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Futures hero declined . to 10 points, clos ng steady
S Mira sales Of 200 bags; Mav1e declined s.f Ham
house deliveries Yesterday 4,07e bags. Rio was steady
stoe 100 $685. 81, sSve eSss.n 5sse'G'i 1 x ,mo ,S Sa ysvs SC; S0 81
l,s2d; santos s. Vas 9 QUIET and UNCHANGED; receipt.
heavy mcvemen. At primary points and light w are.
house deliveries caused lower markete here and in
now S1S.7 $50 'ba1s, against 4si, 500 SSpyyeess year ago.
aT NzsHt cSmmon 10 eodS s, spl5,ss; s OF 1ur Il 5sSs aa aS
PErnoLrUM-Crude cer.ificates were unquoted here
and In OIL City. Refined unchanged.
Mess, ssSss.5S. T TalIev:. Fa 5,ss. Butte sutter rGEr s1nSnS.
Western ISe: EEgs-sta.s tresh gathered. lsc. Chi:
ate. and prices ruled somewhat lower on selling by
local traders. The legitimate conditions of this ma.
keeps very good. and is improving for lard. Hog re.
oelPts herr were m1dsra,e; and sold at higher prices
sac. Sales 5000 bags centrifugals. 80. test. at s'.c,
and s tU, haas mnscovado. 49, test at s'Ac. Refined
ToaAcoe-sales of 100 cases 1895 zinmers at leo.
100 cases Penn,ylv"ni aIHf Havana H at ise.. 50 s. bales bSSss IA:
Ssns at ,ocAs 81 o5 in bond. ana l25 bales sumatra in
DOMESTIC wooL-Ta. Wool Exchange quotes
s sor1rs woods in n, the grease as follows: Texas
ioc;; fail Average. sssc' California o oH1,rti sn
: :pa,Ssra 1' spf,n ssG i0Si ie n 's%l4, s ss; a s 2 ss ss &C.:
d dssS fnn f nST'h hem. lislsn.; fi: southern: Ss;e.,
F sss!' e, p o'i ississi nssS Ss,'sr o iss;; s s,1eSs * e
Oregon Ores; vr iaSs.. 0rf issisc. NJ I.r 3 l ,sIGsSo, V1 ss:,
10 g lie; Idaho. fine medium, II q lqc.;
icaho medium, l3Tl4c.; Kansas hnc and fine ME.
dunn: 09l3c.: Kansas medium. l3@l &C.; wyoming
hne. lotlac wyoming fine medium. 1s@l4c.; Wy.
olninR medium, l4@l5c.; Utah fine. 100 lee; Utah
nne medium. l3@l4c.: Utah medium. lag lsc. Da.
kota hne. 109llc,; Dakota fine medium. 1aS / 4c.;
Dakota medium. l4@l3c. Montana-Ftne choice. 1870
l5c'; nne average. llGl9c.; fine medium choice. lag
!Oc.; nne medium average. l8& Be-; medium choice.
lbte l7c.: medium average. 80 Ito. low Montana, II
@loc.; W darlington fine, St38c.; Washington fine me.
dunn, LOG lie; Washington medium. l2@l8c.
CHICAGO, July 27.-These were to-day's prices:
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TO OVERHAUL BOROUGH AoooUNrs
Thirteen Experts ut SOS q Day Appointed By
Comptroller Fitch.

Thirteen Experts Mt SOS q Day Appointed BY
Comptroller Fitch.
Comptroller Fitch has appointed the following
accountants under the act of the Legislature
authorizing him to examine into the financial
condition of the boroughs Of Brooklyn, Queens
and Richmond:
G. W. Haskins, SO Broad street; James VAL
den, 80 Nassau street; Thomas p. Ryan. 725
Broadway; Arthur wellington Teele. IL Wall
street; Arnold Davidson, AZ Exchange place;
John P. Madden. Is Cortlandt street; Walter
H. Holt, 1915 Broadway; Edward ]. Cornell.
Bedford Park; Daniel c. Tate. 66 Broadway;
Duncan Machines 726 Lafayette avenue.
Brooklyn; John Mcnamara. 81 Lawrence street,
Brooklyn: John II. Mooney. 25s Broadway. and
lyn..
All the men appointed are qualified expert ac-
Countants, and their salary will be $25 O day
each. 1t Is expected that the work will be I'm
fshed in three months.
The accountants have been assigned as fol-
lows:
For examination of the borough Of Brooklyn:
For the borough of Queens: Messrs. Mooney, Mac.
tunes, Snipman. Davidson. and Walden.
For the borough OF Richmond: Messrs. Mcnamara,
Madden. and Ryan.
The Comptroller has authority to appoint ff-
teen accountants in all. making o board OF five
but he said no wouldn't appoint the other two
accountants for the borough of Richmond unless
the necessity for their services arises. He also
has authority to appoint q number of assistants
at $15 a day, and clerks at IS a day. Mr.. Fitch
said there was no politics in the appointments.
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at,iv ecf,vn. Sans not lnren. ana mostly ror local 90
eounf. Cprn started weak ~ 1ekc. for septern-
Der, advanoedt 20 n7sc.,c iossd ~ a7As@a7tc. Tho bus.
Ing Sssy vi lines $50 sh a. w 'ers out Sai o WY yestsrssy ,rsrs Gov
erod. There ives some reports later IN the day q
damage In Kansas and NebrnskA but they received
little %credence. Reoeipts were 81! cars, with $50
. million bushels. Cables were easier. oats were
kept steady x the other grains Tho country seems
FLovR-was quiet but nrm. sales. 5000 bbls.
Barrels. Sacks.
Receipts ls,ip9
Exports. ............ 1AB f,lno
Spring in bbls.. No. Q extra, ss.lbao9 .sb, No. 1 or.
ira. 50. tb@e 9,6bi. strAiRhts, %. foot 2 10; patents,
oA.9b0e 4.Db. Mill Feed-WaB In fair demand aud
steady. 40 Ds, y 100 MS, 500 52i2c.;
&C. Hs, &7iaSoaiac.; go ns.. 5o@b2iac.; 100 Ds, 90
07bo.
CorroS-spot cotton hero WA unchanged, with
Gales of 966 bales for export and eel for spinning;
Zoe. bales were delivered on contract. Middling up.
lands, 2 loloc. against z BLOC. last year; New
Tho Southern spot markets were nrm and unchanged.
Charleston sold 300. Augusta A1S, New Orleans 900,
Galveston. 10. Norfolk ~, and Savannah 3 bnlos. Liv.
erpool advanced 1924. on the spot. with sales Of
but reacted, closing barely steady with pricea un.
changed to y point higher for the day. In Man.
chester yarns were In moderate demand, cloths
move slowly. Augusta received to-day 20 bales.
against q last week and gag last year; st. Louis II,
against z last week and l last year; Houston 1877,
including = new, against 90 last week and o04 last
year. Augusta shipped to-day Al9 bales. Memphis
ceipts at the ports were A95 bales, against 1856 last
week and l,70i last year,; thus far this week 1897,
against p8l bales thus far last week. Tho exports
from the ports approximated 1000 bales. New or:
to 8 points. closing. quiet but steady after sales Of
2 5000 bales. The future trading was as follows:
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FIRE INSURANCE RATES TOO Il.
etatistica show That They Have Increased ~
Losses by Fire Have Decreased.

etatistics Show That they Have Increased ~
Losses by Fire Have Decreased.
President Sheffield OF the Board Of Fire Com
missioners thinks the fire insurance rates In
this city are too high. when the efficiency Of the
Fire Department IL taken into account. The
rates, he said yesterday. have been advancing
during the past ten years. whereas the Fire De-
partment during that time has been steadily
advancing and the losses by fires decreasing.
The insurance rates were last advanced three
years ago. he stated.
He has instructed Fire Marshal Mitchell
when making q report of a fire in future to Give
an estimate Of the insured property In the build
Ing saved by the firemen.
President Sheffield has compiled SOM statis-
tics TO back up his opinion. He drew attention
TO the fact that whereas the number of fires has
Increased year by year with tho growth of the
city tho average loss per fire has steadily de-
creased.
The statistics cover the first six months of
zach year from 1888 to 1897. They show that
y the first half Of the years 1892. 1903. and
1894 there were 5000 fires. with q total loss of
$7.s43,7T7. and an. average loss per 1re of
91,3Ol. In tho first half OF 1895. 1906, and 1897
there were 6.l99 fires. with q total loss OF
44,603.1 JIG. and an average loss Per fire Of
&742.72. The last set of fires includes the big
was B27C, 500,
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The trading in cotton to-day was quiet and In the
main OF a local character. The fluctuations In prices
were confined within a narrow range with the ten
dency downward. A reaction in Liverpool after q
hrmer opening. predictions OF rains in Texas to-day
and q benrish weekly Government report led TO local
selling, depressing prices. There was not much pres.
eure to sell, however, and after the opening transact
spot markets IN this country were nrn and
more active and the receipts were light. while
the strength Of the stntisticRl position and tho
continued dry weather In Texe, checked sell;
Service predicted showers this afternoon in tho
southern portion Of eastern Texas. North and South
Carolina. Mississippi. and louisiana The weekly
Government report states that cotton has generally
made favorable progress and is fruitlng well over the
northern, central, and eastern portions OF the cotton
bolt, although some complaints Of rust and shedding
are received from portions OF the eastern sections;
that IN southern Texas drought Is causing hollis to opon
rapidly. some prcmaturely. md the plant has stopped
growing, but over northern Texas. except some she'd
dine. the crop Is growing and fruiting well.
CoFFEE-Rio on the spot was dull but steady; No.
!, 7asa7oc. sales. 500 bags Marncaibo and 100 bags
Central American on private terms. The future
trading n N ma fniIovr.
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1.-Two Stock Market.

new YoRK. Tuesday. July a7.-Receipts OF beeves
were 2<3 head. all direct 30 slaughtcrers. No trad.
ing; feeling steady, Dressed beef steady at el20
SC. y y. for native siIes. Gables from British
markets quote American steers at 0s.I i05c . ~.
ISIS ) S ~ Rsnn Mp,or to.asy ie' Tx SsSYes ee end a. . : i1 \
quarters of beef; Tomorrow, 100 beeves and $3.50
quarters.
Receipts OF calves. all for the market, were Ie4
head; 800 head on sale all told. Noals quiet and
steady; other calves were dull. About 400 head were
carried over. veaIs sold al S.S SO y 700 MS; no but
termilks or Westerns changed ownsre. Dressed
Receipts of sheep and lambe, including 9 cars direct
TO butchers. were B. 003 head; 81 cars on sale all told.
Sheep steady good !. mhs a trine firm; others steady
About 8 oars OF stock wer" unsoid ut the finish. Sheep
sold at 90 10 y loo Ms, lambs at q. 95ls 5. 90.
Dressed mutton. 7&SL2r. y n; dressed lambs, 799po.
ReceiptS of hogs were n, yb6 head; 25 head on sale.
Higher at o.. 1850 10. so Y 100 ms.
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NOTICE :

The bonds OF the South Brooklyn Central Railroad
Company OF Brooklyn. maturing on Aug. /, 1897,
will DO paid on presentation at the Brooklyn Trust
Company.
We hereby extend to the holders of said bonds an
option 70 take in exchange for their BOMBS, at par and
accrued interest. bonds Of the Atlantic Avenue Rail.
road Company, known as the Consolidate Mortgage
Five Per Cent Gold Bonds, authorized issue o.. OO5,-
900. maturing 1881, interest payable April and Octo-
bcr. the last quotation on which was l0a bid and 1o3
asked.
Failure to notify tho Brooklyn Trust Company on
presentation OF tie bonds for payment wn be con.
81, ued as declining the option. The compsry also re.
tains the right to withdraw said option for any or all
of said bonds not rr sented on Aug. !, 1897.
ThE NASSAU EI.ECTRIC U<Hs.ROAD a.
BY TOM L. JOHNSON, Treasurer.
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DIVIDENDS AND THEIR SOURCE.
MAY They No Paid when There IL We Surplus
for the Purpose

ALBANY July GA notice OF appeal has been
hled with Clerk Parks of the Court of Appeals
In q case involving the liability Of bank directors
and their right to declare dividends when there
IL no surplus fund for such purpose. The AN.
peal 10 from an affirmed judgment OF the lower
courts In favor OF the defendant In the suit
the Commercial Bank of Brooklyn against Seth
z keeney and othors. as directors Of the bank,
20 recover the amount Of q dividend declared by
lwas not made from the surplus profits arising
nom the business OF the corporation.
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Dun q Rusher havo sold FOR tho estate of Josenh
N. Valentine to q Mr. Livingston two lots on the norm
side 81 Hath street. 100 feet east of Amsterdam
avenue.
Nicholas c. seedorf has sold to Oscar T. o'Eeill No.
1899 Fifth avenue. a nve-story double nat house. with
stores, OH lot 25. 1896. for 12t. 800.
John Casey has sold to an investor the nat houses
on plot lOoxl25 at the southwest corner OF Columbus
avenue and Tooth street.
Case & Farley have sold to Edward Magner No.
1919 East leeth street, a two-story brick and franc
dwelling.
Thomas 4 Son have sold for James 7. Fitzpatrick
No. e2S West l4sth street. u three.story and base.
ment house. on lot le.Sx9g.1l for 912. 600.
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The resolutions OF the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund. exempting said Bonds and Stock from local
~taxatioo. wero adopted pursuant to the authority Of
an ordinance OF the Common Council approved by
the Mayor october 2. 1850. and section 1877 OF the
New York City Consolidation Act of 1854.
THE PRINCIPAL OF AND H INTEREST on
H ABovE.DESCRIBED BONDS n STOCK ri
PAYABLE IN FOLD COIN OF THE UNITED states
OF AMERICA. OF THE PRESENT STANDARD OF
WEIGHT AND FINENEss, IT THE OFFICE OF H
COMPTROLLER OF H CITY OF NEW YORK.
CONDITIONS
provided by Section l46 OF the New York City Con-
solidatlon Act Of 1852. as amended by Chapter lo9 OF
the Laws of 1897;
No proposal for bonds or stock will DO accepted for
less than the par value OF the same.
Each bidder must deposit with the Comptroller In
money, or by certified check drawn to the order OF
the said Comptroller upon q State or National Bank
OF tho City OF New York. TWO PER CENT. of tho
amount Of the proposal. including premium. No
proposal will be received or considered which 10 not
accompanied by such deposit. All such deposits will
be returned by the Comptroller TO the persons max
ing the same within three days after dectsiou as 70
the highest bidder or bidders has been made. except
the deposit or deposits made by such highest bidder
or bidders. II said highest bidder or bidders shall re-
fuse or neglect. within ave days after the service OF
written notice of the award 20 him or them. to
pay to the Chamberlain OF the City OF New York
he amount OF the stock or bonds awarded to hin
or them az their par valne. together with the pre-
MUM thereon. II any. less the amount deposited by
him or them. the amount of such deposit or deposits
shall DO forfeited to and be retained by the City
OF New York a. liQuidatsd damages for such refusal
or neglect.
The Comptro,ier. vim thr approval OF the oom-
missioners OF the Sinking Fund. shall determine
what. II any. part OF said proposals. shall be 40
cepted, and upon payment into thu City Treasury Of
the amounts due by the persons whose bids are ae-
oepted. respectively, certificates thereof shall be
issued TO them as authorized by law.
Tho proposals, together with tho security deposits,
should be inclosed in . scaled envelope, Endorsed
Proposals. for Bonds Of tho Corporation OF the City
Of Now York" and then inclosed in . second en-
ve!ops. addressed TO the Comptroller OF tho City OF
New York.
For full Information SEQ City Record
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Real Estate Auction ssles,

AZ the Broadway salosroom yesterday Bryan L.
Kennedy sold No. oos East Fourteenth street, near
Avenue A. a n~vestOry brick tenement house In front
and I'VE story brick tenement house in rear. lot Pax
1919. foreclosure sale. to tho plaintiff. Solomon
Jacobs. for ole. 00O.
William Kennedy sold No. BOT Avenue d. near
Thirteenth street. a fourstory brick tenement house
in front and four story brick tenement house In rear,
lot "a l4Ha3.2 9. executors sale OF the estate OF tho
late Fredoricka Sohiamp. to one OF tho heirs for ol8,.
nOH
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
Court Calendars This Day.

Appellate Dl~vlsion-supreme Court-Recess
supreme ~GSgrt-APpeIiAts Term-AppeAls from or,
o. City Gourt0S9s' g. 8 Appeals from District
AZ. supreme C~ourt-special Term I.-Motion
calendar called AT 1880 a. Al. Part II.-Ex parte
matters.
Surrogate's Court-Chambers-Noda day calendar. For
probate-Wnls OF Jacob Krygeer. Nlchael Clark.
Katharine Miller, Gabriel KroutEer. Nicholas W. S.
Catlen, Mary A. Gordan. John Hastings, Marcus
kadew. Rosalie Butler, Andi ew +. Bunner. Louis
SChnAbel. at 1890 A. N.
City ~Court-Special~
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TUESDAY, July 27.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
more active and stronger. Sales 2Os 900 bush.
for export, including $4,000 No. l hard Mani
toba. so. 900 ungraded red and spring. 10000
No. 2 red. and $4,000 No. l hard spring on pri-
vate terms. AT the, outports l60. 900 No. 2 red
was reported sold on private terms for export.
Free on board afioat: No. l Northern spring.
New York, s5a@s6c.; No. 2 hard winter, s1kc.;
No. 2 red. sla@s2c.; No. l hard spring. soc.
Minneapolis received to-day 1890 BUSH.
against l0I, $40 last year: Duluth 1l6.l05.
against 5s,472; Chicago sl,7oc, against 1922
$50; Milwaukee %, $50, against $500; st.
Louis "a. ZOO. against 81 1887; Toledo 1877, 66l.
against SO, 177; Detroit GAIL, against II. 1888
last year. Futures advanced lc. to 1asc. on all
months except July. which was only lac. higher.
future sales 8, 800, 900 BUSH, as follows:
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Available cash balance.
Money in London, A@ls y cent. Rates of dis
count in open market for both short and three
months bills aCfl3-l6 y cent. Amount of bull
lion gone into the Bank of England on balance
to-day $4,000. Paris advices quoted 3 v cents
at 104 francs 80 confines. Exchange on Lon
don IS francs 10 centimes.
The Reorganization Committee Of the Colorado
Midland Railway Company announces that SS
q cent. Of the first MORTGAGE bonds and s6 y
company have been deposited under the plan
which has been approved and ratified by the hold
ers Of a majority OF the outstanding certificates.
be received after Aug. 81 except upon a penalty
of $50 per bond. Holders Of certificates repre-
senting tho consolidated bonds are required to
pay to the Central Trust Company $50 per bond;
being one-third OF the cash assessment levied
under tho plan. before Aug. 10.
The Fortuna Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany has declared its eleventh consecutive
monthly dividend OF 10 cents a share. payable
July %.
III u - r~..-- zA-~y - . A.. Ay-., r-.l-
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ep-s Hr.s Leo -0ssne-
i i1s1 " . re, ss. ss. 81. sss sss
twhLEp IN ~ 7h
acwUnR. So
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
Hiridends aud Huterest.

THE FORTUNA GOLD MINING AND MILLING
HAS July ee, Its eleventh
consecutive monthly dividend of 10 CTS. . share,
payable July ", Books close July 27, and open July
R.L HARDING. Secretary.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-15
They Played Poker.

In the summer Of 1910 Henry Clay
went to Kentucky Oh his vacation.
Three nights after his arrival at a GER
tain springs sociable game began. In
the game were Mr.. Clay, Josiah Black
burn, John Hardin and Sam Clay, a
cousin of the statesman. It began on
Friday night and ran along with vary
ing luck. They were all old hands and
had the nerve to back their cards. At
IL o'clock Saturday night Blackburn
quit little ahead. He had been MAJ
ried only two months and was afraid
his young wife would think he was
dead. Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock
some one raped on the door. 1t was
opened, and negro girl stood in the
hall. She had clean shirt in her hand,
and on the bosom was o note from Har-
din's wife, ''For Mr.. John Hardin,
wherever he can be found" The door
was closed and play resumed. Hardin
changed his linen at the table.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-15
Couldn't Fool Stewart.

The late A. T. Stewart belonged to
the Century club. although he rarely
visited its rooms. The club once bought
q carpet of his people, aud when it had
been down for several months Stewart
happened to come in. He seemed to be
greatly interested in the carpet, study
ing it attentively. Where did you buy
that! he demanded ct one Of the house
committee. "At your place, believe. )"
"lmpossible!" rejoined the millionaire.
I'VE never had the pattern in stock.
We have had q pattern exactly similar.
except that those little violet flowers
were white. The committeeman took
the trouble to hunt through his vouch-
ers and produced receipted bill of A.
7. Stewart q Co. Mr.. Stewart shook
bis head. ''There is some mistake" he
said. The little flowers on our carpet
were white" It was found on invest;-
gaticn that the little flowers had been
while-so Extensively white apd spotty
t0tl,ecyes CT some Of the aesthetic mem
bels of the club that Lcuis Lang had
gene over tkcm With stiff l,rush din
ped III violet irk Sep yc;k Letter
Griggs courier., 1897-10-15
Too La.y to walk In His Sleep.

>~S AAs@y
II certainly think that you should
take steps to have your brother watched,
so that he does not come to harm, % said
Jinks. "It's highly dangerous. you
know. Suppose he should''-
"What are you driving at?'' asked
Blinks in surprise. ''What is the mat.
ter with my brother? Do you think he
is q roet?''
"a man who is given to somnambu-
lism"-
whats that?" asked Blinks anx-
iously. "1s it catching? I didn't know
he was suffering from any infectious
disease. -
II mean that your brother walks in
his sleep"
Then Blinks smiled expansively,
heaved sigh of relief and shook his
head.
"You've made a mistake" he said
impressively. "You don't know my
brother. He is the LATEST man in the
United Kingdom. Had you said he had
ridden in bus in his sleep l should
not have been surprised, but as for
walking, that's altogether out of the
question. He doesn't walk when he's
awake if he can anyhow help it. You're
wrong, Jinks. "-Pearson's s Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1897-10-15
A New England Forts Stolen Cannon

A New England Forts Stolen Cannon.
A long time ago Fort Fairfield felt
the need of cannon in its business. So
q determined band went up to Fort
Kent with the wicked notion Of stealing
a cannon from the warlike dwellers in
that frontier town. The Fort Kent folks
were waiting for 'em with guns cooked
and primed, but in some remarkably
slick way the Fort Fairfield crowd slip.
ped in and got away with the cannon.
On the way down to st. John the boat
containing the cannon was overturned
and the ordnance was dumped into the
river. But, not whit dismayed, the
brave little band groped around, hooked
Oh to the piece and finally lugged it in
triumph into Fort Fairfield. Then a
Fort Kent company went to Fort Fair
field to retake the cannon, but they
couldn't find the piece and marched
back again. Since then the cannon has
been kept carefully secreted. On festive
occasions it is brought out to bark, and
then is again hurried away into retire
ment. Bangor Commercial.