, 1859-05-27

When so cents per pound is charged for
salt, soap and rice, they are reduced to 80,
IS, and 40 cents, respectively.
The meals furnished clerks aud agents in
|quartermaster's and subsistence depart
mehts are charged at from lat to 2S
each The rates paid for services OF her
ders, agents aud clerks, are from 4 to 10
dol per day, and the hire Of animals dol
per day.
The purchases for the hospital were turn
ed over in bulk to the surgeon. The prices
allowed were: milk, dol per gallon; chick
ems, | so each; butter, 25; onions, 90
cents per lb.; cabbage, IS cents per head /;
potatoes, 10 cents per h.; American bran
dy, dol; French brandy, l6 dol; vinegar,
4 dol. Tho property purchased and receiv-
ed by Mr.. Wadsworth is all accounted for,
in proper form, by regulation issues, trans
fers, or sales.
The accounts Of Shubrick Norris and j.
F. Miller, regimental commissaries at the
Dalles; Abraham Hackleman, A. c. at Al.
bany; Edgar Hewitt, c., Corvallis; and P
F. Castleman, commissary, Eugene City,
embracing an expenditure of about 0,O00
present no new features They are made W
and certified by Commissary General Nc
Carver to he correct, according to theiI
original reports and certificates in his pos
session. Property returns, in the names G
these officers, were transmitted by the com
mission with their last report.
Throughout all the property accounts ex
amined it is observed that large quantitie
of subsistence, clothing, ordnance stores
camp and garrison equipage, and means o
transportation, have been transferred or is
sued TO officers of the staff, or of companies
not disbursing. These officers render no &C
counts; but instances occur where property
is taken up by quartermasters as turned il
by companies.
i At the commencement of hostilities, il
October, 1855, the disbprsing officers intro
duced clause into their certificates or re
ceipts for property and service, that tn
amounts represented to be due would b
payable when Congress should appropriate
the money. Although this clause is omit
ted in subsequent certi6eStes, it is presumed
; that the liabilities were incurred with tina
) understanding.
1t will be perceived that prices vary ac
cording to locality and time The animal
{ purchased by Assistant Quartermaster Gen
leral Zeiber by appraisement, to be paid 70
to the proclamation of Governo
&Afy, when Congress should appropriate
the money, averaged about l60 dol each
? and those of Quartermaster Thompson, a
! the Dalles, averaged about $50 each. Il
f the southern part Of Oregon prices Of horse
= and mules were about the same throughou
the war, and range from 200 to 400 dol.
the average beinGRrobably about 1926 dol
J each.
The price paid for oats was, at Portland
generally l dol. per bushel; and for hay 81
to 40 dol. per ton. At Salem hay is charg
ed at about the same price, while oats ar
at least fifty cents per bushel higher. A
Eugene City the price increased to 9 dol
for wheat aud oats. At Jacksonville an,
, Deer Creek the regular prices allowed wer
!. 3 so to dol. for corn, wheat and oats, an,
, 100 dol. per ton for hay; but they are il
} many instances higher
} The prices allowed at Portland and Jack
soayllle for the main articles of subsistence
, with the prices at which they sold at auction
: at the latter place after the war, are as fol
!, lows: