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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-FLOUR-Receipts, 27 Os1 barrels exports. 1885 barrels sales. 5000 packages. The market was steady, with busi- ness restricted by the strong views of the hold 
 WHEAT-Receipts. 61.O50 bushels; exports, 23S. 42S bushels. Spot. strong; No. red 77%g 7Shc. f. O. b., af1oat No. red, 79izc, f. O. b., atioat spot. Options opened weak and were affected all the morning by liquidation arising from weak cables and raid by bears. At the decline exporters became heavy buyers. eventu- ally soaring in shorts until the loss was reoov- cred and the market closed firm. No. red September, 70 1-l6g7l 1-1so. closed 71Ao. pronounced strength and fair amount or activity, with number Of developments re- porting materially higher prices. Cable news also at that point and the outlook for the mo- ment is most satisfactory. At the close the PTGIRON-W arrants, quiet but steady. with LAKE COPPER - Firm. with s11 15G1l 55 asked.
 LEAD-Yery firm at s4.
 SPELTER-Steady. with $4 50 bid and A 60 asked The firm naming the settling price for leading Western miners and smelters quoted HOPS-Steader.
 WOOI-Dul
 CoFFEENoptions closed steady. 5 points ber' 50 65a5 75 Spot coffee-Rio. steady. tend ing upward; No. invoice, 6bc; No tobbing, e9sc; mild, steady, moderateIy active; CordoVa' sUGAR-Raw, strong. tending upward; re- fined firm, with adNanclnS tendency
 BUTTER-Recepts 1877 packages. Firm; Western creamery, 141AGlSc: Elgins, 1ec EGGS Receipts S07s packages. Steady; West ern. i414c.
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK, Aug 9.-California Dried T EVA IEVAPoRATED S5Ts. APPLES = Common. .6Gsc; prime wire tray, shQS$4c; choice, S%Gsc; fancy, 91sc.
 PRUNES-4g6c.
 APRiCoTsS sh@lOc; Moorpark 1o9 12c. o..
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Aug. s.-The volume of business transacted In the wool -market here this week has shown increase and irmer tone prevails. Territorial wools are now being sold for 47Q4Sc. secured. for old clip. The market for Australian wools is showing increased in- quiry. and fair sales recorded at present prices Quotations:
 Territory wools-Montana. fine medium and fine, l0n16c: secured, 47G94Sc; staple 50Q52c.
 Utah. Wyoming, etc.-Fine medium, 149l6c; secured, 47G4Sc; staple soc.
 Australian, secured basis-Combng, super fine 7opI2c; do good, 65dl6sc; average, 62965c; Queensland. combing, 65c
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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence to time The second time column gives the second tide of the day. the third time column the third tide and the last right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, sometimes occur. The heights given additions to the soundings the United States Coast Survey charts except when a minus sign (-) precedes the height. and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean of the lower low waters.
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Builders Contracts.

Dominican Sisters (owners) with Robert Frost (contractor), architects Shea & Shea Carpenter and patchwork, timing, glazing. stairs, etc, for Q conservatory of music e. story bulding), on lot on W line of Guerrero street, 2eo s of Twenty fourth; s2325.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKET.

Silver fraction higher. Wheat and Barley dull. Other Cereals ditto. Hay In lighter receipt. Beans and Seeds unchanged Flour and Allstuffs as before. Prices established for new Walnuts New Dried Fruits rule firm. Potatoes advanced. Onions weak. Vegetables in ample supply. Butter and Cheese steady. Eggs firm. Young Poultry doing better. Peaches and Pears lower and dull. Some changes in Provisions. Wool, Hops and Hides quiet. Hogs weak and in free receipt. No change in Oils. Coal quieter.
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lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry~ building at the foot of Market street is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon 190th meridian. by telegraphic signal re- ceIyed each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island. Cal.
 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error. If any is published in the morning papers the following day. " CHAS P. WEIGH.
 Ensign (retired). U. s. N, in charge.
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EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-CATTLE-Trade in cattle to-day was fairly active and prices underwent no particular change. Choice steers. s 25@5 70; medium, s4 S0G4 90 beef steers. s4Ql4 75; stock CTS and feeders. 8 2514 10; bulls. g 75d4 9; cows and hefers, 8 50G4 20 calves. g 75Gp4; Western rangers. s3Q4 10; fed Westerns, s4 251 4 35; Texans. $2 256b3 S5.
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LUMBER, ETC.

PosTs-1OQ12c each for No. 1, and s9sc for No. 2.
 LUMBER-RetaiI prices follows: Pine. ordinary sizes SIS 50G1S; extra sizes, higher; Redwood s16G19 for No. 1 and sla9l6 for No. 2 Lath f feet, g 1902 25: Tickets. sI5; Shin Cles s1 90 for common and g 50 for fancy; Shakes, s11 for split and SIP for sawn; Rustic. $1sGA
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.

On the Produce Exchange to-day. the butter market was firm; creameries 1311Q1Sia; dairies, 12416c; eggs firm; fresh 12c.
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The circulation per capita Is given at s24 2S The net decrease In circulation for the month Of July was S3i 237. iG5. The decrease in gold coin was s5,100, 900. The withdrawal of money to pay for bonds the cause of the decrease
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange, Is maintained In San Francisco for the benent of mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail tng directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference and the latest information can always be obtained regarding
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Butters, nominal LinIas. g; Pea, S2q2 10; Red Kidneys. s2 50G2 75 per ctl. VI,
 sEEDS-Brown Mustard, ~ per cti; aSqp9 e1. sd. Canary Seed. 2AG2&c per ID; Alfalfa. nominal; Rape 2I4 12Ac; Hemp. 2a4p3c; Timothy ssIoAc;
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TIME BALL.

p-ancb rIvdrographic office. U. s. N, Mcr-
 chants Exchange. San Francisco. August The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry ,,,tidin,, was dropped at exactly noon to-day | st noon of the 120th meridian. or at n m Greenwich mean time:
 Ensign (retired). U. s. N, in charge
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, s26o 6es. III; gold reserve,
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Aug. s.-Consuls no 11-1s; silver 27 5-16d: French Rentes. 105f 421zc.
 Wheat cargoes off coast quiet and steady: cargoes on passage, quieter; English country markets, slow
 LIVERPOOL. Aug 9-wheat firm No. 1 standard California, es 71zdd6s S1ad; French country markets quiet.
 COTTON-Uplands 3Hd.
 WHEAT-Futures closed quiet; August, nom- inal; September 5s 9&d: December. 5s 5d. Spot No. red Northern spring firm. 6s Sd.
 CORN-August steady, 3s 3hd: September steady. 3s 3tsd: October steady. & 41sd.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
August, 1898.
SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mssion-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide Is the same at both places
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Aug. s.-Onerings of wheat are so small yet there Is not yet much of a move ment from an export point of view There Is some buying for milling purposes and an oc- casional sale for San Francisco account at prices a few cents above export values, which are about 57df5Sc for Walla and 6o46lc for val ley and blue stem.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, Aug. s.-Vrheat weaker: exporters' quotations. 5Sa59c; buestem. soc. Milers' quo tations, club, 63c; bluestem, 6ec
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,ording to a treasury statement the money
 rculation in the United States on the Ist
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PORTLAND'S BUSINESS

PORTLAND. Aug. s.-Exchanges, s24s, 4s2; balances s45, 515.
 COTTON MARKET NEW YORK. Aug s.-CoTToN-steady. niddling 6Ac
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Compagnie Generate TranSaiIantigua.
 French Line to Havre.
 Company's Pier (new), AZ North ,>n~ River, foot of Morton st. Travellers <THfTN by this line avoid both transit by <z5HSEs<sSSs English railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel in small boat New York to Alexandria. Egypt. via Paris, first class. S1i0; second class, SIG
 LA NORMANDIE ,.....,..,,...Aug 20 10 a. m. LA GASCO0NE ...............Aug 27 10 q. m. LA TOURAINE ................ Sept 3. 10 a. m- LA CHAMPAGNE .........,...Sept 10, 10 a. LA TOURAINE Sept. 2. 10 O. m. For further particulars apply to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- T1QUE. Agent
 No Bowling Green. New York. ]. F. FuGAzI & CO. Agents, Montgomery ave, San Francisco.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

TUESDAY, August 9.-2 p. m.
 Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
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THE NATIONAL FINANCIAL ACCoUl

Government receipts for the month of July
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INVESTMENT BOARD.

Morning Session. 80 Hawaiian Commercial Sugar....... g 75 70 Market-street Railway ......,........ 53 62n
 Afternoon Session. 30 Oakland Gas ........................... 51 50 55 Hutchinson P Co.................. 63 % 20 Giant Powder Con. 4S co
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MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fral cisco Stock Board yesterday: < Moruinp GesaIon
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15

the alarming fatalities and threat
ened epidemic Of typhoid and other
fevers, yielded and placed in the
hands of the Executive Committee Of
the Daughters Of the american Revo-
luton the power to appoint trained
nurses in the various army hospitals.
In the mean time, fortunately for the
sailors and soldiers OF the nation,
through the Red Gross Society and in
the private and public hospitals ofthe
cities. many Of our sick and wounded
were receiving the best OF care and
the benefit Of modern appliances and
methods Of treating medical and
surgical patients. Women-God bless
them! from the highest to the lowest
walks of life-were everywhere busy
with their labors Of love and mercy.
Hospital ships shared in the contribu-
tions Of women and socisties of wom-
en-. Mrs. l.. q. Letters muniGcent
gift of hospital at Chickamauga has
been the greatest boon to the army
stationed on that historical ground.
And not alone were the nations de-
tenders the objects OF their humanity
and tenderness. Their families came
in for q large share on the score OF
their dependence upon those WHO had
gone in the service Of their country
Mrs. John A. Logan, in Harper's b.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
bow to Walk.

In the Literary Digest appears
translation Of review Of Comment
Oh Marche" (''How We Walk'), the
latest book on the subject by Messrs.
Regnault and Raoui. In this work it
is claimed that we lave been wrongly
educated in walking, and that the
erect posture and firm step that we
have been led to believe were evi-
dences Of health and strength are con-
ventional and vicious. NJ. Marcy, who
wrote the Introduction to the volume,
says that there is a style Of walking
that enables one, without excessive
fatigue, to so distances of from twen-
ty to twenty-five miles in third Of
the time usually required. This may
be accomplished By walking with the
knees bent and the body inclined for
ward, method which has been OBJ
served in professional pedestrians,
moantaineers, peasants, hunters, and
soldiers fatigued by long marches. In
not adopting this method. it is claimed
that, as with all the other acts Of life,
we remain slaves Of conventional
esthetics.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
wonan's Part in the Spanish War.

At every camp in the United States
where troops were being mobilized
women could be seen daily in their
visits of ministration to the soldiers.
Every hospital in the land has been
the recipient Of bounties, the result OF
women's work. 1t is not too much to
say that the women Of the nation have
furnished large pei cent. OF the hos
pital supplies, and that, too, after
making a hard fight to be allowed to
do so, after becoming impatient at the
tardy and incomplete provision by the
Government for the rapidly multiply
ing patients. Days and weeks were
spent in importuning the authorities
for admission before the indispensable
trained female nurses or sanity Sis
ters OF Mercy and Charity were al
lowed in the hospitals. The made
quate corps of nurses Of the regular
army OF twenty-five thousand men
were deemed sufficient in the tace Of
the increase to two hundred thousand,
including the volunteer regiments,
not one OF which brought man fitted
OF desiring 70 be detailed in the hos
pital service, and this with register
of thousands Of names Of efficient,
eligible women impatient to enlist for
aay fe.1.
Finally the department., because oi
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
One Of Chicago's Clever Women.

One of the most widely known, most
generally consulted and busiest wom-
en- in Chicago is DR.. Sarah Hackstt
Stevenson. In 1876, at Philadelphia,
DR.. Stevenson was admitted to the
American Medical Association, the
first woman ever so honored. Since
then she has steadily followed her
profession with the exception of two
years, which she gave up to work in
the Chicago Woman's Club, Of which
she was President during the Worlds
Fair.
Dr.. Stevenson is q widow, and took
up her work after her husbands
death. She had splendid opportunity
for study. During visit to Europe
she met Professor Huxley, and studied
with him for two years. She now
holds the chair Of obstetrics in the
Woman's Medical College of the
Northwertern University, ana is
President and founder Of the Chicago
Maternity Hospital, organized little
over year ago. This hospital is one
of the doctors hobbies. It has two
unique features: On is that patients
are not permitted to leave until the
doctor feels assured they are perfectly
we'll and strong; the other feature is
the training OF nursery maids. Young
women, preferably between the ages
of eighteen and twenty y-ive, are thor
oughiy taught to care for babies. The
course is for six months, during which
time instructio q is given in the proper
dressing and feeding Of infants and
small children; and the hygiene neces-
sary to properly nurse the babies.
Thus has been opened new profess
sion for young women, and Dr..
Stevenson says that there are fifty ap-
plications for these trained children
nurses to one that can be filed.
DR.. Stevenson is tall, stately wom-
an, with almost white hair. She is
gentle and courteous to strangers,
though never elusive. She was in
strumental in founding the Illinois
Training School, the first of its kind
in the West, and, altogether, is wom-
an that women delight to honor and
one whom men would be proud to
know.-New York Mail and Express.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
PRECAUTIONS ON IHE alhANE
Caetain Sigsbes Says that Every Care was
Taken of the Vessel at Havana.

CAPTAIN sigsbee, in his Personal
Narrative of the Maine in the Cen
tury, says Of his efforts to guard the
vessel when she lay In Havana mar
Dor:
Every precaution ths1 could DO
taken against injury or treachery was
taken on board the Maine, so far as
could be permitted under the re-
strictiors Of my orders requiring me
to make q friendly visit. If one, When
dining with a friend at his home were
to test the dishes for poison: ne
would not be making q friendly VS.
it. The harbor could not be dragged
without giving ofense; it could not
be patrolled by our own picket-ooats
at night, nor could the search-lgnts
he kept going; but every internal pre-
caution was exercised that the situa-
ton suggested. There were sentries
on the eorecastle and poop, quarter
master and signal-boy on the bridge,
and a second signal-boy on the poop,
all of whom were charged with the
necessity for careful lookout. TIE
corporal of the guard was specially
instructed as to the port gangWay,
and the officer Of the deck and the
quartermaster. as to the starooard
gangway.
Instead Of the usual auchor-Watc]i,
8 nuarter-watch was kept on deck at
night. The sentries were supplied
with ammunition; number Of rounds
in the pilot-house and IN the spare
captains pantry - inside the az
ter-superstructure. An additional sup
ply Of shells was kept at hand for the
six-inch guns. In order to be pre-
pared more completely to work the
hydraulic mechanism Of the turrets,
steam was kept up on two boilers In
stead Of one; special instructions were
given to watch all the details Of the
hydraulic gear and to report defects.
The officer of-tke deck was charged
by me to-make detailed reports, ever
IN minor matters, acting on the sus-
picion that we might be In an un-
friendly harbor. l. personally in
structed the master-at-arms and the
orderly sergeant to keep a careful
eye on every visitor that cane on
board, and to charge their own sub
ordinates to the same purpose. / in
structed them to follow visitors about
at q proper distance wherever the
ship was visited below; they were
carefully to watch for any packages
that might be laid down or left by
visitors, on the supposition that dy-
Mantle or other high explosives migat
be used. They were also required to
inspect the routes over which visitors
had passed. The officer in charge Of
the marine guard was required to
make at least two visits during the
night to the various posts of tee YES
sci. The purport Of my own orders
and instructions was that we should
consider the Maine in position de-
randing extreme vigilance, and re-
quiring q well-sustained routine both
by day and night.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
Snowshoes for WaIkiog on Mud.

A Gardiner sportsman has q novel
way Of hunting snipe at Mud Pond.
At this season Of the year the snipt
are as plentiful in that vicinity as
mosquitoes in trout time. The only
drawback is that it is almost impos
sible to get out to the little pools
where the snipe can always be found,
and gather them in after they have
been shot.
The Gardiner young man thought
of the idea Of taking pair of snow
shoes. He was laughed at by his
companions, but when the i.unting
grounds were reached the other gem
tlemen had to be content with stand
ing near the shore in the mud to their
knees, while the fellow with the snow
shoes was skipping over the treach-
erous mud shooting snipe right and
left. He gathered them in with the
same ease, and when the party were
ready to come home he was the fellow
to laugh.-Dai!y KeDnebec Journal.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
A Chinese Formulation.

A story which, if not true, IS not
badly told, appears in The Boston
Transcript, to the effect that while the
bark Cape City was at Hong Kong
Chinaman was engaged to paint the
necessary name on each bow.
lie produced On one bow the legend
"Capecity," without q space between
the two words. Then he noted that
the "y'' was nearest to the ships stern
and remembering this fact, he afforded
an excellent example Of how severely
logical his race can be, for in a little
while he had painted on the other bow
the striking permutatiol, "Iticepac.'
to his own delight and the crews
amazement.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
Fashion and Fancy,

Repped silks OF brilliant lustre are
meeting with great success this sea-
son.
A curious novelty originating in
Paris is a striped cloth gown with
checked sleeves.
The covert coats in fashion are very
plain, the reyers small, the sleeves
coat-sh aped, and the buttons on an in
visible fly.
Beautiful materials are found for
bonnet crowns, spangled and set with
mock jewels and worked in gold and
silver cord.
Handsome figured taGetas are to be
found now with the small figures
woven in the taheta in black and
larger colored figures.
The newest toques are considerably
larger in contour, and velvet is the
favorite material for the popular head
coverings in two distinct shades OF one
color.
Some Of tie crystal buttons to be
seen are cut like diamonds, set into a
deep gold framework, and are very
| brilliant. Other pretty buttons OF this
style are ball shaped.
A pretty sleeve, which is tucked
nearly half way down the elbow, has
the rucks turned up instead of down.
It has that h-desired quality ofbe-
ing something different. :"
Matalasses in black and co;ors, vel
vet with fancy stripes, tucked, braided,
corded and shirred materials, with an
endless variety in serges and home-
spuns, a:e among the leading materials
for costumes.
One ot the best skirts OF the season
has the pep!uul overdress cut circular
and shaped in deep points at the bot
tom. 1t fits the hips closely without
50 much as q plat o- fu!ness Of any
sort a. any point around the weist.
! One Of the most elegant costumes Of
the season consists OF skirt and coat
of rich black satin, worn with vest
made OF ivory-white broadc!oth,
! claborately braided and embroided in
white. The vest hss higa, straight
collar and satin tie !: worn outside
OF it.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-12-15
Hoods Pills are the favoc!tc cathartit
Pasture Grass in Po1,o Rico,

Several we'll known varieties Of pas
ture grass grow we'll in Porto Rico,
Guinea grass, Para grass and gram
ma among others. The first does not
require q rich soil, but fourishes in
sandy soil, high On the slopes Of the
hills, without much regard whether
or not it is well-watered region.
Cut and chopped, it makes an excel
lent green fodder. Para grass re-
au!res better land and lower, and is
consequently selected for those places
where there is an alluvial soil to give
richness. Such pasture usually oc-
cunies meadow land along the
streams. Gramma requires less rich
ness than does the Para grass. and
will do we'll in similar soil to that
where the Guinea grass hourishe*
Para grass makes fat rapidly, but the
beef cattle fattened on it do not
weigh as much, for the same apparent
size, as do those fattened on the other
pasture.