,000.
q. Scherubel to T. Burkard-Lot 21, block
Z, Daman q Millard's subdivision of Shaw
tract; $475.
Hiscock & Smiths first addition: $3.50.
j. B. and l. L. Cohrs to H. d. Hall--Lots
and 8, Mead tract: south 80 feet of lot
and south las feet of lot 4, said tract: s2500.
Los Angeles Terminal Land companEto
s. M. Metcalf-Lot 20, block 4. East San
Pedro; 1926.
r. S. and X. L. Rowley to s. B. Mann
! Lot To- Bancroft tract: s5000
W. H. Obear to j. Stumpf-Lot s, block 25
Electric Railway Homestead association
tract; $500.
A. and c. c. Campbell-Johnston, execu-
San Rafael; $2566. 40.
SUMMARY
DEEDS .;.'...................... q
nominal ~
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
meuts Received

SAN FRANCISCO. May 7-Wheat
strong; December 1.25as. Corn. large yell
low. 1.00@1.O5. California bran, 14.OO@145O
Flour-Family extras. 4.75@4s5; bakers
extras, 4.5oQ4.65; superfine, 41OQ4.S5
Wheat-No l shipping, 1.35; choice do,
1854 milling wheat, 1.371sQ1.45.
S7k.
Oats-Puget sound, 11Oa1. .25; some fancy
white higher; inferior grades, 95Q1.O71k.
Receipts-Flour. quarter sacks. 1O.202; do
Washington. 4644; barley, centals. 324O;
oats. .centals. 235; beans. sacks 2l4 corn
centals. S25; potatoes. sacks 1917; onions
sacks sos; bran, sacks, 1880; middlings
sacks, 5!6; hay. tons, $50: straw, tons, 25
wool, bales. "a; broomcorn, bales, 277; hides,
number. $40; wine, gallons, 39,600.
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, May 7.-Cattle-Common to
choice native beef steers sold at 3.sOG15 25
and fancy cattle were nominal at 5. .S01 s. 40
in the absence of offerings; sales were
largely at 4.4045.10: stockers and feeders,
3.65@450; a few extra calves brought $50
but 5.35 was practically the top price: cows
and heifers, 1.75Q4.1O; bulls, 25Od4.0O.
Sales of common to prime lots of hogs
were at an extreme range of 3.50(l4.00 the
bulk Of the transactions being at 3.S71a0
1924; pigs sold largely at 3.251S95
Sales were made of sheep al 2.50G4S5 for
common to strictly choice; the bulk crossed
$40 for the poorest to the best, Colorados
fetching 4.9065.3 80.
5000.
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*Not included in total.
Money Quotations

NEW YORK. May 7.-Money on call
easy at 1A@1h per cent; last loan, IN:
closed offered at 1AQ1h per cent; prime
mercantile paper, 1904 per cent; sterling
exchange firmer. with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.s174@4S7h for demand
and at 4.S6@4.S6A for sixty days; posted
rates. .4.S6k94.S7 and 4SSQ4SS1a; CONNER
cial bills, 4.S5@4 S51s.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.-Drafts, sight
10; telegraphic, 12h.
LONDON, May 7-Consols, 112N.
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best. Brazils were alone fiat or the fall
i'm exchange. With the settlement ap-
preaching the restriction of business is
natural. but If eastern matters improve
greater activity Is looked for at the next
account. Paris and Berlin markets were
steady to firm.
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Fruit and Nut Prices

NEW YORK, May 7.-California dried
fruits-Evaporated apples very strong !;
other fruits quiet but firm; prime wire
trays, 81; wood dried prime. 35s93b. Nuts
quiet but steady; walnuts ,61a671a; almonds,
paper shelled. 12G13; soft shelled, 9.
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London Markets

NEW YORK, May THE Evening POSTS
London financial cablegram. SAYS: The
stock markets were quiet but firm TODAY
on belief that an armistice between Tur-
key and Greece will soon be declared. Con-
soils and similar securities cloSed ~ the
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Bank Clearings

NEW YORK, May THE FOLLOWING
table, compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the
total clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage of increase and decrease. as
compared with the corresponding week last
year:
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK. May 7.-Bar silver. 6oH ::
Mexican dollars, 47N. VIZ
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Bar s,,var
60M: Mexican dollars. 491s950
LONDON, May 7.--Bar silver. q 13-16d.
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THE INVESTOR
A.

total Of nearly s9,0o0o00 within a fort
night, or to the subsequent decline in
rates and the accompanying rumors
that the bankers combination was again
in working order and would make gold
exports expensive, If not impossible.
Attention throughout was largely di-
rected to the current tendencies in a
few stocks. OF these the most important
was Chicago Gas, which advanced from
S0a4 to 81 on the favorable report of the
consolidation bill to the Illinois legisla-
ture by the corporation committee, the
assertion that the chief corporate oppo-
nent had dropped the contest and the
assertion that the passage Of the bill was
certain. Missouri Pacific, on the other
hand, developed increased weakness,
declining on Thursday to 10, the lowest
price on record, afterwards ralying to
121z. This drop naturally resulted in re-
newed rumors of receivership, which
denials by the management could not
check, though it was evident that the
selling, which includeded some liquida-
ton, was largely short stock. The other
Gould stocks, Manhattan and Western
Union, suffered from sympathy, the lat
ter being further unfavorably affected
by reported interviews with Mr.. Russell
Sage concerning the possibility of a re-
duction Of the dividend.
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Treasury Stateme ent

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Todays state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $3.50, 1872, 405;
gold reserve $1iS2S9,S94.
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Dun & Co. IS Trade Review


NEW YORK, May 7.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade will say to-
morrow: Nearly all will be astonished to
learn that the actual sales in April by
leading houses In each line of business
in the principal cities east of the Rocky
mountains average only about 10 per
cent less than in April, 1892, the year of
the largest business hitherto, and were
G. per cent more than in the same month
last year. Yet this is the summary of 657
reports, each covering actual sales Of
leading merchants in a line of business
in one Of fourteen cities. They are espe-
cially encouraging in view of the great
fall of prices within the five years and
with exceptional floods and other retard-
ing influences this year. While spcula
tive business in nearly all lines is small
and does not swell clearing house returns
in any previous years, the volume of
legitimate trade shows no corresponding
decrease and the fact is one of the high
est Importance in all business calcula-
tions. Moreover, returns of failures for
April by branches of business given only
by the mercantile agency show decrease
in number, amount and average liabili-
ties in almost every branch of trade and
in nearly all branches of manufacture
except cotton, although failures of five
new Bedford mills for 81 O90, ,734 make the
total defaulted liabilities for the month
40 per cent larger than last year, go per
cent larger than in 1895 and 32 per cent
larger than in 1894. The value of reports
tracing failures to particular lines of
business is impressively illustrated.
n 10 hat for
ton because of the passing of floods ard
the increase of acreage elsewhere and for
spring wheat because the customary ac-
counts Of injury to winter wheat begin
to appear and stimulate larger sowing
of spring wheat, as usual. Western re-
ceipts continue larger than last year.
2,348, Cos bushels, against 2,208,972, and
Atlantic exports alsoincreased, amount
ing to 1,4S9,107 bushels. flour included.
against 1,440,167 last year. Sale of wool,
at prices firm but no longer rising, fall
much below recent records, indicating
that spectators are growing less sure
of early profits in view of the enormous
supplies on hand. At the three chief
markets they were S,025, 200 pounds, of
which 5,744,600 were foreign, and in five
weeks the sales have been 49,737,S $50
pounds, against 23,327, 100 pounds in the
same week of 1892, when the mills were
we'll employed The anticipation of bet
ter prices and great increase in demand
pushed production so far in iron and steel
manufacture that four furnaces in east
ern Pennsylvania and others in the
Pittsburg region and Ohio have stopped.
The invisible supply of tin has increased
5000 tons in April and the price is
shade lower at 1925. The heavy sales of
lake copper are believed to cover some
large consumers for most of the year.
Failures for the week have been 221
in the United States, against 23S last
year, and So in Canada, against "a last
year.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, May 7.-Atchison. 10A; Bell
Telephone, 221 Burlington, "A; Mexican,
IB San Diego g.
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$50; do large 5OOa5.5o; fryers, 6.Ooa6. so;
hens, 350G4.50; old ducks, 3.5OG4.00; young,
5.5OQ700; geese. 1.25@1.5O; goslings, 1.5OG
1.75; pigeons, old, 1.5091.75.
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CaSH quotations were as fOllOWS: Flour
firm and 10 cents higher for patents No. 2
spring wheat 711s; No. spring wheat, 20;
No. 2 red, .S9laa901s No. 2 corn. 24a24h;
No: oats, 1I41lA: No. 2white, 22423 fob;
barley. nominal; No. 8, 2S0s2 fob; No. 4,
2eQ26h fob; No. fiaxsee0 7i1ad79; prime
timothy seed, $50; mess pork. per bbi., $50
ribs sides. loose, 4.55d475; dry salted should
ers. boxed, 5A@51a short clear sides, boxed,
5@5B; whisky, distilers' finished goods, per
The herald., 1897-05-08
Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, May THE official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
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Receipts Shinments

ter market was steady; creameries, 11G15;
dairies, SG13 Cheese weak at 1OA6 oil. Eggs
| were steady; fresh, S@S1h.
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CHICAGO MARKETS
The Days Transactions on the Board
of Trade

CHICAGO. May TN wheat Liverpool
did not sufficiently endorse the bullishness
that prevailed here the day before, and
for that reason the price suffered con-
siderable decline to begin with. July.
which closed yesterday worth 7lls opened
from Il down to 70A. For about five min
utes the course of prices swung between
71M and 7GH, but soon thereafter the sweep
of the swing went higher and In an hour
July had reached 117s. The rise was helped
along by the Liverpool market becoming
firmer than 1t opened and by it being made
known that considerable more wheat than
reported had been sold to domestic millers
yesterday. In addition, New York sent
dispatches to the effect that buying orders
from points in the United Kingdom out
side of Liverpool were plentiful All the
fine promises of the first hour began melt
rg away as\soon as the buyers who had
loaded themselves tried to fin customers
for their holdings. The recovery from 10&
to 71M was gradually pared down until Il
had all disappeared. and about an hour
from the end of the session the price had
got as low as 701a. The closing cablegrams
showed advances both at Liverpool and on
the continent, but not what wa;s expected
in view of yesterdays local strength. The
cash business done here for shipment
to domestic miilers footed up 215,ooo BUSH
els, but nothing was reported taken for
export. perhaps the real cause of the de-
cline. July wheat fell to 70as and closed at
iOh. Corn was easy but yielded only a
small fraction, Notwithstanding good
many attempts to start a stampede with
the encouragement given by a breaking g
wheat market, The market for oats was
dull and unattractive within a short time
of the close. Then continued selling broke
the market and caused considerable activ-
ity. There was good deal of changing
from July to September. The weakness
was mostly in sympathy with wheat. Pro-
visions were dull but firm and closed at the
best prices of the day.
The leading futures closed as follows:
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Incorporation

The Chicago Furniture company, cap
ital stock $4,000. divided into 1000 shares
Of the par value of IS each, all sub
scribed Directors. r. ]. Handbook,
Stella B. Handbook. J. B. Ward, L. B.
Ward and Frank Weinshank, all of Los
Angeles,
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:, csenwood ranges, Fwrsy Co. ~ North
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An important financial incident of re-
cent date is theL announcement of the
plan to refund New York Central rail-
way bonds at a lower rate of interest.
The plan involves the replacing of $780,
100000 of securities by an issue bearing
3% per cent.
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Closing Stocks
following

NEW YORK, May 1.-The following
are the closing stock quotations.:
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Regarding our supply of white pine,
the secretary of agriculture has sent to
the senate report by the chief OF the
FORESTRY division Of the depart
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25

Dave H,rdv : YOUNG NORTH cnrolin-

Dave Hardy. young North CAROLYN
ian, Arthur q. Vose
Percy 8. Percival
Jack Desmond, an American Artist
in Paris. Ernest Il. Gallert
Marquis da Montessin, a French Ad.
venturer, Ralph Richards
George Drew an American Specu-
latOr, George ~. VOSe
Lydia Ann Rogers, Old Man Rogers
Wife, Exerine l.. Flood
Esmeralda, His Daughter.
Nellie M. Lowering
Nora Desmond Jacks IMaude +. Getchell
Kate Desmond Sisters Ethel Philbrook
Mr.. Libby had his lines well in mind
and his representation of the old man
character was excellent; The part ,, Of
Lowering. She was particularly strong In
her touching lines. Al parts were well we
taken showing careful preparation. To-
night occurs the debate and concert. The
programme is eXcellently arranged. The
question for debate is as follows: RE
solved. That the act to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of cigarettes lately in
troduced In the Maine Legislature should
be made law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25
WILL CONTINUE FOR A WHILE.
Joint Traffic Association Not Yet Driven OLt
Of Business.

New York, March 24.-The board of
managers of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton, at the regular session, today, de-
cided, in view of the uncertainty con-
corning the exact scope Of the supreme
court decision in the. trans Missouri
case, that the Joint Traffic Association
should continue in operation. The
board then proceeded to transact rou-
tine business in the customary way.
The determination to maintain the
organization was based not only on
the views of the several members of
the board, but upon the advice of
James c. Carter, of the counsel for the
association, who, this morning, notified
Commissioner blanchard that the full
text of the supreme court decision had
not vet arrived, and until it was re-
ceived and fully considered, he deemed
inadvisable any action looking to the
disruption of the association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25
WaterviIIe. Skowhegan Literary Clubs.

The Woman's Literary Club of Water
VI entertained the Woman's Club of
Skowhegan, Wednesday afternoon. The
tlon and escorted to the Ware parlors.
which had been made beautiful by ported
plants. easter lilies and palms where they
vn.' =, received by the following reception
T. J. volentine. Mrs Mrs. VI " F. BBe edgs Mrs
After social hour all were invited to
lunch had been spread by the Following
committee: Mrs. f. w. Hall, Mrs. A. J.
Alden. Mrs. Charles Flood, Mrs. David
Gallert; Mrs G; W., Abbott: The tables
IoWerS. The following menu was served
MRS. Pepper asking the Divine blessing:
Chicken Terrapin. Tomato Foam,
Cold Meats.
Roast Beef. Ham Ham. Beef Tongue.
Raspberry Jelly. DESSERT Assorted Cake
Cream Bakes.
oranges. Bananas. Coffee,
After the lunch, Mrs Hall, as toastmis-
of the Waterville Club, to give an adj
dress of welcome to the Skowhegan Club,
winch was done in very graceful man
ncr.
Miss Philbrick president of the Show
hegan Club. very pleasantly responded.
Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill of Skowhegan,
was next called upon to respond to the
toast. The Advantage Skowhegan has
over Waterville." This was very witty
production. and was responded to by Mrs.
Pepper in her usual happy manner.
AT O'Clock the following programme
was carried out in the amusement room
above the parlor:
Piano Solo, Miss Emily p Meader
Story, How Mrs. Adams wrote a
Paper She was not Interested In
Mrs. Anna Merrill
6aper on Dr. Educat1on, Clara B. Leavitt
Poem. THE Duties of Woman,
by Emily p. Webb
(read by Mrs. AIlen,)
Paper, Commonplace Things
by Mrs. f. s. Prescott
read by Miss Philbrick.)
Story, Awakened"
Piano Duet, ~
Misses Fannie and Minnie Gallert of
Waterville.
This closed the programme. and after
singing. 'BleSt Be the Tie That Binds. -
the ladies took the 40 train for Skow
hegan. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. a: e. BesSey, p Elm street. March
81. And in response to the roll call. cur
rent events will be given.
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DEATHoEALiHe TORNADO
Does It's Awful Work In Southwest Cesvaia
and Southeast Alabama.

Chicago, March PA severe storm
struck Chicago. Tuesday, accompanied
by snow and high wind. At midnight
the storm had assumed the proportions
of a blizzard. Railroad and street car
traffic was seriously interfered with.
Reports received up to midnight in
dictate the storm was general through
cut the northern part OF Illinois and
portions of Wisconsin. Iowa, and Min
nesota.
The Desplaine river is on the ram
page and several suburban villages and
towns southwest of Chicago are inun-
dated. So far no serious damage has
been done and 1t is believed that the
overlooked lands will be free OF water
in a few days.
A Tribune special from Eufala, Ala.
says: This city is central in a section
which was swept by tornado, Tues
day, in which death and disaster have
played dreadful part.
For several days there has been sum-
mer mildness all through southwest
Georgia and southeast Alabama. The
country Is tributary to the Chatta-
hoochee river On Sunday, the Their
mometer went up to so and the air was
oppressive.
Tuesday morning. leaden skies and In
creasing pressure preceded a storm which
came sweeping along with terrific force
Shutters and roofs gave way and for two
hours there was terror and desoIation
when thc tornado passed of to the north
west. courssing along the Chattahooche
valley. The town of Blakely in Georgia
was nearly destroyed and people seeking
refuge indoors were as badly injured by
falling climbers as were those on the OUT
side. VINO We're unable To dodge fence
rails and other flying missiles
From Henry County, Alabama, around
AbDeyvule there come stories of death
and wreck. A family of five persons is
reported killed near Geneva A second
disaster. that of foods. is now upon the
country. The rivers and creeks are
swelling with the rainfall. which almost
resembled "A cloufburst In it's copious-
ness. On both sides of the Chat ahoo The
south of this, the fields are overfiowed
Cabins and stock have been swept away
and all the winters work has been de-
stroyed.
Late at night news came in of the
drowning of a family of eight persons on
the Alabama side of the river in Henry
county. Richard Manson with his wife
and six children lived In cabin on the
river bank at the crossing of the Central
Railroad from Columbia. The water
rushed III and before they could extricate
themselves all were drowned.
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MUST BE ENFORCED.
Sec. Long Will Stand No Pooling With Civil
Service in His Department.

Washington, March 2i-Secretary Long
'of the navy department, has made answer
TO the congressional delegates from New
Ior, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Califor-
MIA. who has been requesting him for the
the past two weeks to- ''let down the
bars" at the Brooklyn, League Island
Norfolk and Mare Island navy yards. so
as to admit party workers, irrespective
of merit qualifications. 1t has been al
legged that in carrying into effect the civil
service regulations favoritism was shown
Democrats.
Mr. Long replies that when the system
of employing mechanics and laborers up
on merit first went into effect, IL was
reasonable to suppose that those who
were to administer the regulations would
make some Mistakes but "favoritsm
will not be allowed
He adds the explicit instructions: TT is
the intention of the department to en-
force fairly and justly the regulations as
promulgated and to disarm unjust criti-
cism it Is necessary that the attention OF
each official at the yard under your COM
mand be called to what is expected of
him. as to the certainty of punishment if
any person entrusted with the enforce
ment of the labor regulations violates
them or fails, through careessness or
negligence. to perform the duties expected
and required of him.
The department desires you to per-
sonally communicate to the officials at
the yard under your command its views
as expressed above