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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-10
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. May 9-FLOUR-R Receipts.
1890. exports. 5000. More steadily held
WHEAT-Receipts. 1898 bushels; exports.
90,ll6 bushels sales coo bushels; futures.
900 bushels spot and out ports. Spot
steady; No. red. S4sc, T. O b. afoat and
1890 elevator; No. ? red, SSlsc 10 arrive. +. o.
b. afoat. No. I Northern Duluth. Sll4c T. o. b.
afioat to arrive Options opened firm on the
Michigan State report. and after midday
season of depression following long sales. re
covered again. Shorts alarmed over a
reported settlement OF the Buffalo strike, bull
ish rumors on the Government report and less
favorable Southwestern news. The close was
steady at nc to sc net advance. May, 1884
1850 closed 1850; July, 76&@77lsc closed nc:
September. 75Nd76c. closed 76c; December 76Is
d76&c closed 76Ac
HIDES Steady.
METALS-The metal market was generally
quiet and irregular during the day. with price
firm on light offerings, but the rest Of the list
was depressed by a falling off in demand and
larger offerings by producers, Gable news and
advices from the West averaged up about as
anticipated. At the close the Metal Exchange
PTGIRON-warrants. quiet but firm at si1
LAKE CoPPER-Dun. at &la
TIN-Easier with S25 80 bid and $25 90 asked
SPELTER-Unchanged. with SIS 70 bid and
81 asked.
The brokers price for lead was 81 p and for
COFFEE Options closed dull 5 to 10 points
lower sales 800 bags inclualng' may . H.
Spot coffee-Ro, steady; mild, quiet and
steady
SUGAR-Raw. steady. Refined firm.
BUTTER Receipts, 10. $50 packages; firm.
Western creamery. 14d17c; factory l2Ql3c
EGGS-Receipts 10, 81 packages; firm. West
ern, 13dl3%c; Southern, l2Gl3c.
DRIED FRUITS
NEW YORK, May e.-Calfornia dried fruits.
steady
EVAPORATED APPLES-Common. rosie:
mi me Ivire choice. V,
ga GlOc.
PRUNES-F4 G91lc.
APRICOTS-Royal 13d14c; Moorpark, 14dlSc.
Observation-Disclosures. 9Ia@l15kc; peeled 25Qg
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RYE-Dull and unchanged at 971kc6s1 per
BUCKWHEAT-Nom
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-California family extras, So e0Q3 75
usual terms; bakers extras, 50 40613 so Oregon
and Washington. SO 40Q3 As Dbl for extra
So 25dS 40 for bakers and 50 3Oa2 so for super
fine.
NlILLSTUFFs- Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham
Meal g 30: Rice Flour 81: Cornmeal. 81 so: ex-
ira cream Cornmeal. SO 20; Oatmeal, 81 506i4 rs;
Dat Greats, "a 70; Hominy. SO 256D3 80; Buck
wheat Flour. s4G4 25 Cracked Wheat, SO 10
Farina, 81 80: Whole Wheat Flour. 50 50; Rolled
Oats (barrels). IS 5566 95; in sacks Sc 35d6 75;
Pearl Barley So Split Peas, 81 so; Green Peas.
81 per
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WASHINGTON
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAID.
CHICAGO May 9.-The small receipts Of cat
tie to-day in connection with good demand
resulted in advancing prices fully sc. Fancy
grades brought s. 4565 80; choice steers, IS log
35 mediums. 81 6Oa4 so; beef steers, 81 1904 So;
stockers and feeders, s4a5 Is; bulls, 80 1904 IS;
cows and heifers, So 50GD4 25; Western fed
steers 81 3O95 go; Texas steers, 50 s094 80;
calves, s4a6 60.
HOGS-Were weak and &c lower. Fair to
choice So S0G3 95: heavy packers, So 65G3 TN
butchers. So 65G3 921a; lights 50 65q3 90 pigs.
81 30d3 rs.
SHEEP-were in active demand and ruled
strong and higher Colorado wooded lambs,
s. SOFAS 25. largely at s6G6 10; shorn lots 81 Esq
50: common to good sheep. 81 Soq5 10, chiefly
81 9OG5 TO- with expert lots bringing "a 5000.
Il 900
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs continue firm at the advanced prices.
with light receipts. More have come in from
the East. There is change in Beef. Nut
ton and Veal.
Wholesale rates from saughterers to dealers:
BEEF-71saSl4c per 10 for Steers and 6d612c
for Cows.
VEAL--Large &c; small, SQsc per Ib.
MUTTON-Wethers, 7G71ac Ewes. &c per 10.
LAMB-Spring, Slzd9c per ID.
PORk-Live Hogs. 5l2@5%c for small 524 q
&c for medium and 5Q517c for large; stock
Hogs and Feeders. 4%@5c; dressed Hogs. Z
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTs- dull and rates
have not changed for some time. The char
tered Wheat fleet in port has a registered ton
mage Of 1857, against 5000 tons on the same date
last year; disengaged, a. $50 tons against 1900;
on the way to this port. les, 500 tons against
234, 500
WHEAT-The Chicago market dull and
steady. The Michigan crop is now estimated
at IS. a decline of ten points St. Louis has
turned about and is buying freely on reports
Of Hessian ny in Indiana and cheat in South
ern Illinois There are tips on the forthcom-
ing Government report of 10 to 49,
The local market is duh and unchanged.
While crop prospects are still good the enor-
nous crop looked for a month ago is no longer
Spot Wheat-shipping, 81 o5al 10; milling
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal Session-9:l5 oclock-No sales.
Second Sesson-No sales.
Regular Morning Session-December-4 ctls,
Afternoon Session December 1000 ctls,
storage paid-2OOO 81 oS; 2COO 81 O7ss; May
BARLEY-The market shows no change
whatever, being dull and steady
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal session-s:l5 o'clock-No sales.
Second session-seller 80. new-2ooo ctls, SIC.
Regular Morning session-seller 49, new
5000 ctls s7c 1000 s6tc: 1900, S7isc; 1000 s7Ac;
December-2O0o, 901sc; 1000, sOS.c.
Afternoon Session-December- cts, 9O%c;
seller 80, new-2OOO S71ac 10000. s7Hc.
OATS-The market has not been so scantily
supplied for a number of years. The shortness
OF stocks and high prices up north have checked
receipts from there. and local stocks are
almost exhausted the market is getting excited
and quotations are getting higher all around.
There only one lot of white Oats on the
Produce Exchange yesterday and II was held
at 81 An Buyers are perforce taking black
and red oats in lieu of white. and even these
descriptions are scarce and steadily getting
scarcer.
Fancy Feed. 81 so per ctl; good to choice.
81 45q1 Any; common, 81 S7!R9l 42ia: Surprise,
ctl; Red 81 40; Black, 81 S2lkG1 IS.
CORN-The market rules firm, with ad-
vance in several descriptions
Small round Yellow. 81 25d1 40: Eastern
large Yellow. 81 12hG1 Is; White. 81 15a1 IN i;
mixed. 81 121z per ctl; California White, nomi-
nal.
RYE-Dun and unchanged at s71kc@n per ctl
BUCK WHEAT-Nominal
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. May s.-There is decidedly irmer
tone in the wool market here this week. but
prices have not gone higher. The demand for
territorial has been fair at 4oc for fine medium
and fine secured Fleece woods are quiet, but
the market is quoted about the same Quo
tations:
Territory wools-Montana fine medium ana
fine 12Gi5c: secured 40c: staple 40G42c; Utah,
wyoming etc fine medium and fine. 12ql6c
secured. 3SG4Oc: staple 40d42c.
Australian. secured basis, comhing, superf,ne'
70G72c do good, 65M67c.
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PORTLAND. May 9.-The wheat situation
shows but little change. The East showed
little more strength to-day, but Europe was
doing no better and owing to a lack of ton
mage local exporters not inclined to quote
above 5s]ac with some of them quoting 57d5Sc
for Walla Walla. Valley, usual, was easy
at about 1c above these figures and bluestem
at Gle. Offerings are light and the demand is
poor.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, May 9.-The local wheat market
was devoid of interest to-day. Receipts were
light and prices dull at 5Sc for club. sic for
bluestem.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. May s.-The Compercial Ad-
vertisers London financial cablegram says:
This being the last day of the account here.
with the nineteen-days account following. bus
mess dull. and the tone Irregular. Re
ports after hours were favorable. The deVel-
opments at Pretoria produced better tone.
Americans opened fiat and weak. the bulls
selling Later some shares were bought on the
expectation OF rally. New York opened
selling. then bought The street closed at the
best. though there were losses on balance.
Silver closed strong at 275sd. The bank bought
9s6, 400 gold in bars.
The feature OF the mining contango bust
ness to-day the extreme difficulty expert
enced by bulls in copper to get commitments
carried over. The reason assigned by the
principal dealers in American copper shares is
that the market is unsettled. owing 10 New
Jersey combines that they fear the next set
tlement will disclose a bear account, when
most of the shares Will have 70 be redelivered
after all the trouble and expense Of taking
them up and he sustained.
CLOSING.
Canadian Pacific lOo9s Northern Pacific pre-
ferred. 79ss: Union Pacific preferred. 77&
Atchison 1915; Grand Trunk S; Anaconda,
l1& bar silver, steady. 2S2sd per ounce; money,
IL per cent.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

There was no further advance in Eggs and
indeed some dealers quoted the market quieter
Butter was in free supply and weak at the
quotations. There is no lack of Cheese, which
is easy.
BUTTER
Dairy-Fancy, 15c; good to choice. 1S@14Ac;
store. HAZE per ID.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, 1oG1Oihc old
ehc; Young America, 11012c; Eastern. l41hG15c
EGGS-Quoted at 15@16c for store and 1I9lSc
per dozen for ranch: Eastern. l64l6lac
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graphic advices to Bradstreets indicate the
following changes in available supplies last
week:
Wheat-United States and Canada, east Rock
les decrease. 1,614 900; afloat for and in Eu-
rope increase 300 900 bushels Total supply
increase 1S46, 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada. east Rock
les, decrease. $3.50, 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, east OF the
Rockies, decrease, 1886. 900 bushels The aggre
gate stock of wheat held at Portland, Or, and
Tacoma and Seattle, Wash, decreased 10000
bushels last week
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san Francisco data: Maximum te
g. minimum, 81; man. IS.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
4


G. minimum, 81; man. 5S
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The weather Is generally cloudy over Wash
iugton and Northern Arizona. and partly cloudy
In the interior Of the central portion Of Cali
fornia; elsewhere on the Pacific Slope the
weather is clear. Light rain has fallen during
the day over Northern Utah and Southern
Idaho.
The pressure has risen slightly over the
northern portion Of the country and fallen
over the southern.
The changes in temperature have been slight
except a fall over the Rocky Mountain region
and In Northern Arizona.
Conditions are favorable for fair weather in
California Wednesday. The temperature
throughout the great valleys Will continue
high.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, May 10:
Northern California-Fai Wednesday; con
tinued warm in the interior, fresh north wind
Southern California-Fair Wednesday; warm
ct. fresh northwest wind.
NeNada-FaiT, warmer Wednesday.
Automatically cloudy in north portion, fol
lowed by fair. fair in the south portion
Wednesday, warmer.
Utah-Fair, warmer Wednesday.
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Wednesday,
somewhat warmer; fresh northwest wind.
O. II. WILSON. Local Forecast Official.
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BOSTON sTOCE
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 9.-Money on call frmer.
3I5d6 per cent; last loan. per cent Prime
mercantile paper 31a044 per cent. Sterling
exchange weak. with actual business in bank
ers bills at 81 s714 S7A for demand and at
81 S5G4 ssh for 60 days; posted rates. 81 seq
! S6is and 81 SSG4 ssh; commercial bills, 81 "a.
Mexican dollars, 439I. Government bonds.
strong; State bonds, steady; railroad bonds, ir-
reg
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS,

Goldfish advanced
Silver about the same
Wheat and Barley dull
Oats excited and higher.
Corn advanced. Rye dull
Hay going 10 pieces.
FeedstufTs unchanged.
Beans ana Seeds dull.
Potatoes and Vegetables plentiful.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged
Poultry IN good supply.
Fruits stu bring good prices.
Another advance in Oranges.
Some change in Dried Fruit.
Samples OF new Honey coming IN.
Wool firm and selling we'll
Hops still nominal
Hides quiet ard Tallow easier.
Hogs continue firm.
Other Meats unchanged.
Oils az before.
Increased exports OF Quicksilver.
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LUMBER.

LUMBER-Retail prices as follows: Pine.
ordinary sizes. Sl5G1S; extra sizes, higher;
Redwood, 81 for No. l and s14@15 for No. 2:
Lath. 4 feet. 81 2O@2 50; Pickets, s14; Shingles,
for Silt and $40 90 for sawn: Rustic. So
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quiet and easy: No. spring wheat 7tA972kc;
No. 3 spring wheat. 6ss614c No. 2 red, 74A9
76hc; No. corn. S212c; No. oats. 26iL d2619c;
No. white. 2s03Oc; No. 3 white 2S1a629Ac:
No. rye. 5sl4c; No. barley. S5G41c; No. 1
faxseed. 81 IA: prime timothy seed. 81 So;
pork, per barrel IS 4OdS 45; lard, per 100 pounds
81 s7kQS;, short ribs sides doosel, 81 4Od4 20;
clear sides Cboxed). 81 S0dI4 90: whisky. distil-
lers' finished goods per gallon. 81 &c: sugars,
cut Loaf 6.02c: granulated. 5.52c.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans and Seeds continue dull at previous
quotations.
BEANS-Bayos 81 50d1 S.; Small White 81 90
az 10; Large Whites 81 5Oa1 IS; Pinks, 81 500
90: Reds 50 25@S IS; Blackeye. aG4 10; But
ters. nominal; Limas.' 81 Pea, 81 $500 so; Red
Kidneys So 2562 so per ctl.'
t,aIS 3SSSci FIaS s92 no Gans Yellow s
2&tc per ID; Alfalfa, sh99kc; Rape, 3aSjbc;
Hemp. 4Q4Ac; Timothy. 4&Q51zc.
DRIED PEAs-Niles, 81 75G2; Green. 50 100
2 IS ctl.
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Increased exports OF Quicksilver.
QUICKSILVER TRADE.

Receipts OF Quicksilver at this port during
the first four months Of the year were Ills
TASKS against 1915 IN 1895. The exports during
this period were 4l0S TASKS. valued $3.50 1856
agalnst 2aAs llasks Asl.a4L I'm 1893.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Q2Oth Meridan-Pacifc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO May 9, p. m.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls 70
date. as compared with those Of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-To-days statement
Of the condition Of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance s262. 5S2 1863; gold reserve.
S24I Pill ST.
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PorAToEs, Onions AND vEGETABLEs

Receipts were SAC boxes Asparagus. 43s boxes
Rhubarb ss6 sacks Peas. 46 sacks Beans and
5T2 sacks Potatoes.
The markets under this head do not change
much from day to day. supplies about balan-
cling the demand. Asparagus was weaker yes
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Receipts were 1873 boxes Cherries and 67s
chests Strawberries.
Receipts of Cherries increased again. but
there was no decline though the arrivals did
not all clean up. Berries stood about the same
No Blackberries came in. Raspberries APP
peared from Newcastle, selling at Csc per bas-
ket. There were very few Apricots to to be
seen.
Navel Oranges have again advanced and are
very firm. other Citrus Fruits remain I'M
changed.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 81 5002 so for fair to good and sS63 80
for choice to fancy
BERRIES-G ooseberries 2595oc per drawer
and 5O@6Oc per box, and 3@4c per lb in bulk
Blackberries, --- per crate: Strawberries $315
per chest for small and % 75G4 for large ber-
ries.
75c7S1 % per box for black. with advance
for extra brands; Black, in bulk 1oq12i2c per
lb.
Apricots 81 5Od1 Is per crate
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges. s. 25Q3 70
per box: Seedlings, 81 25d2 25 Mediterranean
Sweets. 81 50d2 Is; Lemons, 81 25d1 so for COM
mon and s2G2 80 for good to choice; Mexican
Lines Sc 5Od7; California Lines. 50d75c per
small box; Grape Fruit, 81 50q2 50; Bananas,
81 50G2 80 per bunch; Pneapples, S2q4 so per
dozen.
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'OTTON-Uplands. 3 13- 32d.
CLOSING.

WHEAT-Spot steady; futures. dull May.
5s 91.d: July. 5s 7S4d, September. IS 7asd.
CORN-Spot American mixed, new, steady.
SIS 5l2d: American mixed. old, steady, Is Sad.
Futures quiet. May IS Sad; July. IS sad;
September, IS sgd.
Receipts of wheat during the past three
days 3O7 GOO centals including 10000 Ameri-
can.
Receipts of American corn during the past
three days, So. 800 centals.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. May 9.-Consols 110A; silver.
2Sasd: French rentes, 1927 Acc; wheat cargoes
off coast buyers Indifferent operators; cargoes
on passage. easier in some request, Sd lower;
English country markets quiet.
LIVERPOOL, May 9.-Wheat, firm; wheat
in Paris. easy, Flour in Paris. dull French
country markets, steady; weather in England,
thunder storms.
CnTTON-I- nlands 8 d -22d.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS Al

Samples of Honey have been received
and the goods themselves will be along in a
few days.
few changes in Fruits will be observed.
Raisins and Nuts remain heretofore.
DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, &c for 40-50's. 5@
5l4c for 5O-60s, 4641ac for 6O-7O's, 31zd3Ac for
7O-s0s 224G3Ac for S0-9O's 2lad2s4c for s0-100s
and 2G2Lc for 100-110s Peaches, S12G9l3c for
good TO choice, 1O610i5c for fancy and 14dl5c for
peeled; Apricots, 12l2G13c for Royals and ---
for Moorparks Evaporated Apples, sG9i2c; sun
dried, out; Black Figs. out; Plums nominal,
1lkc for unpitted and 4l2d6c for pitted; Pears,
3d9c, according to color, etc.
RAISINS-3%4c for two-crown 424c for three
crown sac for four-crown, 4l2G6c for Seedless
sultanas. Si2c for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%4d3c.
NUTS-Chestnuts, &c per lb Walnuts 5msc
for hardshell, 1OG11c for softshell; Almonds, S9
&c for hardshell, 12d15c for softshen, fQ l6c for
papershell; Peanuts, 6G7c for Eastern and 4I2q
sc for California; Cocoanuts 81 SOFAS.
HONEY Comb, 10Gl1c for bright and S@9c
for lower grades; water white extracted, 7h0
nc; light amber extracted, &c; dark 5Q5l9c
per III.
EESWAX-25G27c per III.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady; creameries 126l6lkc; dalr-
les l0914c. Eggs. steady; fresh 11lsc. Cheese,
weak: creams, 1OlaQllc.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. May s.-Clearings. s25S, H1;
balances S45 100
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TIME BALL.

Branch photographic Office. U sN NJ,
chants Exchange. San Francisco. Cal
The time bali on the tower of the new Ferry
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
GRAIN SUPPL

NEW YORK. May Especial cable and tele-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-02
BORROWING IN CHINA.
An Astonished Diner out Who Ate With
 Her Own Spoons.

0A 0W0 cPoOhHe
 Chinese buffers have way, when their own supplies fall short, of bor- rowing from the neighbors. At least, this was very common custom twen- ty-five years ago, and goods changed hands, over the garden wall, with as- tonishing celerity, the buffers, mean time, keeping a strict account.
 ' At the first large dinner party to which l was invited tn China I went as bride" says an American. T found myself eating with my own brand-new knives, forks and spoons. I stared at them very hard; there could be no mis- take, for I could see the fresh mono- grams.
 T was dreadfully distressed, but did not dare to say anything. When reached home told my husband, rath- CT tremblingly, for I was quite sure they had bees stolen. To my amazement he only laughed, and said:
 Oh, you will get used to that soon, and when you have too many guests you will find that, instead of asking you to get more supplies, the butler will just borrow your neighbors' and always make up the deficiency
 And so it proved I can we'll re- member once, when my husband had asked eight guests in to dinner only half an hour before the usual time (one for each of the delicious first spring snipe he had shot), that there appear ed, later, a splendid roast leg of nut ton as one of our courses.
 Now l knew we had no mutton, for earlier in the day the cook had been bewailing the non-arrival of the Shang- hai steamer, by which it always came. Turning to the gentleman on my left, asked, Did your steamer come from Shanghai to-day?'
 Yes; Why?'
 T looked down to the other end of the table, where my husband was cary- ing the unexpected treasure-trove with evident enjoyment.
 Well, ours did not, said I, and yet
 He caught sight of the mutton. .0hH he laughed. suppose that is mine. No doubt yours will come tomorrow, and probably be much better; and so I shall be the gainer this time, and en- joy it all the more.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-02
MANS INTRINSIC VALUATION
us Physical Personality Ranges From
 Se,665 to Over ss33, ,ss3.

S6,o65 to Over S333, ,333.
 The more money man can produce each year the more valuable. of course IS his body to him. The less money a man can produce the less valuable is ms body. The railroad presidents body is worth vast fortune. On the other extreme, the body of a tramp, a criminal, a lunatic, or began is worth literally less than nothing.
 The poor laborer who is prone to imagine himself of very little use in the Wo- and his body of very little benefit to anyone will be surprised to know that he is in the possession of a handsome legacy, from which, by the proper exercise of his hands, he draws yearly interest.
 For instance, take the case of the ordinary farm hand" He is found all over the United States. He is a swede in the northwest, a native in the south and possibly an Irishman or a German in the east. He gets, say, an average wage amounting to $200 8 year. How much do you suppose that mans body is worth to him? Just about S6.665. For his S200 year is to him in the nature of an investment at ar annual interest rate of 3 per cent Tell him he's worth S6,665 and he won't believe you. But he'll go on drawing his yearly interest just the same.
 Then there is the carpenter. He's a valuable bit of dust, this workman. So is every other skilled mechanic. Some will earn more money than others, but true average will be about $500 year The body of that carpenter, mason or painter is worth SIG, 6,666. Seems queer, doesn't it? A good many of them would doubtless like to realize their entire principle at once.
 Look at the $15-a-week young man, the clerk in the lawyers office, the beau of the ribbon counter or the starting stenographer. He has te count his pennies to pay his board and keep himself looking neat, with an oc- easional flyer at the theater or on an excursion. Do you suppose he would be so careful if he knew he was worth S26,000? Well. hardly. Yet that is just the sum his labor figures out as a 3 per cent. investment proposition.