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The herald., 1897-08-13

THURSDAY, Aug. IL, 1897.
c. W. Dobbins to E. b. Farr-Part lots
80 and 81. P. G. Wooster's subdivision, San
Pasqual tract: $3.50.
w. C. B. Richardson to Mrs. Z. C. Thomp-
son-Lots 21 and %, block @ W. C. B. Rich
ardson's subdivision; $500.
f. w. and S. C. w. Bowen to r. and F.
Smith-Part block 220, PSsaona tract; $1350.
c. P. league to j. D. Jacobs-Lot 5,
block 2, c. p. and j. N. leagues subdivis-
ion: $3.50
A. B. and C. M. Clapp to N. A. Weir-Lot
6, block F. South Bonnie Brae tract; $1250.
A. II. and f. c. Carey to C. l.. Dawson
Part lots 6 and Z, Wiesendanger City tract;
$200O
Jue Joe to ]. A. Lakey-Part farm lot
So Gardena tract; A250.
II. c. Pile to A. p. Ludlam-Lot II and
undivided one-half of lot 10, Bancroft
tract; $1,000
W. H. and e. Hinshaw to c. Hitchcock
Lot "a. Waverly tract; $3.50.
f. and T. Graham to w. G. Ormiston-
Part of section II, township SOUTH range
TO- $500.
o. P. Could to H. M. Conger-Agreement
to convey lots u, S4 so and IS, Wilson tract;
$500
M. and c. Points to L. Barker-Lot 7
block 49, Azusa $500.
N. l. and w. H. Goucher to West Los
Angeles Water company-Lot 1, block a.
subdivision of Rancho Provdencia and
Scott tract and water; $2500.
H. Reifsnyder to d. Draper-Lot IL
Grider & Dow's Central avenue tract: $500
c. A. and S. P. Creasinger to A. j. Brown
Lot 26, block B, Lutes' subdivision; $500
w. Burkman to III. Fl. Klamroth--Lot 20
Kernaghan & Arnolds subdivision; s21O
IL. II. Klamroth to Adams-Phillips COM
pany-Same; $210.
j. H. and E. s. Whitworth to j. H, Whit
wortn-Lots and L, block IA. Santa
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A PECULIAR CASE
Inmate Of the Soldiers Home Found
to Be an ImpoStor

Peter Mikkelson was taken before
United States Commissioner Van Dyke
yesterday, charged with having falsely
personated and pretended to be John
C. Svenningsen, late sergeant Company
I, First regiment, New York volunteer
infantry, and was further charged with
having drawn a pension of s12 month
since May 0, 1894, under certificate SS7, ,56S,
payable at the San Francisco agency.
Mikkelson's examination was fixed for
Tuesday, the 18th inst, and bail fixed
at $1,000, in default of which he was COM
mitted.
Connected with this charge and arrest
is curious story. which in brief is as
follows:
Shortly after the close of the war in
1864 Svenningsen, the man named in the
pension contract, boarded in New York
for time with man named Mikkelsen
The former is a blacksmith and for a
number of years has lived in South
America, plying his trade. About a year
ago he decided to come to California, and
upon investigating his chances for draw
ing a pension, found that some one was
already drawing $12 month in his name.
Last Tuesday, upon arriving from San
Francisco, Mr.. Svenningsen went to the
Soldiers home at Santa Monica, and
there, in looking over the register found
his own name as an inmate of the insti-
tuition. 1t resulted in the meeting Of the
men, one rfghtfully and the other appar-
emily wrongfully calling himself Sven
ningsen.
There was mutual recognition, and
Mikkelsen admitted the deception he
had been practicing. He was placed in
durance, subject to the action of the fed
eral authorities, and was yesterday
brought before Commissioner Van Dyke
with the result above stated. Mikkelsen
is over 70 years of age. not robust, and
the case is pathetic one. He admits
frankly his guilt in the matter and iden-
tifies Mr.. Svenningsen, but says that he
was informed several years ago, on what
he believed to be reliable authority, that
Svenningsen was dead, and as he was
destitute adopted his acquaintance 6
name and identity as means of secur-
ing subsistence.
The herald., 1897-08-13
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co,

The company's elegant steamers SANTA
ROSA and CORONA leave REDONDO at
II a. m. and PORT LOS ANGELES at $3.50
p. M for San Francisco via Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford, Aug. 4, 8, 12, 49, 20 "a.
2S, Sept. l. s, 3. 13, IT, 21, 25, 49, Oct. 3, Z.
II, Is, 10, 49, 27. Leave PORT LOS AN
GELES at a. m. and REDONDO at II a.
lii. for San Diego. Aug 2, g. 10, IA, IS. %.
26, 80, Sept. 9, T. H. 15 10, 20, 27, Oct. 1. S.
9. 1S, II, 81 %, 49, The Corona calls also at
Newport. Cars connect via Redondo leave
Santa Fe depot at 9;45 a. m. or from Re-
dondo railway depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p R. R. depot at 1:35 p. m. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers EUREKA and COOS BAY
leave SAN PEDRO AND EAST SAN Pc
DRO for San Francisco via Ventura, Car
penteria, Santa Barbara, Gaviota. Port
Hartford, Cayucos, San Simeon, Monterey.
and Santa Cruz at $3.50 p. M, Aug. l, s, T.
13, II, 21, 25 29, Sept g. g. 10, IA, Is. q,
2e, so, Oct. A, s. IL. 16, 20. "a, 2s Cars connect
with steamers via San Pedro leave S. p. r.
R. (Arcade depot at 5:03 p. m. and Ter
minal railway depot at 5:15 p. m. The COM
pany reserves the right to change without
previous notice steamers. sailing dates and
hours of sailing.
w. PARRIS, Agt., 14 w. Second st.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General
Agents. San Francisco.
The herald., 1897-08-13
KLONDYKE GOLD
NOVEL PREMIUMS

Subscribers to The Herald and adj
vertisers in our classified columns
have chance to participate in two
very interesting guessing contests, the
particulars of which are to be found
in other columns. Ninety dollars in
bright Klondyke nuggets are worth
guessing for. Likewise, forty-five
dollars in Klondyke nuggets are ditto,
ditto, ditto. Here are chances for all
the Yankee guessers in the country;
also for naturalized citizens who are
good at divination. There is no extra
charge for engaging in this guessing
bee. Subscribers and advertisers are
given regular rates, and the gold
goes as 'slanyap.''
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mand, after filing proofs, instead of wait
ing sixty days. Second-Notice not re-.
quired when making repairs and altera-
tions. instead of requiring it when over
fifteen days. Third-Vacancy of building
without knowledge of the insured does not
void the policy Fourth--Vacancy of build
ing with knowledge of insured extended
from ten to thirty days. Fifth-Numerous
acts on the part Of tenants that void the
ordinary fire insurance policy are elimi-
mated except when done with the knowl-
edge of the insured.
1t does not appear that any exceptional
advantages are offered in the foregoing,
that Is to say nothing but what every COM
pany might be willing to accord AS mat
ter of fact the printed conditions of fire
policy are often violated by the assured
without the company taking advantage
of the fact. Just the same it is always
advisable to notify the company's agent
whenever it is desired to obtain any privi-
leges outside of the letter of the policy.
BY and by, perhaps. folks will find out
that they can't pay for a life insurance
policy with a note, pay no more attention
to the note, die, and then let the sorrowing
relatives collect. At Lebanon. o., the adj
ministrator of the estate of Ira II. Con-
over has been suing for the second time
the New York Life Insurance company.
At the first trial the jury disagreed; at the
second it declared in. favor of the COM
pany. Mr.. Conover's note was in part pay
ment only, but it specified that should 1t
not be paid promptly when due, the policy
would be Cancelled. The company asserted
that notice to this effect was given. A
Cancelled policy is usually a bad asset.
+ + +
The other day the Liverpool and London
and Globe issued it's policy for over $3,000,-
900 upon the properties of the City Traction
company, which embraces the lines of the
Broadway cable road and various others.
The policy covers the cars, machinery,
power houses, stables and other property,
and is distributed III large blocks in about
twenty localities throughout the city,
New York Insurance Times.
The herald., 1897-08-13
San Francisco Produce

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11-Middlings-
1S.50d22.00 per ton; California and Oregon
bran, 14@D15 per ton.
Hay-Wheat, 12.0O@15.O0; wheat and oat.
11.00014.00 oat, 10. 0001200: river barley, 100
mS.00; best barley, 9.00M1200; alfalfa. sec
ond cutting, 7.0O@S5O; clover, 7OOQS so;
stock, 7.00IS.5O compressed wheat, II. 50
AGO per ton; straw, per bale, 30m40.
Dry Beans-Pink, 1.500p1.60 lima, 1.75d
1.S5; small white, 1.25@135; large do, 1.2OGl
1876.
getables-Potatoes, in boxes, Early
Rose. 40mGO per GENITAL: River Burbanks.
40G50; Salinas Burbanks, 75m90 in sacks
Early Rose, 4Od5O per sack; Burbanks, 400
80; new sweet potatoes 11sd2 per lb. !;
new silverskin onions, 90n1.10 per cent
al; bay cucumbers, 15425 per box:
dried pepper, 5@7 per h.; garlic, N
ale per ID; green peas. 2q21s per H.; string
beans, 2@3 per b.. bay squash 30G40 per
box; tomatoes, S5@50 per box green corn,
l5d1.00 per sack; chile pepper, 25Q40 per
box; egg plant, 25@5O per box; green okra,
3J6f40 per box; lima beans, 3d4.
Fresh Fruits-Apples, large box, 4OG65
Royal apricots. 20MS0 per box: straw
berries, 3.0O@4.00 per chest blackber-
ries, 1.50G2.5O per chest; raspberries, 5000
400 per chest cantaloupes, 75@1.25 per
crate; figs, Soa4o per small box, 6o@75 per
large box; Fontainbleau grapes, 250I40 per
box Muscat grapes, S5@5O per crate:
peaches, 25@4O per box; plums, 2O@4O per
box pears. 20@40 per box; watermelons
5.00010.00 per hundred.
Citrus Fruits Oranges, nominal: Next
can lines. 4.50q5.50 per box: common Cali
forna lemons, 1.0OM25O per box; fancy
California lemons, 800 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 1.OO62.0 90 per
bunch; pineapples 1.5002.50 per doz. 4;
Smyrna figs, 1904 per lb. Persian dates,
per Id.
Dried fruits, iobbing prices furnished by
the San Francisco fruit exchanges:
Apricots-Fancy Moorparks, 121a: choice
do, 11h; fancy do. .; choice, s; standard
634 prime, 5%.
Apples-E -Evaporated, 51s@6; sun dried, 8
"a.
Peaches-Fancy. 61as choice. 51a; stand
ard, Az; prime, A; peeled, in boxes, 101s
Pears-Fancy halves. G; fancy quar-
ters, s.
Plums-Pitted. 4; unritted. 11s.
Prunes. four sizes, 212m2A.
Nectarines-Fancy. 5is: choice. Az
standard. A.
F'igs-Choice white. 8; black. 4.
Raisins-Jobbing prices: In sacks or So
ID boxes--Four-crown, loose. 40t5 three
crown. 1904; two-crown, 2sl63A; seedless
Sultanas, 51a; seedless Muscatels, 4QD4A !;
dried grapes in 2O-fb boxes three crown
London layers. LIS.
Butter-Fancy creamery 23@24; second.
20d22; fancy dairy. 20a21; second, 17@19.
Cheese-Fancy mild new, s; fair to good,
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12-wheat-
Easier; December, 1.50A May. 1.497s. Bar
ley-Quiet: December. "a. Corn-Large
yellow, 1.071ad1.10. Bran-1400@15.50.
F'lour-Family extras. 4.75@4.S5; bakers
extras, 4.65a4.75; superfine, 3.S504.35.
Wheat-No. 1 shipping, 1.4Sal; choice do,
1.J0M151A; milling, 155Ql1.60
Barley-Feed, 90@921a; choice bright, 95d
971a; brewing, 1.O714Q1.121a for No. and
1.0c@1.O5 for coast.
Oats-Poor to fair 1O0@110; good to
choice, 112lad1.221a; fancy feed, 1.25@1 30;
new red, 1.O5@1121a; new Salinas, 1.1Oa1. 20.
Receipts-F'lour, quarter sacks, 1884;
wheat, centals. $3.50; barley, centals 39I5;
beans sacks, 210; corn, centals, 125; rye,
centals, $780, potatoes sacks, 1898: onions,
sacks, S42; bran, sacks, 2300: middlings,
sacks, 450 hay, tons, 10; wool, bales A;
hides. number 1898; quicksilver, TASKS. 6S;
wine, gallons. Al, 1860; brandy, gallons, 100.
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-Cattle-Common
dressed beef steers, S.55M3.75; good to prime
cattle 4.75M525 The bulk of the cattle
crossed the scales at 4.50d5.00. Prices were
largely 15@20c higher than at the close Of
last week. Heavy steers sold at 4.70@5.25.
Calves unchanged. Stockers and feeders
sold at 34014.00
Hogs-The bulk of today's run sold at
3.721a@3S5. the extreme range being $500
4.95. Pigs sold at 2.75d3.95. Heavy hogs
were slow of sale.
Sheep sold at 2.5Od3.00 for the poorest to
good lots, 3.SO@4.O0 for good to choice ma
tives; western rangers sold at 3.35G3. .75.
Lambs were active at 3.50@5.40.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, $4,000;
sheep, 1900.
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7a71s; California cream cheddar. 10q11;
Young American, SQs; eastern, 12Q14; west
ern, 11Q12
Eggs-Ranch. 1904; store. 1915; eastern,
12615; duck eggs. 15
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers, 15917;
hens, 1211Q13; old roosters, 3.75Q4.00 per
doz. young do 400@5.50: small broilers.
l. 125Q225; large do, 2.75@3.25; freers. $50
400; hens, 35004.00; ducks, old, 800; oo
young, 25O@3.50; geese, per pair. 75@1.0O;
goslings, 1.O0G1.50 per pair; pigeons. 1.OOQ
25 per doz
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CHICAGO MARKETS
Yesterdays Transactions on the Board
of Trade

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Wheat today reach
ed the best price of the year, selling at
say After 31s bulge, in which the or
dinary rules OF speculation required that
it should have dropped half of it this MORN
ing, If only to brace itself for another
excited tussle with the bears. A sort of
midsummer madness appeared to have
taken possession of the market, and all
the rules of the game were disregarded.
September started trifle higher at from
S19s@S1A. compared with S11s at the close
yesterday. For about five minutes it
played up and down between s1N and S11s.
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Money on call
easy at 1@11a per cent: last loan, per cent;
closed, offered at l per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, 3A64A per cent; sterling ex-
change easy. with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 4.S5ss@4.S51a for demand and
4.SS&Q4.S4 for sixty days; posted rates,
4.S41aG4.S6 and 4.S61s0l4.S7: commercial bills,
4S3 silver certificates So.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-Drafts,
sight, 10: telegraphic, 121a.
LONDON Aug. 12.-Consols, 112 GIG.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1927, 179, ,S92 ;
gold reserve, S141 $50, 724.
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The Los Angeles vitapathic Institute

Occupies 40 rooms, being the largest west OF
the Rockies. We have leased the elegant and
spacious building for term OF years and fitted
it up completely with modern appliances such
as sun, steam and electric cabinet vacuum
our Sundays advertisement on page 20 DR
HARTMAN. physician in charge. 634lx Il
Broadway, Hotel Delaware.
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JILDING PERMITs-Charles n

BUILDING PEBMITS-Charles M
Stimson, Stanton, between Ninth and
Fourteenth, four-room cottage, $500.
A. Barlow. South Griffin, five-room
cottage $500. Esther Guilado, two-story
eight-room dwelling. $500. Bonn Ontong.
Apablasa. repairs, $780, Jewel Downing,
Eureka, near Jefferson, barn, SIS. Charley
Fook, China alley, repairs. $25. V. A.
Ernot, southwest corner Commercial and
Los Angeles, repairs. s4OO. Wing Lung,
21S Ferguson alley. repairs. $50. Mary A.
Tully, South Flower, eight-room wo-story
dwelling, $2400. j. d. and C. Lane, 6S1
South Spring. repairs, $50. ]. B. Haskell,
Anderson, near First, four-room cottage,
$100.
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Incorporation

The Los Angeles, Hay, Storage and Sup
ply company, incorporated August q, 1894,
capital stock $40 COO, has filed amended arti-
cles of Incorporation, changing the name
to the Los Angeles Hay, Storage and Mill
ing company. The document shows stock
holders to the amount of $12, 600.
The herald., 1897-08-13
Insurance

A prominent Local fire insurance agency
is circulating the following statement Of
Inducements to patronze the company it
represents in the following language
To Property Owners: We are prepared
to issue fire insurance policies on dwellings
and contents and buildings not occupied
for manufacturing purposes on conditions
much more favorable than heretofore
granted. Among other advantages are the
following: First-Loss payable on de-
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-California dried
fruits steady. Evaporated Apples-Prime,
wire tray SIX per pound; wood dried. prime,
5%; choice. s. fancy. 61a Prunes-S97la.
Apricots-Royal 7@s; Moorpark, soil.
Peaches-Unpeeled, 6GS; peeled 11q14.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
fairly active and 15c. higher; No. spring
wheat, s41aGS5lh; No. spring wheat, 800
s2 No. red. S61a@SS; No. 2 corn, 27al 12S:
No oats 171a@1SA; No 2 white, 19d21h
No 8 white, 19a20A; No 2 rye 46; No. 8
barley, 81 fob; No. 1 flaXseed, 9SG1.O
prime timothy seed, 2.7O; mess pork, per
bbl., 7.90M7.95; lard, per 100 lbs, 4321aG4.35;
short ribs sides, loose, 5ss651a; dry salted
shoulders. boxed. 5@51i; short clear sides,
boxed, 5@51s; whisky, distillers' finished
goods, per GAL, 1,19
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Bar silver, 554 /;
Mexican dollars 421a.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12.-Bar silver.
55S4; Mexican dollars, 466i6M.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-Bar silver, 25%d.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, Aug. 12.-Atchison, 15is: Bell
Telephone, 2S6; Burlington, 81; Mexican
Central, 575s San Diego, 1O1s.
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At the end of that time it started to climb,
and in three minutes was selling at "a.
The demand slackened and realizing turn
ed off to S75s, where it hung for some time.
Then the market broadened out and on
heavy trading advanced steadily to the
highest point of the season. Buying orders
poured in to some of the commission
houses at rate that simply precluded the
possibility of their being satisfactorily
filed People who had four or five brokers
in the pit could not cope with the volume
of orders to buy wheat. The discouraging
reports regarding the spring wheat crop
that have been coming to hand this week
added to what was previously known Of
European scarcity, was probably the last
straw of the heavy load assumed by the
bears the addition of which broke the
latter'S back. The Liverpool and Paris
markets were again higher at the opening.
The readiness to respond to advances on
this side was, of course, regarded as proof
of Europe's dependency upon this coun-
try for supplies The total of receipts at
primary western markets was 2O6, ,773 bush
els, against 60SS2S bushels the correspond
ing day of 1896. Exports of wheat and flour
from the Atlantic seaboard amounted to
605, 900 bushels. The closing cablegrams
quoted the days advance at Paris at from
33s0p9ss per bushel, and that caused a
fresh advance to a higher price than be-
fore, September getting as high as S41a,
and it ruled strong from S4dS41s until just
as the session was ending, when there
was a rush to sell that tumbled it to SO.
A large business was done In corn, and the
price at one time showed 1 cent per BUSH
| ell advance for the day. At the close there
was a very general disposition to take
profits on long corn, which resulted in a
loss of good deal of the previous advance.
The trade in oats was active. Bull leaders
/ in wheat took all the offerings. The ex-
port demand strength was maintained to
the close. Provisions shared in the ad-
vance of the spirit that ruled so strongly
| in the grain markets. Toward the close
buying orders were largely increased and
the earlier advance was soon considerably
added to. Prices at the close were not far
from the top of the days range.
The leading futures closed as follows:
| Wi,
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Petroleum
Local Quotations

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Petroleum-P Penm
sylvania crude, no market; nominally at IS
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Stock Exchange Quotations
on the Los Angeles mining

SALES-Wedge, 100 at 34 400 al SO, 100 at
S31a, 100 at 32A; Rand Mountain, 1000 at 31s;
Pacific Con, 1000 at ~; Brown Dake. 100 at
A. 100 at 31a; Magganetta, 1000 at 314 al
Verde, 200 at 2, 100 at 21s; Amargosa, 100
at 25
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.--The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
We're as follows:
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
day:
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Closing Stocks

ficial closing prices were 1@1h higher than
last night.
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LOS ANGELES AND REDoNDo RAIL.
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner Of Grand ave
nue. and Jefferson street.

nue. and JeHerson street.
Leave Leave
Los Angeles Redondo fer
for Redondo. Los Angeles.
$40 am. Sun. only 700 am. Sun. only
$3.50 am. daily 500 am. daily
10:45 a.m. Sun. only $3.50 am. Sun. only
1:30 pm. daily 11:00 am. daily
$3.50 pm. daily 4:15 pm. daily
700 pm. Sun. only 5:45 pm. Sun. only
Take Grand avenue electric cars or Main
street and Agricultural ParR cars.
L. J. PERRY. Superintendent
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INTEREST on SI,U0V,OVU government . per
cents and $162. 315,400 of Government per
cents has also been made payable since the
LIST inst, amounting to $2,S73,154, which,
added to the above total, makes S26,1S7,-
936 payable this month 1t is estimated that
the overlooked interest and dividends will
further swell this total to about $2S. 900 :
600. Most of this money will manifest it.
self in various forms all over the country,
thus quickening the currency movement.
The herald., 1897-08-13

At the San Francisco Stock and Bond
Exchange yesterday morning Hawaiian
Commercial sold at 1S1aM1S%, Hutchinsons
Plantation at 301aM31. Giant Con. Powder
at 954G351s, Vigorit Powder at 1902, Mu-
tual Electric at 9as. San Francisco Gas and
Electric at 97ss and Spring Valley Water
at 10O%.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
AtchiSOn ...... 151a Rock Island 49,. S52S
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Real Estate

Eighteen mortgages and trust deeds
were recorded yesterday, aggregating $1s,-
$50, the chief one being for $45OO for five
years at 10 per cent on lots in Park Villa
tract. by E. C. Ware to John Scott An
other was for $4,000 for one year at per
cent on a lot in Sunny Slope estate, by 7.
B. Wilkinson to N. A. Paley. The trans
fers amounted to $40, 703.
7 + \
Sales Reported-Lot southeast corner of
Tenth and Grand avenue, $500. Lot 10,
block A, Fort Hin tract. on Hill, for $5OOO
to Coulter Dry Goods company. Lot 10,
Mitchell tract to w. A. Colwel, $500. Lot
23. block L. Knob Hill tract, for $1750 to A.
8. Robbins.
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Real Estate Transfers

LOW-Per lb.. 2@2A.
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The New York Daily Stockholder re-
ports the dividends and interest payable
in August as follows:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-11-12
An Excellent Suggestion.

Secretary Wilson expresses it as his
opinion in his annual report that every
foreign embassy should have man
thoroughly familiar with the methods
and duties Of the department Of agricul-
ture so that he can, when called upon by
the department, make an intelligent re.
port upon the agricultural conditions Of
the country to which he is accredited.
The secretary claims that he has great
difficulty in obtaining specific and tech
nical Information from most foreign con.
sulates when information is wanted by
the department for the benefit of the ag
riculturists of this country. All foreign
countries, he says, have their representa-
tives Of agriculture here to gain the bene
fit Of the experiments conducted by this
government and the prominent agricul
turists and horticulturists throughout
the United States. We, he says, are fal
behind the nations of Europe in this i'm
portant matter
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-11-12

There is one good thing to be said
about Judge Van Wyck, the mayor
elect of Greater New York-he lead
his class OF 1874 in Columbia college
and gave the valedictory when he
was graduated. 1t has been sup
posed in the campaign which has
just closed that the president OF Col
umbia college was the scholar in
politics." but it now turns out that
the Tammany candidate was very
much of Scholar in politics."