The San Francisco call., 1898-12-23
THE CALLS MARKET
 REPORTS OFFICIAL
JUDGE OGDEN REGARDS THEM
 MOST RELIABLE.
So Adjudged in Case That Interests Every Commission Mer-
 chant.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 sos Broadway, Dec. 22
 The market reports printed in The Call are official and admissible in evidence to establish current prices. Superior Judge Ogden so decided to-day in the suit of Clarence D. Smith against the Oakland Preserve Company, brought to recover balance of $325 claimed due for a carload of Bartlett pears from Butte County, sold the Oakland Commission Company.
 It appears that defendant had purchas- ed several carloads early last September when, according to The Call, these pears ranged in price from S45 to $50 per ton. On September 15 the price jumped from $50 to s60, and defendant had waived an order for an additional carload, hence, of course, plaintiff declined to supply at the old price.
 Manuel, ex-President of the City Council, was called as a witness In testifying as to market prices witness quoted The Call. "These, prices said MT. Manuel, ''are gathered by competent reporters, who daily visit the wharves, warehouses and commission houses. The prices are published in the big dailies, but The Call is the most accurate in the matter"
 Attorney Young for the defendant ob- iected to The Call reports as being hear say statements, but Judge Ogden over ruled all objections, saying that such re- ports. issued by competent authority, are Admissible "Such reports are better and more reliable than the testimony of one who has actually made purcnaSe:
 Judgment was given in ravor of plain tiff for $262 the amount of the advance in nrices being deducted because Judge Og- den did not consider the parole waiver as sufficient to impair the sanctity of writ ten contract.
 Confessed Their Crime.
 OAKLAND. Dec. 22.-Nelson Ladell and W N. Griffin, arrested last night for breaking into the safe at the Galindo Hotel and carrying off s65, confessed to- day at the City Prison. The lads had been employed about the hotel by the them in out of charity, because they were starving. Yesterday Mrs. Allen concluded to discharge Ladell on account of his in- temperate habits. Out of revenge they robbed the safe and prepared to leave Moffat apprehended them. All but $l5 has been recovered and Mrs. Allen, still with heart of sympathy and charity placed only charge of petty larceny against them. To this Ladell and Grif- fin will probably plead guilty.
 Oakland News Items.
 OAKLAND, Dec. 22-Health Officer J. T. Mclean of Alameda to-day filed an answer to the suit of Antone Gonzalyes for $500 damages for negligently infiict- ing the tuberculin test on his cows. He denies the allegation and asks for dis
 In the Probate Court to-day a petition was filed for the restoration to capacity of Miss Mary l.. Wheeler, the school teacher who went insane some time ago after being treated through Christian
 Mrs. Lizzie Small, the widow from whom John l.. Sherman embedded $500, for which he was convicted few days ago, has recovered $299 of the stolen money, which was found on the prisoner S person. She received the money through attachment proceedings.