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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11
FROM A PRACTICAL POINT OF VIEW

He stood long before a representation
of the Venus of Milo.
II see that you appreciate art" said
another visitor to the gallery.
Appreciate art!" he exclaimed. Say!
I can hardly tear myself away from that
stature. If 1 only had it"
Il suppose you would never tire OF
looking at it,
.Td have it up in the store window in
just about two shakes If 1 had it. Why,
sir, you ouldn get a finer or more ap-
propriate figure on which to exhibit the
sleeveless undershirts we are putting on
the market.-Chicago Post.
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Odd Fellows Orphans Homo

The meeting of the board of trustees
of the Odd Fellows Orphan Home to
take place next Monday at Goldsboro, is
for the purpose of electing a matron, a
superintendent and a seamstress, these
offices being vacant. Applications for
either of these desirable positions can be
handed in before the day of election to
Mr.. n. Jacob, OF this city, who is one
of the trustees.
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MARKETS By TELEGRAPH


New York, March 9.-Money on call
steady at 2d212 per cent, last loan at :
per cent; prime mercantile paper 4d412
per cent, sterling exchange weak with
actual business in bankers bills at S4.S31s
04.A for demand and $i.S1d4S1A for sixty
days; posted rates s4.S2d4.S3 and A.SG
ASH: commercial bills s4.S0l2: silver GER
tificateS 54asM55c: bar silver 344c; Next
can dollars 4i&4c; government bonds
strong; state bonds dull; railroad bonds
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A thrill OF terror Is experienced when
q brassy cough of Group sounds
through the house at night But the
terror soon changes to relief after One
Minute Cough Cure has been admins
tered. Safe and harmless for children.
R. r. Bellamy.
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If you are not feeling we'll. why don't
you take Hoods Sarsaparilla? 1t will
purify and enrich your blood and do
you wonderful good.
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Raleigh Times: Lieutenant Ed. Glenn.
now stationed at Vancouver. Washing
ton, writes his brother here. r. G.. Glenn,
that he has been detailed by the govern
ment to go to klondike and expects to
start soon.
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Mt. Airy News: Randolph county
made fifty Thousand more bushels of
wheat last year than any other county
u the state.
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WILMINGTON hlRKLTS.
COTTUN REPORT.

CoTTUN REPORT.
Wilmington. March 2.
Receipts Of cotton today-2ls bales.
Receipts same day last year-l1o bales.
This seasons receipts TO date-3e.Ss
bales.
Receipts 10 same date last ~year-2o.S7
bales.
The quotations posted a, 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange:
Cotton firm.
Good ordinary ~
Low midd4lng , a-le
G G5edlP middXne
Same day last year. &C.
NAVAL STORES.
Spirits turpent.ne quiet; machine bar
rels 35c: country barrels 5fi<c-
Rosin firm at S1.2 and $50.
Tar firm at $40.
Crude turpentine nominal: hard $50;
soft 500.
Prices same day last year-spirits tur-
pentine &c and 251Zc: roSin si-5 and
$50; tar si.0o. crude turpentine $50 and
$50.
Receipts today-15 barrels spirits tur-
p~entine, % barrels rosin. 90 barrels tar,
4 barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-52 casks
spirits ~turpentine, 39 barrels rosin, "a
barrels tar,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Peanuts-North Carolina. prime IG6oc
per bushel; extra prime. Oc; fancy, 212c.
Virginia-Extra prime. 40Q4Sc-
Rice-Uplands. 65qac; lowlands. H.10Q
$1.15.
Corn+7kG5oc.
North Carolina Bacon-Hams, 10d11c;
shoulders. 64s14c; sides: 7Aqsc.
Chickens-Firm; spring 10GlSc; hens
1SG25c: ROSTERS, 1SG22c.
Turkeys-(Live). Z to 10c per pound.
Eggs-Sfow at 10c.
Shingles-Per 1,ee0 five inch. hearts and
saps, s1.50G2.1 10: six inch, s2.50G3.50.
Timber at s3.@ to $50 per 1000 feet.
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a woman is never comfortable unless
She has her feet en- something, and she
is infinitely well content when she has
her dainty pedal extremities on the mus
culine neck-metaphorically speaking.
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TWELVE SHORT MINUTES
srrFICE FOR THE SENATE TO
PASS THE CANNON BILL.

An Factions Recognize the Gravity OF the
situation -withous . Dissenting No'ee'
q speech Made. the Entire BODY
Votes Aye on the Proposition to fisee
Fifty million Dollars In the Presidents
Hands for National Defense
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What "A lot OF time women waste in
street cars. II IL were only possible for
them TO have a little light fancy work
for such occa -ions Idle hands would 'bo
kept out OF mischief forever.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
No. 2 spring wheat G94c No. 3 spring
wheat e4Iasc No. > red S1.0als: No. ? corn
294c: No. 2 bats DISC: No. 2 white fob.
3430Ac: No. 3 white f.o.b. 2shG30lzc: No.
2 rye 491Zc; mess pork, per barrel S0.25G
short ribs sides Qoose) S.oOd5.30; dry
sailed shoulders Cboxed) s415d5.W: short
clear sides lboxed) S.&a5.45; whiskey,
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Strawberry short cake is now putting
on its customary early springtime airs. :
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"a Good DAYS Work.,

My brother was in such a condition
that he could not walk but a short
distance without resting. He had no
strength and his blood was very Door.
He has been taking Hoods Sarsaparil-
Ia and can now do a good days work
on the farm. We feeel he owes his
health to this medicine" Miss Eve
Moss, Whitehall, Va
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PORT RECEIPTS.

Galveston-Quiet at &c; net receipts
1893.
N~orfolk-Quiet at &c; net receipts $50.
Baltimore-Nominal at 61sc; gross re-
ceipts 63S.
B~oston-Steady at SIC; net receipts
l ,2O1: gross receipts 3,423.
Wilmington-Ffrm at 5sc; net receipts
219.
Observation-Disclosures at 61ac.
Savannah-Quiet at ) 11-1Gc: net receipts
3,346.
New Orleans-Quiet at 5Ac: net re-
ceipts u. 06S.
Mobile-Quiet at 5 1850; net receipts
1875.
Memphis-Stcady at sac; net receipts
ISIS; gross receipts 2.011.
Augusta-Steady at 6 Lice; net receipts
80.
Charleston-Quiet at SAC; net receipts
S27.
Cincinnati-Steady at &c; net receipts
LISA.
Louisville-Firm at SIC.
st. ~Louis-Steady at 5 13-16c; net re-
ceipts BIZ; gross receipts 5.917.
HouSton0Quiet at &C: net receipts 2,4ls.
GRAIN AND PROVISION.
Chicago, March 9.-The leading futures
were as follows:
Open. High. Low. Clos.
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Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods SarSaparilla. Easy and
yet efficient.
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COTTON.


Liverpool, March "a p. m.-Cotton-
Spot fair demand; prices unchanged;
American middling 3 1920. The sales of
for speculation and export and 5000 Am
erican; receipts 1000 bales, including $500
American. Futures opened quiet and
steady with a moderate demand and
closed steady.
American middii1g. low middling clause
March 3 23-64d03 Paid, buyers; March
and April 3 23-64d63 24-64d. buyers; April
and May 3 23-64dG3 24-64d, buyers: May
and jun 8 2i-64d, sellers; June and July
3 24-64d, buyers; July and August 8 "a
Gid, buyers; August and September 8 "a
Sid. buyers; September and October 3 %
64dI3 Paid, buyers: October and No
vember 3 23-64d. buyers; November and
December 3 23-6+d. buyers; December and
January 8 23-64d, sellers.
New York, March 9.-Cotton dull: mid
ding 64c: net receipts 326; gross receipts
1883; exports to Great Britain 1921: 10
France 400: to the continent 52S: forward
ed 1922; sales 40, all spinners; stock 49,
726.
Total today-Net receipts %. 431; exports
to great Britain 10. 90: to France $50; to
the continent 15,171; stock LIP. Cos.
COnSOlidated-Net receipts 90 $50; eX-
ports to Great Britain 2.635, S63: to France
700, S96: to the continent 2,230, S+S.
Futures opened dull but steady; sales
4. 700 bales, and closed barely steady. sales
So, 800 bales: March sc. 06: April s6.O7; May
$40: July 1913: August $6.15: September
cember S6.12: January 6.14.
Spot cotton closed dull: middling up
lands 6Ac; middlins gulf &C; sales 10
bales.
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CHARTERS.

CHARTERS.
The Two Brothers loads coal at Departure
Bay for this port.
SPOKEN.
Per British Isles-May 2o-Lat 80 II 5, long
May 20-Iat 80 II S. long 1s7 II E. Br bark
King David. from Newcastle FOR san iran
Per ST Peul-June 1s-East end Of St Law
renee Island by u stmr Bear, bktn Jane a
Falkenburg, hence May 16, for kotzebue Sounocc
Per Sameritan-June Lat 19 II s. long 30
II w, Br ship Alcinous. from Androssan. lor
San Francisco o
Per Canrobert-June lo-Lat Il Al s. long 152
o6, ship showing letters T Q. supposed TO
be the ship Celtic Race. from Newcastle NSN.
for San Francisco.
Per Annie Johnson-July s. lat 40 81 N, Iosg
kong. for San Francisco.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
ST MICHAEL-Arrfved prior to July 7-stmr
Samoa, hence June with barge Monarch in
EUREKA-Arrived July 1S-stmr Ruth. nnce
PORT LUDLow-Arrived July 1s-schr Com
ct, from Port Gamble; bktn Tam o shanter.
BALLARD-Arrived July l7-schr A Bax-
sEATTLENArrived July l7-stmr Protection
EUREKA-Arrived July 1s-stmr North Fork
SAN PEDRo-Arrived July 1s-stmr Jewel.
TATOOsH-Passed July 17-Br ship Blyths-
wood from Cardiff. for Victoria
Passed out-Ship Louis Walsh. from Tacoma,
FORT BRAGG-Arrived July 1s-stmr Co
guile River. hence July Is 20, % GU.
S Holmes, from San Pedro; stmr Ben
n PgGRT R heHSs sqS July 1sschr
FORT Ross-sailed July 1s-sc1r La Chill
FORT BRAGGsailed July 1s-stmr sequoia,
coos BAY-Arrived July 1s-schr Gotama,
VENTURA-Arrtved July 1s-stmr George
Loomis, hence July H.
C Glade. from Honolulu. for San Francisco.
SAN PEDRO-Arrived July 1S-schr Mary
AsT0RiA~saiied July 1s-stmr State of Cali
fornia. for San francisco ,,,,,. - s,,- cha.
z Falk. for San Francisco; schr San Buena-
ventura, for Redondo. July 17-Stmr signal,
for San Francisco; schr Glen. for San FRAN
cisco
Arrived July 1s-schr H Merchant. hence
sEATTLE-sailed July 1S-stmr Arizona for
VENTURA~sailed July 1s-stmr George
EVERETT-Arrived July 1s-schr Marion.
- EASTERN PORTS.
BALTIMORE-ClearedJ July 16-Br ship Phil
omene: for Honolulu. w., - s,,,.
NEW YORK-Arrived July r-Ship Henry
Hyde, from Honolulu.
FOREIGN PORTS.
MELBoURNE-Arrived July 12-Br stmr Pa
FALMoUTH~ July 1e-Br ship Cam
brian King for Antwerp
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed July 16-Br ship An
gelsey for Antwerp; Br ship Errel. for Fps
witch: Br bark Chelmsford, for =.
YOKOHAMA-Sailed July 15-Br stmr Ia
coma. for Tacoma; Br ship Sir Robert Fernie,
for Port Townsend.
NEWCASTLE, NSW-Sailed June s-Br ship
Enterpe, for Honolulu
GUAYMAS-Arrived July 16-Schr Ternie
Stella. from Grays Harbor.
YOKOHAMA-Sailed July 1e-Br stmr Dor1o,
for San Francisco, via Honolulu.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
GIBRALTAR-Arrived July 1s-Stmr Kaiser
Wilhelm II, from New York. and proceeded to
Naples and Genoa.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES July E-Srmr
Augusta Victoria, from Hamburg via ports on
North Cape, excursion.
HAMBURG-Sailed July 17-Stmr Pennsylva-
MA for New York
SOUTHAMPTON-sai July -17-Strnr Bar
tarcssa. for New York.
PREVENTATIVE July 1s-StInr Ensign
Louise from New York. via SOUTHAMPTON.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK. July lS.-The downward move
ment in stocks to-day checked before the
close and the level of prices brought back
slightly above Saturdays close. But il cannot
be said that the market was sustained by any
buying demand. for its lethargy was complete.
The break in Az points in Metropolitan street
traffic on its line during reconstruction period
was the main unsettling factor in the morning.
Quite a heavy decrease in earnings OF the New
York Central FOR June and the shrinkage in the
bound rail freight movement due TO the
lively competition OF the lake lines were also
factors OF weakness. New York Centrals de-
cline was, however. only fractional, and il re-
covered IL in the late dealings In the buy
ing OF Brooklyn -pi6 Transit on the continued
increase in earnings was also sustaining fac
tor, and the recent pressure against the coalers
ceased, these stocks generally showing gains
All Indications point 10 a coming redundancy
81 the money market but no evidence OF an
overflow o. funCs into stocks was manifest to-
day. The allotment Of The Government bonds
IL Is felt certain VIII result in the release OF
large sums on account OF rejected subscriptions
business in bonds light to-day, and prices
saggec early. but later recovered. Total sales
s. go. 0Jl
United States old tours registered DECLINED L.
and the hVes coupon advanced !. in the bid
price.
Total sales OF stocks to-day were Isl, 700
shares, including SIS Atchison preferred; 1924
Burlington 1s25 Manhattan: Il.0SS Metropoli-
tan, I..571 Reading; 1858 New York Central
Y So St Paul; $3.50 Tobacco; 34OO Peoples Gas
l6, 9SS Sugar.
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pany has declared regular monthly dividend
OF 90 cents per share. payable August ].
savage ,b Of ss cents % De
The following dividends are announced:
Jamison Mining Company, California, cents
ciated Gold Mining Company, Colorado cent
per share, $780, July Is, Portland. Colo
The Spring Valley Water Company will pay
a monthly dividend of so cents per share on
Weekly reports from the leading mines are
Con. Cal. & va--155o level-From the incline
sill floor of this level from the south drift at
a point 230 feet in from its mouth, the upralse
earred up ee o,a S
Ing through porphyry and quartz assaying from
81 to Sc per ton 1850 level.We continue n re-
From the old east crosscut on the sill floor
of this level at point 80 feet in from its
above the sill floor from the north end OF
the openings from the upraise carried up -
feet. We have worked east and north through
streaks and punches of ore from which we have
car samples. sas 81. 1850 level-on the eighth
at point II feet from its mouth. the north
drift has been advanced IA feet; total length. So
quartz. assaylng from 81 to IS per ton The
total extraction OF ore for the week amounted
R ss samples taken from cars at the surface was
All prospecting work In the mine was sus-
pended at 1870 p. m. on July l6
Sierra Nevada-Rley tunnel-During the week
extracted IS mining cars OF ore from the fourth
and fifth floors and also cleared the chute in
the mine Of deposited there the
week previous. making Is mining carloads
of ore. The average assay of samples taken
from the face was gold. s31 25 silver, rs ounces
per ton. Have tetimbered the old Sierra Ne
vada shaft Is feet during the week. making q
total OF 70 feet. Are putting up the building
for the hoisting works. The west crosscut from
the north drift. started at point so feet north
from the tunnel line. was advanced rs feet:
face IN low grade quartz and porphyry. 900
north from crosscut No. advanced 10
feet; total length. 2o4 feet; face in porphyry
and clay.
In the Chollar and Potosi mines all the men
with the exception OF three employed on re-
pairs in the main incline were laid off on July
Brunswick lode-Gould & Curry-Best Bel
cher-All work has been discontinued in the
SHAFT Sutro tunnel level-Joint north drift
from the Sutro tunnel has been advanced is
feet; total length. 1874 feet: face in porphyry
From the end Of this drift have started a west
crosscut.
Chollar and Potosi-On the 800 level work
on the Wine In the east crosscut on the south
line OF Chollar has been discontinued On the
500 level Of incline shaft No. / the Joint Chol-
lar and Potosi south drift was extended is
Feet for the week. Total length, 1872 feet. This
drift has reached the north line of the Chol-
lar ground, and It's face is in hard porphyry.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
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WEATHER REPORT.
r,so.b 1tartd,an-Pac!fic TIme.)

Q7Oth Meridan-Pacinc TimeJ
SAN FRANCISCO, July Is. p. m
The following maximum temperatures are re-
ported to-day from Weather Bureau stations In
California: ,o,.
Fresno. 100; Los Angeles, 50; REQ Blun. loo'
Indanendence 30: San Diego, Ie sacramento
IS: San Luis Obispo. "A; Yuma. lOf. co.
San Francisco temperatures Ma&lnurh' o.
minimum. 81; mean, 81
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GET IA
FORECASTS.
The pressure has risen slowly during the past
twelve hours over the extreme northern portion
the southern portion. An area OF high pressure
appears to be approaching the coast north OF
the Columbia River and may cause warmer
weather and northerly winds over the Pacinc
Coast. ,. 49,.
Mountains Il has fallen rapidly near Havre
and FL Paso. ,,., -
The following maximum wind velocities are
reported: Port Angeles. IS miles per hour from
the northwest; Idaho Falls. 20 southwest; III
Paso, IS northwest. 49,.
hours ending midnight July 10, 1898:
Northern California-Fair Tuesday; northerly
winds
Southern Californa-Fair Tuesday; warmer
north: northerly winds inland. westerly WINDS
on the coast.
Nevada-Fair Tuesday.
Utah-Fair Tuesday; warmer north.
Automatically Tuesday.
san Francisco and Niclnity-Fair Iuesohy'
warmer; northerly changing to westerly winds
Special report from Mt. Tamalpias taken at
D. m-Clear: wind northwest light tempera-
ALEXANDER McADIE.
Local Forecast Official
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heifers. 50 1894; Gamers. 81 1908 10; calves
s. 25af: Western steers. 81 3096 L.
HOGS-Were about steady. Fair to choice.
SO s5(l4 10; packers, So s0a3 92H butchers. 50 50
"A o.; mixed. s. 1904; light, s. 1904; pigs. 81 rs
sHEEP-Ruled higher. Spring lambs. Ad
so; native Sheep S305 rs.
Receipts-Cattle, $780, hogs, A, 1000; sheep.
1900.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, July 1S-CATTLE-Receipts.
5000. Market steady to strong. Steers, SAG
Is: cows and heifers. 81 60G4 IS; stockers and
feeders. 50 25Q5; bulls, So 5o@4 49,
lower. Bulk OF sales. 50 1893 IS; heavtes. s. 80
a.; packers. So 7o@3 30; mixed. So coos 80:
lights. g COOS IS; workers., 50 7o@s 70; pigs.
sHEEP-Receipts, 5000 Market firm; lambs,
50 75@6 Is; muttons. 81 5o94 so.
OMAHA.
OMAHA July 1s-CATTLE+Receipts, 1900.
Western steers. So sO0I co. cows and heifers.
s. 5o94 90; stockers and feeders, s. eo04 81
calves, s4I6
HOGs-Receipts. 27oo Market steady. Heavy.
g soGS go; mixed, s. 5000 So; bulk OF sales,
to choice natives. s. 75Gl4 90: do Westerns So SO
Goa 80; common. 81 75G4 20: lambs $4@6.
DENVER.
DENVER. July 1S.-CATTLE-Receipts, COO.
Market steady shade higher. Beef steers, Az
. cows, sSG4 feeders. freight paid to liver
s4Q4 90; stockers. freight paid to river SAG.
70 bulls and stays 81 50G3 so.
HoGS-Eece1pts. 100 Market steady. Light
IS 706S S5. -
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 Market steady. Good
Fat muttons, 50 1894 %.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks continue dull and fluctuations
are necessarily narrow owing to the very low
range of values. The different Comstock COM
panies, 1t is reported are taking the necessary
steps to reduce their par value from 800 down
to 81 80 or IS per share, to bring the bust
of stock speculation down to the exac-
lions of the new stamp law. The mining OPP
erations on the Comstock practically
suspended. 49, market yesterday lower
all around general thing.
Local securities showed no change worthy Of
note. Business was fair.
The South Swansea Mining Company Of
Utah has passed its dividend for July. This
company has paid monthly dividends of FIVE
cents per share, or 1880. up to this time.
The Mountaineer Mill and Mining Company
OF Nevada County has levied assessment
of three cents per share. delinquent August s.
The annual meeting of the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company will
be held to-day
The Union Consolidated Mining Company
has elected III old board OF directors. with
Charles H. Fish as president. A. P. Swain
The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

Earl Fruit Company's auction sales Of Cali
fornia fruit:
PHILADELPHIA, July 1s.-Bartletts-s1 750
10: average 81 o. Tragedy Prunes-s1 300
rs: average. 81 Al. Washington Plums-Aver-
age, 81 46. Three cars sold.
CHICAGO, July 1s-Bartletts (ventilator)-
81 sOG2; average. 81 IS. Weather hot Eight
cars sold.
BOSTON. July 1s-Bartletts = 81 25a2 20;
average. 81 SO. Tragedy-sl 05Q1 20; average
81 81. Royal Hative Plums-S1 3d. Weather
NEW YORK, July 1s-Bartletts-s1 1902 49,;
average. 81 p. Prunes--Tragedy. 81 o59l 90;
average. 81 49, satsuma, socqs1 10; average CSC.
81 "a: Burbanks, 75c@si rs; average. 81 Ga; Cal
iforna Red, 81 COOL rs; average. 81 "a; Royal
Hative 81 05; Peach Plums. 81 40Q1 60; aver
age. 81 So. Cherries-Royal Anne, 25cQs1 rs;
average. 74c Republican. 55cqs2 40; average
NEW YORK. July lS-California fruit was
auctoned to-day follows: Pears-Bartletts.
single crate; German, 81 1901 30 Plums-
Bradshaws. 81 As; Washingtons, 81 POOL 40;
Abundance 95cGsl Is. Peaches-Early Craw-
fords. soc box. Fifteen sold to-day.
CHICAGO, July 1s-Pears-Bartetts 81 600
crate; wickson 81 40; Ogon. 81 250I 40; Peach,
washingtons, 81 05@i 20: Yellow Egg. ST.
Prunes-Simon. 81 As single crate; Tragedy. 81
al 80. Peaches-E Crawford's s1G1 40 box /:
I Deckers, 81 05g1 30; Fosters 81 05d1 %: St
Johns. Sal 80 box and soc@sl % single crate !:
Hales Earlys. 95c@sl box. Grapes-sl 30 sin
gle crate; Neetarines, 81 20 single crate. APP
ples-Alexanders. Csc half box. Eight cars
sold