The duty on raisins has this fall been raised from 2 cents to 2½ cents per pound, which insures an additional profit to the raisin men. * * * * * _Rain-fall of 1889-90._--The rain-fall of 1889-90 in the Central and Northern raisin districts of California was as follows: ======+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====== |Oct.|Nov.|Dec.|Jan.|Feb.|Mar.|Apr.|May.|Total. ------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+------ Fresno|3.10|1.43|3.80|2.16| .65| .92| .29| .25|12.60 Tulare|4.17| .43|2.60|2.75| .74| .81| .22| .20|11.92 Kern |2.04| .22|1.75|1.20| .16| .24| | .06| 5.67 Yolo |8.14|3.04|9.62|6.36|3.69|3.35|1.60|2.21|37.41 Yuba |5.87|3.73|9.01|4.44|4.65|6.71|1.85|2.55|38.81 ======+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====+====== The above figures are from the “tables of rainfall in the principal agricultural counties” of California, compiled and published by Albert Montpelier, Esq., Manager of the Grangers’ Bank, San Francisco, but no report is made of the rain-fall in the counties of San Bernardino and San Diego, and statistics of those counties are not at hand. * * * * * _Duty on Raisins._--The revised tariff of 1890 makes the duty on imported raisins 2½ cents per pound, an increase of ½ cent on the old schedule. Currants, Zante and others, are now on the free list and pay no duty. ~RAISIN BOXES, RAISIN TRAYS, SWEAT BOXES.~ KINGS RIVER LUMBER CO., SANGER, FRESNO COUNTY, CAL. San Francisco Office, 109 California St., San Francisco, California. Manufacturer of and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in all kinds of Lumber, Boxes, Doors, Sash, Blinds and Mouldings. This Company has at Sanger the best appointed Box Factory, Door, Sash and Blind Factory and Planing Mill in the State. Special Mill Work of all kinds Estimated on and Furnished. [Illustration: BOXES] ALL KINDS OF BOXES MANUFACTURED AND IN ANY QUANTITY RAISIN AND ORANGE BOXES A SPECIALTY. This Company manufactures, at its works at Sanger, Raisin Boxes of all sizes from the very best of Sugar Pine, cut from its own lands, which for quality of material, perfection of workmanship and printing have no equal. THE COMPANY HAS AT ALL TIMES IN STOCK AND FOR SALE LUMBER OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, GRAPE STICKS, POSTS, SHINGLES, SHAKES, PICKETS AND LATH. ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY EXECUTED. * * * * * [Illustration: WATER TOWER AT LAKE YOSEMITE.] YOSEMITE COLONY.