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WAR WITH YAQUIS.
SERIOUS REVOLT OF INDIANS IN
MEXICO.
f ,
faqnls Hare Ueen Fighting for Inde
pendence Bine 1735-Mexlco la to
lilanie for Ineurrectlon Something
of the Plctoraaqua Yaqul Country,
The Insurrection of the Yaqul Ind'nuj
promises to give the Mexican govern
ment auotber prolonged war. It has
been but two years gluce the last up
rising of the Yaauls was put down,
after nearly fourteen years of fighting,
and the rebellion now ou has all Indi
cations of preparedness. Contrary to
statements made that the Yaquls would
not molt'Ht the American realdents In
Sonora the Yaqul country there have
already been slain a number of Ameri
can gold prospectors. Indeed, It hus
developed that one of the causes of the
uprising was the fact that the gov
ernment permitted Americans to come
Into Sonora and dig gold. The Yaquls
claim to hold the Sonora country by
right of occupation for centuries book
SCENE OF THE PllESENT
and by confirmation of title by the
King of Spain long before the Mexican
government was thought of.
When Mexico revolted and establish
ed her independence the Yaquls refused
to recognize the new government and
proclaimed their own Independence and
autonomy. Since then the effort to ob
tain from them recognition of the
authority and law of Mexico has led
to frequent collisions between them
and the government troops; pitched
battles have been fought and though
generally beaten by superior forces
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TAQUI INDIAN GIRL.
and forced to retreat for the time, they
have never yet been subdued. Already
In the Insurrection now on the Yaquls
have routed forces of Mexican soldiers
sent against them, and the government
Is mobilizing a large army to pit
against the wily 'warriors. The Ya
quls' method of fighting Is one taught
them by iture and experience. When
beaten they retreat Into the almost In
accessible fastnesses of the Sierra Ma
dres, whither the government troops
dare not follow them, and there await
the departure of the troops, when they
again descend and clear out the people
who have established themselves on
their lands. Though the population of
the Yaqul country does not exceed
1.1,000, the male portion combine to
make a formidable foe, and the Mexi
can government anticipates a war of
six months or more.
tory of the T. quls.
The Indians Inhabit the valley of
Sonora. They are good agriculturists
when allowed to till their farms in
peace, aud their valley being rich and
fertile has tempted covetous men with
little regard for right to take advan
tage of the peculiar features of the
Mexican laws In regard to taking up
land and filing claims on the Yaqul
holdings. These, of course, under
standing little of law and moved by a
ense of Injustice, have resisted the
seizure, aud troops have been called
out to euforce the law that Is, put the
new claimant In possession of the
Y'aqul land taken under the law. The
Yaquls have stood together and made
good fights after their fashion, and
when compelled to do so retired, only
to return when the troops were with
drawn to take forcible possession of
their own again. In former Insurrec
tions they had but few firearms, but
when the Sonora railroad to Guayuias
was built they furnished a large pro
portion of the laborers, and with the
money earned Winchester rifles were
purchased, with which they have been
much more formidable antagonists
than before and are more cousclous of
their own strength.
If the war is coutinued until the
Yaquls are pacified or exterminated
dire disaster Is sure to befall that beau
tiful State. The extermination of the
Yaqul Indians simply means the de
struction of the manual labor In So
nora. The Y'aquis are not only the best
and most trusted workers In Sonora.
but they constitute the largest number
of able worklngmeD In that State. The
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Yaquls can In no way De compared
with the Indians of the western pin t of
United States, except, perhaps, the
Cherokee and a few other tribes
known for their peacefulness and for
their love of application to agriculture.
Since the very first settlement of So
nora by the Spaniards the Yaquls have
Inhabited a small trlaugular territory
gltuuted In the delta of the Yaqul Hlver
and extending from the (iulf to a place
Inland called Buena Vista. A few
Yaquls are settled as far up as Comu
rlfu, but the principal Yaqul country Is
as Just stated further down the const.
In this territory the Yaquls were found
by the Spaniards, and their tradition Is
that here they have resided from Im
memorial times. For centuries the
Mexican government acknowledged
the right of the Yaquls to live In and to
cultivate this territory and for cen
turies the Yaquls remained peacefully
at their work of cultivating the soil
and as general laborers elsewhere.
Within their territory the Yaquls have
even now retained an independent gov
ernment, with chiefs to decide accord
ing to their laws and to mete out pun
lshmeut to the guilty, and so perfect
has been their method of self-government
that the Mexican government
has had no occasion to Interfere. The
YAQUI INDIAN UPKISINU.
Yaqul Is by nature moral and Indus
trious and no complaint can be made
against him on that account. All over
Sonora there are,fouud Yaquls In time
of peace working In the fields and In
the mines and even as laborers on the
railroads. In the latter capacity they
are more valued and more trusted than
any Mexicans, and we know of In
stances where railroad agents have
preferred Yaqul section bosses to those
of other nationalities.
l'on'tWnnt Land IHvldrd.
As a laborer the Yaqul is hard-working
and faithful and can always be re
lied on. lie does not shirk his work
when his foreman turns his back aud
he does not shorten his day's work by
continued cigarette smoking. No won
der, therefore, that he Is highly valued
for the work he can and does perform.
As do many other laborers, he gets
drunk when pay comes on Saturday
evening but he confines his carousing
to the raucheria In which he lives aud
keeps his family and when Monday
morning comes around every man Is at
his work. The Yaqul country from
Buena Vista to the gulf has always
been held as common property by the
Y'aquis as a tribe and has never been
portioned out to Individuals as In other
communities. The reason for this Is
found In the nature of the territory it
self. The fertility of the Yaqul delta
depends entirely upon the overflow of
the Ynqul Itlver. In times of heavy
rains the delti and adjacent river hot
tint lendn ara covered by water or
made moist by sub-Irrigation, while In
dry seasons the contrary Is the cause.
As the territory Is large, each Individ
ual Y'aqul can always find a place suit
able for cultivation for that particular
season. Next season he may have to
find moisture and other conditions nec
essary. Now It Is evident that If the
land were not held In common and If
every Yaqul had bis own allotted piece
CAMP SCENE IN
some would possess suitable land for
cultivation, while others would have
dry lands, which would tie worthless
unless properly Irrigated. Much of the
present trouble with the Y'aquis arises
from this fact The Mexican govern
ment wants the Yaquls to divide their
land so that every individual may pos
sess his own plot -
Ihey Take to the Monntalna.
Colonel Martinez of the Mexican
army, In an Interview on the Yaqul In
surrection, says: "The Indians have
been restless for some months past.
They object to American prospector
Invading the mountains of their coun
try in quest of gold. We were expect
ing an outbreak and were not unpre
pared. If we can cut off the Indians
before they reach their strongholds,
our work will be easy enough, but once
In the mountains, conquest of the In
surgents will be a difficult problem.
That was the trouble during the ten
years' war which ended two years ago,
and cost Mexico much blood and ixea-
sure. The Iudlnns retreated to ths
mountains, where they could not hi
pursued, and at every favorable oppor
tunity swooped down upon the troopi
or assailed neighboring villages, mur-
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1 AyVI PICON AND KJIl'I.OYKR.
derlng aud plundering. If the Indians
do uot surrender a war of extermina
tion will ensue. It Is a pity, too, for
General Diaz had hopes the Indians
would remain friendly, and become civ
ilized. Not long ago be sent thirty
school teachers Into their country to
Instruct thetu and to establish schools
and colleges. These may have been
murdered for all that Is known, for
some of them went Into the outlying
districts. So far as I can learn, the In
dians are well armed. They have, la
fact, been buying weapous ever since
their lenders signed the treaty of peace,
and I do not believe they ever had any
Idea of keeping the truce. The murder
of their own chiefs who had accepted
office under the Mexican government
Indicates that they have grown desper
ate and that the contest will be fierce."
The tactics of the Yaquls are to attack
suddenly and to ambush and Imme
diately after the assault to run back
Into the mountains, where no one can
follow them. After a Yaqul has
fought for some time he suddenly be
comes a peaceful Indian and leaves the
territory In which the war rages. This
happens when his ammunition Is all
spent; he must then provide himself
with more. This he does by working
In Arizona and New Mexico, as In
these places he can procure arms with
his savings and return when be has
enough. When he has accumulated
enough he returns by passing from
Arizona through the Slerca Madre wil
derness, where he Is free from sol
diers bullets and from observing eyes,
and when least expected be turns up
fully equipped with munitions to
carry on the war. The Yaqul Is not
the blood-thirsty beast that some re
ports have made him out to be. He 1
brave, Industrious and peaceful; he
does not torture tils' prisoners, but
neither does he allow them to escape.
In 1807 peace was made with the Ya
quls. The government promised them
n certain sum of money and they In
turn agreed to have their land survey
ed and partitioned. During the last
two years the Yaquls have quietly been
working In the mines of Sonora and
Arizona aud have saved their earnings
In order to procure arms to renew the
war. Whatever will be the outcome of
the war. It will be a most ruinous one
for Sonora. If the Yaquls are exter
minated, as the reports tell us Is the In
tention of General Torres, then the ef
fect will soon be felt. It will mean the
extermination of the manual labor In
Sonora; It will mean the crippling of
her wheat and mining Industries. The
Mexleon government could well have
afforded to allow the Yaquls to remain
In possession of their land, as their
value as laborers Is many, ninny times
greater thnn the price that can be real
ized by selling their lund. Sonora Is a
country with Immense resources, with
enormous tracts of fertile soil where
almost everything might be grown
profitably. Such crops as wheat, sugar
cane, benns, corn, oranges, dates,
peaches, apricots and many other fruits
are hardly surpassed anywhere.
Onr Production of Copper.
The copper production of the United
States In the year 1808 was the largest
ever recorded In a single year, or a to
tal of 535,000,232 pounds of fine cop
per, which was an Increase over 1807
of 34,520,937 pounds, or 6.8 per cent
The exports for the year amounted to
200,705,054 pounds, or about 65 per
cent of the total production. During
the current year the production has In
creased but very slightly, while the
THE YAQUI COUNTRY.
consumptlon has grown on a large
scale, and an extraordinary Increase in
price has resulted.
Alcohol for Automobiles.
The majority of motor cars are now
driven by petroleum, but a French en
gineer recommends the use of alcohol
instead of It. and motors are being al
tered so as to consume It. There Is no
fear of explosion with alcohol, and It Is
said to be less costly than petroleum.
We might therefore paraphrase the na
tional poet, and say, "Put It in your
cars to save your legs."
No Occasion for It.
"Ma, we ain't got no company for
dinner.
"No, little Tommy."
"Well, what makes you stick your
little finger out when you drinkf
Cigarette.
Never resurrect an evil that has bees
fairly burled
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HOiV tARPET STOLEN.
Arabt " Wipe" the Relic, at Which tha
MoaKifei World Mand Ashaat.
The "kly carpet," or kliwa, which
has been atolen by Beoduln Arabs en
route for Mecca, consists of a series of
oblong strips of black brocade richly
embroidered In gold aud silver with
Arabic Inscriptions from the Koran. It
serves the purpose of beautifying the
exterior of the ka'aba, the sacred
shrine within the precincts of the
TUie CARl'KT IN PROCKSSION in caiko.
mosque at Mecca. It Is renewed aud
sent every year at the expense of the
Sultan from Constantinople via Cairo,
where, wltb Its escort of Bashl Ba
zouks, It forms part of the great
Egyptian caravan, the most Important
of the many which annually converge
toward Mecca. Having done duty for
a year, It Is cut up and the pieces sold
as relics to wealthy pilgrims. The Il
lustrations represent a portion of the
carpet being carried on men's shoul
ders through Vie Greets of Cairo, dur
ing the festival preceding Its departure,
with two symbolical trophies that each
year accompany the pilgrimage from
Egypt. These are the mahinal, a kind
of canopy, and a pyramidal construc
tion containing a copy of the Koran.
Both are exquisitely embroidered In
gold upon green cloth, and are held In
mif MAHMAL AND KOHAN BECK PT ACL B.
superstitious reverence by the multi
tude. The Intrinsic value of the holy
carpet Is some $25,000, and Its capture
by a tribe of marauding Bedouins, be
tween Medina and Mecca, Is a matter
to arouse the pious Indignation of the
whole Moslem world.
DECENT ESTIMATE
Moat Great Men Hare Had of Their
Own Abllitlea.
If It be true that a "man's greatness
may almost be measured by bis modes
ty," 1J Is at least equally true that there
are more than sufficient exceptions to
prove the rule; for there have been
times when many of the greatest men
the world has known have been be
trayed Into expressions of conceit
which would have been discreditable
In much smaller fien.
That Balzac bn5 at least an adequate
estimate of his powers was proved by
his saying, on more than one occasion,
"there are only three writers lu
France Victor Hugo, Theophlle Gau
tler and myself."
This verdict flattering as It was, In
a sense, to Victor Hugo, was by no
means Indorsed by blm. When the au
thor of "Les Mlserables" heard of It
he Is said to have remarked: "If you
remove Gautler and Balzac, I have no
doubt that will be the verdict of pos
terity." When a lady of rank once said to
Malherbe, the famous French poet
whose morals were as faulty as his
verses were perfect "I want to show
you some of the. most exquisite verses
ever written; they will be a revelation
to you," Malherbe answered: "Pardon
me, madam. If, as you say, the verses
are the most perfect ever written, I
have already seen them, for they must
be my own."
Mlrabeau, one of the most prominent
figures In the French Revolution, main
tained bis vanity to the last As he
was dying he said to his favorite at
tendant "Prop up my head carefully,
for It Is the most remarkable head In
all France." Mlrabeau was honored
with a public funeral, aid bis remains
were placed In the Pantheon; and yet
within a few months he was declared
i traitor by the very assembly of
which he had been the .master spirit
tind President
Perhaps one of the most striking ex
amples of vanity, even In French an-
Dais, was furnished by a letter written
by Victor Hugo to Prince Bismarck, in
which the following sentences occur:
"I love thee because I am greater than
thou art. Were we allied as one man,
history would cease. Thou art the
body, I am the spirit; thou the cloud,
and I the lightning; If thou art power,
am fame. Which is the greater, vic
tor or vanquished? Neither. I, as
oct, am greater than either, for I cele
brate both."
Rossini could not restrain his vanity
even In the home circle. Many of his
letters to his mother bore this Inscrip
tion: "To Mrs. Rossini, the mother of
the famous maestro."
Wagner, in his early days of obscur
ity and neglect was a constant prey to
mortified vanity. "Mozart Mendels
sohn," he would as y. "Bah! Who are
they t Their suns will all have set long
before mine Is at the meridian." But
ixpressions such as these were, per
haps, outbursts due to a sense of per
sonal injustice, rather than expres
sions of honest opinion, for when the
sun began to shine for Wagner few
men were more modest or charitable
than he.
Michael Angelo, the greatest painter
and sculptor of all time, was Intensely
jealous of Raphael, whose star rose
but a few years biter than his own and
threatened to eclipse It "Raphael,"
Michael Angelo used to say, "will never
be anything more than my pupil. The
little art he knows be learnt from
High Heel.
High heels. It is said, owe their ori
gin to Persia, where they were Intro
duced to raise the feet from the burn
iDj saaCs of that country.
8UPP0SE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.
fleaaant Incident! Occurring: tha
World Over-Bajrlngetbat Ara Cheer
ful to Old or Yuuuu-i'unny 8clec
tiona that Everybody Will Kujoy.
"I have nine Invitations to dinner."
"What will you do about them?"
"I'm trying to trade some of them off
for invitations to breakfast."
The Mormon'e Little Joke.
Tourist (at Salt Lake) But think of
the sin In having seven wives.
Mormon You forget, brother, that I
am ruled by seven wives.
Tourist What has that got to do
with It?
Mormon A good deal. Don't you
know, brother, a person under seven
Is not responsible for what he does?
Dnntrer.
Qulnn Dick's father must be a rail
road man.
De Foute What makes you think
o?
Qulnn Because when Dick lost on
the races and wrote home for money
bis father replied It four word
De Foute Whot were they?
Qulnn Keep off the track.
A Hard World.
Old lady Goodness! How danger
ous It Is to go up In a balloon.
Balloonist Not half as dangerous as
it Is to come down, ma'am.
A Patron of Literature.
Customer I want to get a pocket dic
tionary. Bookseller What sort of a one
would you like?
Customer One with a good many
pockets.
Not MVe the Admiral.
nardacre They say that big cab
bage at the fair Is the biggest ever
raised In the State.
Crawfoot Yes; and they wanted to
call It 'Dewey,' but somebody raised
an objection.
Hardacre-What fur?
Crawfoot Said a big head didn't
ouud well with the name Dewey.
Cured for Inaomnla.
"Jonas, the newspaper said that If
you hold your breath you can get to
sleep."
"Martha, you hold yours, and let's
see how that works."
, Two of a Kind.
"It's simply Impossible for me to find
bread for my family," said the loafer.
"Same way here," remarked the gro
er. "I have to work for it"
It Goea Without Paying.
Clara One can't believe a word the
men say any more.
Maud Why not?
Clara Well, there's Jack; he promis
ed faithfully never to tell any one If I
would permit him to kiss nie Just once,
and In less than a minute he had re
peated It.
The Old, Old Btorr.
She Have you sent any of your
poems to the magazines 7
He Yes, but merely as a guaranty of
food faith and not necessarily for pub
lication. Theoretical.
Young married woman Do you be
lieve that those women who write for
the papers telling how to manage hus
bands get aiong better with their hus
bands than we do?
Experienced friend Nonsense, dear!
They are not married! Unsere Gesell
schaft. One Negative Vote
"Do you think women should pro
pose" asked the sweet young thing.
"No, I don't," returned the cynical
eld bachelor. "It's dangerous enough
for a single man as It Is." Chicago
Evening Post.
Weak.
"Jane, did you break the china plate?
"Yes'm. Y'ou got taken In with that
plate, mum. It's a weak one. It broke
the fourth time I dropped It" Boston
Traveler.
How to Iraw ''hem.
"Did you hear about that New Y'ork
woman who gave $100,000 to a man
who rescued her from drowning?"
"Yes. If there were more women like
that at the seashore, they would never
huve to deplore a lack of men at the
resorts." Chicago Times-Herald.
Avnldlntt Kxertinn.
"Oom Paul is a man of few words,"
remark id the man who tilks wise.
"Well," answered the flippant friend,
"you tike a louk at some of the words
in a Dii'Ch dictionary and you won't
blame him." Washington Star.
In New York's Koor Hnndred.
"What a remarkably energetic wom
an Mrs. Glitter Is!"
"Isn't she? I never knew her to
show tslugglshuess but once."
"When was that?"
"Why, after she got her first divorce
she let two whole days go by before
she married again." CleveUnd Plain
Dealer.
Never Touched Film.
"Hello! old man, you're looking
well," said the chronic borrower to au
acquaintance.
"Y'es," replied the other, "and I at
tribute It to the fact that 1 have re
cently given up my worst habit."
"Indeed! And what was that?" ask
ed the c. b.
"I gave up giving up," was the la
conic reply.
A Poaalhle Keaaon.
"I don't see why a woman Is always
holding up her skirt with one hand,"
growled Blckett
"I suppose," replied Mrs. B.. "It's be
cause she has no trousers pocket to
carry her hand arouud In."
Uetrlbutlon.
my
The kid on the end seat I'll bet she
wishes now she'd let uie hug her! New
York Journal
Very Hard.
Lady Oh, conductor! the baby has
swallowed the nickel I was about to
hand you.
Conductor II" in! that's pretty hard
fare for a baby.
Man Overboard.
Stubb They say Qulnn's girl threw
him overboard.
Fenn Yes, but she dropped him a
line afterward and be was saved.
Pown with the Wlrea.
Thwat do yez ninne by pullln' all th'
wolres out av uie bonnet, Larry?"
"Ol'm actln' under th' demand av all
good citizens of Chicago, Norah."
"Are yez Rinses gone? Phwat do th'
citizens demond?"
"Thot all overhead wolres must go."
Tbrongh Train.
"I Inherit my sporting blood from
my father," suld the youth with the
purple band on bis bat. "He went
through with ten thousand in a week."
"Indeed!" responded the gentle girl.
"Did he go through to Mexico or Can
ada?" His I mpreaelnn.
Doctor My rule Is, "Be sure you're
right, and then go ahead."
Friend Indeed? I thought it was,
"When in doubt perform an opera
tion." Puck.
Much Struck with It.
New arrival from city Wow, ouch!
Farmer Jones Y'ou needn't mind
that. It's only some of the city folks
playing golf. New York World.
In Old l avana.
The proud Don aud the hearty Amer
ican met in the cafe.
"After all, we Americans " began
the latter.
"It would sound better the other
way, Benor," Interrupted the Don.
"Why not say, 'We Americans are af
ter all; are after everything; are after
the whole, whole world'?"
And there was a tinge of bitterness
that even the sweet wine could not
veil.
Junt Think of It.
Tommy Scrogglns I'd hate to be dat
two-headed boy at de museum.
Jlmmie Wiggins He hos lots o' fun.
Tommy Scrogglns I know dot, but
Jes' t'lnk o' bavin' two faces to warsh.
Ohio State Journal.
Preferred the I'nnlnhment.
"I shall expect you to tell the whole
truth," said the Justice to the colored
culprit.
"De whole truth, sah?"
"Yes."
"Jedgo, des gimme six months!"
Atlanta Constitution.
Making It Pin In.
Tomtom Sir, you evidently think I'm
Just an ordinary chump.
Buzzfuzz On the contrary, I think
you're an extraordinary one! Kansas
City Independent.
the Old Man'a Retort.
"You don't have any ruins in this
blawsted country," said the British'
scion to his future father-lu-law.
"No," said the old man, "we don't.
And you won't have any left In Eng
land If your noble army of titled pau
pers can marry enough rich Yankee
girls to put new roofs on your Infernal
old castles." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Dead" Languages.
There are certain languages which,
although they are still spoken and
written In, are to all Intents and pur
poses dead. For Instance, Icelandic
Is practically Identical with the dead
Norse language, out of which the Scan
dinavian tongues have grown. So, too,
Provencal, the ancient language of
Provence, and the sieeeh In which the
Troubadours sang, has now sunk tc
the level of a patois, although a certain
French literary school Is making ef
forts to revive It as a literary language.
Hebrew, again, though still spoken, lb
to all Intents and purposes dead In the
sense that Greek and Latin are. Cor
nish, Manx and the old mysterious Ro
many tongue are also examples which
should be mentioned In this connection.
Women fclgn Pointers.
Berlin has added sign painters to the
daily Increasing list of women whe
work at men's trades. These womer.
have served a regular apprenticeship
I Including gymnastic training, so thai
j tey will not lose their nerve while
working on scaffolds and ladders. They
wear the gray linen frock and cap that
is the house painter's badge as well at
I bis shield from paint
FINANCIAL SKY IS CLEAR.
No lliiiillln j ChuiK Affect General
It tiahii-.
R. Q. Dun & Co.'' weekly leview'
of trade sny:
The sky is still ulmidlcHs and no dis
quieting change has come, during the
week. In spite of moie warlike news
about South Africa, the bank ot Eng
land behaves as if the worst pnsiblo
had been fully provided for, and this
country has no reason to (ear tumble
from that Kruno iiiiIcks English mai
kets have been so overloaded as to need
help. Tliu mai kctini: of domestic pro
ducts, both farm and nisiuiifac tared,
continues siiipiiNlngly large for the
season. Tho new poHefBHiunH, taken
togothei, aie returning in rovenue al
ready more than it costs to clean and
govern them. Tho West and South
till behave as if it would be imperti
nent for New Y'ork to otTer money for
orop moving, ami am still bidding for
commercial loans lieru. Failures are
few and Btjikus sauce, nnd readily set
tlud, and tho pa.iMio of September 4
without piui-suie means reasonable
safety for months ahead.
After a sharp decline wheat lias risvn
i cent this week, with Atlantio ex
ports 2,000,006 bushels, flour Included,
against 3,825,100 bushels last year,
and Pucillo exports, til! 1,250 bushels,
against 163,103 bushels hint year.
Corn has also taken a start upward,
rising J4' of a cent with expoits of
8,051,5(19 bushels, against 3,481,085
bushels last year.
The wool market is much less active
than of lato, with uulos of only 9,205,
300 pounds at the chief markets, niut-t-ly
territoiy, and while prices are stiff,
manufacturers are buying only for im
mediate needs.
Failures for the week have been 183
in the United States, against 104 last
year, and SO in Canada, against lb last
year.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 6Sg)50o;
Valley, C061c; Bluestem, tiOisClo
per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.25; graham,
(2.65; superfine, l'J.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 8740c; choice
gray, 8 6 ($3 7c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $1C17;
brewing, $18.50 per ton.
MillstufTs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $33; shorts, $18; chop, $16.00
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $809; clover,' $7
8; Oregon wild bay, $6 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 4550oj
locouds, 85(f40o; dairy, " 80((J35oj
store, 83 (8 3 7 !,).
Eggs 18(18,'2'c per dozen.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 12oj
Young America, 13c; new cheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.50(9
4. 60 per dozen; hens, $5.50; springs,
$3.253.50; geese, $(l6 60 for old,
$4.506.50 for young; ducks, $4.50
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 12)g(ii
13!c per pound.
Potatoes 05 70c per SHck; sweets,
22J.4C per pound.
Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, OOo
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, i;.j2c per pound; cauli
flower, 75o per dozen; parsnips, $1
beans, 66c per pound; celery,
70 75o per dozen; cucumbers, 60c per
box; peas, 8(34c per pound; tomatoes,
4960c per box; greeu com, 1 s 0 1 5o
per dozen.
Hops ll13o; 1897 crop, 40o.
Wool Valley, 12 (3 13o per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 813c; mohair,
27 80c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wetherj
and ewes, 3)jc; dressed mutton, 6(3
7c; lambs, 84 4c per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.00;
light and feeders, $4.50; dressed, $6.00
6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.60$4.00;
cows, $3. 00 8. 50; dressed beef,
070 per pound.
Veal Large, 64Tc; small, 8
8),'c per pound.
Seattle Market.
Onions, new, $1.50ip) 1.65 per sack.
Potatoes, new, U0e$l
Beets, per sack, $1 10.
Turnips, per sack, 75c.
Carrots, per sack, OOo.
Parsnips, per sack, $11.75.
Cauliflower, 75c per doz.
Cabbage, native and Californi
$11.25 per 100 pounds.
Cherries, 75o$l.
Peaches, 75 00c.
Apples, $1.25 1.75 per box
Pears, $1.75 2 per box.
Prunes, $1 per dox.
Watermelons, $12.50.
Cantaloupes, 60o$l.
Butter Creamery, 26c per pound;
dairy 1720o ranch, 12!17c per lb.
Eggs, 26c.
Cheese Native, 1213c.
Poultry 13 14c; dressed, 16'c.
Hay Pugot Sound timothy, $79;
choioe Eastern Washington tim
othy, $14.00.
Corn Whole. $23.50; cracked, $23;
feed meal, $23.00.
Barley Itolled or ground, per ton
$31; whole, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.60;
blended straights, $3.25; California
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.50; graham,
per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour,
$3; rye flour, $3.75.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $15;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $20.50 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Ban Franelico Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 1214c per
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 14c; Val
ley, 17 10c; Noithern, 8 10c.
Onions Yellow, 7585o per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery. 25 26c;
do seconds, 22s24Jc; fancy dairy,
2223c do seconds, 1821c per
pound.
Eggs Store, 2024c; fancy ranch,
t731o.
Hops 1899 crop, 10 13c per pound.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia,
$2.763.25; Mexican limes, $4 5.00;
California lemons, 75c$1.50; ' do
choice, $1.75 2.00 per box.
Hay Wheat, $62'9,t4"; wheat an 1
oat, $6i8Jv'; best barley, $55.0
7; alfalfa, 6.007 per ton; straw, 20
85c per bale.
Potatoes Early Rose, 6060c;
Oregon Burkanks. $1.25$1.50; liver
Btirbanks, 50 70c; Salinas Burbanks,
$1.00 1.25 per sack.
Tropical fruits Bananas, $1.60
2.50 per bnnch; pineapples, $3 .
4 00; Persian dates, 6(2 80 per
pound.
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