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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
viii Crown May Queen

Special TO Inc deralu.
OCEAN PARK, May 3.-With beau
tiful costumes and calcium light effects
there will be q scene of great brilliance
at the Horseshoe Pier auditorium Mon
day night, when a lovely May queen
will be crowned beside a wonderful
Maypole. the whole being the spectacu-
lar production gotten up by the women
of the local chapter of the order OF
the Eastern Star. The whole big aud
itorium will be turned over to the ladies
for this occasion.
Mrs. C. w. Damerall is the worthy
matron" most directly responsible foi
the success of the show. A. r. Fraser
Is worthy patron
The Maypole dance at the crowning
of the queen will be performed by SIX
teen young girls in gorgeous costume
Sixteen other young girls in other
gorgeous costumes will dance the ga
vottee, introducing a number of beau
tiful and intricate figures. Scores OF
leading Ocean Park women have beer
engaged In preparing to present the
spectacle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
Superintendent AVERY v
RESIGNS FROM POSITION
Head of RedIands Schools During Last
Two Years Gives Up His
Work--Is Well Known
Educator
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
REDLANDS, May 3.-Prof. L. B.
Avery, for the last thirteen years iden-
tilted with the city schools here. first
as principal OF the high school for
eleven years and for the last two years
has filed his resignation to take effect
at the close of the present school year.
While he declines to state the rea-
sons for his retirement 1t Is understood
there have been some differences exist
ing between himself and the school
trustees as to policy and he thought 1t
better to retire.
He is we'll known In this part of the
state as an educator and was popular
with the patrons OF the schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
San BernardinO County
onice sos Third Street.
Home Phone s75.
QUEEN OF FESTIVAL
SELECTS HER COURT
Special 10 Tns Herald.

Special 10 Tns Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May 3.-Miss
Lola Sergeant, queen of the coming
Festival of the Arrowhead, has selectv
ed her court as follows: Maids Of
honor. Miss Burdette Melone, Miss
Winifred Smith; prime minister, G.
w. Monahan; pages, Herbert Parker,
Earl Hearl; ladies of the court, Miss
Georgiana Kendall, Miss Claire Soule,
Miss Nell Kemp, Mrs. Clara Rumsey,
Miss r.oxey McNeill, Miss Hazel Coch-
ran. Miss Lois Aldridge. Miss Mae
Meyer: gentlemen in waiting, George
w. Loring, James Guthrie, Eugene
Wilkerson, r. A. Fawcett. Frank Cole,
John Ralphs. jr., Murry Hawes and one
to be named.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
Arrange Driving Matinee

bpecial 70 The Herald. 07~I
SAN BERNARDINO. May s.-The
san Bernardinc County Driving club
is arranging for a driving matinee the
afternoon of Friday, May IA. at Asso-
citation track. A number of new horses
TO the track here viii be entered in
the events and 1t promises to be one
OF the best meetings ever held locally.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
RIVERSIDE NEWS NOTES
Special to Tho Herald


RIVERSIDE, MAY 2.-The building
record for the city as shown by the
building permits up to the first of the
present month shows an increase of
$27, 900 over the same period last year.
The outlook for the coming months Is
very good.
Fruit shipments from Riverside so
far this season amount to about 5000
carloads, which is about 100 cars short
Of the same date last year. This week
will see the end of naval shipments
and packers will soon be handling
seedlings and sweets.
Leroy Church of Sacramento died
here suddenly while on a visit to his
father, p. M. Coburn, his death occur
ring the day after his arrival here.
Apoplexy was the cause Of death.
H. f. Longley, one of the two men
arrested on suspicion Of knowing some
thing of the burglary of the residence
of A. Harris at Arlington, has been re-
leased. The other man arrested, An
drew Terre, takes the entire blame foI
the robbery and says that Longley had
nothing to do with 1t.
George N. Reynolds has purchased
sixty-eight fe It OF Main street frontage
| adjoining his present store, paying
| 500. for 1t. 1t has well-rentcS. build
| ings on it and is splendid property.
DR.. c. Hanford Henderson, who will
establish a large school for boys in the
Alessandro valley, has left for the east
but before going announced that worl
would commence on the buildings al
once in preparation for next winter
He is trying to purchase 800 acres
more land for the school,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
BEACH POLICE ARREST
ALLEGED BLIND PIGoER
Special to The Herald.

Special TO The Herald
LONG BEACH, May 3.-Peter Has
kell, proprietor of a social club at West
Long Beach, was arrested last night In
San Pedro upon a warrant issued In
this city, charging him with having
violated the liquor ordinance in his
place at West Long Beach
Judge Lawson, before whom he was
taken. fixed his bond at $50, which was
furnished.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
NEWS FROM REpLANps

Special to The Herald.
REDLANDS, May 3.-Postal receipts
for the month of April show, a mate
rial increase for the local postoffice,
the total being $3213.19, which is an in
crease CT s455.04 over the same month
for last year.
On Wednesday evening of this week
a class of fifty candidates will be ini-
tiated by the lodge Of F'raternal Broth
erhood. Several of the supreme Off
GERS from Los Angeles will be present.
The next debate between the Red
lands and San Bernardino high schools
will be held Friday night In this city.
The contest for the interscholastic de-
batting cup has narrowed down to
these two schools.
DR.. G. T. Greenleaf, for many years
a well-known resident of this city. is
dead at his home in Holtville, in the
Imperial vally, where he has resided
for some years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
'-SALOMY JANE IS
AN EXCELLENT PLAY

"sALOMY JANE" a play in four acts
written by Paul Armstrong and based upon
Bret Harte's story, "Salomy James KISS
presented the stage OF the Burbank
theater yesterday afternoon by the Bur
bank stock company, with Miss Blanche
Hall in the title role.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04

Murphy OIL Co. to H. Brussow. lot be-
ginning at stake in east line OF Cata-
lima avenue at northwest corner of lot
6, block 81, subdivision of East Whit
tier rancho thence south Sc degrees 16
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04

A. C. Robinson to W. A. Kirkpatrick. lot
10, Robinson tract in Ro San Rafael.
Sarah j. Mills to J. L. Nicholson, lot 26
IeoIts tract ............a..........
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EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK March again the most characteristic
with several OF strength but in the main hesng There
Pacific and board gossip credited the more influential speculative e
belief that the general situation particularly bushes: in
lines, a
small house business and the bulk of today
the
April full time the Reading oer stimulus to Reading and
dealing
fortnight
throughout
that
dividends
when
perhaps plainly disappointed
OF
Southern Pacific which developed unusual
and list
There
diminished
by ralyng
weekly
than recorded by
conditions unchanged there
the month III
off o 1913
Total sales. value S4lIOOOQ
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Euture Grain ana Provisiop.

CHICAGO, March 26.-Sentiment in the wheat
pit was bullish almost the entire day, although
the market experienced an occasional setback he
cause of profit ing sales. The most pronounced
decline occurred during the final hour, but the re-
action was of short durat and followed by
sharp rally which carried prices to 4 new hi oh
point for the day. The market closed strong at
ceipts in the northwest and the continued absence
of rain in Kansas the chief strengthening
Influences. The principal demand came from
shorts although commission houses were also act
i've buyers late in the day May opened 3sc TO
q c higher at 9494c to 95 1sc, sold off to 94l ~
943sc and then advanced to 95Ac, where IL
closed
Business in the corn pit lacked the snap that
had characterized trading for some time past and
sentiment inclined to be bearish Bull lead
ers apparently made no attempt TO support the
market, and throughout the entire day there was
more or less selling by local longs The market
manifested little frrnness at the start owing to
the strength of wheat, and again near the close
prices advanced in sympathy with the late upturn
In wheat Country acceptances were again light
and demand for cash was slow. The market
closed steady. May opened 1kMLc higher at 65c
TO 81 3se, sold of TO 66asc and closed at 66s. "a
sc &C.
Trade in oats very quiet and prices moved
over an extremely narrow range. MAY opened 1kc
higher at JfAc, advanced to 543sc and closed at
54Ac
Provisions were strong all day on an active in
vestment demand and brisk buying by shorts
Pork was in especially good demand and showed
the greatest eain the May delivery at the close
being up 4212c ut S12.9o Lard-was zoe higher
The leading futures ranged us follows:
Articles. Iir
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COTTON FUTURES
New York Grain and Produce

i NEW YORK, March % Fiour-Receipts It.
COO packages; exports 4,1o0 packages. Dull and
about steady.
Wheat Receipts. II 900 bushels; exports. s8-
600 bushels. Spot-Firm: No 1 red Sl.O12.
elevator; No. red. 81 .023 (. o. b. aiioat: No
northern Duluth, S1.14A f. o. b. afoat; No. 2
crop damage in the southwest from dry weather
and low temperatures wheat prices advanced 1c
of the upturn was lost, but near the close prices
again advanced on short and were finally
y q sc net higher. May. S1.02ss Gl02A closed
81 ;9sz July, 81 4 GsT 15-16c, closed 81 15-16c.
Hops-Dull-
Hides-Quiet- Bogota, l7c
WooL-Steady.
Philadelphia and Baltimore, s7oc; do, bulk
4. 95e.
sugar-Raw, firm: fair refining. ss6c; cen
trifugal, SO test, 4-36c; molasses sugar, 3.61c;
Conee-Futures closed steady, net unchanged
to ) points higher. Sales were reported of So 80
bags. including May at 5.75c; October, 5s5c; De
eember, 5.95c. spot-Steady: Rio No. 4 &c;
Santos No. f. SIS s@SAc; mild coffee, steady;
Cordova. 10A 01314c
Butter-Steady unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Eggs-Weak. Western average hrsts, 15M
l5Ac; seconds, 14@14Ae.
DRIED FRUITS
EYaporated Apples-There was some demand
Tor prime apples and bids of &c were made, but
bolders rule, asked lac. Fancy are quoted
at 1012 q lie: choice. So 491ac; prime, 7Q71ac;
Prunes-were easy, with quotations ranging
from 4 l5c to lie for California and from &c to
l0c for Oregon fruit
Apricots-Arc steady, with choice quoted at Is
9,20c; extra choice, 19M21c; fancy, 20M 24c
Peaches-Are unchanged, with choice quoted
at lo@lo1ac: extra choice. l1@11l4c; fancy
Ii y dl2c; extra fancy, I3M14c.
Raisins--Spot supplies of California raisins are
small, but the market continues weak and unset
tied. with loose museatel quoted at 5GD6Jec
seeded raisins, 5lsGSlac' London layers, 81 .65@s
IL
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Potatoes. Onions and yegetahle.

Arrivals of asparagus for the day were about
1900 boxes, most of the receipts being from the
river districts, and there quite large
carry over from the preceding day the market
was very literally supplied aud prices for the X
ira grade weakened slightly. A few special
brands sold up to SC pound but there was
hardly enough business at that figure to justify
quoting it. Rhubarb, peas and potatoes were
in increased supply but prices for all three arti-
cles We're maintained and supplies were closely
cleaned up at the close. Offerings of other vege-
tables consisted chiefly of local garden truck,
which met with the usual sale at the previously
quoted rates. Two cars of Oregon yellow onions
came In and the receivers were asking S4.25 a
Genital for them. consignment of Australian
yellow that came up the steamer Boveric was
offering from first hands at 81. 10 Genital Pota-
toes were quite firm continued brisk dem and
and the best Oregon Burbanks slightly
higher
Potatoes-Lompoc BurbanSs. s1.1O@1.35 per
ctl, Oregon Burbanks, S5cM .05 per ctl; river
whites, 404S5c per bag, early rose 81 .35G1 90
per ctl; seed kinds I599Cc per ctl; sweet pota-
TOES, $3.2593.5o per ctl; new potatoes, 2l4 a3i.e
per H.
Onions Yellow, s4.2o per ctl; new green, cog
65c per box.
Vegetables Asparagus, 71s@sc per lb for
extra, 6Gic for No. l and 3G15c for No. ..
green peas, 60se per ID for bay and 4@5c for
southern tomatoes, Mexican, 81. 1.50@2 per crate;
hothouse cucnmbers, $1@1.50 per dozen; green
peppers, 15@171ac per lb; rlubarb, $1Ql.75 per
box; garlic. 12le@15c per lb: celery. 35q50c per
dozen; cabbage, 40@50e per ell: cauifower 400
50c per dozen; carrots. 75c per sack turnips Use
per sack; marrowfat and Hubbard squash, S100
10 per ton.
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THE STOCK MARKET
No Pause In the Advance In the Sugar
Stocks-Leading COmstocks Higher

There no pause in the advance in the
sugar stocks yesterday. Hawaiian rose 10 $50 -.
Onomea AtO $33. Hutchinson to $3.50. Honokaa
10 $40 and Paauhau to $3.50 Transactions,
however, were small Outside of the sugar
stocks the market for local securities was dat,
with variations calling for comment
The southern Nevada mining stocks continued
extremely duh. with marked changes on the
day. At the close the leading GOldhelds were
lower than at the close OF "Wednesday.
In the Comstocks there active transac-
tions in Ophir and Mexican. and both were
higher, Ophir selling up 10 S2.o2ia and Mexican
to CSC. though both weakened on at the close.
Ophir ended the day at $2.45. against 81 80 on
Wednesday. and Mexican at sic. against 9Oc.
cable from Honolulu yesterday stated that
the Oahu plantation company has increased the
rate of It's dividends to Is per cent per annum,
which means a monthly payment TO stock hold
ers of "a per cent
The regular annual meeting OF the stock hold
ers OF the Western sugar refining company Will
be held on March 80.
At the regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Makaweh sugar company the
firing board OF directors reelected, consist
ing OF W NJ Alexander. president, Warren
Gregory, vice PRESIDENT D. NJ VeSper. l. Strass-
burger and r. L. Rolph. Emil Tschumi
elected secretary The Makaweh sugar company
is holding corporation. which owns 5O.51O
shares OF the capital stock OF the Hawaiian
latter company is a very satisfactory one the
crop just harvested having been the largest
ever taken or that plantation. The net profit
of the year was $500. .404 which with the bal
brought forward from the previous year.
made SSO2. .907 available for dis ributlon. and
$500, 600 paid in dividends and S4S2. .9O7
carried TO the credit Of the surplus account.
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Hides. TaIIow. Wool and HOB.

The Wateryiile New York Times prints let
ter from Washington. of which the following is
an extract: IF the Oregon and California farm
ers will quit renting yards TO irresponsible men
the business of hop growing will right itself in
due time With deep cut In acreage IN the two
southern states. dying out Of the specula tive
craze among the farmers, the abOlishment OF the
system of renting hop yards and closer getting
will come better times again in the business.
with possibility OF curtailing the operations OF
the short sellers and dispensing with the services
of large number OF called brokers and blue
mold artists who are supported by the hop grow
ers. the system of selling is conducted -
der qnotatons Heavy salted steers 7lsc; me
diun, &c. light, Sc; cowhide 513c, for heavy.
DC for light: stays. 4c; saIred kip, &C. salted
veal Slac salted calf. IL 1Se; dry hides &c., dry
kip, 10c; dry calf. 16c; dry stags Sc; Mexican
dry hides. lie; Mexican dry salted do &c. Mexi-
S5c each: short wool. 100000 each; medium. 65
G90c; long wool. $1Q1.25; lambs, 206I50c;
horse hides salt, $212.50 for large and S1500
1.I5 for medium. 50cQ 81 20 for small ard 25G
zoe for colts; horse hides. dry, $1-50Q2.25 for
large and 81 25G1.75 for medium. 50c@S1 for
small and 25@50c for colts: deer skins. dry
Mexican 25G26e; dry salted do. 20@24e; picked
do. zoe; dry Central American. 2682Sc. goat
skins. prime angora- 50cGS1; large hair goats,
30950c; medium 20u40c: small 10000.
Tallow-No- l rendered. S1a 44c; No. >, so
Sic; grease. 2Q2i2c.
Wool-Spring clip, Humboldt and Mendocino.
years staple. 20G &c; fall clip. northern free
mountain. 7d10c; do defective. 66l7isc: San
Joaquin and southern. 597c, according TO shrink
age and defects; fall lambs. S@10c for northern
and 6gSe for southern; Nevada. 114l2e per lb-
Hops-Prlces TO growers are as follows; 1906,
IL @21ac: 1907 crop, 4@5tsc for all coast de-
scriptions; contracts. 9610c for one year and
1OQ11c for three to i've years
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General NIerchandi.e

Bags-Grain bags 1une-July. 65s@1e: Sar
Quentin. 615c; wool bags, 421s @44e; fleece
Pennsylvania anthracite. egg SIG: We'll
lington s12 per ton; New Wellington. S12; Coos
Cumberland, sl4 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks;
Welsh anthracite. SIS: coke, SIT per ton in bulk
and $40 in sacks; Rocky mountain. S1l@12e-
Ois-Qu0tatiols are for barrels: Lfnseed. 56c
per gallon for boiled aud 54c for raw; cases. &c
more castor oil in cases. No 1, 75c; Bakers
"A. cases 81 .2SQ 80: lucol. soc for boiled and
4sc for raw; China nut. cases. 766S6c per gal
lon; eocoanut oil. In barrels. 521a 456c for xxx.
5o@5s1ac for No l and 47is @51e for No 2.
according to quality; extra bleached winter
sperm oil, 65c; natural winter sperm OIL soc;
natural whale oil. 55c: extra winter strained
oil, soc; No. l neatsfoot oil CSC; herring oil,
Ill. 35c.
Coal Oil. Gasoline. etc.-water white. in drums
or iron bbls. lie; cases, 1sc; special do 1l5c:
pearl oil in cases. 161ae; astral. 1611c; star.
,Siec: extra star Pie Elaine 2e1sc eoesSs enc
or drums, 141Acs in cases, 2l lac: No. l engine
distillate. In iron bbls drums. Sc; No. do,
soc. in cases s7isc nsp6tha. in bulk IOc. IN
cases lac
Turpentine- soc per gallon in cases and &c
Rosin (per bbl of $50 pounds}--E. S5.25; +,
$3.50; g. s6-S5; II, $40; l. 5000
sugar-Prices We're further advanced Soc yes
quotes as follows. terms net cash: Cubes and a
crushed. Bloc. powdered. 5.95c: candy granu-
5.s5c; beet granulated 900 lb bags only. 5.65c:
confectioners' A. 5S5c. magnolia A. 5.45c extra
O. 5s5c; golden c. $3.50: d, 5.l5c; r. 4 E. crys-
6.6oc per 10. Barrels and so ID bags 10c half bbs
2oc and boxes SOC more per 100 lbs for al
grsdes ss @ 10 erdsTs taken & for less than I5 bar
brand. Is quoted over and above the price Of
standard fine tcanel granulated in 100 ID bags
half barrels, 75c: 40 ID tins eases e. 5o ooss X
10 tins, eased. 81 20; 10 ID tins, cased. 10
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

More activity Wall stocks at irregular prices.
Not much change in cotton Copper stocks irregular
Bank OF England unchanged at per cent.
Local exchange dull with hardly any variation
Sugar stocks continue advance Mining stocks quiet
Refined sugar again marked up so points
Wheat dull, but firmly held. Barley futures higher.
but inactive Hay and feedstu unchanged
Stocks of beans steadily decreasing under shipments
Potatoes firm and active. Oregon onions higher
Poultry market in fair average condition.
Butter active demand for northern shipment
Surplus eggs still moving freely into storage.
Fruit market quiet with decline in lines.
Cattle, sheep and hogs previously quoted.
No further change in hams, bacon lard.
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Poultry and Game

Another car of western poultry. making the
third for the week, sale The stock was
exceptionally fine and the receivers were asking
$l.50@S-50 a dozen for it, but sales We're rather
slow. Receipts of native chickens were light.
but ordinary hens, which constituted thc bulk Of
the receipts, continued weak, while Young stock
met with the usual prompt sale at stif prices.
Receipts OF game were limited TO L. sacks, but as
there was very little demand prices were merely
steady.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens. $4.5065.50 for
SMALL $66t7 for large and 81. 500S.5 for extras
old roosters, S4M4.5o: young roosters $7a7 so;
do extras, $s@9; fryers S7Qs; large broilers.
50 .50G6.50; small broilers S495; ducks, S6M
for young ana S46s5 for old: pigeons, 81 a
Loo; squads. S2.50M3; geese. $2G2.50 per pair;
gosiings, S3M35c; turkeys nominal
Game tper dozenl-Gray geese, 81; white
geese, 75cto II .25 brant 81 .25ml IS; hare 81 %
@1.50; cottontail rabbits. S1.T5@3.
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Bacon, 12ac per ID for heavy,
1215c for light medium, 15c for light, Ice for
extra light and 1917 aQ1ec for sugar cured; extra
bellies 14c; eastern sugar cured hams, 131sc for
heavy and 14c for light; California hams. 13G
1916; beef, per bbl; extra ness.
-; family. s17; prime mess pork, $3.50; extra
clear, 0.50; mess, 5000; pig pork S24; pigs
and S1.30 for kits; smoked beef, 13c per ID.
Lard-Tierces quoted at &c for California
compound, 9q0lAc for eastern compound and
10Ac for pure half bbls, pure, 1O1se; 80 lb
tins 1015c; 10 ID tins, lie; ID tins. u1se;
ID tins. IL &c.
91sc; 1 tie1ce, DC; tierces, S5se; . tierees.
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New York Metal uarxet

NEW YORK. March 26.-Tbe London tin
market had sharp break. with spot closing
at Ella and futures at SIP. Locally the
market was quiet. but lower In sympathy with
the decline abroad, quotations ranging from
81 .SJ0T,lc.
Copper Was higher in the London market
With spot quoted at E61 and futures at sci
IS cd. Locally the market was quiet but un-
changed with lake quoted at 13GlS. .25c elee
12.s715c.
Lead declined to IA rs Sd in London. The
local market Vas unchanged at 390M4c.
Spelter IS Cd lower at GH in the
London market. Locally the market was dull
and unchanged at 4.60@4. roc.
The English iron market was higher, with
standard foundry quoted at SIS sd and Cleye-
land warrants at 52s ID The local market
W was unchanged, With No. ] foundry northern
southern and No. southern soft, s17.77lses
1880. =
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

Beyond slight advance IN Hongkong ex-
change yesterday there nothing in local
rates yesterday. Continental rates also stood
about as before. The Bank of England rate of
discount remained unchanged at 3 per cent
There were no new features in the money mar
ket
Bank OF British North America was held recently
in London and the old board Of directors re-
elected The profits of the half year ended
December 81, 1907, including f36,200 brought
forward, amounted to 0290 which was dis
tributed as follows: Dividend 30s per share,
ESQ. 600: bonus los per share, 10000; reserve
fund.- E2O. 900: bank premises account, f2O, 600;
bonus of per cent to. stan, $1,000; balance car
ried forward, f24 900.
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Foreign Futures
London Wool sale.

LONDON. March 26.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales today amounted to IL LII bales
Fine grades were in fair demand, but prices were
weak, and the following declines were noted:
Fine merinos, 10 per cent faulty nleriuos, Is per
cent; fine crossbreds, 10 per cent medium cross
breds, 10 per cent: inferior crossbreds, 2025 per
cent; cape of Good Hone and Natal secured. 10G7.
10 per cent; cape of Good hope and Natal greasy
conlbing, 10@12 per cent; cape Of Geod Hope and
Natal greasy clothing, solo per cent. Americans
bought few lots of light greasy crossbreds