The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-29
GRAIN COIN G TO EUROPE
Large Shipments Of Wheat and
Barley During August
and September.
The Total Value to the Pacific Coast
Is in the Neighborhood of
$lO,000,OCO.

During the present month nearly five
million dollars worth of grain has left Pa
cifc Coast ports for Europe. Up to date
- vessels have sailed from this port or
these II carried wheat, 5 carried barley.
y carried mixed cargoes of heat and
carried 23025 barrels of -four, which was
valued at $115 liz The grain vessels took
away 2 200, l34 centals, valued at 81, 374. go
and general cargoes OF canned goods, ETC.,
would foot up another half million.
Oregon sent away vessels with 352, 206
cental Is, valued at $62I ,513 and vessels
with 50.075 barrels of flour valued $780,
500, wniie Puget Sound sent away 3 vessels
with 100, 80 centals, valued at $242 240
Besides these 2S lum Der vessels have sale d
for foreign ports with cargoes valued at
over $500, 900. As The month OF August
nearly equaled September the export OF
grain and flour alone for the two months
woulu easily run into the ten-million
figure.
or the vessels that have sailed the Milt
ton burn took away the lar est cargo of
wheat. she has aboard 81 800 centals,
valued a. $l+S roc. The HoUth took away
the largest cargo of barley, 80 024 centals
valued at $40, 100, while the Iranian took
away 50,55l centals OF wheat and 81 06l
centals OIL barley, valued at $l52, 700. The
largest general cargo was that or The Com
bermere.
She has about SO, 459 BIS. of beans, SO, 800
cases OF salmon, 17,21S ca 'es of canned
fruit, 1911 gallons of wine, Is, 100 centals
of wheat and sundrv other items. all OF
which are valued at 1888 457. For Liver
pool the Cum bermere has 200 cases of
Canned fruit, valued al $57l4
n. =
America arrived from Prit CO William s
Sound yesterday with a cargo of anon.
Several days ago orc of the Chinese
died, hut his friends would not disclose
the ttct until the vessel was inside the
heads. They were afraid he would be
thrown overheard, or that they would
have to pay for picking him. Those who
removed the remains say it is wonder
the stencil did not breed disease.
A runaway mail wagon nearly caused a
STAN pede among the hacks at the ferries
yesterday. Sergeant "Jack" Hayes OF the
State Harbor police managed To catch the
horse and hold him until he was subdued
The feat was done at a great deal of risk
to himself as the horse was plunging in a
most violent manner and got his hind
legs over the shafts.
Sydney, n. S. w, a stowaway named
Morris Unger was discovered on board
He was put to work helping the cook, but
soon became the butt of every Ike play ed
by the sailors and tremen. One OF the
latter, named Allan Wallace, was teasing
Unger while The latter was peeling pota
toes. Unger struck upward with the
knife in his hand and severely cut Wal
lace in the arm. Officer Donohoe of the
Harbor Police arrested Unger yesterday.
and Captain Dunleavy took him before
the British Consul. The latter would not
have any thing 10 do with him, saying it
cost too much" to send q man back to
A ustralia, and as United States Marshal
Baldwin would not have anything TO do
With him Captain Dunleavy let him &c.
This is probably tue last that will be
heard of the matter.