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ORDINANCE NO. 426.
Amending Section /, of Ordinance No. ss

Amending Section 1, Of Ordinance No. 39O
The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. Section l of Ordinance num-
ber Phree Hundred and Ninety, entitled
IAN Ordinance to prohibit the cutting or
trimming or mutilating trees on certain
streets in the City of Sacramento, With
out the consent of the owner in writing,
and fixing penalty therefor, passed
June q, 1895, is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows:
Sec l. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to cut, trim, mutllate OF
fasten wires to any tree on any OF
the streets in the City of Sacramento,
unless the consent in writing OF
the owner or authorized agent of the
property in front of which said tree
stands shall first be obtained; proVlaeu;
however, that nothing herein contained
shall operate to prevent the anhXlng 70
any such tree or trees OF all Such wires
as may be necessary in the maintenance
of the Fire Alarm System, the Polce
Patrol System or for the use, conduct,
maintenance or management of any
other department of the City Govern
Sec 2. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
Passed May 25, 1896.
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved May 20, 1896
q H HUBBARD. Mayor.
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HIS TIME WAS LIMITED.
Bryan Had no Reception at the
Iroquois Club

The reception which was to have
been given to w. J. Bryan by the
Iroquois braves at their wigwam at
Firemen's Hall last evening failed to
come off as per schedule
Mr.. Bryan was obliged to leave the
city on the 10 o'clock train, and after
dinner had barely time to keep his ap-
pointment to appear at the Pavilion.
The members Of the club, while they
regretted that Colonel Bryan could not
visit them at their wigwam, appreci-
ated the fact that his time was short,
and to even up matters attended the
big show at the Pavilion, where they,
in common with the populace, helped
to receive the distinguished. guest
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco, Sept 7th.
Morning Session-Best & Bel 6Oc; Chol-
lar, 41c; Con Cal & Va, $1.70; Crown Point
23c; Ophir, s1.15: Potosi 34c; Sierra New
S5c; Utah, 14c; Yellow Jacket SOC.
Closing Quotations-Alta, &c; Alpha Con
sc; Andes, Ice; Belcher, 35c; Best & Bel
5Sc; Bullion, 7c; Caledonia, CSC; Chal Con
92c; Chollar. 4Oc; Confidence 75c; Con Ca
-& Va, -s1.70; Con Imperial, 1c; Crown
Point, 22c; G & c, 32c; Hale & Nor, 32ci
Julia, &c; Justice, 14c; Kentuck Con, &c
Lady Wash Con, 1c; Mexican, SOC; Occi-
dental Con, 21c; Ophir, $110; Overman
13c; Potosi, 33c; Savage, 2Sc; Scorpion, &c
Seq Bel, &c; Sierra New, SIC; Silver Hill
&c; Standard. $275; Union Con, 45c; Utah
Con- 14c; Yellow Jacket, 30c.
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

approve of or reject the plan proposed
under the regulations prescribed and con-
tanned in the Specifications governing
the construction of all awnings construct
ed or to be constructed in the City of
Sacramento" and which said specitica-
tions were duly approved and adopted
September II, 1893, by the Board of Trus
tees in and for the City of Sacramento.
Sec. g. This Ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after it's
passage.
Passed July 6, 1897.
CHAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved July 9, 1897.
c.. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.
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Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau report SHOWS
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SO and %, with
light to gentle southerly and northerly
winds and clear weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday was S6 and 81
degrees, and one year ago to-day rs
and 81 degrees.
The average temperature was 40, and
the normal Y, showing yesterday to
have been 2 degrees cooler than usual
for the 1th day of September
River steady at 7 feet Z inches.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole car
casses from slaughterers to dealers
BTsEF-Steers first quality, 740715c;
other grades, 6ih@7c per fb; young Cows
and Heifers, 61ac; old Cows, 512Q6c per ID.
VEAL-7q71ac for large and SQ9c per fb
N MNU5TT1T,TIo,N-wethers. 71kQSc; Ewes, re
nc per 10.
1AMB-8Q9c per ID for Spring:
PORK-Live Hogs, 57sd6c per 10 for me-
dunn. 55s05s4c for small, 5ssQ55sc for
large; dressed, 71aGS34c per ID.
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nAa poara of Trnstees of the Citv Q

The Board of Trustees of the City of
cacra mento ordain as follows:
Section /. Section 8 of Ordinance No.
324 of the City of Sacramento, passed
October 3, 1898, is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2. No awning shall be constructed
within the limits of the City of Sacra-
mento without the owner, agent, COM
pany. firm or corporation owning or being
the agent for the premises in front Of
which it is proposed to construct an
awning. or the contractor for the con-
struction of the said work having first OBJ
tanned a permit SO to do from the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department of the
said city, who shall first inspect and
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dinance No. 324, relating to the Con-
demnation Construction, Alteration
and Repair of Sidewalks, Bulkheads
and Curbings, Passed October 3, 1893.
The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. Section 2, of Ordinance No.
Section 3. of Ordinance No. 3l2, relating
- The condemnation, construction, alter
efion and repairs of sidewalks, bulkheads
ond curbing, passed October 8. 1S93," is
barel,v amended so as to read as follows:
Sec Q No sidewalk in the City of Sac
ranento. situated within the present linn
itS Of said city, shall hereafter be con-
str,1cted altered or renewed with any
noaterial other than concrete or artificial
tbat property owners may construct
iaan,a Il, and bulkheads of wood on the
onst side of Front street from the south
fda If M street to r street, and on the
rf ond west side of Front street from
q Te' streat TO Y street, and on the north and
18th sides of N, O, and Q streets
sow sow front street to the alley, between
II Enn+ and Second streets; the work to
he done in such manner and the ma
Shall be approved by the Street Superin-
sec 3 All Ordinances and parts of Or
dinances in conflict herewith, are hereby
ZEE d This Ordinance shall take effect
on1 he in force from, and after it's pas
sage. @ 1907
CHAS. e. LEONARD.
President of the Board of Trustees.
.nroved December g. 1897.
APpi q H HUBBARD Mavor
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Closing Grain Quotations.

Chicago. Sept. TN.
WHEAT -September, 7Oasc; December,
71ssc; May, 745sc. ~. GO 7..
September, 731ac; December,
San Francisco Sept. 7th.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $110s: May, $1151a.
CORN-Large Yellow, $1.05Q1.071a.
BRAN-S16001650 per ton.
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Same day-Running, mares and fllies,
teenth miles:
r.. Hughes b. m. Jennie Reid, by Ell Rio
Rey-F -Fonsetta Loullier), 101 ............ !
ian Mollie McGregor (Mounce), iO7 -.
A. 3. Spreckels b. M Monrovia, by
.Strathmore-Leap Frog (Snider), 104...
No others ran.
Time-1 :47A.
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ORDINANCE NO. 51s.

An Ordinance to Amend Section of
Ordinance No. 141, Regulating the Time
for Using City Water for the Purposes
and Providing That Fire Pressure Be
Maintained by the City Water Works
During Said Time.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4eS.

An Ordinance Amending Section 5, of Or
al 6inance No. 324, Entitled AN Ordi-
vance Providing for the Removal of
Porches, Balconies and Awnings Hav-
ing POSTS or Supports Resting on a
sidewalk. Declaring the Same Unlaw-
f,lI and Providing a Penalty Therefor,
and prescribing the Mode of Construc-
ton for Awnings and Balconies Pro-
iecting Over a Sidewalk in the City OF
Sacramento, Passed October 8, 1893
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Same day-Running. three-year-olds and
upward, seven furlongs:
Burns & Warehouses; b. h. Mount Nc
Gregor H., by Day Star-imp. Miss
McGregor (Thorp), Observation-Disclosures. l
M. f. Tarpeys b. M NoYia, by imp.
Islington- -Hileen (Jones), 109 ........... 2
Elmwood Farms b. h. Hohenzollern, by
imp. Brutus- Brown Maria (Morse) III. 3
McFarlane, 107 also ran.
Time-1 :271b
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California Dried Ernit

NEW YORK, Sept 7.-California Dried
Fruits, steady Evaporated Apples-Com-
mon, TIC; prime wire tray, SA@S15c;
choice, Ss4Q9c; fancy, 9@91ac Prunes, 3A
6Sc. Apricots-Royal 10c: Moorpark, Il
616c Peaches-Unpeeled, SQ111kc.
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Same day--Rnnning, two-year-olds, five
furlongs, selling:
Fl; j.: Jones b. f. Druidess, by The Bard
Relay (Jones), 105 !
Mccormack & Garritys b. G. Ell Arte,
by Chance-R Release H. (Sullivan), 49,.
e. f. Smiths ch. f. Rose of Hilo, by
Palatine 49, Tagalog 113, Amador 113,
Purmayah 40, Electa C. 1l0, Fairfax 101.
Ella De Poi 105, Loyta 9S, Gross 113, Tres
Jolie 101 and Britt ITO also ran.
Time .021h
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Same day--Trotting, 2:4O class. open to
all, purse $1,000:
A. B. Spreckels, ch. m. Psyche, by
Cupid-Emma S. (Donathan) I'll l
+. .. McGregor's b. m. Eleanor
Ann, by Illustrious-Black Bet
CNIcGregor) -. ........2 ? 8
F. Menchaca's blk g. FL Moro, by
Longworth- h-dam by Anteeo Men
NlldCdl s.....- -..--..- -...-.....-.....0 ) Z
]. Edges b. &. Hank by Vasto-dam
by Wyoming Chief (Edge).........6 4 4
p. Z. Jessen's ch &. Juan Chico, by
Bay Rum-Flora (Rodrigues1 ...4 5 3
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D. E. knights ch. m Lena A, by
Lynwood Elmorine CIV. H. Hoga--
boom) .... ..... ............5
ii. Schlosser's b. &. Richard s., by
Grover Clay-dam by Whippleton,
(Malone) ...............d
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It's, PaSsed July ~, 1874.
The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. The owners, occupants. or
those having in charge any lot or block
Of land in the City of Sacramento, be-
tween B and r streets, and Twentieth
street and the western boundary of the
city are hereby required to trim or cut
down all cottonwood trees on or in front
of their premises that bear cotton or drip
gum or honeydew on the sidewalks. IL
trimmed, it must be in such manner as
to prevent the bearing of cotton or drip
ping on the sidewalks. and to the salts
faction of the Street Commissioner. See
Ordinance 142.
Sec. 2 The Street Commissioner Side
walk officer and Chief of Police are here
by required to enforce the provisions of
section one of this ordinance. and any
person who refuses or neglects to cut
down or trim such cottonwood trees as
are mentioned in section one of this or
dinance, after being notified by the proper
officer to do SO, on conviction, shall be fined
not less than ten dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars for each offense.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force Immediately after Its
passage.
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Confirmation Tonight.

Bishop Moreland will perform the
rite of confirmation to a class at ST.
Andrews Church this evening.
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Sacramento, Sept. 7th.
Porter Brothers Company sold at open
auction to-day California fruit at fol-
lowing prices:
AT NEW YORK.
Pears-Bartletts, SOc6$2. .S5 box and 81
half box; Seckles, $1,S5@2.20 box and soc
oslo half box; Duchess, s145 box. Nee
tarines,, 55q55c half crate Grapes@odTo7 To
$1.20; Muscats, 65G90c. Peaches-Geor
Late, 81 1041.15 box; Picquetts, 65c; Lowell.
ToQS0c; Yellow, soc; Susquehanna, S5c box
STU: iS6siSGi criawfords, 76as5c McDevittts zoe.
Prunes-IHungarians, 81. .S5@2;15 half crate;
81. .15 half crate. Seventeen cars sold to-
day in New York, of which Porter
Brothers Company sold nine cars and one
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Grapes-Tokays, 95c0$1.45 half crate.
Pears--Bartletts, $155@1.95 box and soc
half box. Peaches-Salways, SocQs1. O5
va AT BOSTON.
Peaches-salways, 95c@S1.15 box;
Georges Late, 95e@s1.1O; McDevitt's. S1.25;
Boston, Of which Porter Brothers Com
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Peaches-Strawberry, Coo box: Salways,
75aS0c: Yellow Frees, soc. Grapes-To-
kays, S5cQ$1 half crate
AT CHICAGO.
Grapes-Malagas, 75c@$1 half crate; To
kays. 79cas1 a.; Emperor p9ern - SOC half crate.
Clairgeaus, $1.6O. -Kelseys. 65c@
81 25 half crate. Peaches-Salways, 75c@
$1.O5 box; Barton Frees, 95cQ$1; Levi
Cling, S5cQ$1; White Cling, 55@65c:
Georges Late, roc; Lemon, 75c; Phillips
Cling, 6O@75c. Twelve cars sold to-day in
Chicago, of which Porter Brothers Com
pany sold six cars.
SACRAMENTO Sept 9Th.
oII
auction to-day California fruit at the
following prices:
AT BOSTON.
: Peaches = Salways, 9Oc@$1.2o box;
Levi Cling. 90c. Pears-Bartletts, $1,45
box. Grapes-Tokays, $1.2501. 40 half
crate; Muscats, 60c half crate. Seven
cars sold to-day in Boston, of which Por-
ter Brothers Company sold three cars.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Peaches-Salways S5c box: Heaths, CSC
smock, roc; Rose cling, 6oa75c. Grapes
25Q45c half crate; Muscats, 6O@SOc half
crate Pears-Bartletts, S11001. so box.
Six cars sold to-day In Minneapolis, of
which Porter Brothers Company sold
two cars.
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Agricultural Park course. Sacramento.
Trotting, two-year-olds. 2:40 class:
j.. Z. Knights blk f. Eulah Mac by.
Mokinney-BalaIfce All CIV Hoga-
Vendome Stock Farms b. G. Vendome.
by Iran Alto-Lnda Oak (Bunchl. % 2
j. B. Iverson's br. T. Dagmar, by Nc
kinney-Steinway Maid (Kent) ....3 8
Time-2 :3S-2:34at
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California Fruit Sales.

Sacramento, Sept. 7th.
The Earl Fruit Company sold California
realizing the following prices:
CFX 1o,5o0, from Placerville August
dSrai Grange ae1Gn Ging, 55asoc, av 7gc: Bartieft
Pears, boxes, $1.40Q2. 90, av $1.70; German
Prunes, single crates, .$11001.30, av S1.22;
Gros S1.65@l.SO, av sl69 Car crossed
s-isfti cFx 1916, from Sacramento August
23d: Black PRINCE Grapes, single crates,
Orange Cling peaches, boxes, 4Oc: sus-
quehanna, 100000, av 53c; Bartlett Pears,
boxes. 55c@s1 So av $l25; Lawrensee socS$1 SS0; 80
av 78c; Gros, $1.5O@2, av $152 Car
CFX 10, 424, from Placervile August
28th: Albright Peaches, boxes, 90c; Or
ange Cling, 65GS5c. av. TIC; Bartlett Pears,
$1.1591.95, ay Sl57; Gros Pr9nes, single
era srates sSSaL7O av sls7 Car gre gr39s5ed fo
AT NEW YORK.
CFX 1892. from Vacaville August 26th
s1.54 Bartlett Pears, boxes, $1.30Q2.10, av
SLIT; Kelsey Plums, single crates, av
$1.O5. Car crossed $1,1s1.
CFX 1882 from Atwater August 10Th
Malaga Grapes, single crates, 65cQ$1.15,
av SIC Car crossed $905.
CFX 1O2So, from Biggs August 18th
CFX 1858 from Suisun August 18th
Bartlett Pears. boxes, 81: 75@2 l5, av $l.so;
crossed SAT- Remainder of car unsold.
Fifteen cars sold to-day; weather fav-
orable.
CFX 1913, from Kimberlina August
Path: Bartlett Pears, boxes, $1.60d1.S0 av
$1.65. Car crossed 1856.
CFX 10418, from Vacaville August 25th !:
| Tokay Grapes, single crates, S101.5o, av
$1.27; Salway Peaches boxes. S5Q9oc, ay
94c: Bartlett Pears, s1.32. Car crossed
CFX 1902 from San Jose August 29d /;
German Prunes, single crates, 65c4$l 90,
av $102; Silver S5c9$1 10, av 81; Santa
Cruz Mountain Newhall Peaches, cases,
s1O2. Car crossed 1858. Five cars sold
to-day; favorable weather.
AT ST. LOUIS.
CFx 10,OO1, shipped August 91st: Lemon
Cling Peaches, boxes, 7Sc; Salway, Soc
Car crossed 1868.
AT DENVER,
CFx 1929, shipped September LIST: Mus
Sill; Cornichon, $1.ol; Salway Peaches,
crossed s1,07O.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Georges Late Late Peaches, boxes. 7se; Levi
Cling, nc; Salway, Sic; Tokay Grapes,
single crates, S1.21. Car crossed $945.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
CFA 10,SO2, shipped August 3Oth: SAL
way Peaches, boxes, 79c; Bartlett Pears,
boxes, $2.02; Duchesse, S1.57 Easter
Beurre, S1.59; German Prunes, single
crates, $120. Car crossed 1926.
AT PUEBLO.
CFX 1911, shipped September 1st:
Georges Late Peaches, boxes, 7Sc; Levi
Cling TIC; McDevitt's Cling, soc; Pic
quetts Late, 79c; Salway, S0c;- Bartlett
Pears, boxes, $1.97. Car crossed 1869.
AT LONDON, ENG.
PaarS-RartlettS twO-fifthS boxes 81 sc
a.. So: Beurre Hardy 81 S0611. 80; Duchesse,
av $3.50; Clairgeau, av $1.50; Gros Prunes,
single crates, av $1.44
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ORDINANCE NO. so.

Requiring Cottonwood Trees to be Trims
med or Cut Down Within Certain Linn
its, Passed July e. 1874.
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ORDINANCE NO. 476.

An Ordinance Amending Section 2, of Or
dinance No 324, relating to the Con-
demnation, Constructlon, Al{eratlo9n
and Curbings, Passed October 3. 1888
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NEVER EQUALED
IN THE PAST.

Continued from Fifth page.)
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The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
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The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento do ordain as follows:
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Shinninr Memnrnndn.

jacksonville. Fla. April 29-Entered
and cleared. steamship Comanche, Pen
uiugton, Charleston and New York
Apalachicola. Fla. April 2S.-Entered,
schooner John A. MCKEE, Crawley. Prog
urson.
Puuta Gorda. Fla. April 29.-Arrlved,
schooner John &. Haynes, Hamilton, Port
Tampa; barkentine Glad Tidings, Master
son, Galveston; Leconneld, Parnelly, New
York.
Fernandina, Fla. April 29.-Arrived,
steamers Riftswood BD. Dixon, savan-
nah; L'Gen (Br. Davidson New York;
Alma (Br), Redmond. Philadelphia.
Cleared, schooners William c. Wick
ham. Evan. New Haven; T. Z. Avery,
Hawley. New York.
Port Tampa, Fla, April 29.-Sailed.
steamer Olivette. Smith, Havana, via Key
West; tug Humberto (Sp), Rodriguez,
barge in tow, Havana
Key West April 29.-April IS, arrived
schooners Henry II. Chandler Pascagoula
Hjalmar Pascagoula; Traveller. AXleston,
Pascagoula
April % arrived. steamers COncha, Risk,
Galveston, and sailed for New York; Mas
cote, White, Havana. and sailed for Port
Tampa; City of Key West, Bravo. Miami,
and returned; Bache Barnette Mobile
Pensacola, Fla, April 29.-Arrived.
steamer Serran (Sp). Calzada, Porto Rico,
Sailed, steamship Francisco (Sp). Arrbi,
Liverpool; banks Artisan BD, Purdy,
Southampton; Magdalena (No) Steenson,
Leith, Scotland.
Cleared steamship Pearl Moore (Br),
Bruhn. Rotterdam; bark st. Julian CRus),
Waplberg, Methil Dock
Charleston, S. c., April 29-Arrlved,
schooners Anna l.. milford. Henderson,
Baltimore; Edith Mcintyre Sawyer Jack
sonville, with cargo lumber, bound Cay
enne leaking.
Cleared, schooner Annie c. Grace, Smith
Barren Island
Rotterdam April 17.-Arrived, Lady
Iveagh, Brunswick
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~THE BLESSINGS OF MASONRY
Rev. w. e. MumfOrd's Subject al
Mnsonic Temple This Afternoon.

Rev. w. Il. MumfOrd's Subject at
Masonic Temple This Afternoon.
Rev. W. e. Mumford of Macon will
address the Masons OF Savannah, their
visiting brethren and all the friends of the
order in the city. including the ladies who
may wish 10 attend, at the Masonic Tenn
pie this afternoon at o'clock. One Of the
features of the occasion Will be the singing
of an ode to Masonry. composed by the
orator 1t is to the tune of America"
and will be sung by the audience.
Mr. Mumfords visit to Savannah at this
time came through an invitation OF the
masters Of all the Masonic lodges in the
city and is an honor which he greatly ap-
preciates Mr.. Mumford won a reputa-
ton throughout Georgia as an orator and
his fraternity speeches are out of the
usual order and are said to be very at
tractve. He will give some new ideas
about Masonry this afternoon, as 90 the
blessings of the order Ideas that are
unique and that may provoke discussion
as to the real uses Of Masonry. Many
people of pretended intelligence hold that
there rs no necessity for Masonry. but Mr..
mumlOfd IS not one OF tndt NUMBER. lie
will contend In his address that the pc
culiar worth Of Masonry could not have
been done by any other agency.
The address will no doubt attract a very
large audience as Mr.. Mumford IL recog-
nized as a speaker who never fails 10
gain the attention OF those who 20 20 hear
MIN. He has a most interesting subject
and many have expressed their earnest de-
sire 70 hear what he has 10 say for an
order that is so Old that Il seems there
Is nothing new 20 be eaid as TO its uses.
Everywhere the masters OF al the lodges
urge the attendance Of Masons and the
public. Mr. Mumford will be introduced
by Mr Davis Freeman
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1914 asked; Enterprise Factory, common,
80 bid, 90 asked. j. r. King Manufacturing
Company 81 bid, 1O1 asked; Sibley Manu-
featuring Company IS bid. 7S asked; Sa-
vannah Brewing Company, 1851 bid, l0e12
asked.
New York, April 29.-Money on. call was
steady at per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 3la042 per cent; sterling exchange.
steady, with actual business in bankers
bills at S4.S714d4S71s for demand, ana at
$4.S5i4@4S51s Tor sixty days posted rates,
$.S5l2G4S6 and $4.S7laQ4SS; commercial
bills, S4S4Q4.S4ls. Silver certificates, 63iec;
bar silver, 62lsc; Mexican dollars, 49c; state
bonds, inactive; railroad bonds. irregular;
government bonds, irregular.
New York. April 29.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve, increased $1,S4S,775; loans
decreased 1856, 300; specie decreased $5lS,-
600; legal tenders increased 81 ,695, 100; de-
posits decreased $50, 800: circulation de
creased 81 800. The banks now hold SIS,
524675 in excess of the requirements of
the % per cent. rule.
New York. April 29.-The market was
heavy practically all day, and, while
number of material recessions appeared,
the general railway list suffered but frac-
tionally. Stocks affected by the bill tax
ing corporation franchises in this state
. points. Brooklyn Transit and Consoli-
dated Gas lost nearly 4, Manhattan
point, but Third Avenue was an exception,
rising points on small dealings. on eX-
pectation that the company would bid for
the underground franchise The traders
We're early sellers in expectation of
bad bank statement, but they covered
when it appeared, showing small changes,
the reserve increasing one and one-third
Toll eli al,
half a million
The absence of commission business and
weakness of local stocks caused the mar
ket to ease off again, closing weak. Lon
don was purchaser of moderate amount
of stocks. Among the strong spots were
Canadian Pacific and Colorado Fuel
which advanced 4% and 8, respectively.
Practically all the Indus,rials were weak.
Operations in bonds during the week
We're on a large scale, and many of the
medium price issues made handsome ad-
vances. The fact that several states have
laws impending or enacted, permitting saw
ings banks to invest in certain high
class railroad bonds, has tended 10 en-
nance the value of such mortgages. Spec
ulauon generally, too was strong and
confident. The absence of real stringency
In the money market forced the employ
ment of idle funds into mortgages, which
return fair rate of interest
United States rs registered, advanced
p, the new As, registered, 4, and do COD
pom and the S's, registered, Is in the bid
price
The old AS. coupon, declined Is
Inc total sales of stocks to-day were
26S,5G0 shares, including 1850 Atchison pre-
ferred, 1851 Burlington, $50 Manhattan,
7S45 Metropolitan Street Railway, $500
New York Central. 1900 Northern Pacific.
1887 American Steel and Wire, 81 1875
brooklyn Rapid Transit, 1896 Sugar.
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Per steamship Itascs, for Baltimore-s5O
bales upland cotton. 1906 bbls rosin. 1871
bbls turpentine. 1888 feet lumber, 46i
pkgs vegetables. l6 casks clay, Ill pkgs
mdse 1888 pkgs domestics and yarns, 20S
bales hides, 20 bales sweeplngs, horse.
Per steamship City of Birmingham, 10
New York-l509 bales upland cotton, 100
bales dofnestics. $50 bbls cotton seed oil,
1850 bbls rosin, 1905 bbls turpentlne. 251 .321
feet lumber, 80 bdls hides, bbls fish, 81
cases cigars. 254 bbls vegetables. .4S0
crates vegetables. 20 tons pig iron, 90 bales
tobacco. 2O5 bags bones. 429 cases canned
goods, bales sweepings. pa pkgs mdse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
DRY GOODS.

New York, April 29.-Prints are very
hrm, and demand fully up to average vol
ume. Ginghams are scarce. No stocks of
leading makes of staples or dress ging-
mans. Bleached cottons are selling more
Freely. Heavy brown goods held for full
prices and on request for export. Home
demand still moderate. Light-weight gray
cloths and print cloths very firm Ameri-
can cotton yarns dull and spinners more
pressing. Sellers prices, 14c to 1ac per
pound lower on the week.