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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Twenty carloads of Navel Oranges were stand
Ing on the railroad tracks yesterday, and with
these new arrivals about TO be added to the al
ready unwieldy stocks at the stores, the market
was in a semidemoralized condition The de-
mand rather limited and receivers were
obliged to shade the quotations to effect sales
Of round lots. Lemons and Mexican Lines were
in fair request and steady. while Grape Fruit
and Tangerines slow of sale and weak, the
latter being lower. Apples and Pears were dull
and unchanged.
APPLES-S1n rs per box for Newtown Pip
pins, $2@2.25 for Spitzenburgs. $1@2 for other
red varieties, and S1.10@1.40 for Bellfowers
PEARS-Winter Nellis, 81 per box; cooking
varieties. S1.5o per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Per box: Navel Oranges.
$2@2.50 for fancy. 81. .25@1 rs for choice and
$1@1.50 for standards; Seedlings. S1G1.50; Tan
gerines 81. 1061 %; Lemons. 81 5063 for fancy.
S2@225 for choice and $1.25@1-75 for standard;
Grape Fruit, S5@250 for seedless and $1.I5g
2.25 for common: Lines. $I@7-5O per case
TROPICAL FRUITS-Bananas, $112 per
bunch for Hawaiian and $263 for Central Amer
lean; Pineapples, S3@5 per dozen.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall-street stocks lower Call Money 4695z per cent
Cotton weak and the Copper>stocks lower.
Silver declined 14c Continental Exchange weaker.
Nevada stocks stronger Local stocks neglected
Worlds shipments of Wheat very large No change Flour
Hay weak Feedstufs easy and Beans firm
Compound Lard advanced &c per b
Potatoes and Onions in ample supply and unchanged.
Two of Western Poultry sell off readily Game higher
Butter active and firm Eggs plentiful and weak Cheese firm
Orange market oversupplied and weak.
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs quoted last week.
Prunes and Raisins active in Eastern markets.
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THE COPPER STocKs
BOSTON. Feh

BOSTON. Feb iS--The announcement that
Calumet 8 Hecla the owner of al least
5000 shares Of Allouez and probably the CON
troll Of Centennial made all the Coppers more
Or less buoEant today The technical position of
and the general public were large huvers of tbe
stock today, lifting the price $40 over the price
at which Calumet Hecla brokers have been
buying for many weeks past. The selling OF
Trinity BY Lawson brokers still continues
Greene Consolidated and Cananea Central wifi
De exchanged for Greene and Cansnea on. and
after February 25-
The shannon directors meet tomorrow to act
on The dividend. which IS expected to be 5fhc
Gates says the public is filed with Anaconda and
AInalgamated. Hutton says there is little donhf
tnat there viii be large new stock issue hr
AmaiSamated later in the year 70 take over the
Cole Ryan properties. This will be 3 dividend in
the shape Of rights - -
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Dried-Fruit., Nuts, Raisins, Honey

New York reports more demand for Prunes,
both for export and local retail account, with
Raisins second in point of activity. This market
continues quiet and featureless, but very firmly
held.
FRUITs-Apricots, sisG2oc per ID; Evapo-
rated Apples, spot, 634@s1c; Peaches. 1910
15c; Pears, 9@12hc; Prunes, 4-size basis, &c;
large sizes, 4G5c.
RAISINS- Seeded, s1k@1oc; Loose Muscatels,
fAc, 7%c and Sc for 3 and crown respect
lively: Seedless Sultanas, T07Ac;. Thompson
Seedless, TIC for unbleached; London Layers
3-crown, 81 So; London Layers, 2-crown, S1.75;
Clusters. $3.50 for Imperial, So for Dehesa and
$3.50 for fancy.
NUTS-Almonds, Nonpareils, 17199ls1zc;
L, 16l5@1sc; Ne Plus Ultra. 16@17c; brakes,
1915 614c; Languedocs, 13h @14c; hardshell,
9@l0c. walnuts. jobbing price, 4SoftsheIl, 15G
i6c for No. and 12@13c for No. 2; Italian
Chestnuts 5@Sc per lb.
HONEY-16@161ac per ID for bright comb and
l215 G14c for amber; water white extracted,
nominal-none here; amber extracted, So @7c
per lb.
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Hides. Tsllovr, Wool and Hops

HIDES-Culls and brands sell about 15 ale
under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers. 1212 "a
13c; medium, 12A 913c light. 1915 @13c; Cow
Hides, 1215 @13c for heavy, 121S S@13c for light;
Stays, size; Salted Kip, 131sc; Salted Veal
1514c; salted Calf, 151sc; dry Hides. 23c; dry
Kip 22c; dry Calf. 25c Sheepskfns, shearlings
2o@50c each; short Wool. 50@70c each; me
dium, T0Qe0c; long Wool, $1@1. 90: Horse
medium. 1925 for small and SOC for Colts
Horsa Hides dry, $2G2 .25 for large and 81 so
Colts Deerskins-Dry Mexicans, 321k Q35c; dry
salted Mexican, 25d2715c; dry Central Ameri-
can. 35@3T1sc. Goatskins-Prine Angoras 75c !;
small, 25c.
TALLoW-No. / rendered &c; No ?, 4d4Rc
Grease. ease
WOoL-Fan clip: San Joaquin and Southern
109c; fall Lambs. S@11c; Humboldt and Men
docino, 14@15c Middle County, 9@11c; North
ern, free, 12Q1345c; Nevada, 17G1se per lb for
spring.
HoPs-choice. 12hc; prime. 1o15@11c; com
mon. 10c per ID.
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New York stock Market

NEW YORK. Feb ls.-The dealings in to
DAYS stock market appeared 70 be largely pro
fessional in their origin. The movement was
hesitating and irregular in the efforts of the
professional traders to grope for an effective
leaderSlfns The incident that had most TO do
with curbing the demand which started early
prices upward was the character OF the seillns
in Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda ne
traders turned 10 the short side OF the market
or reduced long commitments in response 10
this supposed admonitiOn- The market also was
England had again secured al the arrivals on
South African gold in Londoa- thus belying the
confident expectation of last week mat the N
ward movement or gold WOULD begin tnls Week
This represents the progress Of efforts IN the
various financial markets 70 work out the nice
halsnce OF their several needs with as little
unser;lement as possible. Sterling exchange in
Paris rose vigorously today. and this was at
tributed to remittances from Paris 70 London
in payment of subscriptions To American rail-
road note issues. An accumJ5ati0n of American
credits in London is thus going on, and The
absence of competition against The Bank OF
England for the gold in Londoa was again De
icved 10 be due To Difference Of New York bank
ers 10 the needs OF the London market
% 5 co5rr 71ofs issues IF yvbscb The
extent and variety were said 10 be great. No
authoritative announcements followed the rumors.
The compilation Of national bank returns 10 the
Comptroller received from Washington today.
claimed the principal interest account df the
increasing excess Of the loan item over the IN
diridual deposits. In taet. compared WIN me
previous statement Of November u. there has
been a notable shrinkage in me deposit item Of
over STA 600 600. while loGns have expanded
in the same time S97 DE-. 1888. and over January,
last year Of upward Of S39a 000, 600. 1t is be
ca use of this movement Of tIae deposit item tha
Tie banks. while showing a decline of some
5000. 600 since November u their cash holds
lngs, are able 10 report an increase IN proper
zion Of reserve 10 deposits fnOm Dos per cent
10 y J3 ,per cent.
Money was firm today. both for call and time
loans partly on account of the failure 10 engage
any gold IN London for NeT York. The pros
pect of the early resumption OF the Interstate
Commerce Commissions inquiry into the HarTl-
man combination was made something Of in the
depressed movement Of the market. The selling
paused AT intervals. but was renewed before
any important recOveries ensued. except the final
covering movement among the bears, which
brought tho market to a firm close.
Bonds were steady. Total sales. par value,
81. .5s6. 600. United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
New York stock List
EF. Hutton Co., $50 California street.
saeubers OF the New York Stock Exchange.
furnish the following list of bond and stock
sales yesterday:
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THE STOCK MARKET
Increased Firmness and Trading In the
Southern Nevadas-LOcal Sc
curftiea NEGLECTED.

Eight thousand dollars in bonds and 14o shares
of stock comprised the total business on the
Stock and Bond Exchange yesterday. 1t could
hardly have been duller. The only variations
worthy of note were small advances in Honokaa
Sugar and Contra Costa Water, and a lower
quotation for Associated Oil, which ex-
dividend of $1.50 under the rule, which ex-
plains the apparent loss.
There was much more activity in oil stocks
than for some time, and the brokers rolled OF
quite list of sales will be
More tone and larger trading developed in
the Southern Nevada mining stocks, with espe-
angle. Redtop Extension and st. Ives. Gold
field Con. mines sold up to 50. .621a. 1t was
the most satisfactory day for some time In this
group. The Comstocks were quiet and irregu-
lar, there being tendency either way.
The Marposa Commercial and Mining Com
pany has levied an assessment of $40. delin-
quent March 23 and the North Pacific Trading
and Packing Company one of $50, March IS.
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EASTERN MARKETS
New York Fronex Market

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-Money on call, 4@5
per cent. ruling rate. ;; closing bid, Z; offered al
3 per cent
Time loans. stronger; sixty days, 81 per cent
ninety days. 81 six months % 4012 per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 534Q614 per cent
Sterling exchange. steady. win actual business
in bankers bills at 81 S450d4-S455 Tor demand
and at s. sO3OdA s035 for sixty day bills
Posted rates. S4.s1la and S=-S51z.
Commercial bills S4S0is.
Bar silver. 81 1sc.
Mexican dollars. $3.50
Governments. scesdxS railroad bonds
heavy
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Poultry and Game

Two cars of large Western Chickens were
paced on sale yesterday and met with snappy
SAFE az prices ranging from 81 TO $s per dozen.
Domestlc stock was largely nominal there
Indications favor a firm and active market for
the current week. and desirable stock is expected
10 90 better. Game was generally higher. re-
marked Improvement over Saturday.
POULTRY-Per dozen: Hens S601.50 for
large and S5g5.50 for small; old Roosters,
S4q5; young Roosters, $6.506T.5o; Fryers,
$5:5096.5o: Broilers S4G5.50; Pigeons. S1@
LOO; Squads, S3@3.5o; Ducks, seas for young
anG SaG16 for old: Geese. S2ea2.50 per pair.
TURKEYS-Per ID: Nominal
:, ,GAME-Gray Geese, s2.50@3; White Geese.
p I@l. 90; Brant $1-50@2.50; Honkers. S4.50@6;
Hare, 81. 20; CottontaiI Rabbits, 81. So
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of miscellaneous vegetables. and choice offerings
OF al al KINDS cleaned up usual at firm figures.
PoIATOES-Per ctl: River White. $1.7O6g
d,So: oregon Burbanks. 81. .S5@210; Early Rose,
tatoes. $3@3 25
9, ONl0MMS--Ye M ellow, per ctl. $161.30.
~, EetIA ISL BLES-A Asparagus. i5@20e per 10;
Mhnunaro, M 5g1oc per lb; Green Peas, s6121sc per
10 10 tomatoes Tepacked Mexican. $1.7542 per box;
SSothouse Cucumbers. S1Q2 per dozen; Cream
squash, 6otQloc per box; Garlic, 2H 614c per ID;
Celery; 25g4Oc per dozen; Cabbage 81 1901 90
per cti; Caulifower. 65@75c per dozen; Carrots,
Sl.zo per sack Turnips S2@2.25 per sack
Green Peppers. Mexican, 20@25c per ID; Marrow
Ia66 Ia6 Squash. SI5@20 per ton; Hubbard Squash,
$5Og4O; Mushrooms, 20@35c per lb.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Exchange and Bullion
yybeat and other Grains

WHEAT-The worlds shipments for the week
were as follows. in quarters: Russian. 10000;
Danubian 1ss.O00; Argentine, $4,000; Aus
traian, 10000
43 boatioads for export confirmed, with rlmors
of so TO 20 boatloads to follow.
In this market futures weak, but the spot
grain was firm, though still quiet.
CASH WHEAT
California Club. s1.2T1S @1.35; do milling,
S1.35; California white Australian, s1.3715 a
i.42R; lower grades of California, $1.10@l.25;
Northern Club. $12715 al .32h; Northern Blue
stem, $14215; Northern Red, s1.25@1-2Th. y
FUTURES
10 to 11:3O a Session
May-S1 80 bid.
December-$1 .353t bid.
BARLEY-There nothing ney in this mar
ket yesterday, trading being light all around
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot ST. 1o1a al. .135.
common to fair, $1@1.1o per ctl; Brewing and
Shipping, $1.15G12 20 per ctl; Chevalier, S1.15@
l.20 for poor TO common and S1.25@l.35 asked
for choice.
10 to 11:3o a. m. Session
May-$1.141a.
December-$lo o4
OATS7-Continue firmly held by sellers. who
oblige buyers to pay full prices. The market is
moderately active.
Good to choice Red for feed, s1.4o@1 .55; com
mon to fair, S1.3o@1.37h; Red, for seed,
sS :ss@a 90 Gray wats si9a 5e 81 da PsF ST. Blaes
CORN-Although samples more numerous
on Change.~ sellers are asking higher prices OF
product.
California small round yellow, s1.55; large yel-
low, p l-50, white, $l.30Q1 30: Western State
mixed, 81 2T4 y al .32l5 White Egyptian. $1.25i
Brown Egyptian, 81. 121z @1.15.
:, BYE, B9EI$d SOL 40 per ctl for California and
BUCKWHEA ATtA-S9s7o Ok nor ctI
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Reans and Seeds

of Beans but onota tions show no further change
BEANS (per ctl)-Bayos 81 3o@2. .55; Pea. So
e g 80: small White. $2.75g2-95; large White
S1z.5o5 Pink, S2@2 .25; Red, 81 50@2 70;
binss, "a 40; Red Kidneys. $S.35g3. %;
Is lackeyes "a 4-5061z.75: Butter, nominal at 81;
cranberry Beans. SO. .20a3.3o
:, ,SEEpS-Brown Mustard. $3.5004; Yellow
silnslsro, nominai Flaxseed, S2-15 Canary 4c; !;
Hemp. "a @5c per ib: Miliet. Sc, Broom Corn
seed $1s@20 per ton
- DRIED PEAS--Niles. nominal; Green Peas.
S2.oO42.75 per ctl
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Meat Market


No change in any description was reported
yesterday.
DRESSED MEATS
BEEF--6A @715c per lb for Steers and 6@615c
for Cows
vEAI-s53 @1oc for large and s1a@1oc for
small.
MUTTON @124c for wethers and 11@
12c for Ewes
LAbiB-1sc per Id for Yearlngs and 1sc for
Fall.
DRESSED HOGs-11@121se per Ib.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock. delivered in San Francisco, less 90 per
cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers. S@DS%c per ID for No 1 and
TE@7slc for No. 2; Cows and Heifers, 6@61sc;
No. 2 Cows, 51zc; thin Cows. AZ G5c.
CALVES-5651ac per lb for light, y G5c for
medium and 3 "a @4c for heavy (gross weight
SHEEP-Wethers, 6@7c per ID; Ewes, 515 96e
(gross weight).
LAABS-61H C1Tc per Id.
HoGS-100 to 200 lbs, ~ 6sc per Ib; over
200 lbs, ~ 471@c; Bears 80 per cent. Stays 309
40 per cent and Sows 10G2o per cent of above
quotations
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Provisions
PrOvIsfOns
Compound Lard is II higher. Otherwise there

Compound Lard is Ac higher Otherwise there
is nothing new.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. 1415c per lb for
heavy. 1416c for light medium l6c for light.
cured; Dry Salted Sides, 131se; Bellies. 14c;
Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 1917 @17c; California
Hams. 1611c; Mess Beef. so per bbl; extra Mess,
$3.50; Family. $40; Prime Mess Pork, $3.50;
extra clear, s23; Mess. S19; Pig Pork, $26;
Pigs Feet, S5 Smoked Beef 14c per ID
LARD-Tierces quoted at 1014c for California
compound, 1014c for Eastern compound and 13c
for pure; half-barrels, pure. 13Hc; 10-lb tins,
l3Mc; BIB tins, 1870; 3-b tins, 14c.
COTTOLENE-One half-barrel. 10%e; three
half-barrels, 10%c; one tierce. 1o5ac; two
tierces, 10asc; five tierces, 1OHc.
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Potatoes, Onions and vegetabIes

POTATOES opened the week rather quiet, with
Receipts over Sunday were liberal. including 10
carloads OF Oregon alone and, while ordinary
anu INFERIOR offerings OF table goods We're neg
iected prices were no lower. as ali of the sup
pssles ps were held In few strong hands and the
nlsI nlgn cost OF the goods prevented any decline
Unions were offering freely aud met with fair
sale at the previously ouofed rates.
Inere was no material increase in the receipts
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Cash Grain aud Provisions

CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-Cash quotations were as
follows Flour, steady. No spring wheat
49(dS3c: No. 3. IS0S3c; No. ? red 7312 17414c
No corn, 43Ac: No 2 yellow 44c. No 2
oats. 3s5se; No. white. 4oA @40&c; No. s
white 39i2 Q40%c. No. 2 rye. 63064c Fair
to choice mailing barley, 57060c. No fax
seed. $1.17; No / Northwestern. S1.24; prime
timothy seed, $4.55 clover. contract grades
$3.50 Short ribs. sides Qoose), S9@915: short
bbl S16.6212. Lard, per 100 lbs S9.4715
Whisky basis of bighwines 81 %
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Flour ana Far,n,ceou. Good.

FLOUR-California Family Extras, $4,000
30 81 s net without discount; Bakers Extras, 81 40
0460; Superfne. Sc. .25@3.60; Oregon and Wash
ington,. per Dbl, s420@4 40 for Family and
s.. SO for export grades
FARlNACEOUS G0ODS-Prices in packages.
net cash, no discount are as follows: Graham
Flour, S2e0 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, Sc. 40: Rye
Meal, $500; Rice Flour. s7.20; Corn Meal, 81 80;
extra cream do $40; Oat Meal, S4l0; Oat
Flour, q; Cracked Wheat $40; Farina, 81. 10;
M1oie Wheat-Flour, So 10; Rolled Oats. bbls SO
gI,2o, in sacks S5.50G6.75; Rolled Wheat bbls
$4.oo IN sacks $3.50; Pearl Barley, 50 40; Split
Peas, boxes, So; Green Peas. So per 100 lbs.
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Butter. cheese and Epp.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1S---On the Produce Exchange
today the butter market was steady Cream
cries. 22@3215c; dairies. 2o@30c. Eggs, firm at
mark. cases included, 22@24c; frsts. 241ac:
prime hrsts, 251ac; extras, 271hc. Cheese
strong, 14016Ac.
ELGIN. Feb. 1s-Butter on the Board Of
Trade was firm at 33c pound The total out-
put for the week $40. 900 pounds
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visible Grain suppIx

NEW YORK, Feb 1S.-The visible supply Of
grain Saturday, February 16. as compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange was as fol
lows: Wheat As, SIS, 600 bushels decrease $50,
0o0 bushels; corn LAS, 900 bushels increase 1 :.
2T9 600 bushels; oats I1,212, 900 bushels de-
crease, 100000 bushels; rye sos 600 bushels de-
crease 1900 bushels; barley 2,4T1 900 bushels,
decrease 41RO0n bushels
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Northern wheat Market

WASHINGTON
TACOMA Feb 8.-WHEAT-Bluestem,1 tic;
club. 69c; red. &c
OREGON
PORTLAND. Feb. 1S.-WHEAT-CIub, 694
roe; bluestem, 71@72c; valley, 70c; red, 6T@69c.
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Foreign Futures
MinneanoIis Nhent Market

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb s-WHEAT-May
75Ac: July. 79s4c; September, 7S1sc; No. 1
hard S2c No i Northern, Sic. No. Northern
7SA a79c; No. Northern T4076c
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Condit,on of she Treasury

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.--Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general l. f9nd n1i
shows Available cash balances. $3.50 oO5;
gold coin and bullion $109.1 412; gold certhi-
Gates, $44. 425, 500.
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Lox Angeles srarkets

Los ANGELES. Feb 1s.-No cut was made in
egg prices today and is hnmediateiy ex-
pected. Receipts though lighter today than Sat
urdsE, are large. but so is the CONSUMPTION
which now is assuming the usual Lenten condi-
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

Naval Stores, Turpentine and Rosin
SAVANNAH, Ca, Feb. 1s.-Turpentine firm
71Ic. Rosin firm; stock 69, 600. Quoted: A
B. G. D. s4.05; Z. S4.10; f, G, $420; H, 81 .45;
|, S4.55: k $5.25; NJ; $3.50; N, So; WG, $685.
WV $3.50
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Nnrtherr Business

SPOKANE. Feb 1s-Clearings, S9s7.722; bal
TACOMA. Feb. 1s-celarings, ss1o.71s bal
SEATTLE, Feb. 1s.-clearings. 81. .752, ss5; bal
ances, S1Ss, ,354.
PORTLAND, Feb 1s-cleariugs, s1,411, ,es7
balances SILT, lis.
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ST. Louis Wool Market

ST LOUIS Feb S.-WOOL-Steady:
dunn grades combing and clothing. 24@2s1ac;
light fine. 20@23c; heavy fine, 1691615c; tub
washed 3003Sc.
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REGENTS of Produce

enuiValent
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CnIifornia stock and ON Exchange
SALES
Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange BOard yesterday:
CONISTOCKS
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UnIisted Securities
SALES

Morning Session
Board
30 n Cal Power ..-............... p 90
81, 600 S & N P Ry 5s---....-.-...110.OO 90
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MISCELLANEOUS

Alaska A. As Oceanic Co 5
Asso Oil Co. 431f Az Pac Aux F a 115
Cal A .104at Pac c Borax.1521s -
Cal Wine A. SSH S915lPac Tel Co. 110
MV& MtTm. 95 1I0
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-05-24
When Dickens Was Reporting.

There is no doubt that Charles Dick
ems when in Bath on a reporting ex-
plot picked up the name Of Snodgrass,
as he did so much else Immediately
afterward introduced into the pages Of
"Pfckwick," writes a correspondent of
the London Chronicle. Alexander
Snodgrass was mine host Of the Raven
in Quiet street from 1926 df not earlier\
until about the year 1882, when he
moved to the Caledonian tavern in
Trim street. There he lived, and there
he died. in May, 1853. at the age Of
ffty-nine and was laid to his rest in
that famous little burial ground on
the heights Of Lansdown Of which the
tomb of Beckford. the eccentric author
Of "Vathek," Is the central monument.
In the same graveyard lie Elizabeth
Snodgrass (she was millinery, died
August 1850, and Robert Snodgrass.
probably son Of Alexander. who died
in 1852. Dickens was in Bath in the
early thirties.
II could choke the Chronicle with
notes on Dickensian Bath" threatens
the correspondent. "Only this morning
I was assured that the prototype Of
Barnahy Rudge was a Bath tradesman
of the same name, who Is we'll remem-
bered and whose grandson carries on
business still, and we all know that
Little Nell was little Bath Nell"
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-05-24
Afraid to Risk It.

When the Hon. Beverly Tucker, min.
lister to the court Of st. James, was
presented TO Queen Victoria she inli-
Gated that he lie seated 10y that Slight
motion Of her plump hand which all
En~lAlll ohtyr;l. Tucker was lmrtly
and heavy. and the only available chair
was fragile and small. He appeared
not to notice the invitation \ moment
later it WaS repeated, for even at that
first interview began the queens lik-
ing for Minister Tucker. which ripened
Into such an intimate friendship as no
other American ever enjoyed with her
majesty. Still the weakness Of things
terrestrial was more potent than the
finger of Victoria, and Tucker again
ignored the command. Then the queen
put 1t in words, when Tucker with q
profound bow. replied:
Your majesty, l never sit in the
presence Of royalty"
Il accept the compliment at your
hands, replied the queen, land nov
you must accept comfort at mine"
"Comfort." exclaimed Mr.. Tucker
"Why. l should break both my back
and your mHi"Sty'S chai;. if I attempt
ell to sit in it!'-Iinpincntt'S Magazine
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-05-24
Trailed by Indians In New York.

Trailed by Indians In New York.
Bishop Hare Of the diocese Of South
Dakota was sent west many years ago
as a missionary bishop Of the Episcopal
church. He founded the mission at the
Rosebud Indian agency, and it was his
custom to give each Indian that he
confirmed silver cross of q peculiar
pattern
A number Of years ago lady from
New York was visiting in South Da-
kota, and the bishop gave her one Of
these crosses.
Some years after that there was a
general convention Of the Episcopal
church held In New York city, and sew
eral Indians were sent as delegates, all
wearing Bishop Hare's crosses.
Arriving in New York, they were
dazed and at loss to know how to
find the building where the convention
was to be held. but stoically they
started out upon the street. Soon after
they met lady, whom they immedi~
ately began to follow. Whenever she
turned, wherever she went they went
too. The lady became much annoyed
and finally thoroughly frightened to
find that wherever she went line Of
red men was trailing behind her.
But investigation explained it. She
wore their cross, and they, seeing it,
had believed her one of their number
who would surely go to the meeting
they wished to attend, so they had
taken her for their guide.