The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-20

Erprees says: StanuinS crops arc MI
suffering from continued wet and cold.
The excessive humidity OF the past six
weeks has seriously compromised agrl-
prospects. Until within the
past few days growing crops in Scot.
land did not suffer as much as in Eng
land. now. however, matters have
changed for the worse. Floods have
occurred in many of the lowland dis
tricts doing great damsse.
LONDON, June l9.-The corn trade
has been very quiet, and transactions
mainly retail. Any elements Of strength
which under ordinary circumstances
would have been apparent, have been
totally eliminated from the trade by
exceedingly heavy arrivals from abroad
and values have consequently evinced
a dropping tendency. Indeed all
classes of freight. including wheat,
have only been saleable at 8 reduction
of fully one shilling in fortnight, nor
has this concession attracted any i'm.
provement In the demand, as buyers 60
not appear to think the lowest notch
has vet been reached. and consequently
have abstsined from purchasing except
in such quantities as immediate needs
dictated. The necessity of rapidly
clearing grain laden ships in port has
therefore caused the most of the corn
to be put in grsnaries. which are rap
idly filing up. The augmentation of
stocks will probably be considered, as
enormous shipments of wheat and
maize, from America. are flooding the
market Just at the time when buyers
seem least disposed to operate. Politi-
cal influence having ceased to effect
trade, an index as to the future course
of prices must be looked for. Legiti-
mate action of supply and demand, and
although at the present moment great
depression prevails and values may
possibly recede. yet further increased
activity and heslthier trade no doubt
at low range of values, may be conf.
IDENTIFY expected when the bulk Of
American shipments are received and
the question of peace settled. Large
arrivals of floating cargoes at ports Of
call have been reported. The trade for
wheat has been dull, at about a shill.
ing decline; maize has given way fully
six pence, and barley is fairly steady.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June l9-The Sui.
tan has in q great measure recovered
from his alarm regarding the conspir-
acy.
Safaet Pasha. with the object of the
development of the resources of the
empire, is drawing up 3 document fol-
publication encouraging joint stock
companies to solicit concessions from
government for the construction Of
railways, ports, canals, works of irriga
ton and manufacturing establishments
BERLIN, June l9-Durins an inter
aortschakof, the large Danish dog O
Bismarck made q furious attack OF
GortschakoH. who was rescued after
considerable trouble.
LONDON, June l9-The Congress il
expected to last many weeks. Bulgaris
is the subject for to-day's session. The
Times says it 10 characteristic of Prime.
Bismarck that he brought the Congress
at once face to face with the chief diff
ficulty it had to overcome, for, how
ever pregnant the Asiatic question may
be with the Importance and uncertainty
of its ultimate results, with the pro
posed organization Of Bulgaria. the
question is simply whether Europe OF
Russia shall exercise any preponderan,
influence with European Turkey? The
Congress could not deal hastily or rap.
idly with any question so important
and complex. It's delays and frequent
adjournments so far from suggesting an
unfavorable issue only shows Congress.
is real, not merely a formal assembly
and that it will enter thoroughly into
the questions submitted to it. The
truth is that it would be impossible "a
bring together body of such powerful
statesmen merely to satisfy foreign
conclusions The balance of opinion
pronounced at the Congress will be
quite distinct from the views of the
particular states. Andrassy still insists
that Russian occupation of Bulgaria
shall cease on conclusion of definite
peace. An authorized contradiction i.
given by report that the Turkish
pleni 2oten taries had been instruc ia
withdraw from Congress sai declare
Turkey prepared to abide by the treaty
of San Ststano. il Congress voted to
grant autonomy to Epirus. Thessaly
Bosnia AMI Herzegovina.