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Show SAILING VESSELS IN BIG DEMAND . San Francisco, Aug 9 - In advance of the opening of the Panama canal, sailing vessels were never in greater demand on the Pacific coast than at the present moment. All nallable bottoms are engaged and freight rates arc at high water mark. Mayor Rolph's ship, the Golden Gate "fRolph and companyj, which arrived ar-rived here this week from New Castle, Cas-tle, England, will soon take out a cargo of barley at 15 shillings a ton. the highest rate quoted in eighteen years. |