The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-10-16


that the delay in going to the relief Of Agent
Meeker, If there was any delay, is not to bc
attributed to the Indian Office or to the inte-
rior department..
At the session of the American board
OF commissioners for foreign missions, at Syra-
cuse, N. Y, Oct 8, it was reported that the
board has received and expended from the he
ginning about $17.O000oo; has organized not
far from $50 native churches, with about ST.
600 communicates; has sent out $50 ordained
missionaries and about $50 unmarried lady
missionaries. They have reduced to writing
twenty-s languages; have issued in forty
six languages upwards Of 1890 different cdu-
cational and religious publications, and have
had under instruction more than 400 600 pr-
pills. About 100,OO0,OOO of unevangelized are
reckoned as falling to the care of the Ameri-
can board Resolutions were adopted to put
the whole of the Otis legacy into missionary
work at the earliest moment, and that the eX-
plOration of central Africa be continued and
the new mission established. The officers of
last year were unanimously reelected The
next place Of meeting will be Lowell, Mass.
The Mark Lane E1press OF Oct. says:
The weather has continued broken and un-
settled. Heavy showers have alternated with
brief intervals OF sunshine. In the middle
counties the rainfall has been excessive and
harvesting carried on in u very desultory
manner. Much Of the corn in other parts of
the kingdom remains unstacked, the greater
part OF the wheat and barley recently cut be-
ing in such a damp state that sprouting or
heating in the stack inevitably ensucs. The
cutting and carrying have proceeded very
slowly in the north, and the want of
dry weather is much felt. In Scotland
farmers have also suffered further
owing to the prevalence Of gales, which have
shaken out much Of the standing barley, but
the oattields wthstood the action of the wind
to great extent, as the grain is still unripe
Root crops ana pastures have improved lit
tic as rule. Ireland has been more favored,
and with the exception of the stoppage of a
few days owing to heavy rains, harvest opera
tions have been carried on briskly. In south
England many fields are now cleared, but re-
suits upon threshing have been most dis.
| appointing, as to condition, quality aud yield
Judging from the few samples hitherto
shown, wheat is light, damp and sprou-
ted. Barley is in good many instan-
ces discolored and unfit for mailing.
Deliveries at $50 provincial towns are 14,1S6
quarters of wheat, against 1921 quarters for
the corresponding week of 1878. The average
price is nearly a shilling lower. Trade opened
very firmly at the beginning of the week both
in the country and Mark Lane, and there was
| an advance of two to three shiillirg gs on wheat
and shilling on sack and barrel flour A
large business was done in London Monday,
but on wednesday the edge seemed to be
taken oil the trade, as having satisfied their
more pressing needs, millcrs seemed disposed
to stand aloof and watch the course Of events
At the same time fair degree Of steadiness
has been preserved, the imports into
London having been quite moderate
But the excitement of ten days since has
been altogether wanting In occasional in
| stances where sales were pressed sellers ac-
cepted shilling less money, but, as a rule
the late advance has been maintained, nor
does there appear any immediate probability
OF decline, as there is some reason for
believing that the requirements of France
have been undcr-rated rather than over-esti-
mated and it is doubtful whether Russia and
Germany can be depended upon for the
b,OOO,OOOquarters which have been indicated as
the quantity we might expect from this source
After the unusual phase of excitement, &C
companied by a smart advance III prices
business has come to a pause, not from
any inherent weakness or from the effect of
any Of those causes which tend to depression,
but simply through a judicious cessation
OF operations on the part of buyers in
order to give time to thoroughly examine
the situation unbiased by exciting influ-
nces, with view to future transactions
The samples Of New England barley hith-
erto shown have been of such a variable
quality that the prices realized have been
far too irregular to afford basis for quota
tlons. Maize recedcd about six pence
per quarter. Oats the same, US sup
plies considerably exceeded demands.
The foregoing remarks apply to the trade
up to Friday, since when a decided return of
strength has been apparent, and on Monday
prices advanced for wheat fully shilling per
quarter, making total improvement of two
to three shillings on the last weeks sales.
The sales Of English wheat last week were
15,16l quarters at ATS Id, against II AL quar-
ters at 4Os 4d for the corresponding week the
previous year. The imports into the United
Kingdom for the week ending Sept. 81 were:
Wheat. 1,l75,634 cwts.; flour. 25O,457 cwts.