The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-09-03
miscellaneous.

the sale of the Northern Pacific railroad.
The greenback convention At Detroit Was 4
total failure. Of the ten thousand seats whivh
we're provided, but six hundred were oocu:
pied. -
Minnesota and Wisconsin have the highest
wheat average and Nebsaska the lowest.
O'Baldwin, the Irish giant. is said to be dy:
ing of consumption in New York city. -.
The Mississippi Valley Trading Company Il
an organization Of American and English CAP
italists which promises to become OF the great.
est importance. At a.recent meeting of thu
American board Of directors, arrangement.
were made for visiting all the railroads con-
meeting with the Mississippi Valley, and %as.:
certain facilities for the transmission of mer:
chandise and roducts, and to find the most
in nviting fields for immigration. -
The Bank Of California suspended on the
26th, stter a -un:of q million and = hall. The
officers do not expectto resume, but say the
assets viii cover their liabilities. The failure
created the greatest excitement, and run was
commenced on the National Gold Bank and
tue San Francisco Bank, both of which could
not hold out unless more gold could be OBJ
tanned.
The largest sugar importing house in the
United States, Sterling Ahrens Il Co. Of Balti-
more, has failed. Liabilities O., ,6O0,00o
A rartv ~ n'e"f Hills miners have returned
to Bismarck, an report having found dir
which panned hundred dollars day.
The Government has appealed from the de-
cision Of the Court of Claims awarding the
son Of the late Stephen Douglas for cotton de-
stroyed in the late war.
The National Gold Bank and the Merchants
Exchange Bank Of San Francisco suspended
on the day following the failure Of the Bank
of California.
The liabilities of the Bank Of California art
about $40 ,0O0, 600 and the assets not far from
81, ,00O, 900.
Before committing suicide Mr. Raj ton trans
ferred all his property to Senator Sharon, Of
Colorado, for the benefit of his creditors
Edwin p. Smith is the New England law
yer to be appointed First Assistant AttorneG
General of the United States. His commits
sion was sent to Long Branch Friday for the
signature Of the President.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
has awarded the contract for printing check
stamps to the Graphic Company OF New York
1The Atlantic Mills, Of Lawrence, have re-
sumed operations, after being idle for seven
weeks. The stock on hand has been sold to
good advantage and there is chance now for
steady work for thousand hands
1t is reported that some heavy stock brokers
and others who have borrowed large sums, in
one case amounting to halt million dollars,
for the benefit OF the Bank OF California, securing
their own bills payable with stock OF the bank,
are likely to become heavily involved. Stock
ofthe Bank of California could not be given
away at present.
reports that the immediate cause of the de-
mand by the directors Of the Bank of Califor-
MIA for Ralston's resignation was a discovery
by the directors during their investigation ot a
lot of bills receivable from irresponsible
aggregating in the neighborhood
Of 81 ,000, 600, with no ool@aterals. He also
said It was the intention of the directors to
have subsequently called Ralston into their
to avail themselves OF his intimate
OF the business OF the bank.
Commercial Matters.
Sr. PAUL, Septems OF !.
Wheat Receipts quite literal under the cir
cumstances, and firm at St.05@1.l0.
A fairly active movement is noted in corn al
72@73c on t. ack; 75@78c from store.
Oats-Market unsettled this morning, and
dealers are Unable to give any reliable quota
tions owing to the wet weather the past few
days and not knowing how long it will contin.
ue. New are quoted at 40@42c; old 60@62c on
track: from store 64@56.
Flour-The demand the past week was moi
quite SO active, dealers preierring to wait until
millers begin to use new wheat. Firm 1t $3.50
@.5.75; Xxx S4.25@4.60 Rye e2.50@s2.75
Oat meal IS 50.
Provisions-Trale is fairly active and prices
steady at S22. .00@$22.5O for Mess Pork. Hams
13X@l4xo. Shoulders ll@l'xc. Lard in
tierces l4@i4xc. Kegs 14X@l6c. Clear sides
14@l4Xc. Mess Beet s!O.e0@s1,.0O.
Eggs-There has been an active demand fol
the past few days and all fresh lets have sold
on arrival at 13@14c.
In butter good local trade is noted the past
week at l6@20c for good lots Of dairy packed
Shipping grades at 13@l4c.
Cheese quiet and light demand at ll@12c.
New potatoes nominally 40@50c with little
doing.
Lemons Fair trade for new fruit at $11 .O0@
1900 ::
Oranges IS. .00@90O.
Apples---Receipts were verv liberal thi.
morning. Dealers are filling orders that they
have held for the past week at &4.60@5.O0.
MINIATURES, September l.
$50 A. M.-Whea! opens quiet hard $t.29
No. l $l.26; No. 2sl.lex; August el.19K
September sl.l6. Receipts 94,820 bushels
shipments 44,916. Liverpool Id lower. =
$40 P. x.-Wheat unsettled; No. l 81. 20
No. 2 el.l7x; September el.l4x: Octobe,
sl.l4; NJ. l hard $l.24.
CHICAGO, September H.
1880 P. M--Wheat unsettled and lower a
e1.l4x cash; @l.l4X for September; ant
s1.1sX@l.l4 for October No. nominall1
Clio; rejected SIC. Corn steadier and fairl,
active at 69X@60c for rejected; 6lX@6lX 4
cash, and GlXc for September; 56
bid the year. Oats easier at 3sx@ssxc casf,
33x@34c Tor September 33xc for October
and $3.50 the year. Rye dull; nominally "a
cash 79c for September. Barley quiet; $l.o6,
for September and s,.03X@l.4 for October
Whisky quiet; held at 9l.19.
Joke on q Cong gressmau.
At a railroad celebration at Fort Dodg,
some years ago, Congressman Jackso
Orr, Of the ninth Iowa district, and Mic