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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
INSURANCE RATES
MAY BE REDUCED
Conflict That May Affect the Entire
Coast Is Imminent at Los
Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May 26.--It was ru-
mored here to-day that an insurance rate
war is imminent. Insurance men assert
that If the war is started rates may drop
from 25 to 80 per cent. The intimation has
been given that the board of underwriters
is about to adopt certain instructions
which will not suit the Milwaukee Me-
chanics' Insurance Company and that this
company will, If the rules are passed.
start the cut l.. L. Bromwell, the agent
of the Milwaukee Mechanics Company
is in the city to bring about settlement.
Should any measure be taken on the
said Mr.. Bramwell to-day. I'VE will meet
the issue squarely. Should the board of
underwriters refuse to allow agents of
board companies to represent non-board
companies we shall be compelled to with
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pected along the road. They also planned
to capture several large detachments and
were placed in ambush at different points
They fired from the jungle at a distance
of 200 yards and gave the Americans one
of the hardest fights experienced in the
campaign. The F'ilipinoS lost more heaV-
lily than the Americans in all the recent
encounters. The inSurgent generals take
the loss of arms more to heart than they
do the loss of men.
Foreigners who have arrived here from
the insurgents country under the recent
order of expulsion say the cemeteries in
all the towns are filled with fresh graves.
A majority Of the Filipinos wounded are
neglected because the insurgent hos
pitfalls are inadequate, medicines are
scarce and they have few surgeons except
Spanish captives who have been i'm
pressed.
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Eccentric Character Dead.

SALINAS, May 26.-Rafael Miranda,
for the past fifty-five years a resident of
this section, died at his home near Santa
Rita this morning, aged SO years. Mi
randa, who was a native of Lower Cali
fornia, immigrated to Monterey in 1874,
and when the American forces landed
from Commodore Sloat's squadron in 1S45
Joined Lieutenant Charles Heywood's de-
tachment of California Volunteers and
served during the entire Mexican war
familiar and eccentric figure on the streets
of Salinas for several years past, his
snow-white locks and dark-almost black
features attracting general attention.
Miranda leaves three sons and one daugh-
ter. He will be buried by the local post
of the Grand Army.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
WORLDS LARGEST
GRAPEVINE DYING
ODe of the Attractions Of Santa
Barbara to Be Cut
DoWD.

SANTA BARBARA, 26-The n Montecito
Will be cut
to
the
four feet circumference
decided 100
old There
by
Its history interesting
a
a of
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
HAssALL JILTED A MAIDEN.
Romance Antedating Recent Trag-
edy at Stockton.

STOCKTON, May 26--It has just come
to light that week before the marriage
of II. A. Hassall, husband of the woman
who killed Mrs. Will Hickman and then
herself in this city recently, Miss
Vaughn came out here from Denver to
become his wife. That was over a year
ago. He made ostensible arrangements
for the ceremony, but while she was in
Oakland at the residence of her sister, a
married woman, Hassall went to San
Francisco and married Miss Reike, the
English girl. Miss Vaughn has not been
seen here since, and nothing further is
known of her Hassall had written her
that he. was sick and unable to come to
her, and she came here, expecting to find
him in bed The story was learned
through neighbor, who directed Miss
Vaughn to HassalIs house.
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AUSTRIA'S POLITICAL CRISIS.
Two Cabinets Expected to Resign
Next Week.

VIENNA, May 26.-The political crisis
arising out of the Ausgleich, the agree
ment under which the cost of the ad-
ministration of common affairs in the
Hungarian monarchy is borne by
both parties in a proportion agreed upon
from time to time between the two Par
liaments, is intense, and both the Aus
trian and Hungarian Cabinets are expect
ed to resign next week.
In Czech circles the Cabinet of Coul.t
Won hun-Hohenstein is considered all
ready fallen, although the reports of mis-
resignation are not confirmed.
1t is expected that a new Cabinet will
be formed to carry out the Ausgleich, and
that after this question is settled it will
be replaced by a Ministry of the Right,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Crusade Against Saloons.

LOS ANGELES, May 25.-A movement
is on foot in this city which is intended
to be the start of crusade against the
saloon element. The idea was conceived
two months ago when Rev. Thomas Pen
dry in an address before the Los An
geles Ministerial Union pointed out a
course and was requested to begin for
mulating a plan of procedure. The Young
Mems Christian Association, the Minis
Temperance Union became interested. x <
committee is now engaged in preparing
a circular statement and programme OF
the movement, which will be distributed
within a day or two.
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SANTA FE DISASTER.
Four Men Seriously Injured in a
Wreck at Gallup.

GALLUP, n. Mex, May 26.-The Santa
Fe Pacific westbound passenger train No.
l ran into some coal cars on the west
switch here this morning at o'clock
overturning an engine standing on the
sidetrack and piling up the tender and
mail car opposite. The baggage car and
day coach were damaged. The engine is
a total wreck.
The injured are: Engineer Norman,
skull fractured, serious; Fireman Swear
sentative of a boiler compound firm. rid
ing on engine, one arm broken; unknown
man riding on the blind baggage car, foot
cut off, bruised, probably will die.
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SLAYER of Harris Captured.

ASH FORK. Ariz.. May 26.-Sheriff
Munds of Prescott, with Deputy Sheriffs
Foley and Marsh, arrived to-day from
Winslow with Amador Lucero, the Mexi-
can charged with the murder of Section
Foreman Harris here. The prisoner ad-
nits that he burned his clothing near
Harris cabin. but denies that he muir
dered Harris. He was taken to Prescott
soon after making this confession to-
night. as the feeling is very strong
against him The officers are satisfied
they have the man who murdered Harris
in order to rob him of his possessions.
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Trouble With a Doctor.

Mrs. Sollaine of PorteEville, Tulare
County, died yesterday at the Mclean
Hospital from the effects of an operation
performed at that institution, and DR..
Hunsaker refused to sign the death certi-
ficate, alleging as a reason that he did
not know the cause of the patients death.
Coroner Hill made an investigation and
found that death was due to natural
the body might be buried The husband
of the dead woman informed the Coro-
ner's deputies and the undertaken that
Hunsaker wanted S25 from him, which he
refused to pay
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Bound for San Quentin.

E. Schmidt was locked up in the City
Prison last night en- route to San Quentin
where he is to serve years II months and
q days for receiving stolen property
Schmidt was sentenced by Judge Moves Of
Riverside County The peculiar sentences
is due to the fact that Schmidt pleaded
guilty and then escaped, receiving the
maximum punishment, which is five
years Schmidt is now sorry that he did
not stand trial. as lie believes that he
could have got off with lighter sentence
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DIED RETURNING
FROM The WAR

VT HILE returning from the seat
Nh of battle IL the Philippine
wv Islands Sergeant J. ]. Hay Of
Battery a, First California
Heavy Artillery, died on the trans
port of dysentery.
While Sergeant Hay was but 80 years
of age at the time Of his death he is a
veteran of two armies and comes of
good fighting stock. A subject of great
Britain, he served his time in the army
of the Queen, and was for two years
a corporal His father before him had
worn the red coat for twenty -one
years.
Young Hay came to this country
abut three years ago and took up his
residence at II Carolina street His
frank manner and engaging ways
earned him many friends in the Po-
trero. At the outbreak of hostilitles
the fighting blood in his veins showed
itself and he enlisted at the first op-
portunity. His soldierly bearing and
unfaltering attention to duties soon
won him a sergeaut's chevrons and
had he remained longer at the front
the chances are that he would have
been advanced still further.
With his battery he went aboard the
transport Portland. He was in bad
health at the time and when the vessel
was three days out from Manila he
succumbed TO the disease which has Y
stationed in the tropics. Although he
had passed away twelve days before
the city regret the end of a good SOLD
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
BIG MORTGAGE FILED.
Spring Valley Water Company's
Four Million Dollar Instrument.

SAN JOSE, May .26.-The biggest mort
gage ever filed in this county went on rec
ord with Recorder Owen this morning. 1t
is given by the Spring Valley Water Com
pany of San Francisco to the Union Trust
Company of that city and the sum is
900. The mortgage was issued last
year and at that time filed in San Fran
cisco; The. company owns lands in this
county back of Mount Hamilton and that
IS why the instrument was recorded here.
The holdings embrace an excellent water
supply. Some $1,000 in revenue stamps were
required on the filing Of the original doc
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Steamship Company Organized.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26-The charter
or the International Trading Company
with a capital stock of 500 900, was filed
IN IN the Secretary of States office to-day
Inc Inc purpose of the company is to estab-
usn and operate a new line of steamers
pean and South American ports The
principal stockholders are Edward Wag
ner OF Berlin, Germany, and Jasques T.
Nolthenius of Kansas City Mo.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
CRASHES INTO A FREIGHT.
South-Bound California Express in a
Wreck Near Oregon CITY.

OREGON CITY. May Pa serious ac-
cident was narrowly averted tonight on
the Southern Pacific near this city. The
south-bound California express train ran
into the rear section of a freight train
on a trestle near here and demolished the
caboose and three freight cars. The
freight engine was unable to pull the
train up the grade and left one section
behind. Before the engine returned the
freight cars started down grade and col
lided with the passenger train, the engine
was hurt
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Failure of a Water COMPANY.

BUTTE, Mont, May 26-The Butte
water Company was to-day placed in the
hands of receiver by Judge Knowles on
the application of the Massachusetts Loan
and Trust Company. holder of $1,000 900 in
bonds upon which the water company de-
zation of the company is to be made by
the parties interested in the Amalgamated
Topper Company, the trust which has
acquired nearly all the big copper mines
IN Butte, and that of the water company
VIII be made one of the assets of the cop
per trust.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Deadly Feud in Texas.

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26.-The detach-
ment of State rangers sent to Columbus
Iexas, few days ago to suppress a
threatened battle between two political
Iacuons,. has disarmed every man in the
ness is suspended and the leaders of the
Ieud assert that hoStiIities will be renewed
the moment the rangers are withdrawn,
a number of citizens of the town have
Siready been killed as a result of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Struggled Cigars Seized.

A seizure of 2200 Manila cigars was made
yesterday on board the American shin
Ceylon by Customs Officers Lindoulst,
McGovern and Beban. The cigars were
secreted in a false locker in the captains q
The Ceylon is from Honolulu. where Ma
Mia cigars are admitted duty free. No
arrests were made
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Will Have a Tug-of-War.

MARYSVILLE, May 26.-A feature of
Hermann's Sons picnic, which will be
held at Sheltons Grove one week from, to-
morrow, will be a tug of war between
teams composed of Hermann's Sons on
one side and the Marysvile Turn Verefn
on the, other. Considerable interest is be-
ing taken in the approaching contest
Delegations will be present from Nicolas,
Woodland and Sacramento lodges.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
DISCHARGED FROM
UNCLE SAM'S ARMY
Osco M. Welburn, 0ios "OIoD Il.
BedelI," Will Not Go to tbe
PHILIPPINES.

CALL HEADQUARTERs WELLINGTON HOTEL WASHING WASH Inc
without
the United States to-day by direction of the Secretary War
H
Francisco awaiting
office Welburn fled Cali
Texas
a the Preside
Manila
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Carload of Fruit Sold.

load of California fruit, mostly cherries
with some apricots, etc., shipped from
Suisun in C. F. X. car No. 1926 on May
II. was just sold in New York for over
$500 gross. This car will net the growers
in California. after deducting freight, re-
frigerator and other expenses, about
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Scientists Talk to Farmers.

SANTA ROSA, May 26.-Three sessions
of the Farmers Institute held at the
Armory Hall in this city to-day were
largely attended. A number of addresses
and lectures We're given by Professors ID.
T. Fowler, j. Z. Wickson and DR.. Loug-
bridge of the Agricultural College at
Rarlya1axr
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
Invests in New York Realty.

NEW YORK, May 26.-D. o. Mills has
bought the entire block fronting on Fifth
avenue, between One hundred and Fourth
and One Hundred and Fifth streets. to-
gether with five adjoining lots. Mr.. Mills
said this evening he had purchased the
property as an investment.
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Government Relief Not Needed.

VICTORIA. B. c., May 26.-D. l.. Dun
brack. who arrived from Alaska tonight,
says the reported distress among pros
pectors at Dease Lake is not so serious as
to require Government relief
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

draw our agents from local boards. and
we may be compelled to carry the war
into Washington Idaho and Montana"
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
SP AWARDS
VACU ATE
ZANBOANCA
Not Accomplished Without a
Hot Fight With Minda-
mao Insurgents.
AN ARTILLERY BATTLE
Batteries Of the Filipinos Silenced
and Captured, and Losses Are
Sustained on Both Sides.
AN ARTILLERY BATTLE
Special Dispatch to The Call.
= y 4 \ \ \ y 4

MANILA, May 26, 9:55 p. M
: The Spanish general, Montero,
while on the way hither with
the Spanish garrison from Zam-
boanga, on the steamer Leo
XIII, died from wounds receiv-
ed in a recent engagement with
the Filipinos in Mindanao.
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NeaU York Gram and Produce.

NEW YORK. Dec. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1900 barrels: exports. $500. Neglected and
barely steady. closing a little frmer on the late
strength in wheat.
WHEAT-Receipts. L. $50 bushels; exports.
a, 222 Spot-Firm; No. 2. 1870 Z. o. b. ahoat
spot No. l Northern Duluth. 7sKc T. O. b.
afioat 10 arrive (prompD: No. ! hard Duluth
Sic Z. o. b. ahoat near by: No. red. 73c ele-
vator. options-Opened steady and unchanged.
but sold off under local and foreign offerings
until checked in the afternoon by strength in
corn. a sudden demand from shorts. finding
but little for sale. advanced prices sharply and
the market closed firm at nc net advance in
face OF small export demand. March "A l5-l6G
75i3c closed 75iec May. - 7-l6cG75 l5-lsc closed
75c: December. closed 72Ac.
HIDES-Firm.
LEATHER-Firm.
WOOL-Dull.
COFFEE-Futures closed steady at a net de-
including December. IS 70 January. IS 1895 50:
March IS sos 90: May 81 s5G6: June. S6as O5 !:
Coffee-Easier; No. invoice. CSC; No. I job
bling, nc Mild-Barely steady; Cordova, sg
Pic
SCGAR-Raw. steady; refined. s,eedy.
BUTTER-Receipts. PAIL packages steady;
Western dairy, 23a27c; June creamery. 22a25ltc
factory. l5isG20c.
EGGs-Receipts. sl52 packages. steadier;
Western upgrade at mark l6G2llac: Western,
2lG24c, loss off.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT.
NEW YORK, Dec. lA-Choice evaporated an
pies were in good demand and higher on better
country advices. but other grades move slowly
and the market generally was quiet. California
fruits. quiet and barely steady.
STATE ENAPORATED APPLES-Common
6q6ikc prime. e%sg7c; choice. 7%GSAc; fancy.
siaGsc.
CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNEs-sHasc.
APRICOTS-Royal. l3Gl5c; Moorpark l57isc
PEACHES-Peeled 2Oq22c: unpeeled, 7J7Gi0c
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.
Wheat and Other Grains.

wHEAT-News scarce yesterday. Liv-
erpool was irmer. and the tone at Chicago was
strong. with a good shipping demand. The
market was thought TO be largely oversoId
For export 10000 bushels taken In two
days. Receipts were light, and offerings were
absorbed at every decline.
The local market showed no change worthy
OF note.
SPOT wheat-shippIng. s7Masszc: milling. 81
al 02h.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-s:15 oclock-May-S0oo ctls
81 042s: 1000. 81 OH.
Second Session-May-seoo ctls, 81 o4N
Regular Morning Session-May-i0.OO 600 ctls
81 05k: 1000, 81 05l&; 1900. 81 O5N. December
19OO-l4000. 81 09A.
Afternoon SessiOn-May-200 900 ctls 81 O5L
BARLEY-The market continues featureless
at unchanged quotations.
Feed soc for No. l and 60G75c for of grades:
Brewing and shipping grades. S5Q9Oc: Cheva-
ner nominal.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal session-9:l5 o. clock-No sales
Second Session-No sales.
Regular Morning Session-No sales
Afternoon Sesson-No sales.
OATS-Dull. but firm.
White. 81 10dl 30; Red, 81 o7Ik61 20. Cav
81 071sq1 l7is: Black. 97izcGsl OH
CORN-Eastern White Is quoted at q o9iLSa
/ o per ctl All other kinds are nominal
RYE-Sldl o5 per ctl.
observation-disclosures at 81 soa2 Is per ctl.
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KINGS RIVER AT RED MOUNTAIN.
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London Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
This was an emotional day on the Stock Ex-
change. II began nat on the news OF the losses
sustained by General Methuen and dear money.
Liquidation was stopped at noon by the rumor
that Ladysmith had been relieved and the mar
ket hardened slightly Near D. m. II was
stated on the board that the War Office oon-
hrmed the news and this created buoyancy and
great hubbub. during which little could be
bought. The sensation continued in the street
creased by the announcement that the War
Office had not confirmed the Ladysmith rumor
or the sensational stories OF heavy Boer losses
Consols were l0iAdl02k
Americans opened weak being sold for the
quarter OF an hour There was free buying of
them in the afternoon on the expectation that
New York would buy on the war rumor. New
York. however, sold. causing a setback Near
the close again the market doomed finally
easing OF on the street
Spanish as We're 66ik; Tintos 49, G45; Ana
condas. "a: Utahs 6b.
The bank bought els 900 gold in French coin
long time. This was regarded a hopeful
symptom. the market price having fallen 10
los Ad. II is understood that Berlin will send
here tomorrow $3.50 900 gold. Vienna broker
received dispatch to the effect that the Bank
OF Austria will arrange TO supply the Bank OF
England UP 10 s2.500 600 OF gold. but leading
bankers dscredit this. Money was in strong
demand early for exchange operations The
bank did a good business in loans Discount
houses raised deposit rates y.
Three small exchange failures were caused
by the fall in Westralians.
CLOSING.
LONDON Dec I4-Cnion Pacific preferred
7ea.; Canadian Pacific. s5A Northern Pacific
:: Anaconda, s: bar silver steady. 27lsd per
ounce.
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Dried Fruits, Nuts and RaisinS.

The market is OF holiday character. there
being no business worthy OF note.
DRIED FRUITS-Prunes in sacks. IiLc for
4o-50's. iG4hc for 50-60's. 3lkc for sO-7O's. SIC
for 70-s0s. &c for S0-s0s and 2&c for so-lOo's !.
Apricots. llql3c for Royals, I2hal6c for Moor
parks and l2Ql4c for Blenhems Peaches 51
6i1c for Standards, 6q61c for choice and 10 FOR
fancy; peeled Peaches. 12J4q15c: Elaborated
Apples. 7qTAc; Sun-dried. 5a55zc per 10. Nee
tarines. Siza9c per 10 for red. Pears 6I1GISc for
quarters and 5ai0c for halves: Black Figs IN
SIC; White Figs. 4q6c; Bleached Plums s6pgc.
for unpitted. ~
RAIsINS-Bleached Thompson's-Fancy. per
10. lOc: choice, &c: standard, Sc: prime &c. nm
bleached Thompson's. per ID. Sc sultanas-
Fancy. per ID. SIC: choice nc: standard 6ILc.
prime, SC; unbleached Sultanas Sc; Seedless
6O-lb boxes. SC; 2-crown loose MuscateIs SIC:
s-crown. SIC; i-crown. &c: London LAYERS
2-crown. 81 80 per box: 3-crown 81 CO. Fancy
Clusters. 81: Dehesa. 81 so: Imperial e. All
prices are I. o. b. at common shipping points
in California.
NUTS - Chestnuts. Sa1Oc; walnuts s6sc
for standards and sd1Oc for softsheil: Al
monds, 11HGl2c for paper-shell. 9d1Oc for soft
and 4q5c for hardshell: Peanuts 5% Gs9tc for
Eastern and &c for California: Brazil Nuts
l!9qSc: Fiiberts, nhGl2c; Pecans. l0duc;
HoNEY-Comb. 11hd12c for bright and 1OILa
lie for light amber; water white extracted 7L
dsc; light amber extracted. 2tG7c; dark 5ISc
per 10. ~
BEESwAX-24G2sc per ID
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General Merchandise.

BAGs-calcutta Grain Bags. 7a7Hc: Wool
Bags 2sGSoc; Fruit Bags &C. SIC and CSC for
the three grades of white and 7lsc for bleached
Jute.
CoAL-wellington. IS per ton: New yelling
ton IS: Southfeld Wellington. 81 80: Seattle. 81.
Bryant. So Coos Bay. IS: wallsend IS: Scotch
-; cgm6erland; 50 IS In bulk and 81 Is in
mel. 50 so per ton. Rock Springs and Castle
Gate. s., %: Coke. $lS per ton in bulk and SIS
In sacks. $3.50 w
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes terms net cash. in 1OO-lb bags:
Cubes. Crushed and Fine Crushed 80.
Powdered. SIC; Candy Granulated. Sc: Dry
Granulated. SIC: Confectionery A 4Jsc. Cali,
fornia A, -; Magnolia A. 41zc: Extra q 40.
Golden c. NC; barrels Lice more; half bar
rels. &c more: boxes. NC more; 5O-lb bacs
NC more. No order taken for less than 70 bar
rels or its equivalent. Dominoes half-barrei
5S-c; boxes. 57sc per h. 9'
LINSEED Oils higher at &c per gallo,
for raw and &c for boiled. in barrels. Gases
sc more 9'
LUCoL-Is higher at sec per gallon for -a,
and Gle per gallon for boiled. in barrels Cases
sc more. 1865
METALS-Pig Tin is lower at 27IAa2suc mar
Id. Pig Lead is higher at 5G6c per ID 80
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO. Dec. h.-wheat opened a shade
down for May at 6sIzc. 1t believed that
the Government report tomorrow would be
bearish and there was some selling on this.
the market early turning dull and heavy with
the price under puts. Buying against privileges
held the market steady for some time. when
further support was received from the strength
OF corn and the reduction in the Manitoba yield
given in the official report of the province
The improvement in the financial condition OF
Wall street also an influence in the
strength near the close. May closed ls6kc over
yesterday al 6e7sc.
Corn was exceptionally strong due chiefly to
the sudden squirt In the all-rai demand which
appeared yesterday. May closed at the top NC
over yesterday
Oats were very dull. but advanced bit with
corn. May closed lsq1tc over yesterday at Pas
G2Shc.
Provisions were steady. but reiterated a shade
from the high plane which the market has re-
Gently occupied. May pork closed 7lzGlOc lower
May lard 2lSc under and May ibis &C lower
The leading futures ranged follows:
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