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II AD A HA R ROW ESCA PE Weyler's Horse Shot From Under Him. WORKOFCUBANSHABPSIHOrKIW The Captain-General Greatly Worried Over II An American lews liapir Mail Arrested. Now York, Feb. 0. A Key Wert special to thu World buys: As General Welyor was marching with his column just before entering HunU Clara, his horse was shot from under him by u Cubun sharpshooter. It is supposed tho shut cuuio from u diu tunt hillside. Throughout tlio march from RoiIak, tho c:iptni ii-K'iicr;il whs availed by missiles of this kind, und several times barely csoapod being wounded. Ho in greatly worried over it, and large scout ing parties preceded tho advance of tho Spanish columns to capturo the daring marauders. A Spanish forco of 5,000 was um "bushod Wednesday night near Naza reno, just west of Santa Clara, where General Weylor was then, and narrowly escaped annihilation. A Correspondent Amilid. Washington, Feb. 0. ConBul-Gen-eral Lee today telegraphed tho state do partment from Havana: "Sylvester Scovel, a World corre sondcnt, was urrested yesterday at Tunas, Santu Clara province." Now York, Feb. 9. Sylvester Scovel is tho only New York correspondent who has boon for any length of time witli tho Cuban urmy in the field, jllu has had considerable success in eluding the vigilance of tho Spanish troops and getting his dispatches out of Cuba, lie is tho son of Rev. Dr. Scovel, president of Woostcr university. Ho is well ed ucated, and an all around athlete. Scovel was manager of the Cleveland Athlotio Club when the Cuban rebel lion broke .out. In a spirit of adven ture, ho determined to join the pa triots, and in October, 1805, ho left ' Cleveland for Cuba. CHARLESTON BLOCKADE. Will Be Social As Well As a Naval Event. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 9. Tho steamer Fern, the first of the blockade fleet, reached Here today from Hampton ' roads. The flagship New York, the battleship Maine, cruiser Columbia and Monitor Amphitrite, which left Hamp ton roads with the Fern, are expeotcd tomorrow. Tho fleet will number about twenty vessels, and they will, in all probability bo here within thu next few days, when the great mimib blockade of Charleston harbor is sched uled to begin. Arrangements are in progress for tho entertainment of the. naval officers. A number of commit tees have been appointed, and navy' officials as well as leading officers of the blockade fleet will be given a hos pitable reception. It is intended to give a ball and receptions during the blockade maneuvers. Secretary Her bert and Colonel Farrow will be guests of the chamber of commerce, which will give a dinner in their honor. Charleston will probably witness dur ing the blockade one of the largest crowds ever assembled here. Ice George on the MiHslHtilpnl. Louisville, Feb. 0. An ice gorge, tiftcon feet high and twenty miles long, which has been forming for several days, gave way this afternoon. Several New Orleans and Memphis packets have been caught in the ice and com pelled to lay up. If these have not succeeded in finding refuge in the tribu taries, the loss may bo largo. A tele phone message from the scene tonight states that the Buckeye State ran into Blue river to escape the ice. The wa ter in Elue river quickly rose with the passing gorge and quickly receded, leav ing the steamer stranded on the shore. Her pilot house and smokestack were demolished, and it is now thbught she will be a total loss. Her value is $40, 000. Gave a Gnnd Stage of Water. Pittsburg, Feb. 9. Both the Alle gheney and Monongahela rivers are full of floating ice, and are rising rapid ly, but a dangerous flood is not appre hended. A good boating stage of water is assured, however, and between 7, 000,000 and 10,000,000 bushels of coal will be shipped to Southern points dur-1 ing the first of the week. Several . .tows were made today and started, but had to lay up because of the ice. The Monongahela above Brownsville, and . the Allegheney, above Kittangin, are still frozen over, and the weather is getting colder, so they will probably not break up now. An Old lady Murdered. Salt Lake, Feb. 9. A Tribune special from Butte says: Mrs. Mary McDonough, a lady 70 years old, was found murdered at her home today in the town of Basin, in Jefferson county. She was found in a back room of her house, her head and face being hacked almost to pieces, with an ax, which was found in the room. No motive is known for the deed. Woolen Milla Bhot Down. Fall River, Mass., Feb. 9. The Jesse Edy Manufacturing Company, which operates the only woolen milla in this city, has decided to shut down for sev eral weeks. 1 he Thamee Ovrflvna-. London, Feb. 9. Although the rains stopped last Friday, the Thames con tinues to rise. Serious floods are re ported throughout the valley. The Windsor race course and the grounds at Eun are submerged. TWO DEMOCRATS GO IN. II 1 1 ye u and l.aa In the Mitchell Joint Assembly. Lark Bilyeu, Democrat, of Lano, oc cupied his seat in the hound a half hour before tho Mitchell joint usecm bly which met at noon Monday, Bil yuu was writing at his desk. It had been rumored around the cupitol dur ing the morning that it was the pur pose of the Democrats to enter tho joint aHHcmhly, und Bilyeu's presence up peured to confirm the report. As tho hand of tho clock moved slowly toward 12, tho member from Lane continued composedly to dip his pen in the ink and seemed to be oblivious to surround ings and wholly taken up with the work in which he was engaged. At noon, Chairman Drownoll mount ed the speaker's roHlrnm, and, calling to order, directed tho clerk to call the roll. The senators, the same as lust Friday, answered to their names. As tho clerk was concluding tho senate call, Vaughaii, tho aged representative from Lane, who has been quite sick, appeared in tho lobby, supported by his wife. He looked palo and very ill, but ho walked slowly to his seat. Just about the same time, Lee, Demo crat, of Polk, likewise appeared at his desk. Bilyeu's name is third on the houso roll. When it was called, he arose, ind. addressing the chairman, said: "This is tho first time I have made my apHarance here in the joint assem bly. I am here for the purpose of as sisting to complete the organization of the legislature. I want it distinctly understood that I am not here in any manner whatever to aid in the recogni tion of the Benson house. I have many times stated my position on that sub ject, and I do not believe that its or ganization is legal. "I have been accused of aiding and abetting in holding-up the legislature. I am hero to disabuse tho mind of any one that I occupy that attitude. I in form you that if the legislature is not organized, und at once, 1 wash my hands of the whole business. I am tired walking the streets of Salem wait ing for the majority of this legislature to get together and do its duty. "The people who elected me know I am not a fool; or at leaBt they believe so; elso they would not have sent mo here. They want me to help organize this legislature on a proper basis; and I am here for that purpose. "I want to say that many questions have been raised in the senate and else where relative to tho permanent organ ization that are not germane to the sub ject. I take it that the temporary or ganization of the house is sufficient for the purpose of this convention. I have all along maintained that the tem porary organization is the only consti tutional organization, and that is w hero I stand now. The members of this body, which is made up of members of the leigslature, are not called upon to pass upon that question. The state constitution has nothing to do with this joint convention. I believe the deci sions of the United States senate are a sufficient guide for the actions of this. body. When a majority of members of tho legislature declare their choice for United States senator, no power in tho universe can set it aside. "We have the power here to deter mine this question of organization. I aBk the Republicans to come forward and organize. After this I wash my hands of the whole proposition. I am present." The call then proceeded. Lee an swered to his name, but when Merrill of Columbia was reached there was no response. Twenty-nine members of the house were found to be present, and ten from the senate thirty-nine in all, or seven short of a majority. Chairman Brownell then stated that he had received word that Merrill would not be up till the 2:20 train. He suggested that a recess till 7:30 in the evening he taken; This was done. There was no change when the con vention met at night. Bilyeu and Lee, Democrats, were in their places, and Merrill, Republican, arrived in thu afternoon and was also present. Chair man Brownell waited till 7:38 before Jie called to order. When the name ol Vaughan of Lane was readied, Johnson of Linn asked that he be excused on ac count of illness. Thirty-nine were present. The conevntion adjourned immediately following tho roll call. The Senator. When the senate reconevned on Mon day, McClung moved to reconsider the vote of last Friday, ordering the bill fixing the legal rate of interest at 6. per cent to third reading. This was done, and, on motion of McClung, the bill was recommitted to the committee on revision of laws. The following new bills were introduced: By Dufur, by request, enabling school districts to borrow money for a short time without issuing bonds; King, regulating the employment of legislative clerical aid; Johnson, fixing rates of express companies; King, to prevent fraud in sales of mines; Daly, by request; accepting the terms of the act of congress providing for the re clamation of arid lands; Johnson, fix ing telegraph rates. A number of bills were read the second time and referred. Tho Bnon Hnue. The Benson house met at 2:30 Mon day, and after reading two.unimport ant bills, adjourned. The Davis Hoax. The Davis house met Monday and immediately adjourned. Firecracker Caned It. Victoria, B. C, Feb. 11. A boy named Albert Auld was kitted through the shying of a coal cart horse at tire crackers in Chinatown this evening. The load was overturned, and crushed Auld'ukulL Mayor Red fern stopped the firing of crackers in the streets. JOINT ASSEMBLY FAILED. Necessary rnrty-B'X Tote Could Not Ha Mint-red. The Joint assembly of tho Oregon legislaturo for tho puroso of electing a United States senator at noon Wednes day came to naught. The Mitchell forces could only get forty members to enter it. Seeing that it would be im possible to secure forty-six, the re quired number, a recess was taken un til 7:30 in the evening, but the night session developed no change Sonator Reed tried to get a state ment from Chairman Brownell as to which house was participating in the assembly. Brownell would not say and Keed walked out of the room, leav ing only thirty-nine present. Of tho Benson houso Lake was absent. The sensation of tho convention was the action of Senator Haslotino, who was considered one of Mitchell's warm est supporters, lliinletine was present when the roll was called. Ho did not answer to his name, and the chair asked him if ho wished to be recorded as present. Ilaseltine said: "Mr. President, there is no question In my mind as to the illegality of the vote yesterday, and I therefore decline to come in at present." Huntington Withdraw Representative Huntington, of Was co, on Thursday, gave notice that he would withdraw from further participa tion. This is the first defection, and now leaves but thirty-eight members willing to elect a United States senator by means of a joint assembly. After the roll-call Huntington arose and said he desired to explain his position. He thought the Benson house was legally organized, and accordingly he had voted last Tuesday for a United States senator. He considered it his duty to do so. The joint assembly had now me(? for the third time, the roll had been called and no annoucementof the result had been made from the chair. He had voted for a senator on Tuesday, but his candidate was not that of the bal ance of the organization. This conven tion was being held in the interest of a single candidate. In view of the situation he felt it his duty td withdraw. He did not approve of the methods used in preventing the organization of the house or delaying the vote on senator. Representative Lake has introduced in the house a bill to provide for the appointment by the governor of a state veterinary board of fivej who shall ex amine applicants for license in much the same manner as tho medical board. Members of the board are given per diem, and necessary expenses. , Representative Soraers has intro duced a bill in the house amending the present law relative to the fencing of railroads. It is designed to make it more convenient for cattle to pass at crossings. Initiative nnd lleforendnm. The following is the text of Sonatoi King's proposed amendment to tho con-, stitution the initiative and referen dum: "Section 1. The right to approve, reject and repeal state laws, or to re ject or approve proposed state lawSj shall rest with a majority of the legal voters of the state. "Sec. 2. The right to propose, reject or approve, ns the case may be, laws of the state, shall, in addition to being exercised by the legislative assembly, rest with a number of the legal voters of tho state equal to (and not less than) 7 per cent of the votes cast at the last preceding general election, held for tho election of the officers of the Btate and counties. "Sec. 3. After the filing of such petition, the secretary of state shall designate a date for the holding of an election to vote thereon, which shall not be earlier than ten months aftep the adjournment of the last preceding session of the legislative assembly, nop later than one year thereafter; and no law, or proposed law, shall be voted upon at such election unless the peti tion therefor shall have been filed at least ninety days before the date fixed for such election. No election shall bo held for such purposes oftener than once in every two years, at which time all bills shall bo voted upon that have been petitioned for, and petition filed, within the time required heroin. "Sec. 4. No act passed by the legis lative assembly shall become a law un til six months after its approval by the governor except in a case of emer gency, in which event the facts consti tuting the emergency shall be stated in the act and the bill shall receive a two-thirds vote of the members elected to both branches of the legislative as sembly; and within six months after its approval a petition shall have been filed, as required in sections 2 and 3 herein, an election shall be ordered as required in section 3 for the accept ance, rejection or approval of such law, or proposed law; and if at such election a majority of the legal votes be in favor of such law, the same shall then (and not before) become of full force and effect, but if less than a majority be in favor thereof, the same shall become void, provided, that if the petition against any law passed by the legisla tive assembly shall have been present ed before the expiration of the six months after the approval of the act by the governor, in the manner herein re quired, such act shall not take effect before the date of such election. "Sec. 6. The leigslative assembly, or the people of the state of Oregon, in the manner provided, may have the power to provide by law for more effect ually carrying out alT the provisions and intent of this amendment." Senator King's second amendment to the constitution provides for the adop tion of amendments by the legislature and their submission to the people. It also provides for the manner of submit ting a new constitution to the referendum. A PROTECTIVE TARIFF Four Schedules ot the Bill Have Been Completed. THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISION Practically a Be-Knaotment of Ilia MoKlnlejr Law t'beiuloal, Win aud Tottery and Glass Schedules. Washington, Feb. 8. The daily ses sions of the Republicans of the ways and means committee, which have been in progress for some weeks, have brought tho tariff bill, which is to be laid before the next congress, to a stage where tho character of the measure can be somewhat gauged and where several of the most important schodules are definitely fixed. In their conferences up to this week, the tariff-makers have dealt largely with the general charac teristics of the schedules which they have had under consideration, and de voted themselves to sifting the great masses of figures, letters and petitions presented to them. Four schedules have been fairly completed the chem ical, agricultural, wines and spirits and the earthen and glassware schedules. Today's meeting was the most im portant of the series, for it resulted in the framing of the agricultural schedule, which was made a re-enactment of the McKinley law, with few changes ex cept on unimportant products. The most imporant step in connection with this schedule was the establishment of rates of $5 a head on cattle more than 1 year old, and of 25 per cent ad val orem on cattle valued at more than $20 a head. The McKinley rates on other live stock, inoluding the rate of 2 on cat-' tie of 1 year old or less, are restored. The Wilson rates were 20 per cent ail valorem on livestock, and, while the new duty of $5 on cattle does not reach the McKinley figure of $10 on cattle more than I year old, it is said that with the ad valorem on the more valu able grades, it will prove adequate to shut out Mexican cattle. It is against the Mexican stock that the increase is particularly desired, on the representa tions of Western cattlemen that their business has been ruined by the impor tations from Mexico under the Wilson law, which amounted to more than 200,000 head. Much interest centered upon barley, which the committee puts back to the McKinley duty of 80 cents a bushel, be cause the farmers contended that the Wilson tariff had turned over the mar ket into the hands of the Canadians, while the maltsters, who have been using Cunadian barley, have made a bard fight against any inorease. The McKinley rates have been re stored on fruita and berries, mainly for the benefit of the fruitgrowers of the Paoifio coast. The fruit exchange of the country bad prepared a schedulo of rates below the McKinley bill and above the Wilson rates, although they did not suoceed in having their sohedule adopted. Among the products in the agricul tural schedule which are returned to the McKinley rates are breadstuffs and rice, ' dairy produots, potatoes and starch, castor beans and flaxseed, meats and meat products, aud poultry, vege tables and salt. - , The demand of the farmers for the McKinley rate of $4 a ton on hay in stead of the Wilson rate of $2, was granted. Chicory is placed at 1 cent a pound, in accordance with, the request of the growers in the central states, who believe they can capturo the home market with protection. RUM IN THE CAPITOL. The Prohibitionists Stirred Up the Ire of Senator Hill. , Washington, Feb. 0. The session of the senate today was one of unusual ac tivity, with sharp colloquies and vigor ous speeches, which drew large crowds in the galleries. The ball was set roll ing early in the day when Morrill en deavored to pass the bill prohibiting the use of intoxicating drinks in the capitol building. This aroused the op position of Hill, who denounced the buRybodies and mischief-makers in spiring this class of legislation. The senator spoke for fullest enjoyment of individual liberty consistent with the common good. The speech was not only notable for the vigor which Hill threw into it, but also for its effect in prolonging the debate until 2 o'clock, when the bill was displaced by the Nicaragua bill. The immigration bill was committed to conference, Lodge, in charge of the measure, adopting this course as a result of urgent appeals for a modification of the bill. Before this was done, however, a warm per sonal and political colloquy occurred between Lodge and Chandler, on one hand and Gorman on the other. Vilas added another day to his speech against the Nicaragua canal bill, and had not concluded when the senate adjourned. A Shipyard Kurned. Glasgow, Feb. 8. The shipyard of the Fairfield Shipbuilding Company, i Dover, near here, has been almost com pletely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at $250,000. Four thou-, sand persons are thrown out of em ployment. Forter Accepts It. Washington, Feb. 8. The Connecti cut delegation this morning received telegram from J. Addison Porter, dated Canton, formally advising them that be had been offered the position of pri vate secretary by McKinley, and had accepted. OfllcUl Plague Ketarna. Bombay, Feb. 8. According to the official returns, there have been, up to date, 6.000 cases of plague, and 8,841 Heatht. ! 6EET SUGAR CULTURE. tVaehlnctnu Has I'asned a Sugar Hnunty Bill and Oregou Hhould Follow. During tho past six or eight years It has been, and is, the desire of riticB, towns, villages und the country at largo to secure the erection of beet sugar fac tories. Tliero aro two factories in Ne braska, one in Utah, three in California and an additional one about to be erect ed. All the abovo states offered a bonus of ono cent pec pound on the finished produot to encouargo capital to invest the necessary amount required to build and eqnip a fair-sized factory. A few days ago Senator Houghton had passed a similar bill for, the state of Washing ton. The farmers throughout Oregon should petition their representatives at Salem at onco to pass a similar bill. It will require the cultivation of from 8,000 to 5,000 acres of land to supply an ordinary sized factory, and with beets at $5 per ton there is a gold mine in it for the farmer. From tho proceed ings of the third general convention of the Nebraska Beet Sugar Association, the beet farms in that state netted on an average $50 por acre, which should mean $75 to $100 per acre in Oregon and Washington. Tho price to be paid the farmer in the bill passed by the state of Washington is $5 per ton, and the same provision should be insorted in the Oregon bill. There js lots of room for factories in Washington and Oregon. Upwards of $2,000,000 leaves these states annually for sugar. Just think what this would mean, keeping that vast amount of money at home I The following is the Wash ign ton law in full: An act granting a bounty for the en couraging of the production and manu facture of sugar in the state of Wash ington: Section 1. There shall be paid out of the state treasury to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufac ture of sugar in this state from beets, sorghum or other sugar-yielding canes or plants grown in Washington, the sum of 1 cent per pound upon each and every pound of sugar so manufactured under tho conditions and restrictions of this act Sec. 2. No bounty shall be paid upon sugar not containing at least 00 per cent of crvstalized sugar, and only upon sugar produced from beets that for which as much as $5 per ton has been paid to the producer. The quantity and quality upon which said bounty is claimed shall be determined by the president of the state agricultural col lege, with whom all claimants shall, from time to time, file verified state ments showing the quantity and qual ity of sugar manufactured by them and the price paid the producer for beets and the amount of sugar manufactured upon 'which said bounty !b olaimed. The president of the agricultural col lege shall, without unnecessary delay, visit or cause to be visited by such per sons as he shall designate, in writing as inspectors, the factory where said sugar has been produced and manufactured, and inspect the sugar so manufactured, and take such evidence by sworn testi mony of the officers or employes of such factory or others as to the amount and quality of sugar so manufactured and the price paid for the beets, as to him or the person designated by him shall appear satisfactory and conclusive. Sec. 8. When any claim arising un der this act is filed, verified and proven to the satisfaction of the president of the agricultural college, as heroin pro vided, ho shall certify the same to tho auditor of the state, who Bhall draw a warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount duo thereon, payable to the party or parties to whom the said sum or sums aro duo. Sec. 4. Every person, firm or cor poration manufacturing sugar pursu ant to tho provisions of this act shall keep full and complete books of ac count, which shall show the quality and kind of sugar-producing plants re peived by such person, firm or corpora tion, from any person, firm or corpora tion, the approximate per cent of sac charine matter contained in such plants, the name of the grower and the place where the same was grown, also the quantity of sugar manufactured from such plants, and the price per ton paid to the producer of the plants. Sec. 5. The benefits of this act shall acoruo to any persons, firm or cor poration that shall erect and complete a sugar manufactory or manufactories within the state prior to November 1, 1899, and the bounty herein provided shall be paid said person, firm or cor poration for a period of five years from the time such factories shall have been completed and in operation. This act shall be taken and considered to be a contract and irrevocable with all such persons, firms or corporations as shall complete the erection of such manufac tory or manufactories prior to Novem ber 1, 1899. Makes Flirting a Crime. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb., 8. If a bill which was introduced in the house today becomes a law a married man who is convicted of infidelity toward his wife will be punished by a term of five years' imprisonment. Representa tive Rood has introduced byrequest a bill which makes flirting with female passengers on trains by conductors and brakemen a misdemeanor and the rail road corporation will have to pay a fine of $25 for each conviction. Mrmber of a ftnlelde Clnb. San Francisco, Feb. 8. Bill Winkle, once chief of police of Marysville, lat terly a water-front employe, joined a local suicide club lately and drew a black ball, which bound him to commit suicide within three months. Ho killed himself last night by asphyxiation. Aa Right Year Old Convict. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 8. James O. Singleton, an 8-year-old colored boy, was fewiTcj ai ma n 'injf unurj una morning, to serve one year's sentence. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins ft Company's Kevlesr of Trade. The week closes on firmor wheat mar kets, bused primarily on a decided feel ing that tho liquidation of long wheat hud run its course for tho present. That this liquidation has been completed i not to he doubted, and legitimato laws will once more control the market Foreigners have been lihcrul buyers of wheat in all positions In our market during tho decline. Export sales are largo both for prompt and deferred ship ment. Thu intcror. milling demand has been rather disappointing but shows some sign of improvement. Tho point to be considered as most worthy of attontion when considering the pnoe ol wheat is, that toe conditions of supply and demand which caused tha advance to over 85o still exist with even increased force. Such being the case, wheat should prove a profitable pur chase after this severe break, due to speculative stain pedo entirely unwar ranted by facts. One peculiarity Ir tho situation has been the Liverpool murkot. When Chicago closed weak, Liverpool would come from H to Id higher the next morning, and vice, versa when we closed strong, conse quently the people who have been in the habit of taking their cue from the aotion of foreign markets, have been sadly at sea. May wheat at Chicago) closed on Saturday at 77c, a gain of 4o. from the lowest point reached during the late declino, and lo better than, the closing price a weak ago. In the corn market priceB are nearly unchanged from what they were a week ago. It is a difficult task to say anything new of corn that could pos sibly be of interest to the trade. Ev eryone knows about the big crop of 1890, and how unwioldfy an output it was, and how hard it is to lift tb , price. It will take something artificial to do it, and that is not even a proba bility, for the reason that legitimate arguments for present prices are found in such superabundance as to render any attempt at manipulation an im practicability. Market yuotetlons. Portland, Or., Fob. 0, 1807. . Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadiav and Dayton, $4.40; Benton county and -White Lily, $4.40; graham, $4.00; su perfine, $2.80 per barrel. Wheat Walla Walla, 8182o; Val ley, 8384o per bushel. Oats Choice white, 8940o per bushel; choice gray, 88 40a Hay Timothy, $13 13.60 per ton; clover, $10.0011.00; wheat and oat. $10.00 11 per ton. Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton., brewing, $30. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts. $18.50; middlings, $26. Butter Creamery, 4045o; Tilla mook, 40o; dairy, 2230o. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,7585c; Early Rose, 7080o per saok; Cali fornia river Burbanks, 55o per cental; - Q fA3vO OR m. Mintnl tfm ... oed; Jersey Red, $2.60. Onions $1.501. 75 per sack. I Poultry Chickons, mixed, $1.7531 2.25; geese, $5.00; turkeys, live, Ho; -ducks, $44.60 per dozen. y flggs uregon, no per uozen. Cheese Oregon, 12o; Young Anieriou, 18)0 per pound. Wool Valley, lOo por pound; East ern Oregon, G8o. Hops 010o per pound. , Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 763.00r cows, $2. 25 2. 50; dressed beef, & 6o per pound. m Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers; and ewes, $3. 00 3. 25; dressed mut ton, 6 Jij Co por pound. Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25(5$ 8.50; light and feeders, $2. GO 3.00;; dressed, $1.505.00 por owt. Veal Largo, 65o; small, 6C4 Por pound. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 9, 1897. Wheat Chicken feed, $27 por" ton. Oats Choice, $23 24 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, $23 per ton. Corn Whole, $20 por ton; cracked.. $21; feed meal, $21. Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,. $5.10; Novelty A, $4.60; Culiforni. brands, $5.20; Dakota, $5.50; patent, $0.25. Millstuffs Bran, $15.00 por ton; . shorts, $19. Feed Chopped food, $17.25 per ton; middlings, $22; oilcuko meal, $29. Hay Puget sound, por ton, $9.00 10.00; Eastern Washington, $14. Butter Fancy native creamery brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c; ranch, 18a Cheese Native Washington, 12c Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $18 20; parsnips, per sack, 75o; beets, per Back, 60c; turnips, per sack, GOo; ruta bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, por sack. 85 (5) 40c,; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.60; onions, per 100 lbs, $2.50. Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $3.00- Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 8c; dressed, 9 10c; ducks. $2. 00 3. CO; dressed turkeys, 15. Eggs Fresh ranch, 15o; Eastern.. c per dozen. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef... steers, 6c; cows, 6c; mutton, sheep. 1'A Pit pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6o per pound; veal, small, 6a Fresh Fish Halibut, 6 6; salmon. 66; salmon trout, 710; flounder and soles, 8 4a Provisions Hams, large, 11c; hams, small, llo; breakfast bacon, 10c; . dry salt sides, 6c per pound. San Francisco, Feb. 9, 1897. Potatoes Salinas Burbanks, 75 85c; Early Rose, 75 85c; River Bur banks, 60 75c; sweets, $1.001.25 per cental. Onions $1.60 1. 85 per cental. Eggs Store, 15 16c; ranch, 17 18k Butter Fancy creamery, 21 22c; da seconds, 18 19c; fancy dairy, 17cx seconds, 14 16c Cheese Fancy mild, new, lOe; , fair to good, 7 8Jf"o; Young America,, 11 12c: Eastern, 1214a