The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-28

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sells would be available at any Atlantic
port on short notice.
Disasters 70 Vessels In Alaskan Waters.
San Francisco, July 20.-A report re.
garding disasters to shipping In Alas
kan waters has been received from E.
Anders, collector of customs at st.
Michaels. He says that only two of the
recently constructed river boats-the
Louise and the Leah--are likely to
reach Dawson this year. Besides the
vessels already reported wrecked on the
way to st. Miohaels. the bark Rufus
E. Wood lost her river steamer over
board, the old tug Governor Stoneman
lost barge with large quantity OF
freight when the river broke up, and
the IL steamers sent out from Seattle
on June 9 by Moran Brothers were
counted among the missing on July 2.
Relief Ship Enters tho Harbor.
Playa del Este. July 19.-At 9
o'clock, the hour OF the surrender OF
the troops at Santiago, and the 10000
others in the district, the Spanish flag
was lowered from MORO castle.
This afternoon, the torpedoes were
taken up or exploded. after which the
Red Cross steamer State OF Texas en-
tered to give assistance to the sick and
wounded. The warships may not enter
the harbor for several days, probably
not until the arrangements have been
completed for transporting the Spanish
prisoners to Spain. Nearly all the
American warships are now In Guam
tanamo bay. Commodore Watson's
squadron is preparing to 60 to Spain
and several vessels are preparing fo1
the expedition to Porto Rico. The
auxiliary cruiser Yale, with General
Miles, will probably leave for Porto
Rico In the course Of day OF two.
General Miles says a sufficient force
will be sent to the island at once to
take it and hold it.
Seattle Markets.
Vegetables-Pot atoes-Yakimas, 81
per 100 lbs; natives, 5000; Califor-
MIA potatoes, $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Beets, per sack, loo; turnips, $l.00;
carrots, 81. 90; dollhouse lettuce. &c;
radishes, 12Ac.
Fruits-California lemons. fancy.
"a. 90; choice. $3.50; seeding oranges.
4l.6O@l.75; California navels. fancy.
| $S@3.26: choice, $2.50@2.75; ban
anas, shipping, $a.s5@2.76 per bunch;
strawberries, $3.50 per crate.
| Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, Ice; ranch, 7@l2c; dairy. l2H
| @15c; Iowa. fancy creamery. 100.
Cheese-Native Washington, 11@
1116c; Eastern. cheese, 11@1Ikc.
Meats-Ohoice dressed beef steers,
prime, &c; cows, prime. exc; mutt
ton, INC; pork, 7@71ac; veal, $3.50.
Hams-Large, 1ohc; small. lie;
breakfast bacon, IN.
Poultry-Chickens, live. per pound,
l3c; dressed, Ice; spring chickens.
| e2.5O@8.75.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, 8@4c; steel
heads, 1880; salmon trout, 9@10c;
founders and sole. 800; herring, &c.
Oysters-Olympia oysters, per sack,
! 50. SO. per gallon, solid, $3.50.
Wheat-Feed wheat, 500.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $26.
Corn-Whole, $25; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$25; whole. $24.
Flour-Patent, $4.10. Dbl; straights,
| 1886; California brands, s.. 80; buck
wheat -four, $3.50; graham. per Dbl,
e4.25; whole wheat -four, $3.50; rye
-four, $4.25.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4;
shorts. per ton. $40.
Feed-Chopped feed, $17@21 per
ton; middlings, per ton, SIT; oil
cake meal, per ton, $50.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, 5000;
choice Eastern Washington timothy.
el5.
Eggs-Paying l8@18Nc.
Portland Market.
Wheat-Walla Walla, 60@62c; Val
ley and Bluestem, Gao per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, s.. 70; graham,
eS. so; superine. $2.25 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 500; choice
Orav H6m37e mar bushel