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AS SENSITIVE AS MERCURY The Orange Market Affected by the Weather RESUMPTION OF SHIPMENTS As the Temperature Rises Demand for Fruit Increases Prosperous Condition of the Fruit HYchanges. Notes About the .Tovement of the Crop Los AXGILSJB, Feb. 18. The opening of the week finds the fruit ex changes busier than ever. hi proportion as the tcmpersture risen at the East, the demand for oranges increases, l itis seems to be tho condition, at least, us evidenced by the re ceipt of orders since the blizzard subside!. No ohjeetion is ever made. :o the exchanges' prices by eastern buyers, exeapt now and then at a point where ft "floater*' is unloaded by a Shipper outside the exchanges st cut rate figures Dsuftllf this fruit is reported to tho trs.de Afi fancy Riverside or Redlands, when In lad it consists 01 odd sizes or is fruit Irom the I oast district* At the prices paid Riverside and Redlands ffrowers, shippers outside the Ixchangescan not sell under the exchanges' f. o. b. schedule and make money. Where cut ting is done by the outsiders, the exchanges* customers ask protection Rgainst it In the nature of a similnr redaction. This is always refused. In no case have the exchanges shaded their prices or sent out floaters this season and they say they do not intend to do so. While they lose an occasional order by re fusing to meet reductions made by a com petitor. It does not worry them, as they arc perfectly confident that they can soil all the fruit controlled by them 'four-fifths of the en tire crop) at the prices now demanded. POTOLARTTY OF THE EXCUASoks The exchange system is growing in favor with the producers. The results attained thus for arc highly satisfactory. The cost of marketing the fruit is relived to the mini mum, prices are kept up '.md the growers get profits instead of the middlemen. So success, fu! is the system as applied to the orange crop, that the deciduous trait growers are taking stent tdorganise for the purpose Of marketing tins year's crop in the same manner. The walnut growers are already organized and have found the system a great benefit to them. The dried fruit men, beekeepers, dairy men and other producer* are also talking of co-operative marketing. Las.week a prominent raisin grower of Han ford, Kings county, was In the city fo: the special purpose of studying the exchange sys tem, tie said iiamord and vicinity produce about 150 carloAds ot raisins annually, for which the growers hardly receive the cost of production, while raisins are retailed iv east ern cities at !S(g,Ji cents a pound. The gen tleman from Hanford said the raisin growers bad allowed the middlemen to grow rich at their expense, and now tlicv propose to make a little money for themselves if there is any viMue in the co-operative system of market ing. THE ONTARIO EXCHANGE. Last Saturday the Ontario Fruit Kxchange declare 1 a dividend of 2 cents a pound on fancy navels shipped to date, and i} 3 cents for choice. These figures represent only part of the net price the growers will receive for the s.ason's crop. Subsequent dividends and the final settlement Will no doubt etichauce the growers' receipts considerably. Trade st Ontario, and in fact at all the nrsnge centers, is beginning to feel the stimu lating effect of the money put inlo circulation by the moving of the orange crop. THE RAN DIBOO EXCHANGE President Story of the san Diego Fruit Ex change was in the city Saturday and Sunday. He says San Diego Is stirpaislpg herself this year in the quality of her fruit. Tiie lemon crop is exceptionally fine, not the least bleinisn marking any of the product. The Sau Diego exchange embraces nearly all the grower! of 11,111 imperial county and will handle ibout lOOcarlonds of oranges this sea son. One man at Fallbrook alone has about ten carloads, Mr. Story estimates the San Diego lemon crop at 300 carloads, lemons having been planted In that county much more extensively than oranges. There are about HOC,OOO lemon trees in the county, most of them be'.ng quite young. When all come into full bearing tbe output will be enormous, Tue excellent qual ity of the San D ego lemons is beginning to be appreciated not only on the Pacific coast, but at tin East, where they, along wiih the iemons ol other Southern California counties, will in tine crowd foreign lemons out of the market, is they have already done on this coast. jiccii good raurr. The qutlily and condition ol the fruit in every nook aud corner of the citrus belt is pro nounced Übe better than ever befoie known. San Fernaido, ior instance, which has hereto fore not beau conspicuous as an orange dis trict, is tbl year producing fruit that compares favorably nltb that of nearly any other sect.on of southern California. The excellence ol Hie I'aßadena crop this rear Is atested by the fact thai wherever tbe Pasadena iiangc Association has placed a ear ol fruit, Unorder has immediately been dupli cated. hie situation at rivera. A F.ivera lorrespouilent says the orange in dustry is boimlnu tlieso beautiful days. The association tias rented J. 11. Burkes warehouse and will us< it for packing iv connection with the depot wi rehouse The accommodating su perlutendci;, Tracey Abbott, informed the writer that they huve shipped about Sid car loads to dan E. .V. Altland & to. have bought a number oforchftrds, not in tiie association and have a Urge force packing and shipping. HIII'MENTS EltOM DOWNEY. Says the lowney Cliampiou: Owing to the extreme coldweather tn the East, orange pack ing was suspiuded this week. To date the as •oclat on hasahipped six carloads and the Earl Company four. Two carloads of tine navels from the Couity Farm Rre boxed and read)* to put aboard tic cars, The association will com mence packiig again on Monday. MEXICAN ORANUES. The Memphs commercial Appeal ol Febru ary 6th says the first carload of Mexican oranges over eoeived in Memphis has just ar rived, consigned to D. Canale & Co., 3!z!) Main street. This flilt is very juiov, tine flavored and much bettor than the Florida oranges would be this are In the season, even if they had not been fos.el. U. Canale &Co will re ceive regular shipments ol Mexican oranges until lute in the spring. Tie Valencia ereeze. The New Yort Commercial Bulletin ol Feb ruary Btii contdus the following: Cables to this market yeserday reported a had freeze in the Valencia oisuge groves. Messrs. Kgobel A Day received a cable from a Loudon house which deals exftusivelv iv Vatencia oranges saying; "Valeicia crop frozen : hold Hi m." ' Mr. Day, wl«n seen yesterday afternoon said: "The soiree of this information is such that it cannot be ques ioned, slid similar cables have al obeen received by Messrs. \V II Mestervelt 4 (>. aud F. a. Robinson <fc Co The crop of Valencia oranges is about half shipped, but ena-mous quantities are left, a full share of ijhlch would have come to this country under arrangements already effected I; II possible th* 2,000,000 cases were affected by the frost, anmhis will prevent the possibil ity of partially filing up the gap made by the loss of 2,ooo,oo<(boxes of Florida oranges dur ing the recent ffceze. ••The cropinScily is a full one and hfeavy shipments aie bling made, based on the Icbs of the Florida crip. All fruit received will be needed, for nutate of mo growing soctlou of lamaica the onl; source of supply left Is Cali fornia, and our icighbors lv that stateare cer tainly having thngs their own way. The or ange cropln Ca torniathls year will equal just about 1,550,000 loxes in round numbers, ol LOS ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MOIINTXG, FEBEL'AHV IU, it,;:.;-. j which nearly 1,000.000* boxes are narels and the remainder seed Mugs. 1 judge the visible supply of Valencia-nil route during the next thirty days would hftTj been nearly 20,008 t eases.*' ; Messrs. \V. 11. Wostervclt St to have received ! a cable fr-m London stating: 'Valencia te . porti much damage done by the frost." Late !iu the af eruoon the 'Inn reee'ved the follow } Ing cable; 'Crop damaged by frost, calculated i extent oi damage, 80 per cent partial aud '10 1 per cent total." Mr. W. 11, Wostervelt said: "The Valencia crop uas large this season, and I estimate tiie : visible Supply en route to «his market, lor tlis [ next thirty days woula bare beta between I Ifi 000 sum 20.P00 cases " ' Several im porters received similar cables, iln one it was stated thai ihe mercury regis- I tered 10 degrees above zero. BUSINESS NOTF-S I Joseph Weldt ts about to open a general store ; at San Pod-.0. Mr. Swan, formerly of Pasadena, has opened t a general merchandise store at Vineland. i A branch of the Los Angeles Building and | Loan Association has been established at Men i rovia. ! The Mohawk i anal and Improvement Com j pany, at Riverside, has been sued on a note for 91000, I Ontario shipped forty-three and a half car j loads of dried, green and canned fruits last i month. [ 'f he Banning Water Company has been in j corpora ted at Banning with s capital stock of i 900,000. j K. Benzie, proprietorof the Long beach steam ; laundry, has been granled an electric light franchise. W. C, Clark, a dealer In windmills at San Bernardino, has gone Into insolvency. Assets, 01712; liabilitiess23-7. captain Banning purchased a 30-foot lot on the ocean front at Calallnn Island from t'lark A Bryan for ft* 1000 spot cash <*. J, Dimond of Pasadena was in san Ber nardino la-t week with a view to opening a large general morcin ndise store in I hat city. r. 11. Conger, of the wholesale carriage house OfßottsA longer, on South Main street, has sold his interest in the (inn lo A. W. Phelps of New Orleans. Good Easier Keurro pears from California, Which had been kept in cold storage in New York, were lately selling in that market at the rate of $1 per dozen Rowland A Lacy are arranging to lay a pipe line from their I'uente oil wells to the Chino sugar factory, thirteen miles distant. Hy pumping to ft huge tank on a hill near by the oil wi 1 run by gravity to its destination. .1 J. Suess, the enterprising grocer of Red lands, has bed electric buttons placed on the awning posts in front of his place of business, thus enabling his lady customers driving up to his storj to call out his clerks to take their or ders. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Monday, Keb, 18th, James N'unn to 0 A Garner— Bl C, The * Palms 910.000 WK Hubbafd to E S Hubbard-Lots 4 and 5, bl 6, and lots H ami 5, blk B, Marat .:on irt; also s1 , lots T, 8 and 9, blk 4, Hutchinson Irt 1,320 C B Sumner to Arthur W Fiirt — Lot S, Pomona L A \V ( o's sub bl 150, Po mona . . 300 Same to liruce A Rice—Lot 9. sub as lasi above 300 John Blirr, sheriff, to Emma P Dunnells —Lots 3, 4 aud 7, .Millard's sub of Oarer Place trt 1,500 B I Steams to Ell* V Oetchelt-Lot 22, Wallace Bros' tub, Pasadena 3,500 Frank A Foote to Sarah F French— E 175 ft lots 15 Alid lb, IV N Abbotts sub lot 9, bl J, Pasqusl trt .. 830 A J Wallace et al to Oorotiado N Lopez-- Lo 13, Wallace. Bros' sub n\\ lot 0, bl E Sun I'asqual trt ... 475 OH Churchill to Sarah F French —Lot 38, Uixbyttt, Pasadena 500 C M Mimsoii to a v Orifhlh—Lot lti, bl 47, Azusa. 810 W T Daiton to Ida Eaton—Lot 13, bl 5, Geo Paltou Sr tri 250 [Estate Geo l.orenz, deceased, to Wm X Anderson—Lot 1, Merriam Marsh ifc Gardner's sub 830 John Bur:, sheriff, to Main St Savings pans and Trust co —Lots 3 to 12, bl 2. Douillnrd trt 1,500 A B Poincrov to II G Glove-Lot H, bl 116, liv Providencla «t Scott trt 000 ( has II Witrner to W P Henry Lots 9, 10 and 11, bl 24, Wolfskill Orchard trt 10 Ellen MHSkell to J \\ Gross—Lot ti, Mas kell trt 1,000 V* D Turner to Alice M Partridge-Lot 7, Decker Sc Lucas'sub, P-sadena... 450 Palmdale Colon v to Jennie d Paige—Lot 14, sec 30, tti ii, rll w 500 Jas Nelson to C Jensen-Lot 15, bl 1, Washington st trt 700 Jno T Buchanan lo Kate M Duncan— Lot 00, bl A, A J Painter's sub Pas adena 150 8 X Lindlev to s c Fov-Lot 31, exten sion Nob Hill trt 3,500 Fred Aykrovd to Henry liohrman—Lot 74, Clark <fc Bryan trt, subject to $300 mort 600 W N Harris to Helen J Hough and Lewis T Love jay —Lot 34 Hiid 25, bl 19, wolfskill Orchard trt 10 Wm Farrell to .las Hewey—Lot 20, sub lot 1, bl 11, Han PasqUAl trt 2,500 Jas Dewey to F C Bolt —need of trust for p-operty last above described.. 2,000 Rosamond Br. tn, trustee, tn Geo 11 Frost-87 it lot 13, blk B, si'trt, Pasadena 4,200 Redondo Beach to Chas II Quandt—Lot 5, blk BB,.Redondo Beach 225 VY Sf OSbom to Mojave Lime i'o—N 40 ft lot", blk Hi, urd's survey 8,500 Olivia J Dickey to Sarah M fash—Lot 50. Ol ML Wolfskill orchard trt.... 500 Vicente Botlllerde Ybarrando to Chas Kickenbach — Lots 31, 33 and 35, Widow Boliller trt 2,200 Carrie A Hotchkiss to Mrs M V Taylor- Lot 80. Clark & Bryan trt 375 Savings Hank so Cal to Jennie B Paige tot 0. Sec 30, T ti N, H 11 W 250 St'M Mary; Deeds 40 Nominal.. 10 Total $40,777.00 WEATHER STATISTICS Observations at Los Angeles and at Other , Points Unltetl .states D .parlment of Agriculture Weatherßureau's ituports, rectified at Los An geles February IS. letus. Observations takcuat allslations at 8 p. m.. 7jtu me-idian time: Plaoei i Bar. ' Lo« Angeles^O.lO 1 Hau Diego.. 30 10 8. 1.. Oblapo 10.18' Fresno 30.18 San Kran'cn 30,18 Sacramento 30.18 Kail Bluft .. 30.18' Itnrena .30.2, RoMbnnr.. 30,'Ji l'ortland. .|80.aa| Mm. Tm.|Wn4jW'tb»r M K W Weather Bureau Los ANOatES, Feb. 18. Temperature-flepqrt of observations taken at Los Angeles February 18th. [N'oto—Barom eter reduced to soa level.] Time. I Bar. iThor.lRH'm W'd.Vol W'tlior. n.OOa. in.[30.12 53 j OK NK I «*'Clear ~ r.:00 p. m.|3()._10l_73_|_ 35 NW | 1 !Clear Maximum temperature, 82. Minimum temperature, 51. Weather Forecast For Southern California: Fair; n-a-ly sta tion*, y temperature. Honey In Prunes A T. Hatch, the well-known fruit grower, makes a statement, that will surprise many people He tinds by actual experience that he can sell cured prunes at 3 cents a pound, f. o. v , in sacks and make $100 per acre from his orchard, besides allowing $37 per acre for cul tivation and other costs of production; and this calculation is based on an annual crop of only one-half his average crop tor the past four years. Tills is a very remarkable showing and, coming Irom Mr, Hatch, may be relied on" —Journal. Local Bank Clearings Los Angeles, Feb. 18. Following are the Los Angeles bank clear ing fur the current week: Day. Exchanges. Balances. Monday $ .128,915.40 $31,897.52 Bank ol England Bullion. London, Feb. 10.—The amount of bullion gone into the bank of England today amounted tv £23.00t'. * "*" u "" :u The Orange Market. New Yobk, Feb. ls.-Ocangea -Irregular: Florida, $2.0004.50; others, $3.25®4.757 IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD Condition of the Local Produce Markets EQGS AT LOW WATER MARK Heavy Consignments ot Butter From Up the Coast Wealtncs. of the Ornin Markets- A Firmer Demand for Australian - Wool Los Anoei.es. Feb. 18. The week opened quite satisfactorily In the j produce markets, Monday i. usually a busy ; day 011 Los \ngeles street, and ihis was no cx ; cept ion lo trie rule, Sunday a steamer brought 109 eases of butter from tho uorth. This, with loci supplies-, made the marlie: quite easy, but it went off readily at Saturday's quotations. Fggs VfCre, if anything, a little weaker than at the (dose of last week sales wtie heavy at 12c. Outside quotations are 11(0)30. Brier] frnltseontinue to show improvement. The l.astern demand Is better and prices show a little advance. Balsins are re ported j : 1; --freely and at bet er figure--. Following are produce quotations: Butter Creamery—Fancy 2 ih squares, 40 042^0; 28 oz squares, 3 '!-s<333c. 1 Dairy—Fancy 2 to squares, iii'jt;! >c; Sat ! squares, 25(g) fOe; 38 OS r.dls, 22) a 025 c; fairto : good 2H oz rolls, 2tli,22' a c. Pickled—Nominal. California ranch—llfiKlc. Cheese. California—Full cream flats, LftWej Young America 13' ac; hand, I M 3 >-; halt cream, flats, Sc; Young America,Oc; hand, iOc. Eastern—Cheddars and twins, 14414UC Imported— Swiss, 23(d>25c; Edam, per do/.., $«.suioit.sO;limbergcr, brick, 14 (015 c; Westphalia, .Oc: Hockford, 40c. Poultry. Hens -per do/, 25 itji 50, Young roosters—¥4.2o(o4.7s. Old roosiers-V4.00r04.50. broilers-$3.5044.^0. Ducks—s4.so(os.oo. Turkeys -J 110X20 per lb CeeßO—76efosl.(H» per head. Vegetables. Beets—7sc(osl. r 0 per 100 lbs Cabbage—7o(oSOc per 100 lbs. Carrots—7sc(osl.oo per 100 lbs. Cauliflower- 01 c per dos. tireen onions— Sue per do/,. Lettuce- -12(015c per do/ btiuche?. Parsnips—SOiOOc. per 100 lbs. onions -$1.25(01.40 per 100 lbs. Turnips—SOnOOc tier 100 lbs Sweet pota oes—$1.40(01.00 per 100 lbs. Provisions. Hams -Rex, per lb, I0 :, ie: picnic, 7e; bone less, Sc. Bacon—Per lb, Itex, boneless breakfast 10' 4 C: light medium. Oc; medium, Sc. Dried beef Per lb, set, 12c; Ins Ides, LSJ-fc Dry salt pork—Per lb. clear bellies, Short Clears, clear backs, o\e. Pig pork - Per half bbl, 80 lbs, */ iO. Lard—Per lb, ivory compound, tic.cc, rexolene, 7'aC; pure leaf, 7c. Qraln and Hay. Barley—Per cwt, feed, 85000 c; seed, $1.00, Corn—Per cwt, $1.1001.15. Wheat-Pur 6Wt, $1.0001 05. Hay—Per ton, alfalfa, $12.00 012 50; barley. S15.oO01H.5O: oat , $15.00010.00; wheat, $15.00(010.00. Citrus Fruits Lemons—Uncurccl, $1,00<51.25; cued, §2 00 &2.50. Oranges—Per box, f. o b., stunners 1 quota tions; Extra fancy Washington navels, s> .-5; fancy navels, $11.00: choice, I.TTi, standard, 91,50: extra fancy seedlings $1.75; fancy seedlings, $1 59; choice, $1 35; standard, $1.20. Potatoes Local -75 fl)Bsc, Northern—9Ue;<£sl.2o. Dried Fruits. Apples-Sun dried, sacks, par lb, stfc; boxes, B.aße; evaporated fancy, 9«filoe. Apricots—Fancy, Srt9c; choice, os7c. Peaches-Funcy unpolled, 7(riSe; IS fglic. Nectarines—Fancy. B(£9e; cholee, 0 tj>7c. Pears—Fancy evapuratcd, 5(07c. Plums—Pitted, choice, 7(r6',»c, Prunes—Choice, boxes, 6<s7e; sncks, 4 ojb*c fancy, 9®loc. Millstuffs Flour—Los Angeles, $3 10; Stockton, $3.70; Oregon, $,».V5. Bran—Per ton, local, $JO.OO; northern, $17. SO. Shorts—Per ton, local, $22.00: northern * 18.00. Rolled barley-Per ton, $20.00. Cracked corn—Per cwt, $1,2(3. Feed meal—Per cwt, $1.20, Hides and Wool. Hides—Sound dry, per lb, 7 l aP: culled, 7e; sound kips, 7e; culls, sc: sheep pelts, nomi nal. Wool—4 (Side. Fresh Meats. Butchers' prices for wholesale carcasses; Beef— sMtigtie per lb. Veal— 5' j|(fl&7c. M ulton—6*d)7c. Pork—6c. Livestock. Hogs -Per cwt, *3.75 ((4.00. Beef cattle —*2.50:<93.00. Calves—s2.7s@3.2s per head. Honey and Beeswax. Honey—Comb, B'qjl3c per lb; strained, 5(&7c. Beeswax— 20.<528c per lb. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS The Day's Transactions on the Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago, Feb. 18.—At the opening the wheat pit was flooded with selling orders at!£c be low Saturday's closing prices. The latest trad ing on Saturday was at 52;! 8 e for May and at 02f-ga and there were evon more sellers than buyers at s^ B o, so tbat 52 became almost im mediately the trading price. An anticipated decrease in the visible stocks since a week ago, 3,000,000 bushels, was a potent bear factor. The Northwestern re ceipts weje 150 carloads more than those of the corresponding day a year ago. A gre-M deal of long whest was again offered on the break, and although at around ss@|92|{C, local shorts covered abundantly, there was little reaction during the first hour and a halt of the session. The visible supply soon began to give evi dence of a larg r decrease than had been looked for, tun! when the decrease was ulti mately found to amount to 1,598,000, or three times as much as many had expected, the shorts commenced taking back the wheat they had unloaded. From being quiet and weak, the price gradually hardened.until about two hours from the opening it recovered to 52!-4"c. Primary market altogether received 209,000 bushels against 149,000 a week ago and 280, --000 a year ago. The English visible supply showed a decrease of 800,000 bushels following a decrease of 1,4-.*0,000 on the previous week and New York reported a good business done there for export. The prico advanced hereto 62f£e and closed at 52? 8 e. Corn was weak at the beginning. Later, when wheat had recovered from Its early drop! corresponded to the change in tone of its neighbor as well to the result of the visib • supply statement, which showed a decrease of 233,000 bushels since last Monday, and com pared with an increase of 7?5,000 a year ago. The opening sales of May were at 4434 c, at which price it closed. Trading In oats was very scattered and only of fair volume. May started at from 28U to 26% sold to to 20, at which price the market cosed. Provisions started as weak as the grain markets, but soon faced about aud wound up higher all around. At tho Un sh May pork was l7! a e, May lsrd 2}£c and May rins 7Uc higher. The leading futures closed as follows Wheat No, 2— February '. ,50l 8 450* i May 52M(*W2 July 53-^ Corn No. 2— February 4^14 May 44H July :44»v544?i Oats No. 2— j February 28 May 29 July 2h% Cash quotations were as follows; Flour—Steady; Wiuter patents, $3.25@2.60; straights, $2.0(i(0 ?. 50; «pring patents, $3,00 4 3.50; straights, $2,t0(02.7.j; bakers' extras, $1.75.(02.10 Wheat —No, I spring. 5? h i"tlss» B e; No. 3 spring, nominal; No. 2 red. 50' N nso^o. Corn-No. 42 , 4 (0l2 r, fre. <»Nts No. a. snHlj No. 2 white, No. :i while, 30*.lie. RvC -No. .', olUc, Barley No. 2, 53: No. 3, No. 4, 52<a53 c. Flax seed - No. I, $1.30. Timothy seed—Prime, 185.75. Mess pork-Per bbl,. $10,00(010.15 t anl—Per 10 'lbs. astf.4 e(tti.»7' J( . Short ribs—Sides : loose. $5. 10(5).i.15. Shoulders -O.y salleil, ' o\cd, f>o2 1 a <7&4.75. bborl clear—siues, boxed, e5.40(^>.4i. Whisky* Distillers' finished goo I, per gal., $'.22. on tiie prodaeeexoltangf today, the butter market was steady; creamery, 1 Jdi ::P 2 e ; dairy. |M| iOo Kggs were firm; fresh, 250836. RECEIPTS A Nil SHIPMENTS. Article. Receipts, Ship'tn. floor, birr ell la.-Hio L%ono Wheat; bushels 9,00J lO.UOJ < orn, hushcls ]oo,0(0 25,00.) Oats, bushels ItfS.OOD otf,OOo Rye, bushels 0,000 4,00-» Barley, bushels ... 47,000 89,000 SAN FRANCJSJO MARKETS Call Board Prices -drain and Produ:e Move ments San Franctsco, Feb. 1 B.—Wheat—Ensy: Deoeml er, May, Hurley-Itiuc.ive; May, 7u; December,74' h c. Com—*l..2 l a Bran 13.r0. Flour family extras, $3.'.'5 *3 35; bakers' extras, s ß,lsio>'j.Bs; superfine, $ J.10(d>2.40. rt he.it i lie week does not open Oh a brisk market No. i rhtoping, np v with the Cus tomary advance for more choice quftlltlea Milling, HltU/aOOC] Walla Walla, 7ic for fair average quality; /7i£ojeOO I'm* blue stem and 07UC lor damp stock Barley— The demand is quite slim, and the sit i tat is against sol era, spot offerings are not large, but it is unders Qpd that there Is con siderable stock In wa eeOOie which in lime will be delivered on Call Board eon tf act*. Fred, fair to good. 72 a vj7sc; choice, brewing, 85fft90e. * tats —Buyers nre few and titeir wants nre not Of a proportion to cause any very active or general m »Voment at present. HtOogH on Ii md are ample. liuotailons are as follows; Milling, .ftl,o2' .j vi. 15; surprise, $1.05(^1.15 ; lanev feed, $1 ,oo*>t,ost good ''i choice, 95cK $1.00; fair to good, 00s>tf5ci poor to fair. 82 9 ifiß7Sc; black,;Hl. 33; red, IJIL.OA(s)L 17-*: gray, U2L. % 07,' 2 REciarrs. Flour, sacks 5,005 Wheat, centals .\074 Barky,centals 2.3 fl Oats, ecu I ills ', 2,07 I Corn, centals 380 Beans, sacks btW Potatoes sucks o,ts< Onions, sacks 4t>o san Pranoieco Vegetable narket. San r RANcifi.o, Feb, is. Receipts of vegeta tables today were I box of egg plant, selling at l -'.V per pound; SI boxes of asparagus and 31 sucks of green peas and 3 sacks of string beans. Hot house cucumbers—7se ($1.25 pordos, Asparagus —17' :sc. Rhubarb tf*L 75 per box. String beads— per lb. Ureeli peas - 5 aOe. Squash —Marrowfat, $8.00910.00 per ton, Uunhard. $7.00 f**S.OO, Peppers—tireen, 2 r4c per lb. I'urtiips—soc percental Beets— oi)(g>7sc per suck. Carrots—ovrjasoo. Cabbage ~3i*<j|4oa Gnrlic-3(flJ3 1 3 c per lb. Cauliflower—3mg)loc per dor. Peppers—Dried. 12 perib. okra—Dried, I2 l 2 c GRAIN AND STOCKS Pointers on the Markets by Private Wires LOS AjVOgLKS, Feb. 18. Trade was quiet, but there was considerable improvement in tone, prices working up Vet) ' fl c from the opening ligures, with business showing quite a little improvement. May opened ;, „ lower than Saturday's clese, sold up :, nc, and closed strong and \c above Saturday's close at 52 r, H 'g»o2 , 4 c. CHICAGO MARKETS. Openedi High. Low Closed. Wheat, cish.. 60* May 52 59Ja* 52 bU% July 584/1 53 a 5J 53 rt C irlli c ,sh 4'J :i „ May 44' „ 44 r ' (i 43 T S 44> H July 43 S B 44* 44* Oats 2t May 29 Pork, May . $[Q.Q7l{ $10*80 Curb— 52 :t i'c H\S FRANCTSCO MARKET. Wheat-May, <dosed 51:15 am ses sion. 89). s c; I) ceiubei' closed at 11:15 a, m. session, 9.» c. Hurley -May, 74%: closed at 11:15 s. m. ses sion. 74 :i M e. December, 74 :, „c. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Opeued. High Low Closed, Sugar 92' i 93> 8 92'-j 93 Chicago Gas.. 72 * 73 » 7l'-}i 72' i st. Paul 5* 55' i 65 50',. W. U. Tel. Co. 87? i 87\ 87.* 87* C. B. Ail ... 70), 70' B 70' a 7t»' 8 Manhattan ... 107 107 ; 107 l(»*'i Lake Shore ... 137J4 137', 136' 4 137 ~ Lackawanna.. 156% 15s IS6s£ 157' a Northwestern. 90 8094 9o 90.. N. J. Central.. 82£ 84' i 82 83 Distillers BU B^ B y-i; Reading 10 10 11 10 Liverpool Market. Liverpool, Fel>. 18.—Wheat-Spot, steady: demand moderate; No. 2 red Winter, 456)4(1; No. 2 red spring, 5s No 1 hard Maui tuba, 5s 2d; No, 1 California, 5s 2d. / Futures opened firm and closed easy, with (near positions 1 to 2 and distant positions 3 farthings lower. February. 4s 6d: March, i4s 6,' ad; April. 4sH'.;d; May, 4s 6 :, jd; June, J 4s 7s4di July, 4s 7!^d. I Corn—Spoi, firm; American mixed, new. 4s I 4Q. Fill tires closed quiet, with near positions unchanged to 1 farthing lower and distant po sitions 2 "faitnings lower. February, 4s 1 d; ! March, 4s ' a d: April. 4s ' a d; May, 4s'oil; June, -Is 'ad; July, 4s R ,d Flour-Steady; demand moderate: Bt. Louis fancy winter, bs Od. Hops—At London. Pacific coast, £2 13s. Live Stock Markets Chicago. Feb. 18.—Cattle-The effect of to day's small receipts was to give the market a strong start, aud II maintained a firm tone throughout. Extra 1000 to IrtOO pound steers, ip5.40@0.5rt; light steers, $.j.90\<*5.00; cows and bulls, $ .25(03.25 Hogs—Steady; export i»rime, 83.85(94,80; light, $3.90®4.05; heavy. $4.20. Sheep—Receipts were comparatively light for Muiiday and tlierc was a firmer tone to the market. Common to prime sheep, $2.50 <v 4.20; lambs, $ ;.7.Va)O 40; the bulk of the sheep sold at 5>3.00.a)4,00 Receipts—Cattle, 13,000; calves, 3000; hogs, 34 000; sheep, li'.OOO. Wool Market London, Feb. 18.-A dispat h from Sydney. N. s \\., says there is an excellent demand for wool, especially by French buyers. Receipts are decreasing, and prices at tbe close of the market on Saturday showed an adrance of s^p 1 Oc on the week. New York. Feb 18.—Wool—Dealers genera - ly nre still quoting a quiet trade, the volume of business reported foots up to a fair average, and manufacturers are making many bids Prices are now about on the basis of former sales. California—Sprfrig northern, mid dle spring. 9 <oi 1 c. Oregon—Eastern super, 10Cd)l2c. , floney Quototlons. New York, Feb. 18.—Money on call easy at 2 per cent; last loan at I!a per cent; closed at 1 5 cent. Prime mercantile pap3r-r3 1 3 ''ir)s!£ cer oent. Sterling exchange—Steady, with actual busi ness iv bankers' bills at 84.88L4(54,88}i for de mand and , 4 for 60 day. Posted raees-#4.89u*4.89' t \ Commercial bill--s4.Bd. Silver certificates—6o. San Franciwu, Feb. 18.—3ight drafts on New York, ncr $100. sc. Telegraphic, 7^o. London. Fob 18.—Bank of England discount rate. 2 per cent. Consols, 104 11-16. Silver Bullion. Ban Francisco. Feb. 18. —Silrer bars, per ounce, Mexican dollars, 4S! 2 dj49c. New York, Feb. 18.—Silver bsrs, per ounce, 503*0, Mexican dollars, 49c. London. Feb. 18 —Bar silver bullion, per ounce, .925 fine, 27d. 7-16 New York Cotton Market. New York, Feb. 18.—Cotton opened steady at an advance of 2 points; at the best showed an advance of 2 points: closed quiet but steady from 1 point net decline lo 2 points net - advance. Total sales, 56,000 bales. Petroleum. New YonK, Feb. 10.-Petroleum — Easier, Pennsylvania oil sales, none; March option sales, none; closed at 104 : > 8 ; Lima oil sales, none. MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS i The County Treasurer Reducing the Public Debt HIS NOTICl: TO BONDHOLDERS Share Speculation Depressed by Silver AgitQtion in the Senate 1 British Gold Bugs Da Not Like the Bluster of | „ the Free Silver Advocates in America f.OS ANGELK.M, Feb. 18, The bond call recently made by the County Treasurer is for the following denominations: I Lo; Angeles county funded debt, issue ot j 18*2, Nos 15 and 10, $1000 each, bearing 0 j r er cent j Los Angeles county funded debt, issuo of j 1884, N'os. 15 to 17 inclusive, $10 0 eaoh, bearing 0 per cent Interest, t Los Angeles county funded debt, issue of , 18S5, Hot, 70 to 105 inclusive, 01009 each, i bearing 4' 2 per cent interest, Los Angeles bonded debt, issue of 1887 (court I house and jail), .N'os. 20 to 34 inclusive, 8)1030 I each, bearing A 1 1 percent interest Los Angeles county bonded debt, issue of 1800 (court house and j nil/. KOS, ti to 14 Indus* ive, $1000 each, bearing 5 per cent Interest The call is for a total of $29*000, and interest will cease on all bonds call d for that arc not presented lor redemption within 40days from January 25 last, j The redemption of these bonds will save the f county a neat little sum in interest, as all tho j different issues were for a period of twenty j years. STOCKS AND BONDS A Heavy Tone Characterizes Speculation In Wall Street New York, Fob. 18.—The week opened on the Stock Exchange with a heavy tone to the speculation, which was due to the depres sion in American securities on the Londuti market. There was foreign selling iv the in ternational stocks, chiefly in St. Paul and Erie. The discussion in the United Slates Senate Sat urday on the silver question had a disquieting effect in this ai well as in the London stock market, and imparted an unit tiled tone to trading. The coal shares were weak, and of the active list Delaware end Hudson sold off 2U from the opening price. New Jersey Central broke 1%, rose2end reacted ',; Delaware, and Western declined \% aud reacted Read ing was Deflected, only 4QO shares being I Id, the stock receding % and regaining } x . The heaviness of these shares was due t > rumor-, unfavorable to trade prospects, of which ttie bears took advantage- to raid the properties. Compared with tbe prices of about a mon'h ago, the low point of today shows a de precis lion of \'l l 2 percent in New Jersey Centra!, 10 per cam tri Lackawanna and 8' 4 in Delaware and lludsoi. The geiii ral list was irregular throughout th j day, but in the last hour the market came iuto belter tone. The tinai ligures made a re covery comput ed with Saturday's closing quo tations, bin iv a majority of cases are higher, notably Cordage guaranteed. There was a muuerate amount of business in tbe bond market today. Total sales, $732,500. The changes were insignificant. Closing Stocks. (few York, Feb. 19,—The closing quotations we.c: Atchison 4'g U. P.D A Gulf... Adams Xx 14- Northwestern..., fOj-j Alton, Terre H... 35 ; dopfd 13s dopfd NY. Central ... 119 American Br ...110 N.Y. A N. Eng .. *J9 7 a Halt.it Ohio 02 Ontario A West.. Jt*V« Can Pncilic 4H 7 M Oregon Imp 9 Can. Southern... 48 OregouNav 19 Central Pacific . 13 OregonshortLine Ches. A Ohio L6sf <fcNorthern 4., Chic. A Alton... 145 PacilicMail , 22 CB. A Q 70\ Peoria Dee. A E.. 2% Chicago Gai 7ns4 Rlttuburg 154 con. Gas 128 Pullmnn. 153 U c. c.c.A st. L... Reading 094 Col, coal A iron.. 5 RiohmondTer —— cotton Oil 1714 do prd Dei. A Hudson; , 126V£ RioG.Western... 169$ Do, Lack. W 167! a do pfd 43 D. AR. G. pfd 99 Rock Island bl 1 * Distillers 9' 2 St.Paul .. . 5"»V 8 Last Term ~ dopfd 117 Erie §26*t< *0 301 * do pfd IT\ do pfd , ..109 FortWavnc 156 Southern Pa -iflc 17 1 .j Gt. North'n pfd. iof) Sugar Refinery... o. \ c. it E. il. pfd 90 Ten ii. Coal A Iron 1 89? Hocking Valley.. 19 Texasl'acilic Illinois Cen 8(i Tol itO. Cenpfd, 7oi* st. Paul it Duiuth 20 UntonPaclfio 9' 4 Ksu.it rex. pfd. 21'a'r. S. Express 42 Lake Krie A W... Wabash, fat.Louis dopfd BgJrJ a Pacific 5J£ Lake shore 137 do pfd .. Lead Trust 27 1 * Wells-Fargo Ex.loo LAN 72U1 Western Union .. 87» B LA N. Albany. t . 6S WheeliugA L. E.. 9s Manhattan C0n..1061., dopfd 35« Meinnhis A Char. 10 Minn, it St. 1 20 Michigan Cen.... 93 I). AR G UU Missouri Pacific,. 2l> 8 Gen.Electric 28-'; Mobile A 0hi0... 15 Nat. Linseed 18» 2 Nash. Achat Ot Col, Fuel A Iron, 34 Nat. Cordage 494 dopfd 55 do pfd o ;i 4 11. AT. C 2U N. Y. Central 82 : ' a Tol. A. A. A North Norfolk A W. pfd. 11 Michigan 1 North American.. Tol. si. LA K. C. 1 Northern Pacific. 3 dopfd 7 North'n Pac pfd 1514 AmcricauTobac..-- — So. R. R 3'v do pfd do pfd -1 1 Bid. Bond List. Nkw York, Fch. 18.—The official closing quotations uu the s-toek boird for the bond list s as follows: U.S. ss, reg 115 Den. A It. G. 75,.. ] 14 1 C do ss, coup.. ..115% do 4s 87 do4i», reg 110' 4 Erie Seconds 5S' a do 4s, coup 111 G. 11. AS. A. 65.. 92' 3 do 2s. Reg 95 I do 7s 100 Pac. ;is, of '95...10n H. AT Cent . . .105U Ala., class A lOt ji do Us 102 do Class B 100 , M. K. T. Ist Is . 80 do class C 97'j do 2nd 4s 45 do Currency.... Mutual Union 6s 111 'a La. New Cons, 4s. 92"., N. J. Cen. Gon.ssllli2 Missouri 6s HiO |North. Pac UU..112V N. Carolina 65...124 do2nds 84';. do 4s 09 N. W. Consols... .138 P. Car. Non-Fund. 1., do s F. deb, 5s 106 Term. New Set Ov 84' 8 Rio G. W. ists. ... 61' 8 do 5s 100 [St. Paul Con, 7s 124 do 3s ! do C. A P. W 5s I 09' a do Old 6s 60 BLL.AI. M.tienOs 78 Va. Centuries ~ .58 j 3t.L. A BFGon 'i.s 103 dopfd ti i Tex. Pac. Ists ... 81 Atchison 4s 64 '~ do 2uds 23 ih> 2nd A 17 4 ]V. P. I sts of '96. . 103% t'anada So 3udl .101 West shore 4s 103% rj Pac. Ist of '95. lODVgj-So. R. R. 5s — I Bid. Government bonds-Firm. State bonds—Dull. Railroad bonds—Firm. Mining Shares. San- PXANCHOO, Feb. 18. —The official closing inotatious for mining stocks today were as fol ows: Vita 33 Julia Vlpha Con 06 Justice ,06 V rides. 23 Ken tuck Con. . .03 lelchor.... 36 Lady Wash'ri Con. t ielle Isle Mexican... 73 Jest A Belcher 76 Mono todieCou 88 Ml. Diablo 10 iv lion 10 Nuvajo — lulwer Con .l2JOcciaetital Con... .04 Caledonia 1.45 'balienge Con 25|Overman 11 'hollar 54 Poiosi 4i* 'outldence. 90.Savage ,4L lon. Cftl. AVa 8.40 acorpion ~.. .. , lon. Imperial Ol Sierra Nevada. ... ,sfl Jon. New York ... j-SJlver Hill 03 Town Point 38 Silver King 10 Ixchequer Union Con 44 iould A t'urrv 43 Utah Con —- irand Prize — Yellow Jacket 40 laic A Norcross... .*;l Boston Quotations. Boston, Feb. 18.—The closing quotations rere: tchison 4 Mexican 6J£ tell Telephone... 190»5 San Diego lurlington 70> a { London Stock Market New York, Feb. 18.—The Evening Post's ondun cablegram says: Tho firmness in silver stocki was again the eature ttday, wi'b consol drafts sellinj.l rates ranging t>; .>•!. Amertcm slock- who riopres."'! h, the •'absurd bluster *or the sil y.rlt.s in the -enate on Wturd.f. This cour.o la strongly condemned here by all but uirael a'llsts. , ■ Ixindon agents of New > ork f'cnnsvl rUM and i "bio rail roads kuvo n.itlee that over B\ooO,Uooof flr.l nond< »»»• MN deposit-it, ttms insuring the rarri.ffe flf th. scheme i„r r. r« iir-rngcinwt "f the Capital. COTTOLBNB . There Be ■ Light on packing house methods of lard rendei ing, and there will be less lard ! used. IVany people realize that it is impossible now-a-days to procure • old-fashioned leaf lard. They demand something better than the : modern stock-yards product. 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Hudyan costs no more than any other remedy. Send for circulars nnd testimonials. TAINTED RLOOD-Impurp blood due to serious privnie disorders carries myriads of sore produchiffgcrms. Then comessore throat, pimples, copper colored spots, ulcers in mouth, old sores and fntling hair. You can save a trip to Hot Springs by writing for-Rluod Rook' to tho old physicians of the HI'DSON ItIKDICAIj institute, Stockton, Market und EIIU Sts., ti.\S FRANCISCO. CAL. Notice of Sale of Property DELINQUENT FOR THE NON-PA V M KNT ol" assessment lor improving Iliuton ave nue. Notice i.s hereby given that default having been made in the payment of the semi-annual interest and one tenth of the principal on tne hereinafter described bond, being improve men) bond, l ties i, issued for the improving of Iliuton avenue, between Pearl street and BeaudrV street, In the i ity of I.os Angeles, state of California, and the Santa Cruz Mine com pany of Los Angeles, the holder ot the bond having demanded that the city eeasurer Pro ceed to advertise aud sell tbe'lot and parcel d scribed In laid bond, and upon which piece Of property said boot! is a lien, Now. therefore, I, W A. Hart well, Oil J treas urer In and for the city of Los Angeles, sta eof *. allfornla, hereby give notice that by virtue of the authority vested in me hv law, unless said hereinafter described bo id, together with the interest, cost and penalties is paid on or before Febiuary HO, m*if>. ut 10 o'clock a. m., I will on that day and time offer lOr sale «t public auction at the easterly do »r of the county court house, in the Olty Of I.os Angeles the hereinafter described lot and parcel of land upon which said bund i.s a lien, and that I trill ceil the s mallei I quantity of said lot and parcel of land that will be taken by any person for the amouir of the principal, Interest, costs and penalties remaining due and unpaid upon said bond. The foi rowing is a description of the tiond. giving its number as welt as the assessment number, for which It Is Issued, a d a descrip tion of the property Upon which it is a lien, the description being given by lot, block and tract all being iv *he city of Los Angeles, and the amount eel after the lot or tract is tho amount of the principal of said bond. Koud'.u"..; s «»' s ' **• \ Tnet - j «•'"«= ~ 3 I i l_ 1 J SM S'ict'r Heigh's .f 11(^.17 riitru is also inteie-l due upon said amount at the ruteof 7 per cent, per annum, v inch will he added to said amount, together with the costs and penalties allowed by law; and the total amount of principal, interest-, costs aud penaltte. wilt be the total amount for which the properly will be sold. 1 will continue such sale from day to day until such proper,y hereinbefore sol f,nth. or so much thereof as may he necessary, shall have been sold. W. A. lIAKTWKLI. riiyTreusurerof the t'ily of I.os Angeles Dated I.os Angeles, California. January 29, »»¥» 39-4. 12, 19 11