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The herald., 1897-12-07
San Francisco Produce

4 Feed and MISUNDERSTANDING 20.00@22 6t
per ton; bran, 1900.
Hay-Wheat, 12O0014.5O; wheat and oat,
Ii. .00@1S5O; oat, 1o.O0@12Oo; best barley, 1000
@12;.OO alfalfa. S.00Q9.5O; clover. S.0009. 80
stock, S.00@9.00; compressed wheat, 12.OOG
1400 per ton: straw. SO@4Oc per bale.
Dry Beans-Pink, 1.40@1.60; Lima, 15O
1.75; small white, 1.2OQ1.3O; large white,
110@1.25.
vegetables-Early Rose potatoes, 40645c
per GENITAL; River Burbanks, 4O150; River
reds, 3504Oc Salinas Burbanks, 6O@SO; Mer-
ced sweets, 60GS5c; silverskin onions, lao
01.5O per Genital; pickle onions, 65@75c per
sack; cucumbers, 100000 per box; garlic,
3i31hc per lb.; green peas, 417c per ]b.
string beans, 5@Sc per lb. bay squash,
75@9Oc. per box; tomatoes, 25@65c per box:
chile green peppers, SO@5Oc per box; egg
plant 3O0I5Oc per box; drier okra, 121.015c
asparagus, 121s@20c.
Fresh Fruits-Choice apples, 706S5c per
box; common apples. 25G50c; Strawberries
5000 per chest; cranberries, $50
$1,000 per barrel; grapes, 2O@S5c per
box for ordinary; Isabella, 49,;
peaches. 40G75c per box; pears, Bart
lett 75c@1.O0; plums, 2O0DSOc per box; pome-
granates, 50@75 per small box; ounces.
2O@40 per box.
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 275@3. rs
Mexican lines, repack, 2.0O@3.00 per
box; common California lemons, 75a1 90 pei
box; choice California lemons, 2.0OQ2.5O.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 1.0O@2.OO pei
bunch; pineapples, 2Oo@4Oo per dozen
Dried fruit-New crop, carloads: April
cots, 5@6c per lb. for Royal; 7@Shc for
Moorpark; prunes. carloads, 40-50s, ago
&c: 5O-60s, 4@4lkc; 60-70s, 31a73%c; 70-8Os,
&c: SO-9Os, 2k@2a4c; 90-1O0s. 202Ac black
figs in sacks. 2@3c; peaches. 5k@7hc;
peeled, 1O@121sc; nectarines. 4G6c; pitted
plums, 4@4hc; pears. S@5c for quarters
and 5@s1sc for halves; apples. 51a@6Ac for
evaporated and SqS1sc for sun dried.
Raisins-New crop, carloads: Two crown,
2N@3%c per lb.: three crown, 4c; four
crown, &C.; London layers. $1.1o@1.15 per
box: seedless Sultanas &C.; dried grapes.
2NG3c.
shell and S@10c for softshell; almonds. 31s
6l4c for hardshell and S@10c for paper
shell; chestnuts. s@1Oc; peanuts. 4c for
California and sc for eastern.
< Honey-Comb, 10c for bright and 619c
for other grades: water white, extracted,
41kD4%c: light amber, SlaQ4.
Beeswax-Quotable at 2SV20c per pound.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 26@27 per ID. T;
do second. 24@25; fancy dairy, 23@24: do
second, 19@22c; picked, 21022; firkin, 1921.
Cheese-New. 12@- per h.; old. 10@11
California cream cheddar HOP: young
American. 12@1s; eastern, 1904; western.
1908.
Egrs-Store, 25@27: fancy ranch, 3O@34 pa,
dozen; eastern. 12G14; duck eggs, 2OQ25.
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers, 12Q121kc
uer lb.; do. hens 129121zc; old roosters, 3.75
64.O0 per DOZEN; young roosters, 3.50Ql4.5 50
small broilers. 2.bOG3.0o; large broilers. 800
dps50; fryers, 36O@3.75; hens, 8.OO@D4.60 old
ducks. S,0O64.5o; young ducks. s.6o64 80;
geese lS5@t75 Per pair; goslinss, 1.a6@l. q
The herald., 1897-12-07
CHICAGO MARKETS
Yesterdays Transactions on the Board
Of Trade

CHICAGO, Dec. Cat the opening and
for a short time after wheat was in weak
condition. Opening at S9A0s9A, as COM
pared with Saturdays close of 941k, it sold
Off slowly under fairly liberal offerings, to
sSM Early news almost altogether favored
sellers. Liverpool showed A@1a d.. decline
at 1880 p. m. Worlds shipments were very
large. amounting to 9.S9S.00o bushels. fully
900 more than expected. though all the
increase was from America. In the last
twenty-five weeks America has furnished
three-flfths of all the wheat shipped by
exporting countries The trade was also
figuring on a visible increase Of 500 000
against a decrease OF 100000 bushels last
year. The opening weakness was added
to by the liberal northweat receipts, MIN
neapolis and Duluth reporting total OF
1916 cars, against 1t4o last week and 10ls 4
year aso. Chicago recsfpts were ~ cars.
The herald., 1897-12-07
European Markets

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets here are quiet today,
but firm; notably home rails. en- the avoid
ance of railway strike. The firmness of
the markets were generally due to antici-
pations of cheap money In the next year.
Perhaps operators are urduly confident of
this. Americans were good, chiefly en- New
York SUPPORT. The disposition here is to
await the presidents message There is
no disposition to SELL however as best
quarters look for rise in Americans un-
less something quite unforeseen should oc-
cur. New York still absorbs bonds rap
idly. ALI the continental exchanges were
quiet.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Chicago Live Stock

: CHICAGO Dec. 6-Cattle-Sales were at
S.6O@3.75 for commonest dressed beef steers
up to 475q5OO for choice shipping cattle;
extra beeves, 5.1O@5.2O; bulk of offerings
4.10Q4.90; calves, 6.0O@7.OO for best grades.
Hogs-Bulk of offerings sold at 3.300l3. 421b.
Packing lots, 3.20@335; prime shipping hogs.
3.6Og3.521A pigs sold largely at 3.25G3.4O.
Sheep-Common to prime were saleable
at 3.00@4.75; fed westerns, 4.4Oa4.55; feed
ing sheep, 4.00@4.1O. Lambs sold at 400N
5.65 for common to prime
Receipts = Cattle, 1850; hcgs, $1,000;
sheep, 13,O0O
The herald., 1897-12-07

Cured OF Stomach and Liver Troubles BY Dr.
Wong Him, Of s3l s. Hope St.. Los Angeles, Cal
To the Public-lL gives me great pleasure to say
that DR.. Wong Him's treatment In my case has
been most successful. For years l have been
troubled with the kidney and stomach troubles
received permanent help. DIR. Wong Him's
treatment has removed all tendency of these lrou.
bles and seems to be permanent In Its results.
like DIR. Wong Hims ideas OF Herb Treatment
cleaning and renovating the system before building
1t up again. am certainly pleased to say that he
has done great deal OF good to me, and that
have found him to be a well-educatad man, unas-
suming and kind, commanding the respect Of all
good people. Very respectfully,
MISS STELLA HUNTER
Los Angeles, CAL, April 80, 1897 GO Bellevue Ave-
The herald., 1897-12-07
California Fruit Sales

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Porter Bros COM
pany sold today:
Grapes-Cornichons, 1.40 per single crate;
Black Moroccos, 135; Verdells SO4120; To-
kays, 9Oc; Black Ferraras, 49, Persim-
mons, 75c per box.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Money Quotations

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Money on call easy
at 1902 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent:
closed, 1902; prime mercantile paper, S04
per cent; sterling exchange weak with
actual business in bankers bills at ASH
1855 for demand, and at 4.S2% for go days;
posted rates. 4.s31s@4.S4 and 4.S6h@4.s7;
commercial bills, 4.S2
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-Drafts-
Sight Is; telegraph, 171k.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-Consols, 113 BIG.
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Dried Fyuit Prices

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-California dried
fruits: Apples steady; other fruits steady
and quiet.
Evaporated apples-Common, 5@7c per
pound; prime wire tray, 7%MSc; wood dried
prime, S1sc.; choice, SIC; fancy. 9@9kc.
Prunes-31aMSc, as to size and quality.
Apricots-Royal. 7dStzc; Moorpark, 9d11.
Peaches-Unpeeled. 7910; peeled, 12@20c.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Visible Grain

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The statement of
the visible supply of grain in store and
afioat Saturday Dec. 4, as compiled by the
New York produce exchange is as follows:
Wheat. 34,SS6,000; increase 1,1S0,000 BUSH
els.
Corn, 39.95O, 900: decrease, 2.108 900 bushels.
Oats 15.467. 900; increase, POS, 900 bushels.
Rye, 3,35S,000; decrease, $4,000 bushels.
Barley, 100000; decrease, 1,141,O0O BUSH
els.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Interpretations

Southern California Reservoir COM
pany, Los Angeles. Directors, L. P. Han
sen, Pasadena c. E. Fish, Los Angeles;
b. O. Johnson, Redlands; s. Coles
Tompkins, Lake View; f. e. Brown,
Chicago, ILL.,; $1,O0O,0O0; subscribed,
sS22, 900.
Standard Placer Mining company,
Eureka; 100000; subscribed, $40,500.
The Ralston Restaurant company, San
Francisco; 100000; subscribed, $50.
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Mortgages, $1,000 and Over

Eudora W.. Quiggle and J. NJ Quig-
gle to Ger. Amer. Saw. Bk-Part
lots 80 and 3S, Clark & Bryan's Fig
ueroa st. trt, l yr. II per cent. 80. $1,000
Ellery II. Crippen ct al. to Ger. Saw.
Il Loan Society-Lot II. blk Il, o.
s., II mos, per cent ............... 1900
c. E. Bowlsby ct al to Samson Ed
wards-Lot ~, blk b, Denison trt,
8 yrs, II per cent .................... 1900
Seventeen mortgages under $1000.... S,469
Total .......................... SIP 469
The herald., 1897-12-07
TreasurY Statement

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1920, ,c01, ,S91 !;
gold reserve, $157, ,766.S29.
The herald., 1897-12-07

1.25QD1.5 per dozen.
Honey-Comb. 10 for bright and 600
for other grades; water white extracted.
4kQ4N: light amber. 3H04; beeswax. 80
Is per ib.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Liverpool Market

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.-Wheat-spot No.
red western, winter stocks exhausted;
NO. red northern spring. dull, 7s 71ad.
Corn-Spot American mixed, quiet, IS.
Slad.; December, steady IS. 2lsd.; January,
steady, IS. I'D. February, steady, 3s. Id.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Petroleum

OIL CITY, Pa, Dec 6-Credit balances,
Coo; certificates opened 66 bid; closed sales
cash at SEC; options offered at SIC. total
sales, 1000 barrels; shipments, 129, ,O2O bar
rels; runs, 63651 barrels
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Petroleum quiet;
Pennsylvania crude nominal; no market, at
S5c.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Bar silver, go;
Mexican dollars, AN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-Bar silver.
601s; Mexican dollars, 47@47A.
. LONDON, Dec. 6.-Bar silver 27%d.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Los ANGELES, CAL, Dec. lst, lsg7.


To Whom 1t May Concern:-
This Is to certify that DIR. Wong Him cured me
Of liver and kidney troubles. was greatly con-
stipated and my back ached so much that had
Wong Him, he felt my pulse and said my troubles
were caused by la grippe which l had several
years ago. He knew more about my system than
thought anyone could know. took his medicine
as irecled, and am WE'LL have gained eight
pounds during The last month"; eat better, sleep
better and feel better in every way than for years.
can cheerfully recommend Dr. Wong Him to the
sick. Yours truly, HARVEY DAVIS
100 West Ann st. Police officer IL A. City,
The herald., 1897-12-07
Real Estate Transfers

MONDAY December 8.
H. c. and l.. NJ Smith to w. H. Newton
Lot 12, Rust & Landreth subdivision John
M. Thomas ranch; $500.
L. and o. J. Davis to F. and M. Pilgrim
Lot 10, block H, Menlo Park tract addition;
$3.50.
L. Bittner ct al. to A. f. McClenathan-
Lot 8, subdivision Of tract /, Niemeyer es-
tate; $500
z. d. and J. e. Mathuss to E. p Critics
Lot 10. block F. Clement tract: $500.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Boston Quotations

z BOSTON, Dec 6.-Atchison. 12N; Bell
Telephone. 263ls; Burlington, 96N; Mexican
Central, 51s; Oregon Short Line. 1SK.
The herald., 1897-12-07

Sumner Leach Of Pleasantville, Me-,
has high broad brimmed beaver hat
which his great grandfather paid 81 for
to be married in over 140 years ago.
The herald., 1897-12-07

a greater extent than the crafty schemes
which have been put forth in the United
States under the guise Of insurance and
life-benefit orders. What has become OF
all the fanciful endowment and benefit
orders that we have heard OF In the
past, whose flaming prospectuses were
scattered broadcast to entice the un-
wary-who were taught to believe that
the regular insurance companies were
charging too much, and that all the
old-line companies were swindlers and
lmposters.
Insurance
In answer to the question, us under
writing a profession?" the Insurance
Herald of Louisville, KY, says: I'm
New York 1t is an art; in Hartford
science; in Chicago a hustle; in San
Francisco d-n hard lines; in Kansas 1t
is misdemeanor, and in Texas mir
acle."
An insurance pointer Is contained In
the following remark: Don't write bad
risk for good man, or q good risk for
a bad man. Rates are based on good
risks for good men.
\ y \
A peddler (agent) who sells sewing
machine, a piano or other article has no
interest other than to deliver the ar
ticIe, collect the price, retain his COM
mission and remit the balance, and when
he has done this his mission is ended,
and he need not care whether the ma
chine sews, or the piano sings, or If his
Fai 70 vto Tho mis-
sion of an underwater Gan insurance
agent) who writes a risk, collects the
premium, retains his commission and
RENTS the balance has only commenced,
as he must as an underwater keep an
eye on the insured and the risk, that
the company may not through changes
have a hazard saddled on 1t that was
not paid for; he must also, on behalf
of his client. keep his eye on his COM
pany and see that It's methods Of busi-
ness are such that it will not be COM
PEELED because Of small rates and big
expenses to shut up shop before his
lclient's policy expires. An insurance
agent must be an underwater and not
a peddler.
Fire insurance either insures or 1t does
not. The agent who offers you policy
at a cut rate, and out of which the COM
pany pays such agent a higher commits
sion than is paid by responsible COM
panies, is not good one with whom to
deal. Every insurer should examine his
policy and see that 1t actually and ex-
plicitly mentions the articles he sup
poses are insured, and also. If he has
more than one policy, that the other or
others are written like the first.-Black
and White.
The herald., 1897-12-07
DR.. WONG HIM
1871 South Hope Street, Los
Angeles, Cal.

DIR. WONG HIM, Ssl
8. Hope St., Los Angeles.
Cal.-Dear Sir: In JUS
tice to you and for the
benefit OF others, / wish
to make q statement OF
my case. ! was afflicted
with liberation OF the
rectum and hemorrhage
Of the bowels. ! was
treated by two good doc
tors, until Host 81 pounds
OF flesh and became 30
weak from loss Of blood
that l was unable to at
tend to business. Ithen
commenced dOctoring
with DR.. Wong Him. The
bleeding stopped and I
commenced to imnrOva
The herald., 1897-12-07

WITH the HIST dose Of medfcine nnd al tue end OF
four months | had reganee my lost flesh and
health and today am well and sound. In DR..
any disease that he says he can cure have un-
bounded confidence and faith, and would recon-
mend him to all needing doctor Yours truly,
r. B. TAYLOR.
President Citizens Bank, South Riverside Cali
Sept 8, 1897
The herald., 1897-12-07
Cloeine Stocks

NEW YORK, Dec. 'e.--The following
we're the closing stock quotations today
Atchison sS IA ;;.,. ,s* ,s !: az @ gfd; ,l4lx q
ssls!%ors e lags s.e,Ss 3 2 " ~ Z az psa. ,ss @
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Releases, $1,000 and Over

F.. Mora to c. Fitzgerald, 3SS-277. $40, 900
Ten releases under $1,000 .............. 4415
IOtai ....................... $14 415
The herald., 1897-12-07

Flour. easy; No spring wheat SSI9O:
No sprine wheat. S21A@91h; No red, 951s
e!s6 No corn. &1ad25%; No 2 oats, 21k;
I. 0. b.. 22s4@231s; No. 2 rye, 46N; No. 2
barley, 24@42; prime timothy seed, 265;
mess pork. per barrel, 1861 40; lard, per
100 lbs, 4.S0; short ribs. sides, loose, 1900
4.50; dry salted shoulders. boxed, 4%a5;
The herald., 1897-12-07

After the market had dropped to 8SH,
however, there was quick rally on COW
ertng shorts, and the market went to S91z
without much effort. 1t had been expect-
ed that In case OF a break below SO, a big
line OF long stuff would come out, but In
this the crowd was disappointed.
The visible supply showed a larger in
crease than was expected aggregating L.
1S9.0 900 bushels, bringing the total stocks up
to 340.S $4,000 bushels. But SO firm was the
market that even the excessive increase
fell fiat In so far as affecting prices was
concerned. At II o'clock May had sold
Us high as S9N. the market being helped
good deal by rallies at New York and st.
Louis. The market held very steady at
that price for some time, became suddenly
weak, and dropped to 8S24. This was due to
the Orange Judd Farmer report, which gave
the area of winter wheat sown as IA per
cent larger than the crop harvested in 1897
although the condition of the plant was
only S4 per cent There was an endeavor
on the part of the early buyers to realize
on the purchases but lack of supporting
orders, either from outside or inside. rem
dered this difficult. and the decline to SSN
resulted. Just at the close an effort was
made to buy some December, but 96 had
to be pafd-a cent above Saturdays close.
May closed nervous at Ss7s.
There was not much done in corn. The
market opened shade lower. with wheat,
but became steady after a slight decline,
and held well throughout the session. The
trading was small and entirely profess
sional.
The market for oats was very narrow
one, with some offerings and equally re-
stricted demand. Trade was almost alto
gether professional.
Provisions ruled strong and higher on a
moderate amount of business. Receipts of
hogs were 5000 less than expected, and the
market was influenced by that principally.
January pork closed cents higher, jan
uary lard 21A cents higher, and January
ribs 21s cents higher.
The leading futures closed as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-07

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries, 15M2Oc:
dairies, 1908. Cheese quiet, S@S1sc. Eggs
firm; fresh, zoe.
The herald., 1897-12-07
Mining Stock Quotations

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6-The closing
quotations for today on the stock exchange
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds
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Mining Stock Quotations

The following are official closing quota
tions on the Los Angeles Mining and Stock
The herald., 1897-12-07

~ The Calumet and Hecla Copper Min
ing company of Michigan has declared
b dividend of $40 per share, equal to
I 81, 900, 900, payable on January 2, 1899.
This makes $50 per share for account
of the current fiscal year, beginning
May 1st. and $50 per share for the cal
endar year Of 1897. This is the best
performance in the history of this big
and rich corporation. Two other Mich
igan copper mines pay dividends on the
31st Of December.
The herald., 1897-12-07

! The Observation-Disclosures have issued
circulars to all banks in the state, call
Ing upon them to prepare and send in
statements of condition as of November
30th. The prior statement was for July
S1st.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-14
Passenger Train Wrecked.

AS result of heavy rainfall at the
head OF Clay creek last Friday night
about thirty feet of the Santa Fe track
was washed out six miles east ofLam ar
at the Morse station. The food OF
water washed out the hume Of the
Lamar canal driving it down again st
the railroad bridge thus forcing the
water east of the bridge where it wash
out the embankment which was about
si K feet high. Passenger train No,
plunged into the chasm while running
fifty miles an hour.
The engine turned complete somer-
sault, alighting in the water with its
head end toward the track. The first
car, which was "dead head" aud the
mail car were telescoped, both left the
track and went to the bottom of the
chxsm. The dead head" car lay on
it's aide mass OF splinters. The mail
car remained upright. rail run
through its front end. The smoker
and chair car stayed on the track but
was pushed to the side of the embsnk-
ment which caused these cars to stand
at an angle Of about forty five degrees.
None of the cars we're damaged except
the first two.
Every one who saw the wreck thought
it most remarkable that no one was
killed. Tho engineer was thrown about
thirty feet striking barb wire fence in
about three feet OF water. Two of his
ribs were broken. The other persons
injured we're . mail clerk and three
trsmps. one Of whom had an arm and q
lag broken. The mail clerks injuries
were slight.
Train No. 3 was held six hours ut
Granada when it run to the wreck and
the passengers. baggage and express
transferred. Some damage WAS done to
the mail as the mail car WAS in several
feet Of water. but none was lost,
The storm which caused the wreck
WAS accompanied by heavy hail, huge
piles Of which lay on the banks OF the
creek. Many people from Granada,
Lamar and Holly viewed the wreck.
A large force OF men were put to work
Immediately cleaning it up, and inside
Of twelve hours all trains were running
on time.
The Holly chieftain., 1897-05-14

Preaching Sunday at IL o'clock a. m.
Eyeryb body invited to attend.
Bottomley, the Lamar photographer,
was taking pictures for our people
this week.
The tender. smbker and mail car of
the wrecked train was taken east today
on the local freight.
Those who are fortunate enough to
own bike are enjoying some line rides
the Sc lovely moonlight nights.
A. l.. Berdoe's household goods ar
rived yesterday and are being placed
in the Amity cottage on Fifth street
where MIR. Berdoe and family ~ill re-
side.
The key check man worked Holly
Tuesday and sold several checks. He
also entertained q small crowd for a
time with some excellent ocarina and
flute music.
j. +. Stsufler. of Lawrence, Kansas,
has been here since Monday visiting
with his brother L. E., our genial night
operator. He is delighted with our
climate and will probably locate among
US.
Lamar Sparks: All the honey sold
in Lamar now Is The product Of Prov
ers county Apisries, and great deal is
shipped out during the season. Three
years ago all the honev consumed here
was shipped in.
Mrs. J. NJ. Johnston arrived this
morning from southern Illinois where
ath bss been visiting her parents.
That fsrawsy expression worn BY J. NJ.
heretofore has suddenly changed TO
the very picture Of eontsntmsnt.
Chris CIasep went to Coolidge yes.
terday to place lhs sAimmiug machin.
cry in position and snperintend the
starting Of the plant. All Of the ma.
chinery had not arrived 90 Chris re-
turned this morning. The plant 10 ex
prcted TO be ready for operation bv
the Oih Of this month.