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BOSTON POST, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1891 ELECTRIC INFORMATION Something About the Manufacture of Incandescent Lamps A NEW PROCESS EMPLOYED The Use of Powerful Steam Pumps in Place of Mercury THE BOSTON ELECTRIC CLUB Although the iucandescent laniD has become where a most common means of nation, and its shitiing bulb lias sirce ceased to attract attention, there is probably not one in a hundred who has any idea how those familiar constructed or the great amount of care necosiarr to make them ready for practical use. It is generally known that the slender lilatueut within the lamp is compose a of tome sort of fibre, and that it is raued to lncaudesceuce in a bat this the average user is totally ignorant of the construction of the modern lamp. Since the incandescent system tirst come into use there have been many attempts made to prove upon the lamp with the object of producing a more brilliant lijjht, greater longevity and reduciug the expense of maintenance, under the electric current. The earlier lamps, and indeed many of the present makes, burn with marked brilliancy for the tirst few Lours after the current is applied, ami will then a dull, red glaro. while the bulb presents a smoky appearance, both of Inch cause an iin perfect Ugh t.

These effects are chietiv due to a poor vacuum in the lamp, the small amount of air remaining after exbausuou attacking the when the current is on. producing slow combustion. The usual method of exhausting the air is very simple. ingenious, and. until a short time ago, was the onlv process employed.

It is accomplished follows: The buibs to exhausted ate fastened to a glass tube, one end of which is sealed and the other provided with a valve opening outward. The end furnished with the valve opens into another series of glass tubes where there is a larger air chamber. This chamber is filled with mercury and the tnetal then al lowed to run olf, leaving a partial vacuum lu the air chamber. Tne air in tne lamps expands, passing out through the valve, enters the empty air chamber and thence to the atmosphere. The mercury is again introduced into the air chamber and again allowed to run off.

drawing more air from the iauio buibs, aud the process is repeated until nothing re mains but a bubbled air about 4-31! thousands of an inch in diameter. To reduce tne air to this extent requires about four The bubble remaining is composed of air and mercurial vapor, containing of course more or less oxygen, which la Time Will Destroy the Filauieut. When the buibs are nearly exhausted a cur tent of electricity is applied to remove any Bases that may remain in the filament and alter these gases have been exhausted, the lamp is in readiness to be mounted. This is the process employed by nearly every lamp man uiactunug concern in the country, and has been considered the only method until quite recently, when a new of ex Lausting the bulbs has been devised. There is but one company in the United Slates which does not use the vacuum pump in exhausting lamp bulbs, and that is the Beacon Vacuum Pump Electric Company of tins city.

The concern has been existence but time, but nearly ail its apparatus for making lamps is new and novel aud thus fir the work produced has proved most hatisfa tory. In the lac.tory on iiarcoui street, in the Back Bay district, there are facilities for manufacturing the entire lamp, auU the process is a most interesting one. The buibs come to the establishment in a ioim not unlike the old-fashioned ieathet bottles. with a rounded end aud a long open necn. The which are composed of fcilk, carbonized by heat, are tirst subjected to a chemita.

ana electric process, which renders them tougher and be.ter able to carry the curreut. ibese filaments are then fastened to tne little glass holders contaiuin the couuecting wires of piauuum. and when the hiament is securoJ, it is again treated to give it tirmness and conductivity. The filament with its holuer next carried another bench inving a blowpipe, aud here worker moulds the o.nb nto the required shape, fastens toe iilameut and its glass holder within the bulb and then hermetically seals the end which, when completed, fits into the lamp socket. A second Blass blower inserts a Klass tube into the rounded end of the bulb and a third arranges the bulbs to be exhausted on a large tuoe, provided with arms so tnat a dozen lamps may be exhausted bv a single operation- 1 he lamps are then ready for the pump.

While the aoove preparation of the bulbs lor exhausting many features peculiar to the Beacon company, the greatest difference between its processes aud those of other concerns lies in the methods of exhausting the air, for the compauy aoes not employ the inercur.al pump in any form. A force purnp, driven Ly steam, is used, the mechanism oemg very powerful in its working as wall as in design. In connection with this pump there is an oil preparation used which is an important feature of the system. All the pipes are made double and between the jackets is placed this oily sub- which renders All Farts Perfectly Air Tight even under pressure. The pipes leading from the pumps are carried to convenient locations and the glass tubes with the ltuibs attached to the arms, as described above, are connected.

From one pump 108 lamps can be exhausted aud from another 240, the entire process of exhaustion requiring out an hour. At the end of this time the air bubble is reduced to less than of an inch in diameter or one-half that iu au ordinary lamp. But there is another point wherein the lamps exhausted by this pumping process liave a decided advantage over those treated by the old methods. While iu the latter type of lamp what remains in the buib after ex baustion is air and mercurial vapor, in the JSeacon lamp there is only oil vapor which possesses carbon qualities that teud to preserve the life of the filament instead of attacking it. The lamp will give out a much brighter and tor a longer period than when there is air in the bulb, although the amount of electricity necessary to raise the ii lament to incandescence is no greater.

Alter the bulbs have been thoroughly exhausted and a curieut of has been passed through them, the tubes inserted at the rounded ends are burned off in a blowpipe, the rough edges finished and the lamp is ready to receive us socket. This socket is secured to the glass bulb by daster paris.the wire connections are soldered place and the lamp is then in condition for market. Each lamp is thoroughly tested before leaving the factory and any imperfections discovered result In its being condemned The company is already meeting with great success in its new process lamps, and a large invoice has just been ordered for the lightiug Of a summer hotel at Magnolia, Mass. The Jiuston Electric Club. On Monday evening last the Boston Electric Club, at a special meeting of its members, voted to issue bonds to the value of each and to the amount of $6000 for the purpose of funding all present indebtedness aud to provide for future contingencies It is understood that all bonds that are required for immediate needs have been subscribed for, and the issue of the remainder wiu be discretionary with the executive committee having the matter in charge.

This committee is composed of ttentlemen who are in thorough sympathy With the club and its objects and it is certain that every effort will he made tooverceme the present difficulties and bring up the club -successful standpoint. The membership up to date is less than 200, Which is ridiculously small when the number of electricians In the city and suburbs is con cidered, for there are enough engaged in the profession to swell the list to more than don ble. There is no goodrenton why the club not he practically self-supporting if it is managed on business principles, and a successful organization financially is certain to attract more active and interested members than one which is constantly falling behind, a lack of proper management where. If every electrician in Boston, who pride in his city aud in his profession, would contribipe his personal aid and financial support, the Electric Club of Boston would oocupv a place of influence an 1 importance uot only here, but all over the country. An Turnout.

The "electric team" of the Btjon and Gaiety Theatre is attracting much attention as It paries through the streets at night. On the he ids of the two tMuues and also on different parts of the harness are attached small eight-volt lamps, which are connected with a storsge batterv concealed beneath the seat of the vehicle. When the lamps are lighted tho effect is verv novel and pretty, and the turnout makes a showy and attractive advertise nient. The exchange room of the New England Telephone A Telegraph Company, in the new Telephone building on Milk street, is nearly for occupancy, workmen being busily engaged in making connections with the gigautie switch-hoard. When opened it will nearly equal in sue the mammoth exchange of the Metropolitan Telephone Exchange of New York.

CHAUNCY-HALL SCHOOL. tiraduuting Exercises of an lutereating Featuree. Promotion day at Chauncy-Hall School is an occasion of treat interest to the pupils of tho school and tolheir parents, aud tho announcement of tho event brought forth the usual Company yesterday forenoon The platform of the hali was prettily decorated with huge Clusters of wild and cultivated flowers, and the soft breeze that occasionally stole through the open windows wafted their frag rauce to the far corners of the room. All tho exercises were interesting, from the opening song by a choir of most uionious girl voices io the pretty ceremony of awarding the diplomas at the close by Mr. Thomas Cushitig.

an old friend and former principal of the school. Several clever compositions were read, the subjects of which were far from the usual haekneyd themes, and their diction graceful. Recitations naturally had a prominent place on the programme, and the selections were well chosen. But especial interest was taken in tho class exercises by tho little people of the sixth and seventh classes. These were opened with Questions put at random among the children of the class who had taken seats upon the platform, bearing upon the stories from the Odyssey.

The children appeared to take great interest iu the exercise and showed their keen child imagination as they narrated some of the wanderings of Ulysses and his men afier the fall of Troy. As the class was about to withdraw. Mr, Ladd, the principal, aunounced that it had occurred to him that it might prove of interest to the friends of the school to see what effect the course of voluntary reading had had. These little children, lie explained, were encouraged to bring into school any selections from books, newspapers and which they thought of interest or value, and thus create iu the young minds a love for good literature. By such a course Mr.

I.adu believes that a child will be lesss apt to take up cheap and low grade novels later on in life. No one had been told that he proposed to ask for any such an exercise as he then called for, and it was therefore the more surprising to note the knoweldge of standard literature. largely works, which the children manifested. and "The Merchant of were the worKs that they were most familiar with, but characters were named and passages quoted and analyze I from other plavs as well. A similar exercise was carried out by members of the third (a) class.

The award of military certificates to the officers of the battalion and diplomas to the graduating class closed the exercises, and a parting word should here be spoken for the exceptionally fine personal appearance of this company of youths and maidens who are About to go forth into higher educational institutions or to engage in the busy affairs of tbe world at large. Ihplomas were awarded to the following named: (Jeorge Clement Colburn. Moses Ellis, Lyman Sawin Hapgood, Grace Annie Hill, Arthur Webster Hodges. Amy Caroline Jones. William Chipman Mason, Ernest Augustus Mott-Smith.

Martha Frances Widuey, Myron William Whitney, Bruce Wyman. The following named received honorable mention: Luther Conant. Hermann K.OU- schmar, Carleton Anderson Shaw. HIGH MEED OF PKAiSE. The Club Adopts Resolutions in Memory of E.

L. Alexander. The monthly meeting of the Boston Press Club was held yesterday and four members ere elected. It was voted to join the National League of Press Clubs. These resolutions were unanimously adopted: 1 tie members of the Boston Press Club having learned witn heartfelt sorrow of the death of Edward Alexander, hereby place on record their tribute to his memory He was among the very hrst to whom the establishment of the Boston Press (Tub appeared more than tne vague embodiment of a desire, and it was due to bis persistency that the design was not allowed to lapse into failure.

lie was largely instrumental in preparing the constitution and by-laws aud in pro- uring the charter of the club: he obtained its first seal, and he from the date its organization to the day when his last illness seized him. indefatigable in his service. During the hrst three years he was. as its secretary, conspicuously faithful in the discharge of the multiform duties of the position. He was a member of the committee which leased the Bos worth street house, and iu the remodelling aud the furnishing of tho building his good sense aud good taste were continually exercised.

Later, as vice-president and a member of important committees, he was au efficient piesiding officer, a wise counsellor and an untiring worker. Punctual at all meetings of the club or of the directors, and at all committee appointments, he freely gave his private time to the interests of the organization which ha loved so well, aud he never allowed personal pleasure to interfere with the performance of his official duties. As a journalist. Mr. Alexauder will always be remembered for the accuracy and the celerity with which he wrought, and for the literary grace which characterized his reports; as a gentleman, the charm of his manner and the kindness of his heart will always endear his memory to us, among whom he has lived.

liesolrerl, That this minute bespread upon the records of the club, and that the secretary be instructed to cause a copy, suitably engrossed, to be presented to the bereaved family, with the assurance oi tho participation in their grief, PHYSICAL TRAINING AT HARVARD The Summer Course at the Herneuway A Targe Class. Dr. Dudley A. summer course in physicaliraining at tho Hemenway Gymnasium. Cambridge.

promises to be oven more successful this summer than it has been in previous years. Last year there were eighty odd students in the course and the exhibition given in August was one of the finest ever seen in this country. The membership will be larger this year than last, and better work will be done in every department. The school will open on Monday, dune 2b, and there will be a five session. There will be a corps of lecturers auil teachers twenty-five in number, and instruction will be given in both theory and practice.

Many of the best specialists in the country will be included among the lecturers. The programme of the days' work will be as follows: 9 a.m.—Leetu'/e. I a a.m.—I>er,on*tration. II a.m.—Slower work in lisht gymnastics. 12 work In lias gymnasium.

2:30 p.m,—another lecture foUovveu by practice li examining, etc. p.m.- Military drill. 'I he remainder of the day will be passed in individual work and recreation. There will be facilities for tennis, cricket, baseball and rowing, borne tune near the end of the ses probably anont Aug. 1, tho school wi give the usual exhibition.

El.EC'lEDIN PORTLAND June I the mumcina election yesterday, W. b. Mason. Citizens candidate for mayor, was elected by a major ity of nearly 2000 votes over ox-Congressmai M. C.

George, the regular Republican nom inee. 1 he remainder of those on the Citizens ticket were elected by about the same majoity HAS NOT LEASED CONSTITUTION WHARF Mr. A. Graham, agent of the Merchants Ac Miners Transportation Company, stated to a ost reporter yesterday that he new knew nothing about the rumored of Constitution or Uatiery whan by his coipoia Hon. SEVENTY-EIGHT GBADU ATEH.

The Class Day Exercises of Kseler Academy, xeticr N. June lOflth year of Phillips Exeter Academy clones today. The graduating class Is the largest in the history of the school, numbering soveniy-elght. It Is the present intention of forty-one members of the class to llarvaid; twenty will enter ale, six tho Massachusetts Institute of Technology, tlnee and one each Princeton. Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania nud New York Dental College.

The class dsy erferelses wore held in the academy chapel, at o'clock this afternoon, iu tho presence of au over flowing audience. The order of exercises were as follows: Address by the president of the day, George Manasses Leventritt: class history. Charles Adams Kimball; music, Cbenev orchestra of Boston; class prophecy, Chester Wilcomb; music: address to undergraduates, George music; oration, Henry Catto Minton: class songs. A pleasing innovation was the wearing of gowns by the speakers. The class had wisoly chosen its class day representatives, and the exercises were of more than average merit.

Mr. leventritt has been the managing editor of the Exoman and of me Pean, and a leader in all school matters. Mr. Minton has been the managing editor of the Literary Monthly, and editor of the Exoman and the Pean, and presideut of tho Golden Branch, the oldest literary Society. Mr.

Kimball has been an editor of the Exoniau, and Mr. Jacobus of the Literary Monthly. Mr. Wilcomb has held -the presidency of the Golden Branch and the Christian Fraternity. In his brief opening address.

President Leventritt said: "Today seventy-eight men, relmuuishlng all the ties that bind them here, sot out into The world to add to the reputation of their alma mater. In their name I present to the Phillips Exeter Academy the sum of a memorial of the class. Three-fourths of the interest on this money is to bo given yearly to the student who in public declamation shall be doomed the best speaKer. Ibis gift shall bo know as the memorial prize for It is needless to state that this announcement was greeted with bursts of applause. "American Civilization of tho was the theme of Mr admirable oration.

Lyon the closo of these exercises the graduates formed iu procession twos, and, headed tne marshals, James P. Phelan of Lynn. and Thomas P. Stewart of Eatoutown, N. marched down iuto the yard.

There they formed in a circle and cheered everything pertaining to the academy. IN FAVOR OF THE GOLDEN GRAIL. An Injunction Denied and the Appointment oi a Receiver Refused. Judge Dewey, yesterday, gave his decision iu the case of John Rubin and others against the Order of the Golden Grail, denying an injunction as asked by the plaintiff, and also refusing to appoint a receiver to wind up the affairs of the company. This was a bill in equity brought by Rtibin aud several others, members of a Providence commandery, a part of the order.

They asked for a preliminary injunction against the company on the ground that it has illegally undertaken to transfer members from one class to another and freeze members out by treuueut assessments. In delivering his opinion. Judge Dewey sad, in part: "When this case closed last night I did not feel mucn eulighteued by the arguments of counsel. They did not aftord me much assistance in coming to a decision. Only one case was cited to me, and that was not produced.

Another was said to exist in some one of tne 152 volumes of the Massachusetts Reports. When the hearing concluded 1 had the same difficulty that I bad when it began. I have not had an opportunity to make a thorough investigation and 1 must dispose of the case on tho ground of my own individual reflection. "One or two thinrs are plain, and one of them is that 1 am uot to undertake to deal with this case on any supposed ground of public policy. 1 know of no principle upon which I can treat a corporation as fallaciously economical.

In case of an injury to the MONEY AND STOCKS Continued Easo in tho Clearing House Rato THE STOCK MARKET INACTIVE General Notes and Gossip About the Street other field can conopate with us in bull Watson Sc Gibson. The following earnings are reported; NANIIV1LLK, CHATTANOOGA ST. LOUIS. 1801. nr, 2 176,602 1890.

Ine. Ine. Inc. 2 17,329 14,068 Chames. 0138.878 I 70,970 Ino.

Inc. 21.382 9.MH8 July 1 to Xlay 31 £3.278,102 2,168,708 Ine. Inc. Inc. fi 1,184 filili ,842 281.860 978,624 Ino.

Inc. 179,983 1 eople of the Commonwealth, the Attorney General has power to act. A court of equity at he-relation of individuals has no authority, uuiess it has it by express statute. bis court has no power to put out of existence a corporation of this kind by the issuing an injunction. A dissolution against its will shouidtbe by intervention of thf General.

I do not see any evidence of premeditated fraud on the part of the officers of this company. The fact that the company has done illegal acts, but has ceased to do them, furnishes no ground fora forfeiture of its Dewey further said that he thought no one not supernaturally endowed would he ible to master the constitution aud by-laws, and he referred humorously to the frequent ecurrence of the word In conclusion he.said that the case presented a question of the construction of contractual relations between parties and intimated that it was the busifress of the Legislature to attend to these orders and not throw' it upon the courts. It was the opinion of the court that it could not interfere to relieve persons who had voluntarily euteied iuto foolish contracts with open eyes. DUMMER ACADEMY. Award of Diplomas to the Graduates- of the 128th Year.

-Close There were no elaborate commencement ex eraises nor spread beneath the academic shades and magniticent elms of ancient Dummer at Byheld, Newbury, this year. The 128th ear closed yesterday with the customary meeting of the trustees and the award of diplomas to the following graduates who are to enter upon the courses designated: College Wilbur Hazard of Newport. R. Charles Herman Hunkins of East Haverhill; Harry Edwin Perkins of Georgetown, School of Wingate Thornton of Scarboro, James Russell Wells, Quincy, 111 Medical Dennis Donoghue of Oeorgetown; Edward Nathan Sparks, Westtield. Advance Francis Perkins of Grand Rapids, Mich.

The class has been an unusually bright one and has accomplished excellent work under Master John Wright Perkins. At the meeting the following officers were elected: Presideut. the Rev. John Bike, D.D.. Rowley; vice-president.

William Dummer Northeud, Salern: secretary, Joseph Dole Dodge, Rowley; treasurer, the Rev. Samuel Jones Spalding, D.D., Newburyport; trustees, Edward Stroug Moseley, Newburyport; Benjamin Aothorp Gould, Ph.D., Cambridge Moses Coleman. Boston; Robert Cod man, Boston Charles William Moseley. Boston; Alex uuder Barclay Forbes. Springfield; the Rev Leroy Gleason, East Haverhill Wyman, Hon.

John W. Candler, Boston; John Hamilton Morse, Lawrence. There was the usual dinner. BELMONT SCHOOL PRIZE DAY. The closing exercises of the Belmont School took place yesterday from 11 until 4.

A large gathering of relatives of the boys and friends of tho school were present, among whon were Colonel and Mrs. H. S. Russell, Mrs. 1 V.

R. Ely, Mrs. Henry Stackpole, Mrs. Ii. Morse, Mr.

and Mrs. John V. Lewis, the Rev. William Lawrence, dean of the Episcopal Theological School. Mr.

ami Mrs. J. Hopkins Smith of New York. Mrs. E.

W. Clark. Mrs W. Talbot, Dr. aud Mrs.

Ellas J. Marsh i Passaic. N. Mrs. F.

Williams. Miss Wil liams, Mrs. James R. Hooper, Mrs. W.

Stone, Mrs. C. Ii. Hayes and many others Dean Lawrence delivered an address to th boys tho chapel, after whlih a collation was served. Prizes were awarded as follows: First prize iu scholarship.

Upper School, Louis Haw second prize, Robert Gorham Morse; first prize in scholarship. Lower school. Howar V.H. Lewis; second prize. Henry H.

Laughliu general deportment prize, Hubert Conyng bam prize for general improvement. William Stackpole. yd. Besides these awards about sixty prizes were given for work in specia studios. 1 es'imonials rum laude were awarded as lollows: J.

T. Swords. Ellas Marsh, Herbert Conyngham. Konnot Horton, Brooks Faxon. Parker, Robert Gorham Morse, Fletcher Norton.

Louis How. Henry A. Phillips, ruagna cum St. John Smith. Carlyle R.

Hayos Thomas Allen, surnmn cum laude, Hour Laughlln, Howard V. H. Lewis. The school medal for the best boy of the year was awarded to Allen Wardner. Windsor, Vt.

Th. school sends twelve boys for college examina lions, aud closes a very successful year. DIVIDENDS. oston Wednesday, June 17. A majority of the loans for balances between the banks at the Clearing House on Tuesday were contracted at 3 per cent, as against 3 Va percent on the day before.

Other loans were made at 2 Vs and Of course money was In great excoss over the demand and if the rate goes still lower, as it very probably will banks will take home their money rather than loan it at so low a figure. Tho present indications point to a passing over of July 1 with its heavy dividend disbursements w'ith no effect to the ease manifested now aud a continuation of the present monetary Condition through the summer months. New York fuuds were in better demand, selling at from cents per $looo discount; some sales on a check basis were made, check even or with the present 3 per cent rate equaled 8 3 cents cash. All loans made Tuesday go over until tomorrow, drawing interest the while, which accounted somewhat for the lowering of tho rate. Call money is easier at S'siS per cent; a prominent note broker wus offered 100,000 on call per cent yesterday.

Time loans aro slightly easier, although not much business done iu them, owing to the approaching may bo quoted at percent. Monetary N'oicn. Foreign exchange was firm. The rates ere as follows: Cables. 4.8!*1/* sight, 4.88Va; sixty-day.

4.85Va: commercial bills. 4 francs, sight. sixty-day, 6.20; reichmarks. siutit. sixty-day.

guilders, sight. sixty-day, Silver in London was quoted at per ounce. Silver bullion in New YorK. increased 09,383 ounces, making 6,400.744 ounces on baud. The exchanges iu Boston Tuesday wem against $18.522,301 a year ago.

decrease of or 11 per cent, the balances were $1,882,481. In New ork the exchanges were 3 77,534.024 a year ago, an increase of 988.044, or 71 per cent, and tho balances ere '1 he Sub-Treasury was debtor at the Clearing House today $2,095.738. Gold closed Monday at Buenos Ayres at 253 premium. There are no engagements of gold lor export by steamers which are to sail today and inppers ciauu that there are no of any. The French statement of imports and ex during the month of May shows imports to have decreased 73,128.000 francs, and ex ports to have decreased 31.062,000 francs as compared with corresponding period last year.

The Mock Market. Prices from Loudon came in lower and tho market sagged off somewhat but a great deal the decline was due to dullness, which set II after the hrst few orders had beeu executed; III tho latter part of tho day on adisplavof more activity prices rallied and the closing was strong at the highest values recorded during the day. Chicago Gas was the ball feature, opening at 51 Vfc. it kept steadily 011 until it oucbed lollowed by a reaction at the lose of Va a point. Tradiugmit was of tie- meudous volume, blocks of ll)U0 aud 1600 bares coming out at a time.

The Grangers all showed strength, closing at about 2 above he opening. The market as a whole was exceedingly narrow, tho number of prominent stocks iu New York which varied more than numbering only fourteen. Trading will have to broaden considerably before higher prices are attained. Boston, as usual, devoted most of the time to total trading in it amounting to 12,792 snares. Fitchburg preferred sold down talk as about the street that the directors who met today would pass the usual $2 dividend, but only a redection of 60 cents was made, with no apparent effect on the stock.

Copper shares were brmer. Osceola advanced to 38Va on the dividend of SI declared today and Boston Montana rose Va to 45. with reaction. The Lamson-Martiu-Hill case came up Tuesday before Judge Holmes in the Superior Judicial Court and a sale of Lamsou stock was recorded at 17. he crop reporis continue to be favorable, and no more gold is to be shipped today.

Everything indicates higher values if the public will come iu. The Prime's crop report of June 13 says: crops of the whole country are all somewhat late, but tno weather the past week has been all that we could desire so far as moisture aud temperature are concerned. "A few scattering reports show that the harvest of the early varieties of winter wheat has commenced. "We ought not to have any more wet weather in the winters wheat belt for the good of the crop until wheat is safely in the shock and threshed. With the uncertainties which surround the fiual successful outcome of the spring wheat crop the present conditions are certainly very encouraging.

Tne rains for the tune beiiui are ample in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Wheat is making rapid growth. On low 1 auds it is somew hat weedy, but there aro no complaints of insects of any kind. Some 01 the early varieties are beginning to joint. There seems to be a feeling of hope and general eucouragemeut with regard to tho situation iu the Northwest at present.

Corn is late and backward. The recent rains, however, have brought up a good deal oi corn which never would have come up had it not been for these conditions. Farmers are in their fields working their corn. With present prospects there will be very little lngti corn by July 1 except the more Southern latitudes of the corn belt. There is nothing, however, discouraging about the general situation of this crop.

"The oat crop is heading out everywhere generally short. There are a groat many reports already of extensive damage to the oat crop from the oat louse." Notes. Tho following is tue way in which the Argentine railway securities have fallen 111 value, owing to tho linaucial panic there: Iu 1889 Central Argentine ordinary shares touched 219; this mouth they have been quoted at 68; Buenos Ayres Rosario ordinary shares have fallen irom to 71; Buenos Ayres Pacific preferred from 137 to 70; Bueuos Ayres Ensenada ordinary from 206 to 60; Argentine Northeastern debenture 5s from 92 to 38, and East Argentine ordinary from 110 to GO. Thirteen of the most prominent railway securities at the highest prices of 1889 averaged 141; at this month's quotations the average 13 69. an average shrinkage of 72.

Eightv-seven thousand oiie hundred and ten shares ot Westinghouse stock has boeu placed on deposit up to date. It is stated that a meeting of trunk line managers will bo held 111 New York ibis week to restore harmony in lake and rail rates. Imports are falling off and exports increasing. There is every reason to believe that during the last six months of this year the imports into this country of merchandise will be much smaller than for the corresponding period of recent years, hile the imports of specie will be exceptionally large. Meanwhile our exports are likely to increase largely through crop shortage in Europe and through the rebate clause in tho McKinley tariff bill.

It should bo noted that uuder the terms of this laW all dutiable materials brought into this co tntry for use in will be rebated, less 1 nor cent, when such materials aro exported. This and the reciprocity clause will operate to increase tho market in Cuba and South America for American merchan disc. Summing up tho international trade situation, there is every reason to predict an unusually favorable balauco. The strong commercial statistical position ought also to be intensified by purcuasas of our securities by Europeans. hero, pray, shall the English bull (this is not an Irish bull), seek another field equal to ours for profitable speculation or investment? Is It not probable that foreign capital will become Infected with a desire to make money bj buying Our securiles? No and extm 6 4 PC Ambbican 11 kl 1 Tbi.spiionk Co c.

Jnly 15. AmtitiiCAN Stir.AR Kbfikkrisr on oomtnon and 3Vs on preferriKl, July A mmkt Co-13 amo kka Jtvo Appi.kton liusTOS UK 30. bosTON bow km. Ubt pu, July 1. Ins fi July 1.

Boston borrow, kvkus kacu tkm CO July 1, Httook 11 nk as Light 8 aim 3Va July 16. Cali mkt lIsctA June 18. 11 Ouar 1 0 15. iucauo api inneapolis maha Scmi-Mnntial 2 on prcf sib July 20. Chicaoo a Kastekm Illinois IV 3 011 pref July 1.

hicago a okthwbstsrn on pref fttk and 3 on common. CniCAUo.RoCK A Clkvklanu. Cincinnati.Cuicaoo A 8r Locis nft- 1 pc on pref. anil lVa Pc on common, July 10. Conn.

Kivbk 2 pc, July 1. a Cattle Va July 1 lVa oa prof July 15. aklkm c. eap July 15. ehigh allkv IVi c.

mwell ill. Manhattan Klevatep 1 Va July 1 Middlesex Mfg Seml-ann o. June if). National Stakch 0 July 1. Nortiikkn Pacific 1 prof July 16.

old Co lost $3 60 July 1. Osceola Mining- gl per eabody ill 3 pc. 2 pc. July 1. Plymouth A Compton stahk Mill 11 hompson -H ouston lkctric (3Vi fcSTtHN nion elegraph pc.

BOSTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TUESDAY. JUNE 1G. 1891. Official report of sales, showing the highest aud lowest prices for tho day, the closing, bid and aslied prices.

BONDS. llun- lut. Low- lllil. Aftkad. 7 7 47.V« Atch.

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do pi W. 1 do dlV Conn. Pass. Con. of Vr.

L. K. A St. L.Mo.6s Mex.Cen. 4 do 1st do 2(i cor.

tne Y. A N. K. do scaled 2nd 1000 Or. siiort Line 1000 0.

S. L. A P. N. 10,000 73 nion Pacific do F.

1000 W.Cen.lst do BA lidio AD COMPANIKS. 1000 Sii 2000 103 2000 1000 103Va 1000 72 800 7 7 Va 7 48 86 81. 71 72 PTVfc 100 102 8 80 88Vs 8S 83 00 72 37 20 slight losses In most of the list. down I Vs and Hock Island per cent. The apathy, however, was qulnklv shown in the increased dullness, with an almost total cassation of movement in the list, and later the usual strength developed 111 Chicago served to neutralize a portion of these losses.

The early weakness in Louisville and Union Pacific, the latter being down BA per cent at the opening, was in conseqnenco of pressure to Mell, apparently for foreign account, which, as usual, was helped on by ihe traders to the best of their ability. The late advances were on the same limited scale, and tho market finally closed very dull and steady to firm al insignificant changes for the day. Kailroad bonds were met but firm, and a majority of the final changes are gains. The only important movement was the advance of IV 4 percent in the Canada Southern lsts to Vs. The transactions footed up 1608,000, and were distributed ainoug a larger number of issues than usual of late.

NEW 1 ORE STOCK. SALES, New Loan Total sales todav 150.100 in comparison witn lWfi.100 yesterday and 107.400 Saturday, helow are the sales of the principal slocks and the highest and lowest prices of the day; RAILROADS. June 10. June f- 1 1 Btoofcj and High- Clot- City of Tacoma OF WASimOTOll. BONDS, Maturing April 15, Principal and semi-amual interest payable at the Mercantile Trust New York City.

Coupon Honda in, 1 two initiation of $1000 soin.in«. edi. est.ln«. 1 UK. Alt.

A T. 28 20 pref 126 A 11.1 S3 Vi Cau. PadOc, 100.... 77 7 Va 79 Cau. 200 4 49 4.J 4 8 B.

A 4070.. Hi) Vi 8 1.4 8 t.L„lOOO.. 03 pref ese 91 91 Central 7 2424 Cen. 31 Cbes. A Oblo, 076.

10 10 Ist pi 49 49 2 100 29 2929 Chl. A 124 12 158 Chl. A C. 111., 100... Va or, 116..................

93 IL.V. -V 20 Del. A 1,.. 1600........... 13 Va lien, il K.

1000 10 lu17 100 62 vs 64 Ist pref 62 64 2d 14 14 Assessed Valuation for Real Valuation is about Total 1891, $32,218,944 70,000,000 889,000 lOVg i)7 14 6 Va Va 86Va UOVa 6 Vii 15 9 CU 07 Ateluson AU Bost. A A A i au Cent, of do pref Cleve. A Canton, do Coun. Itch do Flint. A do pref Mex.

N. V. A N. do Xor. it Old Or.

Short P. S. A Union F.nd.............. do Ww. l.eut.,..........

12.792 33V4 1 1 1460 100 loo 20w 17 124 77" 26 150 106 101 y3 5 1X0 10 1H4 7 12 660 3 2 89 40 5 200 201 174 197 160150 la 19 87 3 8 Va 8104 89 0 20 7 6 Va 74 19V3 100 164 2 6 Va 26t8 45i; 455,8 78 7 9 Va 8 iii 2 Allouez B. A AI lireece 1 Butte Boa. Cal. Catalpa Huneariuii. tluron Mes a Sauta Fe MININO COMPANIES.

110 871,2 60c 21645 i 4 4 Va 45 40c 215 15 Va 15 10 60 250 2 e.O 20 253 62W. 20 -Va 18 Kt 6 13 isvi 4 Va 37 Vs 2 3 290 8 Va 37 381 a 26c 8 2 4 110 10 901150060c55c 25 155 153155 LAND COMPANIES. A nuiston City A si an Boston W.P........... Cambridge Field. 1 ainuobello Kasi Franklin Park French At Naha Newport Sau West Winter Am.

Bell New England 30 2000 10 250 21 14 TELEPHONES. 1 200 200 87 49 48 200 1.27VjC 96c 9-iVjC MISCELLANEOUS. Chi. lias 100 681 a East Car 100 2 3 16 do pref 60 5 Ed. Pbon.

Nat Pull. Pal. heece B. 11.......... Stad.

Stv. A Coop West. UNLISTED SECURITIES. Am. Cottou Oil T.

25 60 93 80:,4 Ain. 127 do 63 Ft. Wayne Illinois 205 G7 do 6s Lead 160 do 65 do do Thom. Eu. Elee.

West'h'se 115 do A. T. dly. tEx-rights. 84 2 6 90 I 314 13 4 Assessments paid.

9 2 Vn 4 4 4 2 75 1 60c 18 20 60cGoc 76c 21 21 Vs 60c 200 201 49 1.261.30 60 62 21 a 2 6 6 01 102V 2 103 181 183 14 23--. 8 84 91 12 121 4 07 Ctf 92 43 i 4 44 7 Vs 00 12 Vu 10 4 NEW YOKK FINANCIAL. ew ork June on rail has Been easy, from 2 to 3, last loan at 2Vi and closinc offered at per cent. Prime mercantile paper at Bar silver Sterling is quiet hut firm for hills, with actual business at 4.88Va tor 80-day hills, and 4.88V* for demand posted rates are 4.8Cl/aiS'4.89. Conncercial bills at 4.84Vi@4.84Vi, and 4.87Va®4.87!ii Government bonds have been dull and firm Railroad bonds have beon dull and steady to firm.

Tho general list in the stock market uliowud tho Konoral diminution in the amount of business after 12 but favorable advices in regard to tho Chicago Cias trust was the occasion of some covering of shorts in that stock which largely increased the dealings in it and advanced its prices sharply from to The (JraiiBrers afterward responded slowly to this movement and fractional gams were scored in all tho loading stocks, lifting prioes for most of them again above the level of those ot tho opening. These figures were wel I uiaintai tied, tuoiiffh the animation in the market disap pcarttd after 2 p.m. The close was dull and Bteady at small changes from first Drioes. blocks opened lower aud there were further 67 67 93 Vj 93 7 3 2 1011 101 1 102 a Z4 34 89 3 Va 8 Va 8 Va 71 loi 100 Va 4 2 Va 43 Uii Va 0.1 v. lo7 107 Va a 4i 08 Va 5o 52 Va lOoVb 100 Va lOoVa 230 IUOV 2 IUOV 4 I 00 4 132 182 35 341 3 13 Vs 13 00 05 Erie.

320 (ireen (it. III. Central, 600. Kans. A Kings.

A Lake L. E. A 100 Lone Island. 200. I.ouis.A Louis.

A N. 300 Man. Elev. 107......... Mein.

A Mich. Minn. A St. L. S.

A M. A Ohio. 25............ Mo. 2730............

C. A St.L............... Nor. 2430............... N.

a 100................. N. 238.. N. N.

11. A 11.... Northwestern. 716. .1 N.

Y. A N. 400. N.Y..C.A St.L., 1st N.J.Ceut., 200.... 1910.............

N. S. Ohio Ont. A 110... Ore.

Shore J). A Kuck Inland, 6701... Heading. Kich. AW.

2260.. 200.................. It, W. A bort St. Paul, 18.375.........

prei, 405................. St. P. 100.......... SU P.

M. A Southern 400.. St. P. A I) Texas 500.

Toi. AO. C. U. Pacific, 8900 U.

Gulf, 8( 0. W. A L. 1700. pref.

200.................. St. L. it 495.. 2750 Wis.

200............ w. r. a LAND AND MISCKLLANKOUS COMPANIES. 40,000.

The chief industries ot Tacoma consist of lumber manufacturing and milling. Large shipments of coal are made Here from mines near the city, and this.is the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad, and the port from which nearly all the shipments of wheat are made to foreign countries from Puget Sound. The population is largely American by nativity, the New England and Middle States being conspicuously and numerously represented. We offer the above bonds and recommend them as a safe and conservative investment. 1er.

Emi 35 Congress Boston. BLAKE BROTHERS 28 State Boston, 5 Nassau New York, uo 15Vh lioVa 144,4 THE OIL MARKET. 16" 7 3 4 2V4 31Va 17 20 Va is 7oVs 3 11 2 ievg 19 31 Va io 10 15 Vu 10 70 6 y1 a 109 Va 109 Va 25 2 OI 2 05 4 05 65 Va 112 Va ii 2 112 tl'-Va 85 102 103 3 33Va 33 Va 31 31 8 11 60 70 76 45 Va 45 Va 20 va 19 19 Va SO 85 Va 3 5 76V8 7 8 7 5 1 a 767 10 8 10 10 8 231, a 2 ia 236a 8 185,8 ifVis 13 13 Prescott A 54 Devonshire Pi It LIKE CERTli'ICATKS. Closing 3 June Opening, 10 a.m., June 16, 1891............ Closing.

3 p.m................................................. Closing, 3 p. June 10, 1890............. 68 Itung. Sliirments, JHne 12 80,229 86.234 Average sinre 75,513 66,201 Ketlned, 7.15c gallon.

COTIOS OIL CERTIFICATES. Charters Crnde. Eouiv. 86,111 41.23« 231,2 ELECTIUC by F. W.

STOCKS. 54 Devonshire Prescott A Co, street.J Eastern Electric Cable Co. pfd iltomxon-llouston Electuc Thomson Houston Electric pid Ft. Wayne Electric Co .......................................12 glSli Westlngliouse hiectric European Welding 60 Detroit Adams, 31.................... Ain.

Aiu. ot. 200. Chl. Oas, 53.595....

Con. Gas. 200............. Del. Itud.

590.... Fargo, 10 Leart 818............. Cord. io Oregon Oregon Petroleum.41,000.., Paclilc Mail. Pull.

Pal Sugar Tr. 1000. Silver C.A L. 1000.. 400................

Cniteii SUtes, 100.., W. Union. 838. 140-4 1V? 140 112 140 112 2o Va 55 23 14 55 6 i.i/3 541 461 Va 94 931 2 93 Wi) 128 Vs 8 1283 8 114 142 140 181 8 103V8 4 104 114 7 1 71 a 27 UlVIDEXnN. HOKtEVrKR, XAHHl.V A R9C11- BA1LSOA1) lOMPAXY.

lilVIDEX XO. 14. A dividend of three dollars per share on the capital stock of this company has beeu declared by the directors, paj-able on the 2d day of July next, to stockholders of recordon the Inst. T. liAMMOND, Treasurer.

Worcester, 15,1891. C9 981 4 33 88 55 8 631 i 36V 180 181 84 981-4 LuNDS. 98 33 8 81 52 81V 34V 8 Ii i I11LL MOM MK.VT^ SSOCI- ATIOX. The annual meeting oi the Corporation of th a Bunker Hill Monument Association will be held ac the Old South Meeting House, on Washington street, corner of Milk sireet, oa eduesday, the 17tb ai 10:30 A. M.

Hon. Charles 11. Bell will deliver an address oa Hampshire at Bunker A. C. FEAU1NG, Secretary.

Boston, Jne 15, 1891. --------Closing--------June 15. June New 4s, 117-i4 New 4s. 118 Ne-v 100 100 0 100 P. 6's of 109 109 1).

C. 3.65s, June 15. une 16. N. 116 do -ids ...11 W.

J.35 i do deb. 5s ...............101 'O. Nav.lsts.. .107 Vi 11410 1 i4Va 0. S.

L. lOi va 101 Can. 2ds. A lT. N.

5s. 73 73Va Ceu. P. 109 107Va Or. Unp.

lsts. 98 A K. O. IL G. A W.lst 76Va "6s 1 114Vj do 82 82 Erie 97 97 Ft.

W. A 100 100 Iowa C. lsts. 8214 83 Kan. P.

cons.107 110 K. A 6s 7 6s is 76 41 2 Mob. A Ohio, 66 bl UnionOslOl loi N. V. C.

st. 897'g 90 J. C. in.cer. 110 2 N.

A W. 118 118 C. A Ohio. Nor. Pac.

95 Va ----MINING COMPANIES. elosin Col. Hocking Kg. M. 1st pfd.

inc. 63V 1 Si. L. A i. g.

st. A S. g. 103 IOS St. P.

cons. st. P. C. A P.

114 So. A C. lsts ..............112 Va I P. L. U.

i tr. 7 Va P. K. O. tr.

ree 32 Vj 31 1 V. Pac. IO 913 TUE A BELLTELEPHOX PANY. A dividend of three dollars per share and au extra dividend of six dollars per share will be paid on Wednesday, July 15. 1891, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Tuesday, June 30.

1891. The transfer books will be dosed froui July 1 to July 15, both days included. WII, 1.1 AM K. DRIVER, Treasurer. Boston, June 10, 1891.

HF. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY have day uecl.ired a dividend of THREE AND ONK-HALF PER CENT, on the Preferred suck and FOUR PER CENT, on the Common stocK of the company, both payable July 2. Tne transfer books will close on June 15 at 3 p.m. JNO. E.

SEAKLES, Treasurer. New Y'ork, June 9. 1891. W. Slioro 1023a 1023g Wab.

1st 98 llomestake. Ontario do. Best A June 16 .1 35.25 Chollar. 15.60 i 10.601 Mat tin White. ,..39.00 Ophir 6.00 Plymouth 31 -50 Yellow Jacket, 3.15 i Closing June 10.

2 40 3.05 2.10 SAN KAN CISCO STOCKS. losing June 18. 2.56 I Best A Belcher Chollar. Con. Cala.

A Crown Eureka Con Gould A Curry. Hale A Norcross. 2.861 Mt. Closing June Po tosi 1.40i Sierra Union 011 2.03j Yellow 2.601 6.7.' 1.561 3.85 4.10 1.80 2.10 2.20 2.05 FOREIGN FINANCIAL REFORTS. LONDON, Juno 10, 12:30 p.m.—Consols, Oo 1-lGd tor money and 1)5 for the account; Canadian Pacific.

81 Va; Erie, do. seconds. 9 4 Illinois Central. 2 Mexican ordinary, 3714; St. Paul common.

67Vs; New York Central. 103: Readimr. loVt; Mexicau Central new fours, 75. Hate of discount in the open market for both short aud three bills, 214 per cent. 1:30 p.m.

Pans advices quote 3 percent rentes at 95 francs 12 Va centimes ex int. for the account. Hold closed yesterday at 253 per cent 1C PO It A '1' ION HI KT 1 XOU I II EXI) IUXK. oston June 1,1891. The annual nieettna of the Corporation of tho NORTH END SAVINGS BANK will bo hold In the Banking Room, No 67 Court street, on Thursday, the 18tli day of June at eleven a.m.

The regular quarterly meeting of the trustees of the North End Bank will be held above on Thursday, the 18th dav of June at 11 30 a.in. WM. C. 1 I.l .1 AMSON, Clerk. DECKER IN MORE TROURLE.

Tho linaelmll Hotly Attached for the Miuilpultitioii oi Clucks. New Haven, Henry Decker, the baseball catcher, who extradited to Philadelphia and jailed this spring onsoveral charges of forgery, Is atraiu in trouble, and bis body has beeu attached by a local tailor. Mr. Decker again tried tlie manipulation of checks, passing first one with a forged signature of the Munson Hros, tbeu a worthless check signed by himself. OLD tOLOXY UAII.UOAl) UEX AO 54.

DIVIDEND of three and one-half dollars oer share will be navable on Wednesuay, the tirst d.iy ot July, to stockholders of record, at the close of business oh Friday, May 29, ISai. JOHN M. WASHBURN, Treasurer. Boston, May 29, 1891. MILL, BOSTOX A KOXHl KY ATIOX.

Dividend No. 71 for five dollars per share will payable at the oflice of the treasurer, 68 Devonshire street, June 2-t. to stockholders of record June 13. WILLIAM F. MAICHE1T.

Treasurer. Boston, June 1891. A BAD-f EMPERED DUCHESS. She Is in Jail for Ill-treating a Maid Servant. Maduid.

June Duchess of Castro Enriquez, who is under arrest for maltreating a maid servant, was arrested while dining 111 her palace in tho Calle Atonal. She was taken to prison 111 a cab late at night in order to avo.d violent demonstrations which otherwise might have beeu made against her. Bail was refused the duchess, but she was permitted to have her children with her 111 the common jail. Tne ill-treated maid servant is a child who was engaged irom a foundling hospital tc serve in the household. Ihe gir fied from her employer after four days of ill us.ure.

being found 111 the streets by the police covered with bruises and sores. The palacs servants have testified to ill usage from duchess, who is described as "wealthy, eccentric and bad tempered." She was separatee from her husband a few years aco. WATCHING FOR A MERICAN SCHOONERS. ttawa June Collectors of Customs 011 the Atlantic Coast oft he Dominion have beeu notified to look out for three American Sir Knight, Lady Elgin and Flora Dillaway. The two foruiei aro at Shelburne, N.

and the latter is al Barrington, N. S. riiev aro said to have shipped crows contrary to the provisions of iho convention of uonw of tho vessels possessing a license under the modus viveudi which would liavo entitled ihoiu to this privilege. FRENCH COMMERCE. akis Juno A conliiot has arisen tween the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, the latter insisting that the reduction of cereal duties shall uot go into operation until 'Kreturns issued by the French Board of Traue showing that during the mouth of Mav the imports decreased and that the export decreased as compared with tho corroviyoudiuft mouth last.