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Americans and Insur
gents Investing
Manila.
DISEMBARKING THE TROOPS
general Anderson's Forces , Land Near
the City tloston Covers the Opera
tion Agulnaldo Getting; His Artillery
in Action Against tue Suburbs
Manila, via Hong Kong, ' July 25.
The disembarkation oj the American
.troopb composing the second expedition
is being pushed with the utmost energy.
The Colorado regiment ia already in
the field, near Paranque, and others
will be transferred without loss of time.
The United States cruiser Boston haa
been detailed to cover the landing par
ties. ' She now- occupies a position al
most within range of three suns of Fort
Malate, which ia only a short distance
from Manila proper.'
The brigade commanded by General
Anderson ia atill at Cavite, but his
troops are ready to move.; r
The arrival here of the monitor Mon
terey is anxiously expected.. The Mon
terey, with the collier Brutus, left San
Francisco for Manila, June 7. She
arrived at Honolulu June 24, and left
there again on June 89..- . f
The insurgents are gradually getting
their artillery into action against Pine
da, Santameso and Malate. The fight
ing ia desultory. -The Spaniards have
been driven from the trendies outside
of Malate, and the - insurgents are
strongly entrenched near the walla of
" the" forts. ' The .insurgents began to
bombard Malate first, and struck the
telegraph company's cnblehouse. '
U is said on semiofficial authority in
t Manila that the'recent news from Ouba
; is a "vile English fabrication;" that
r,in reality the Spaniards have been vic
torious, -and that Admiral Camera's
' squadron coaled at Singapore and ia
' expected here July 27.
"SPANISH FLEET AT MANILA.
, 'Terrible Execution by Dewey's
Inch Shells.
Si
New York, July 23. A oorrespond
ent of the Journal writing from Cavite,
Manila, July 17, relates the result of
the inspection of the hulls of the Span-
ish warships sunk in Manila by tle
squadron of Admiral Dewey. The
cruiser Iieina Cristina shows the most
complete destruction. .The course oi
the Olympia'a 8-inch shells oan be
r-clearly traced by the 1-roa of ruin ex
tending from stern ' to waist There
-are very few large shot boles through
the hull, the principal ones being from
eix-iijch shell amidships and from four
inch sheila. The cruiser Castillo- is
' less burned but teiribly wrooked.
There are plain traces where six big
, shells tore immenes holes in the Wooden
; hull. When the fire started, the weight
'' .rf nnni natroil .tha hnll tnivarila Tho
warship is now a mass of twisted iron
nd charred beams a , very bad wreck.
resembling that of the Maine in ap.
: pearanoe. Three large shells entered
' the Don Antonio de Ulloa amidships,
but the vessel did not burn. She
-sank quickly, riddled by sheila of all
sizes.. , The greatest havoc was done by
.six-inch shells.
. AGUINALDO THE DICTATOR.
Insurgent Chief Drelares Martial Law
Over the Philippines.
Washington, July 23. The follow
ing cablegram has just been received at
the war department: . -
"Hong Kong, July 28. Aguinaldo
declares a dictatorship and martial law
over all the islands. The people expeot
independence. I recommend Chinese
ponies for oavalry use. "
t ' "ANDERSON."
General Anderson ia senior army offi
cer at the Philippines. The dispatch
was sent from Manila probably several
days ago. The reference to Chinese
ponies means that General Anderson
desires that kind ol cavalry animals.
, General Anderson's message gave the
cabinet food for consideration at its
regular meeting today. There is no
disposition to force an issue with tha
insurgent ohief at tWs time, but it is
pretty well understood that he will not
be allowed to oouiinit the United States
government in theluture treatment oi
the Philippine islands.
Dynamite Explosion rn Jail.
; St. Joseph, Mo., July W. Great ex
citement was created last night by an
explosion of dynamite in the oounty
jail, the act of a number of desperate
convicts awaiting transfer to the peni
tentiary. The rear end of the jail was
'wrecked, but the prisoners' escape was
prevented.
As one important result of the cap
ture of Santiago, the iron and steel
nines are to resume operations at once.
American companies will handle the
output of the Cuban mines as was the
case before their operation was suspend
ed by order of the Spanish officers.
Shot From Ambnsh.
Cincinnati, July 25. The Commer
cial Tribune's special from ,Barboors
ville, Ky., says: John. Baker and a
colored man were killed: yesterday by
unknown persons in ambush. Baker
was out on bail and was accompanied
by two negroes, whom he employed to
guard him en route to Manchester.
One of the negroes escaped. All con
nected with the White-Howard, or the
Garrard-Baker factions are guarded
when they travel.
ENGAGEMENT AT NIP:
Particulars of the Battle on the North
Coast of Cuba.
Key West, Fla., July 26. Acting
tinder orders of Bear-Admiral Samp
son, four American warships Thursday
afternoon entered the harbor of Nipe,
on the northeast coat of the province
of Santiago de Cuba, and after a furious
bombardment, took possession of the
harbor.. The vessels engaged were tha
lopeka, Annapolis, Wasp and Leyden.
i In the course of an hour they si
lenced the forts, sank the Spanish gun
boat Jorge Joan and scattered the
Spanish riflemen who had taken part in
the engagement. Captain Hunker then
ordered the ships to go in. The Wasp
and Leyden, being'the smallest of the
quartette, led the way,: followed by the
Annapolis, while the Topeka, which
carried a heavier battery, brought up
the rear. The ohannel is very narrow,
ami on the bluff to the right was a fort
and signal station. v "
As the Wasp and Levden rounded
the .point, tho forts fired a dozen shots,
none of which, however, fell near
them, and the Topeka returned the fire
with her three-pounders. Almost im
mediately the Spaniaids deserted the
forts, and the Topeka continued to
send sheila into them. A body of
riflemen on the beach returned the fire
with a few wild shots, but they, too,
were quickly dispersed by the Topeka 's
araallei guns. The Topeka also dis
charged two torpedoes. r At . the same
time, another small tort to the left of
the channel fired on the American
ships; but it was silenced as easily as
the other.' , f : ., , ' . jr .y ?
Meanwhile', the Wasp' and Leyden
opened a cross fire a-t tho Jorge Juan,
which lay to the south, in front of the
town of Mayari. i Her position was
about a mile and a quarter from the
beach, and behind her .was the thlrid
fort' This fort opened on' the . Wasp
and Leyden, and as the Annapolis and
Topeka came up, the Spanish gunboat
joined in the fighting, and a general
battle followed. The Topeka anchored
in the middle of the harbor, about
4,000 yards from tho Jorge Juan, and
the other; three American, boats drew
up on either side and formed a semi
circle. The Americans then closed in
on the Spanish ship, pouring in a de
structive fire and on the forts behind.
Tho Topeka sent four-inch shells crash
ing into the Jorge Juan at tuoh a rate
that she sank within 20 minutes.
When the firing became heavy, tlte
officers and crew of the Spaniard pot
off in a small boat and made the shore
under a heavy fire and escaped into the
woods. Two ahots from the Topeka's
bow gun dropped squarely into tho
Mayari forts. The Spanish pennants
disappeared and the white flag was ran
up. This ended a short but one of the
most vicious battles of the war.
CHEERED THE ENEMY'S FLAG.
How Spanish Prisoners Thanked Uncle
Bam for His Kindness.
NbW York, July 36. Prisoners ol
war oheering the flag of their captors
was the unusual sight witnessed at tho
Union dock in Brooklyn ' today. The
sight was all the more significant as
the cheers came from Spanish throats.
The 254 prisoners captured on the four
prize steamers now in port were about
to sail for home under the British flag.
They were on board the Ilesperia, and
just as she baoked out of the dock, one
of the patrol gunboats came by. With
one accord, the prisoners raised three
mighty cheers, which startled the peo
ple on the Brooklyn bridge,' and could
be heard on Governor's island. It
was the best they could do in thanking
Uncle Sam for tho kindness lavished
on them while prisoners."1 The Hes-
peria left "at S P. M. The prisoners
were a happy lot, and their, appearance
showed that they bad been well treated
while in enforced idleness. Among the
prisoners were six officers. They have
saloon acommodations, while the oth
ers are in the steerage.
THE MAINE DISASTER.
Examination of Cervera's Ships Proves
It Was Dne to an External Canse.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 20.
"Any doubt that may have existed
that the Maine' was blown up by an
outside bomb is dispelled by an exami
nation of the destroyed Spanish ships,"
said a member of the board of survey
that examined the remnants of Ad
miral Cervera's fleet. "Of the four
ships examined, three were blown up
by their magazine exploded and every
torpedo in addition, yet on none of
them was there the same effect pro
duced as by the explosion on the
Maine. ' There was no upheaval of the
keel, and little bulging of the plates,
except in the immediate vicinity ol
the explosion; The effect 'was nearly
altogether npward, in some cases the
protected deck being lifted; but outside
of the springing of a few plates, the
hulls were intact."
. The examination of the wrecks oi
the Spanish ships was made first for
the purpose of ascertaining the effect
of American gunnery, and second, to
rind the effect of an internal explosion.
Both subjects bore upon, the Mains
incident, as noted above,1! i
Out of Harm's Way.
London, Joly2d.-Lloyd'a agent re
ports that two Spanish gunboats have
entered the harbor of Figuaiia, at the
mouth of the Mondego, Portugal.
More Klondike Gold.
Seattle, Wash., July 26. One hun
dred and thirteen Klondikers, who ar
rived at Victoria this morning on the
steamer Garrone, reached here this
afternoon. The most conservative es
timate places the amount of gold they
brought at half a millon dollars. Dr.
D. W. Ward, of Portland, says there
are many who have large amounts,
while on the other hand, many are
coming out broke.
All are reticent
ANOTHER DEFEAT
Five Spanish Gunboats
Destroyed at Man
zanillo. THREE TRANSPORTS RUINED
As Vsnal, There Were No Losses on the
'American Side Spanish Losses Were
About 100 Killed Care Taken Not to
Damage the City.
, Playa del Este; July 23. The follow
ing is the official account of the latest
naval ' victory that at Manzanillo,
modestly told by Commander Todd, of
the gunboat Wilmington, in his report
to Admiral Sampson: 1 ; . .
"At 7 o'olock on the morning of July
18, the vessels on the t blockade in this
vicinity, the Wasp, Helena, Scorpion,
Hist, Hornet, Wampatuck, Osoeola, ap
proached the harbor of Manzanillo
trom the westward. At 7:80 the Wil
mington and Helena entered the north
ern channel toward tire city, the Scor
pion and Osceola,' the mid-channel, and
the Hist, Hornet and Wampatuck the
south ohannel, the movements of these
vessels being so timed as to bring tbem
within effective range of the shipping
at about the same moment. At 7:50
the fire was opened on the shipping,
and after a deli berate fire, lasting about
two and a half hours, three Spanish
transports, El Gloria, Jose Garcia and
La Purisima Concepoiori, were burned
ind . destroyed. The Pontoon, which
was the harbor guard and storeship,
probably for ammunition was bnrnad
and blown up. Three gunboats were
destroyed. . One other waa driven
ashore and Bunk, and a third waa driven
ashore, and is believed to have been
iiaabled. '
"The fire was maintained at a range
which ' is believed to be beyond i the
isnge of the shore artillery.. It was
continued until after a -gradual dosing
in, the shore batteries opened fire at a
comparative short f ange, , when the
ships were recalled, the object of the
expedition having been accomplished
and the ideas of the ooramandor-uj
ohiet oanied out as I understood them,
that is, todestrov tho enemy'B shipping,
but not to engage the field batteries of
the forts. .
"No casualties occurred onboard ant
of our vessels. Great care waa taken
in directing the fire that as little dam
age aa possible should be done to the
oity itself, and so far as could be. ob
served, little, if any, was done. 'The
Spanish loss is believed to have been in
the neighborhood of 100 killed. The
gunboats destroyed or driven ashore
were the Delgado,' Guantanamo, Os
tralla, Continola and Guardian."
MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Probably 40,000 Will Be Ordered From
an Franolsoo.
San Francisco, July 23. An after
noon paper asserts, on the authority of
an unnamed army officer, that 40,000
troops will be sent to the Philippines
from this oity. The assertion is based
an the surmise that the insurgents will
give the United States trouble, and that
it will require at least that many
United States soldiers to preserve order
in the Philippines. Preparations are
being made to rush the available trans
ports, and nearly 4.000 soldiers will be
dispatched in two weeks. The trans
port Arizona, recently purchased by the
government, and which arrived from
Puget sound today, will be fitted out
immediately, as will also the transport
Scandia. No troops have been desig
nated to go on these vessels, but they
will be selected and fully equipped be
fore the steamers are ready to receive
them. Their exact capacity cannot be
learned until the bunks ate in place.
The St. Paul and the Tacoma with oav
alry horses will be dispatched at the
earliest possible day. The government
is still looking for available troopships,
and one or two now at Puget sound
ports may be added to the list.
The fifty-first Iowa volunteers have
in all likelihood been selected to go to
Manila in the transport Arizona. To
day, a detail' of men was ordered to
take the rations, proceed to the steamer
for the purpose of guarding it and pre
venting any of the Chinese crew from
going ashore. " "' ' '"
On the Rio, which will sail Saturday.
15 Officers, 620 enlisted men, and 10
civilians, a total of 008, will take
passage. Of these, 731 comprise two
battalions of the South Dakota regi
ruent, 63 are merf'of the signal corps,
and 104 recruits for the Utah light
artillery. Brigadier-General . II. Q.
Otis will be in command.
. Many Bodies Were Sighted.
Chester, Pa., July 23. The tank
steamer Oilfields, which arrived today
from Shields, England, reports having
passed a large number of bodies of per
sons while off the Newfoundland
banks, a few days ago. Captain Saw
yer stated that there were fully 200,
and he supposes they were those of the
victims of the La Bourgogne disaster.
American Vessel Bombards Tower.
Madrid, July 23. A dispatch from
Havana says that the American war
ships before Manzanillo separated, yes
terday, five proceeding to a point off
Cape Cruz, where they bombarded
signal tower, causing damage.
Gibraltar, July 23. Three Spanish
trans-Atlantic steamers have arrived
here from Cadiz, fearing that the
squadron of Commodore Watson will
attack that place and destroy all the
snipping in port.
WATSON'S FLEET TO GO.
Preparations for the Descent on the
Coast of Spain -
Washington, July 23. Secretary
Long said tonight that the preparations
tor dispatohing the Watson squadron
to European waters were going on un
interruptedly, but that , the departure
lewssarily would await the "movement
if the warships at Porto Rico, the
Massachusetts and other ships being
required for convoying the troops to
Porto Rico. This disposed of a report
circulated during the day that the ex
pedition had been abandoned. It waa
telt that the report was more mischiev
ous at this time, as it indicated a pur
pose to yield to the implied threat from
Euiopeah sources that a European coa-
Uion would result if the American
warships attacked the coast of Spain.
Neither the state . nor navy depart
ments look for any. embarrassment
from European Quarters outside of
Spain as a result of the' naval move
ment against the peninsula. ' .
During the day orders were sent to
Norfolk to hurry forward work on the
colliers which are to accompany the
Watson expedition.
Had the army, troop-ships been able
to go to Porto Rioo without a naval
oonvoy the Watson squadron could
have got away in a few days, as tne
war. board had wished to close all pre
liminaries by next Saturday. But as
the Massachusetts and the cruisers Co
lumbia, Cincinnati, Dixie and Yale,
together with several lesser oraft, were
considered neoessary as a patrol for the
MileB expedition, . this changes the
plans slightly.' The Dixie is almost
certain to be in the Watson suadron;
and the Massachusetts is likely to be.
Secretary Long expressly say-si how
ever, that the delay : of the Watson
squadron is incident to the convoying
of the troops to Porto Rioo, . and does
not mean that the start will be post
poned nntil the Porto Rico operations
are concluded. 1 ' '" --l ;
-. The report from Barcelona' that the
people were so fearful of the approach
of the Watson squadron that they were
urging France to establish a protecto
rate over all the Catalonia district, in
cluding Barcelona, was dismissed by
officials arid ; by the diplomatic corps
best informed in the affairs of France
as fantastio speculation, unwarranted
by any actual movement now on foot.
It is said to be thoroughly well estab
lished that France is not lending a
helping band to Spain in any of her
afflictions.
ARCTIC WHALERS SAFE.
They
Were - Not Threatened
Shortage of Food.
With
Seattle, July 23. A member of the
Bear relief expedition writes from
Point Barrow, under date of March 27,
confirming the ' news - received from
Captain Tuttle that the imprisoned
"whalers had 'been reaohed, and that
they were ' better off than had been
expected. Most of the vessels can be
saved, and the men have not suffered
seriously, having subsisted on fish and
wild reindeer.
There were 100 men quartered at
Cape Smythe, 76 in the old Kelly
house and the remainder divided up
Between unarne mowers ana tne oia
refuge station now oocupied by Profes
sor Mcllhenny. They were in want of
clothing and food, which were at once
supplied. "" -t3l
Lieutenant Jarvis, who led the land
expedition which arrived at Point
Barrow ahead of the Bear, made nearly
2,000 miles in 102 dayB, and his arri
val put an end to the troubles of the
ice-locked men. - He first boarded the
Belvidere and was greeted by Captain
Millard, who at once informed him of
the condition of the fleet. The ariival
of the tame ' reindeer and the Beat
party put an end to the fears of the
men, and there is no danger of further
distress. ' - '
Cerrera to Stay In Ameiioa.
Annapolis, Md., July 23. A rumor,
which cannot be traced to ah authori
tative source, was on everybody's lips
here today to the effect that Admiral
Cervera had expressed a determination
not 1o return to his native country at
the close of hostilities between the
United States and Spain. It is said
that the admiral has decided to take
up his residence in Boston, whither he
will repair with his son, ' Lieutenant
Cervera, who is also a Spanish prisoner
here) as soon as peace is declared. The
Spanish officers who arrived last night
on the Harvard were escorted through
the city today by members of the first
contingent of prisoners and seenr well
satisfied with their quarters.
' ' Captain Eulate adheres to bis origi
nal objection and refuses to sign the
parole. He is gloomy and morose, as
sociating little with his brother offi
cers. . -
Agalnaldo's Cabinet'
London, July 23. The Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
that General Aguinaldo's cabinet took
the oath of office at Bacoor on Sunday,
in the presence of ' 6,000 natives. A
fireworks display followed. Agninaldo
is restless under American restraint,
and wishes to capture Manila. United
Mates Consul Williams, who is at Ca
vite, has written to Consul Wildman
here, strongly nrging iiim to come to
Cavite and reason with General Agui
naldo, with whom he has great influ
ence. Mr. Wildman starts at the end
of next week. ' "
Many Shots Fired.
: Denver, July 23. A special from
Fort Worth, Tex., to the News, says:
The south-bound Santa Fe passenger
train, due here at 1:30 tonight, was
held up near Saginaw, eight miles
north of here, by maskod men. The
robbers ordered the engineer to run to
North Fort Worth, three miles from
the city. A sheriff's posse, oity po
lice and armed citizens have gone to
the scene on a yard engine. A report
here had it that some 75 shots were ex
changed between robbers and officers.
LOWEST BIDDER
Spanish Steamship
Line Will Take
Prisoners.
MADE A REASONABLE RATE
first Vessels Will Be at Santlasro In'
Nine Days Company Accepting- the
Contract ' Baa Many Steamers in
Spain's Auxiliary Navy. ,
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Washington, July 82.Arrangements
were practically concluded by the gov
ernment tonight for the transportation
Df the Spanish: prisoners at Santiago
from Cuba to Spain. : The contract was
awarded to the -Spanish Trans-Atlan-
tioa Company, represented by J. M.-
Ceballos & Co., of New York.
The company agrees to carry the
prisoners from Cuban ports to Spain at
the rate of $20 for each enlisted man
and (66 for each oommanding officer,
subsistence to be furnished by th9 com
pany on the army rations as provided
for in the government's advertisements
for bids. , ' i
The award provides also that , the
company shall have five ships at San
tiago in nine days from tomorrow, two
in 17 days from tomorrow, and enough
to complete the transportation of the
prisoners in 21 days from tomorrow, i
Two dayii, ago, Colonel Heoker, in
charge of the transportation of troops
in' the qnartormastor -general's depart
ment of the army, went to New York
to consult shipping companies concern
ing the transportation of the Spanish
troops surrendered at Santiago. . BidB
which he had previously advertised for
were ' opened at the army building in
New York today. Colonel Hecker re
turned to Washington this evening,
Tonight he had a conferenoe at the war
department with Secretary Alger, Qtiar
termaster-General Ludington and Ad
jutant-General , Oorbin. The bids of
the several compalnes were considered,
that of the Spanish Trans-Atlantica
Company finally being accepted, as in
all respects it was regarded as the best
made.
On the basis of 24,000 enlisted men
and 1,000 officers, it will cost the gov
ernment (535,000 to transport the pris
oners. - -.
The ships will fly the colors of Spain
and will be manned probably entirely
by Spanish crews. It was remarked
tonight, as one of the curious develop
ments of the war, ' that the United
States government should enter into a
friendly con tract "with- a oompany,
many of whose vesaels are 'auxiliaries
to the Spanish navy,-' and some oi
whioh have been captured or destroyed
by the navy of the United States.
The row at Santiago.
Oaban Jnnra Patches Up the Trouble
Instructions to the Oenem).
Washington, J uly 22. Senor Que-
sada and other lepresentativos of the
Cuban Junta have been in consultation
with officials of the war department U
day. The United States officials were
assured that theie was no dissatisfac
tion with the management of affairs in
Cuba, so far as the Cuban representa
tives were concerned, and that if the
Cubans operating about Santiago weie
not in harmony with . the United
States, it arose from a misunderstand
ing of the president's proclamation
and of the intentions of the United
States government in the premises.
The Cubans at Santiago, it was stated,
probably thought that the action of
Genera Shatter meant the continua
tion of Spanish rule and Spanish au
thority. It being well understood here
that such was not the case, it Was the
belief of the Cuban representatives
that when the matter was made plain
to the Cuban officers in the field they
wonld acquiesce in the action.' of the
Americans ' and ' render . the United
States army hearty' support
The Cubans assured the war depart
ment officials that nothing was further
from tlieir desire than a rupture with
the United States foroes and authority,
1 It also became known that the jnnta
had sent dispatches to Cuban officers
that their course at Santiago was not
approved by the junta, and if persisted
in would result in serious injury to the
Cubans. It is believed that the tepre
sanations made will bring about a
better understanding between the Cu
ban officers and the Americans. -
Dennuaoed Army Canteens.
Baltimore, July 23. The annual
itato oonveution of the prohibitionist
party met at Prohibition Park Glyn
don, today.
The platform adopted, after reciting
the usual evils of the liquor traffic, has
this to say relative to the aimy can
teen: "We believe that the so-called army
canteen, as an adjunct to military
camps, is one of the most dangerous
md destructive phases of the great
surge of strong drink, and should be
prohibited by the United States."
Gold en the Lakme.
Seattle, Wash., July 23. The
steamer Lakme arrived today from St.
Michaels with 100 passengers, with
dust estimated at $250,000, in addition
to drafts representing a large amount.
Madrid, July 23. Advices received
here from the Philippine islands say
that the natives are ill-treating 4,000
Spanish prisoners, but it is hoped that
the friendly offloes of the French gov
ernment will rescue many of the Span
iards.
WEEKLY. MARKET v LETTER.
Reported by Downing, Hopkins A Co.. Inc.-
Board ol Trade Brokers, 711 to 714 Chtmbti of
Commerce building, Portland, Oregon.
The wheat trade has dropped into
condition where no one except scalp
ers - and a lew proleeaional traders, ex
porters, and elevator people are touch
ing it. There is a promise of carrying
charges in the near future , and as ele
vator people . have . no stock, they ar
commencing to buy the daily arrivals.
Millers are buying little, and export
ers who: have made; good sales abroad
for near shipments are also competing
for the arrivals. , The big speculators
are mostly on the short side; They sell
whenever the market has an upturn,
and their offerings are sufficient to pre
vent bulges of material length. On,
the breaks of 1 to 2 cents they covered
part of their line, taking their profits.
only to put the wheat out again at tha
same price to possibly a shade better.
They are working on the! crop report.
Their advices from the Northwest are
favorable. A private statistician esti
mates the . spring crop wheat at 300,-
000,000 bushels. Plaoing the winter
wheat yield at 400,000,000 bushels, it
would make an aggregate crop of spring
and winter of 700,000,000 bushels.
This is the largest on record. , Conser
vative people place the crop at 600,
000,000 bushel,, and the government
figures made the yield 615,000,000
bushels, or 39,000,000 bushel lesa than
a month ago. Statistician Snow makes
the spring wheat acreage 18,000,000r
acres, which exceeds that of the govern
ment. : The acreage of the department
of agriculture this year is nearer the
actual seeding, than at any time in ita
history, and possibly when the final re
port is made it will show that the crop
is about as reported, as it is able to get
nearer the correct figures than ever be
fore, -'
Present prices are about the same at
last year, but then farmers did not
have a taste of $1 wheat, and where
anxious to sell. Having been treated
to a dollar wheat, most of them' think
that they should have higher prices
again. Should the corn orop be ma
terially damaged and sell at high prices.
It may help wheat a little, but the out
look is not particularly favorable. ; The
exports for the year ending June 30
were 916,000,000 bushels of flour and
wheat, against 145,000,000 bushels th
preceding year. '
' Portland Market. '
WheatWalla Walla, 80 62c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 64o per bushel.
; Floor Best grades, $3.75; graham,
$3.60; superfine, $3.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 40c; choice
gray, 88c per busheL
Barley Feed barley, $21; brewing,
$32 per ton.
' Millstuffa Bran, $15 per ton; mid
dlings, fai; shorts, $13. -IfN
Hay Timothy, $lll2i clover, $10
11; Oregon wild hay, 910 per ton.
'. Eggs Oregon, 1617oper dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 8540o;
fair to good, 82)o; dairy, 2582,o
per roll, , : ....... , p
Cheese Oregon full cream, ll12e;
Young America, 13)o.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $4.50 per
dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.003;
geese, $3.00(34.50; duckB, young, $3
4.00 per dozeu; turkeys, , live, 10
12t'o per pound. '" ,' i
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 80 (935a
per sack; pew potatoes 60 65c.
..Onions California red, $1,95 pol
lack.' '- ; . .. ". ... '!.:.'
' Hops6 13)o per pound lor new
orop; 1896 crop, 4 0C
Wool Valley, 1012o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 812o; mohair,
2 So per pound, r
.,. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 80; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, Uc per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.75;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$6.50(96.60 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.?5;
cows, $2. 60 8. 00; dressed beef,
66je per pound.
Veal Large, 56c; small, 78c
per pound. , - : , ;
Seattle Markets. ' , . ,
Vegetables Potatoes Yakimas, $1
per 100 lbs; natives $8 10; Califor
nia potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Beets,, per sack, $1.00; turnips, 76c,
carrots, $1.00; hothouse lettuce, oi
radishes, 120.
Fruits California lemons, fancy,
$4.00; choice, $3.60; seeding oranges,
1.60 1. 76; California navels, fancy.
$3(38.35; choice, $3.6003.75; ban
anas, shipping, $3.253.75 per bunch;
strawberries, $1.60 per crate.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 20c; ranch, 712o; dairy, 13,
(315c Iowa, fancy creamery, 80c. .
Cheese Native . Washington, 11
llc; Eastern cheese, UQllc.
. Meets Choice dressed beef steers,
prime, 7c; cows, prime, 0)o; mut
ton, 7o; pork, 77Jt'o; veal, 8 (3 8c.
: 1 Hams Large, 10o; small, 11c;
breakfast bacon, " ' ' ' '
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
18c; dressed, 16o; spring chickens,
$3.508.75. .'.'..:
. Fresh Fish Halibut, 84o steel
heads, J 80; salmon trout, 910c;
flounders and sole, 8 4o; herring, 4c
Oysters Olympia oysters, per sack,
$3.60, per gallon, solid, $1.80.
Wheat Feed wheat, $28.
; Oats Choice, per ton, $26.
Corn Whole, $35; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25. .
. Feed Chopped feed, $17 21 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil
cake meal, per ton,- $35.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$25; whole, $24.
Flour Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights,
$3.85; California brands, $5.60; buck
wheat flour, $6.60; graham, per bbl,
$4.35; whole wheat flour, $4.60; rye
flour, $4.25. '
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Hay Puget Bound mixed, $3 10;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
$15.
Eggs Paying 1818c, selling 20
(83 lo. .. ,