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MERRIMAC SUNK Blown Up by a Spanish Torpedo in San- s tiago" Harbor;- TRIED TO FORCE A PASSAGE 'Spaniards Allowed Tier to. Cross First Defense Line Number of Victims Not Reported Fleet Renewed Bowbard . ment of Forts and Squadron. Cape Haytien, Hayti; June 6. The American fleet, according to' advices re ceived by cable from Santiago deCuba, the cable being tinder Spanish control, opened fire again at 8 o'clock this morning on the fortifications and war ships. The cannonade was well sustained until 4 A, M. , . . , One of the American auxiliary cruisers (well armed) attempted to foroe the passage into the harbor. The Spanish allowed the cruiser to cross the first line of torpedoes, but befpre iehe arrived at the second line, they discharged a torpedo, which broke a great hole in her side and caused her to sink almost instantly, bow first. One officer, one engineer and six sail' ors were made prisoners by the Span' 'iards. ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S FLAGSHIP, THE NEW YORK. 10:20 A. M. A dispatch from San tiago says that the vessel sunk is un derstood tobo the Merrimac. Only the extremities of her funnel and two. masts are seen above water. - The News From Port an Frlnce. Port au Prince, Hayti, June 6. This morning at 8 o'clock, the Ameri can squadron began the bombardment of the fortifications of Santiago de Cuba, aim a lively cannonading ensued .for two hours, which silenced the Spanish batteries. An American vessel, the Merrimac, described in the cable from Santiago as an auxiliary cruiser, made a dash to force the entrance, succeeded in passing the first line of defenses, but was tor pedoed about GOO feet up the channel. She went down "perpendicularly." An officer, an engineer and six seamen were taken prisoners. The number of victims is unknown. Only the funnel and mastheads of the sunken vessel can be seen. There is great excitement in the oity. A part of the population assisted in the fighting on the heights. Every body is astounded at the audacity of the American vessel. The American squadron was cruising all the while in the offing. (It will be noted that there is an im portant discrepancy as to the time at which the bombardment is said to have begun this morning between the dis patches from Cape Haytien and Port au Prince, the former saying 3 o'clock and the latter 8 o'clock. It is possible that this arises from a oonfusion be tween the figures S and 8. The San tiago advices in reference to the sunken vessel as an auxiliary cruiser is prob ably a mistake. The Merrimao is a collier, and has always been a collier.) Navy Department's Advices. Washington, June 6. Notwitstand ing the rather positive statement com ing from Jamaica to the effect that the second Spanish fleet from Cadis has crossed the Atlantic and is about to join Cervera at Santiago, the officers of the navy department refuse to be frightened at what they declare to be a bugaboo. It appears that the basis of their confidence is a telegraphio report of as late date as yesterday, declaring that the Cadiz fleet is still at Cadiz. Moreover, they know that there are not as many as 16 ships in that fleet. London, June 6. According to a dispatch from Madrid, El Heraldo, with regard to the situation at Santia go de Cuba, says: "It is. one more disenchantment which proves that there is no remedy for Spain's misfortunes. Cervera'i squadron at Santiago is of little advan tage, either to itself or to what it rep resents. It can neither hinder the Yankees' expedition, nor strengthen the defense of Havana. Spain was never before led through each a itrf.it road of perdition " a great. Fleet. Sampson and Licliley Have Joined Tbelr ' Forces. OirSantiago de Cuba, via Kingston, Jamaica, June. 6. Rear-Admiral Sampson, with the cruiser New York, his flagship, accompanied j by the battle-ship Oregon, cruiser Mayflower arid the torpedo-boat Porter, joined Com modore Sohley's squadron off Santiago Wednesday mornipg, and their com bined commands have the"Spanish'fleet securely locked in the harbor. ; Admiral Sampson left the heavy monitors and light gunboats off Car denas Monday morning, all danger : of the appearance of the Spaniards from the eastward having been removed with the deflnited information tnat Schley had hun'ed them to their hoh?s, and under oommand of Commodore Watson;the monitors and gunboata returned to reinforce the blockade on the north coast of Cuba. Admiral Sampson did not assume command of the amalgamated squad rons on his arrival. Each squadron retains its separate entirety, and Com modore Schley has his single-starred pennant on the Brooklyn. The American fleet off Santiago now numbers 12 fighting ships, two colliers and a cable-cutting 6hip. Neither the Solace, the hospital ship, nor the Red Cross ship State of Texas, which the dispatoh boat Dauntless passed on her way here, has yet put in an appear ance. The fishtino shins nrn th Nbw 1 York, Brooklyn, Iowa, Oregon, Massa chusetts, Texas, New Orleans, Marble head, Dolplun, Mayflower and Vixen, and the torpedo-boat Porter. There is every indication that active operations will begin at once. The cable which binds Cuba to Ma drid and the outside world was cut to day. . Pending the exeoutjon of Admiral Sampson's plan of Campaign, our ships form a cordon about the entrance of Santiago harbor to prevent the possi ble egress of the Spaniards. - Communication has; also been had with the shore. The .:mountains and hills Which surround Santiago are in full possession '6f the' Cuban insur gents. , The; reconnolssance made by our ships,, prinoipallly the smaller yachts and. torpedo-boats, which are able to creep olose inshore at night, has pretty definitely determined the location and character of the defenses of the harbor. Several new batteries have been thrown up on the high ground on each side ol the entrance, and it is evident the Spaniards are prepared to make a strong resistance. NOT A SPANISH VICTORY. Collier May Have Been Sent In to Block ade the Channel. .Washington. June 6. The Post says: There ty absolutely no doubt in the minds of the naval officials in Washington that the sending of the collier into the harbor wasaprear. ranged move on the part of Admiral Sampson. The use of a collier, the un usual hour of the morning, the neces sity of blockading the channel so as to relieve some of the ships of the squad ron from remaining stationed off San tiago, the importance of discovering whether the mines were effective all these make it certain that the Merri mao was deliberately sent to her de struction. It was not a Spanish victory it was a cleverly a'rranged scheme on the part of the American Admiral, and it was successful. The eight men in a Spanish prison are the real heroes of the war. If the Merrimao went in under her own crew, it is interesting to know that her com plement of officers consisted of Com mander J. M. Miller; Lieutenant W. W. Gilmer, executive officer; Ensigns J. R. Y. Blakely and J. M. Luby, and First Engineer R. K. Crank. Miller is from Missouri, Gilmer from Vir ginia, Blakely from Pennsylvania, and Luby and Crank from Texas. It is expected that reports will be re ceived . today from Admiral Satnpeon which will give details of the Merri mao's destruction, and the names of the eight men who have been cap tured. John D. Smith Indicted. . Port Townsend, June 8. The steamer Farallon, which arrived here tonight, from Alaska, brings news that in addition to the indictment of eight customs officers, the grand jury at Sitka has brought in two true bills against John U. Smith, ex-United States commissioner at Skagway, on charges of extortion and accepting bribes. Smith has been arrested. THE FIRST BLOW Detailed Account of the Bombardment of Santiago. . AMERICAN SHIPS UNINJURED Dynamite Cruiser Vesuvius 'Will Coun termine the Harbor and Then Cer vera Will Be Forcod to Fight at Once Spanish Forts Crippled. 1 Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 4. For an hour Tuesday afternoon, the Massa chusetts, Iowa, New Orleans and Vixen, of Commodore Schley's squad ron, exchanged shots' with the Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera, and with the land battories guarding the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, behind which the fleet is hiding. The engagement is the first which has occurred between the two naval forces, and was but a pre lude to serious work in the latter part of the week. No attempt was made by the Ameri cans to bring off a general engagement, it being Schley's desire to locate the batteries on the hills above the har bor, and to determine i the position of the Spanish fleet. Shortly before 1 o'clock, Commodore Schley left the Brooklyn lor the Massa chusetts, on board of whioh battle-ship he remained during the night. At 2 o'clock the signal to form column was posted on the flagship, and the New Orleans, Iowa and Vixen fell in fn the order named. The Massachusetts steamed slowly until about five miles west of the har bor entrance, when she turned, in to ward the shore, and when about 5,000 yards off she turned east again and bore down on the harbor, the New Or leans being close up and the Iowa half a mile behind. When she had passed the harbor en trance by 600 yards, a great cloud of white and yellow smoke burst from the two 13-inch guns in her after turret, and two shells rose over the hull, one of them striking the Spanish flagship Cristobal Colon, as she lay at anchor, and the other falling close alongside. The two guns on the forward turret were then fired, and their shells ex ploded, throwing great gey9ers of spray close to the Colon. All the shore batteries took up the challenge and began a rapid fire on the Massachusetts, but she was soon be yond their range, and the batteries turned their guns on the New Orleans. This cruiser had been bid to pay at tention to the batteries, and to draw their fire as much as possible, and she obeyed instructions to the letter. Her fiist shot located a large battery on the hill above Morro. It flew straight into the fort and seemed to have caused much damage, as a great cloud of dust and debris rose when the shell burst. Two E'jre shots sent part of the walls oJ Morro flying into the air, and then tne New Orleans confined herself to the batteries, her fire being rapid and extremely accurate. Every shot she fired made trouble for Spain. The Iowa, like the Massachusetts, devoted her attention to the ships in the harbor. Their 13-inch shellstaado the water fly about that part of the harbor in which , the Cristobal Colon lay. The latter, however, was not seriously damaged, and kept up her fire until long after the American ships steamed out of range. The ironclads bore down on the har bor once more. The flagship kept on until less than 4,000 yards from shore, and then her shells again began to heave up the water of Santiago harbor. This time, the shore batteries were better served, and the Spanish replied to the warships' fire in energetic fash ion. But nearly all of the shots ot the batteries fell short. - Then came the New Orleans once more, her long black guns doing fearful woikand turning up the ground all around the batteries in the most savage manner. The Spaniards dropped shells close to the Iowa as she came by the second time, sending a stream of shells into the harbor as she did so. The Spanish warships, with the ex ception of the Cristobal Colon, were behind the hills, and could not see the enemy, who threw shells around them with such rapidity that they knew he was somewhere on the other side of the hill, and then hopefully raised the muzzles of their guns and banged away. The result was what might have been expected. The fire tore the bosom of the Caribbean sea, but it harmed noth ing else. After the Massachusetts passed the point where she could fire into the har bor with advantage, she returned to the open sea, the other vessels follow ing her. Then he fight was over, as far as the Americans were concerned. It is likely that the early part of next week will see more serious work. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius is coming down, and an attempt will be made by her to explode the triple row of mines extending across the harbor's mouth. With these out of the way, Commodore Schley will sail into the harbor for a death grapple with the fleet and batteries. New York, June 4. A dispatch from Washington to the Evening World says: It was determined today to place 75,000 troops at Chickamauga, which is to be made a permanent camp. Tli is will be the largest camp in the TTnitwl fitatna Mmt it it u ........ ....... u. . ., i . uuk an, tuu troops mustered in under the second call will be sent there for equipment, Oiganization and drill STOP HALF WAY. Volunteers of Second Manila Expedition May Defend Hawaii. San Francisco, June 4. The report from Washington that the annexation of Hawaii, is about to be consummated is given- credence by the officers; at Camp Merritt and they are already fig nring on an order to 'send troops to' the island to look after United . States in terests, and some of the volunteers who fear they will not be sent to the Phil ippines are counting on being oidered to Hawaii as a place of second choice. General Merritt is arranging the de tails of the second . expedition to .the Philippines, but has not yet made pub lic the assignments of troops for the expedition and he will not make the order publio until the date of the sail ing of the fleet has been determined. It js stated in some quarters that the expedition cannot possibly sail for two weeks yet, and it is even Bemi-offlcia'ly stated that the vessels will not be ready for 10 days yet. Just who ia causing the delay is a mystery. The owners of the vessels say that they have not re ceived any hurry-up orders from Wash ington and that they can perform their share of the contract at short notice, as soon as definite orders are reoeived. Transports for the Army of Invasion. Washington, June 4. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn.of the war depart ment, today secured additional trans ports for approximately 6,000 men for the Cuban army of invasion. This swells the total number of available veesels to over 30, with a carrying ca pacity of nearly 80,000 men. The ships secured today will be sent to Florida ports, chiefly Tampa, as fast as prac ticable and prepared for service. The procuring of these additional ehips at this time ie taken as an indi cation of the promptness with which the war department proposes to take the offensive in operations against the Spanish in the West Indies, Oregon Joined the Fleet. Key West, June 4. The battle-ship Oregon joined the fleet this morning, finishing the most remarkable long distance cruise in the history .of mod ern ironclads. Her reception by the fleet was worth her achievement. Ihe dispatch-boats lying outside the squad ron raised their flags as the Oregon bore down between them, white her officers and men waved their hands and caps. The big fighter slowed down to a majestio paw and then the noise be gan. Rank upon rank of white-clad sailors broke into yells which came over half a mile against the wind and the crew of the Oregon sent them back with interest. Then the ships, each white with men, renewed the greeting, and each vessel of the fleet joined in again as the Oregon came between the flagship and the Indiana," the former's band playing "The Washington Post March." Then an exchange of visits began, and the officers and men of the Oregon were heartily complimented and welcomed by all. BEHRINQ SEA CONTROVERSY. Will Be Settled by the Termination oi i l'elaglo Sealing. Washington, June 4. The Canadian negotiations recently concluded here led to the signing of a protocol which formally agreed to the exact subject to bo submitted to an international committee. While the protocol makes no preliminary agreement on the sev eral questions, yet it is the general un derstanding among , officials that the Behring sea question will be adjusted and finally settled by the complete termination of pelagic sealing. While no agreement toward giving up pelaglo sealing was reached iuring the meet ing, the discussion was along the lines indicating that the commission, with out difficulty and with due regard for the interests of both governments, could put an end to tho Behring sea controversy by agreeing to a complete suspension of pelagic sealing. Spaniards Realize Their Blunder. ' New York, June 4. A dispatch to the World from San Domingo says: The American floet attempting to force the Spanish squadron which has taken refuge in Santiago de Cuba, to engage in battle on Tuesday, bombarded Forts Morro, Socapa and Punta Gorda, dis charging 70 shots. The Spanish did not dare to place themselves in a posi tion to return the fire of the American fleet. Only the cruiser Colon dis charged a few useless shots. The Span ish feeling at Santiago now is that Ad miral Cervera's fleet is in a trap. Private news from Porto Rico shows that 43 persons were injured during the bombardment of San Juan. The land batteries suffered heavy damage. Americans and Cubans here resident have transmitted by mail a pre-an-nounced signed petition to Piesident McKinley, expressing the urgent neces sity of retaining Consul Grimpkeat his post. French Ammunition for Spain, London, June 4. A letter received here from Paris says considerable quantities of large and small ammuni tion are traversing the Pyrenees from Franco into Spain, and that there is no attempt to stop the traffic. Norfolk, Va., June 4. The United States ship Menlo left the navy-yard for Key West with 3,500 tons of am munition. A large number of 18-inch shells are in the consignment. Lake Tng Sunk. Dnluth, Minn., June 4. The tug Record, one of the Inman fleet, and one of the stanchest on the lakes, was run down and sunk in the ship canal just befoie midnight. Three of the tug's crew went down with their boat. They were: Captain John Bricklet, Elmer Cook, George Riggs, engineer. In tropical regions when the moon is at its full, objects are distinctly visible several miles away, 'By starlight only, print can be read with' ease. SKA TRAGEDY Schooner Jane V Gray Goes Down With 34 V ' Passengers.; !v;, : NINETY MILES OFF FLATTERY Sprung a Leak at Night and Sank Almost Immediately Twenty-Seven Survivors The Ill-Fated Craft Was Bound for Kotzebue. Seattle. Wash., June 8. The schoon er Jane Gray, which sailed from Seat tle for Kotzebue sound on May 19, with 61 people on board, foundered Sunday, May 22, about ,90 miles .west of Cape Flattery at 3 o'clock in the morning, while lying to in a moderate gale nnder foresails. Ten minutes after the alarm was given she lay at the bottom of the ocean, with 34 of her passengers. The remaining 27 succeeded in embarking in a launch, and reached this oity this afternoon. Those lost are: Signor Gaia, Italy; Signor Bresseta, Italy; Jack Lindsay, Everett; W. H. Gleason, Seattle; W. A. Johnson, Seat tle; V. J. Smith, Seattle; C. G. Smith, Seattle; P. C. Little, Seattle; S. W. Young, Seattle; W. D. Millan, Seattle; Horace Palmer, Lebanon, O.; F. G. SaulBberry, Minnesota; A. B. Dunlap, Dwight, 111.; B. D. Ranney, Mexico; B. E. Snipes, jr., Seattle; J. M. Staut man, Weetfleld, N. J.; E. M. Taylor, California; F. a Taylor, California; B. S. Spencer, California; W. P. Doxey, Edward F. Ritter, F. W. Ginther, B. S. Frost, W. F. Levering, William Otter, O, F. McKelvey, M. C Brown, C. C. Akins, N. Hedlund, Charles Wil liams; V. C. Gambel, wife and child, missionary on St. Lawrence island, in Behring sea; one other. Nearly all of the Jane Gray's pas sengers were prospeotors. It is possible that there may be four or five survivors whose names cannot be ascertained. Captain Crockett gave the following account of the wieck: "We were lying to under our fore sail. A moderate gale was blowing, and the sea was running high; I had gone to bed, and was asleep when tho watohraan wakened me with flie an nouncement that something' was wrong. I arose at onoe, and found ' the vessel leakiug. A hurried investigation showed that she would soon'sirik, and I at once notified the passengers of the situation. Most of them were asleep underneath the deci. A scene of con fusion then took place, and it ia impos . sibleto give any detailed aocount of the events that followed. The dark ness added to the confusion. The Jane Gray carried two lifeboats and two launches. I at onoe ordered the boats lowered. The first lifeboat was swamped. The launch Kenhoma, be longing to the Ingraham party, was successfully lowered. At this time the Jawe Gray was almort under water. "A heavy sea struck her, throwing her on her beam. There was no time to launch other boats. The water waB over her hatches, and every one below was certainly drowned. Those on deck hurriedly got in the launch. A saok of prunes and one of turnips were hastily taken from the ship's stores, and this was the only food we had till we reached Vancouver island. As the launch drift ed away from the almost submerged schooner we saw eight or ten men stand ing on the lee rail clinging to the rigging. Soon they disappeared from sight. Two of them, Job Johnson and C. J. Reilly, kept afloat by clinging to bundles of boat lumber. Two hou's after they were picked up by our launch, making 27 in all we had on board. It is barely possible that there will be four other survivors. "Just before the Jane Gray disap peared under the waves we thought we saw the second launch that was on board with four forms near It. They were so indistinct that we were not sure. They seemed to be getting into the launch. We saw nothing of them when daylight came. "We improvised a sail and paddles, and after drifting 80 hours in the launch, finally landed inside of Rugged point, Kyuquot sound, on Vancouver island, 80 miles from the scene of the wreck. A fire was built on the beaoh, and we made a meal on roasted mus sels. We had no food since the night before the disaster, excepting the sack of prunes and turnips that we threw into the launch. We got our drinking water by spreading out a tarpaulin in driving rain. An Indian who chanced to come along informed us that the village of Kyuquot was but six miles sway. We went there, and found the sealing sohooner Favorite becalmed, and arrangements were made to carry our party to Victoria. We reaohed there this morning, in time to catoh the steamer for Seattla" The Jane Gray was a schooner of 107 tons. She was built in Bath, Me., in 1887. She was owned and operated by MoDougall & Southwick, of this city. Outside of the miners' outfits, she car ried no cargo. General Grant Takes the Oath. Chickamauga National Park, June 8. General F. D. Grant today took the oath as a brigadier-general. The oath was administered by Judge Harris, of Rome, On., an ex-Confederate, and the ceremony was witnessed by a large, crowd. General Grant expressed satis faction that ho should have tho privi lege of assuming the obligations of his offioe from so distinguished a Confeder ate, and,' when the ceremony was over, great shout went up. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Trade Conditions in the Leading- Cities' of the World. fRenorted bv nmvninff. Hnnlrlns X- Cn Jnn Unarrl nf TrnHa RrrL-fifn 711 In Tl.l rh..v,n. Commerce building, Portland, Oregon.) The statistical news of wheat for the past week has been very bearish. Beerbohm reported the world's ship ment at 14,000,000 bushels, of which' North ! America shipped 5,248,000) busehls. The American supply of vis ible, wheat increased during the week 1,085,000 bushols, and now totals 23, 587,000 bushels. The Orange Judd Farmer report for June makes tho win ter wheat acreage 25,651,000 acres,, after allowing for 1,000,000 acres aban--doned in California. The spring wheat acreage shows a radical increase every where, the total area reaching 17,868, 000 acers. The month of May was fav orable for wheat everywhere except ia California, and the present condition, of winter wheat is reported at 90.7, against 87.9 last month and 88.5 last year. The oondition of spring wheat is praotlcally perfect, with an .aveage of 99.1, which is the highset figure ever reported on June 1 by any reliable au thority. The situation in Oregon and Washington is enough better than last year to practically offset the loss in California. Bearish sentimnet seems to be gaining both here and abroad. A private Liverpool cable says: The trade is bearish and lower prices must follow. Upward manipulation is out of the question, with world's ship ments so large and American prospect is flattering." Minneapolis reported no buyers of cash wheat in that mar ket today. About the only strong fac tor has been the New York market, where foreigners are asid to have bought large quantities for September and Inter deliveries. That market baa been well sustained, and the foreign support thus given encouraged a belief that prices may do better here, at least temporarily. Seattle Markets. Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, lit 12perton; natives, $8i0; Califor nia potatoes, $1.602 per 100 pounds. Beets, per sack, $1.25; turnips, f 1.25: carrots, $1.25; hothouse lettuce, 45c; radishes, 12 Fruits, California lemons, fancy, 3; choice, $22.50; seeding oranges, $1.501.75; California navels, fancy, $83.25; choice, $12.503.75; ban anas, shipping, $3.252.75 per bunch J strawberries, $1.25 1.50 per crate. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 713o; dairy, 12) 15o; Iowa, fanoy creamery, 18c. ' Cheese Native Washington, 11 12c; Easter cheese, 1212,o. .Meats Choice dressed beef steers, prime,' 8c; cows, prime, 77bO; mut ton, 8o; pork, 7)o;'veal, 8a x-uuury muKens, live, per pound,. 14c; dressed, 16o; spring chickens, $2. 60 3. 75. Fresh Fish Halibut, 84o; steel heads, 78o; salmon trout, 9lCo; flounders and sole, 84o; herrng, 4c. Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack, $38.25; per gallon, sold, f 1.80. Wheat $26; feed wheat, $23. Oats Choioe, per ton, $28. Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $35; feed meat, $35. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton $26; whole, $25. Flour Patent, perbbl, $5; straights,1 $4.75; California brands, $5.75; buck wheat flour, $6.50; graham, per bhl, $4.25; whole wheat flour, $4.50; rye flour, $5. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $17r shorts, per ton, $18. , Feed Chopped feed, $21 22 per ton; middlings, per ton, $1819; oil cake meal, per ton, $35. Hay Puget Sound mixed, $10 13; ohoioe Eastern Washinton timothy. $17. . Portland MarkeU- Wheat Walla Walla, 75o; Val-. ley and Bluestem, 78o per bushel. IT 1 ..... t. 1 .... . 1 .... t lr A . i iuui uni Kimice. .uu irraiiHra- $4.00; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. -uw uuujw wuiib, uc; cnoice gray, 889o per bushel. Barley Feed barlev. t22: hrlw $24 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid dlings, $28; shorts, $17. : uay iimoiny, fuigia; clover, io 11; Oregon wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs Oregon, 1617o per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 83 & 85c; fair to good, 35 30c dairy, 25 30o riflr roll. ' '! b"K' Cheese Oregon full ''Cffcam, 12o; Young America, Poultry Chickens, mixed,. $8.50 p' uu&uii, none. t,uu Hurinui!. u.uuni4: geese, $0.00(3)7.00; ducks, young, $4 R Oil rrfir' rlntutn Inrlav. li.iu llio. per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 8045o per sack; sweets, $1.753 per cental. Onions Oregon, $3.352.50 per sack. ! Hops 512o per pound for new crop; 1898 crop, 4 6o. Wool Valley, 1415o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair, 35c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 6c; pring lambs, lOo per lb. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25; light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed, $5.506.60 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $4.00; cows, $3. 50 8. 60; dressed beef, 67c per pound. Veal Large, 6c; small, Oo per pound. Ban Francisco Market. Wool Southern coast lambs, 7 8c; Ban Joaquin, 7 8o; Northern, 11 13c per lb. I Millstuffs Middlings, $3133; California bran, $16 16.50 per ton. Onions New, 4055c per saok. Butter Fancy creamery, 19o; do seconds, 18c; fanoy dairy, 17Jc; good to bhoice, 16 17o per pound. Potatoes Early Rose, 40 60c