The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-14


Senator Conkling was at Sprague's residence
during the scene, but saw nothing of it, as he
was in the library, engaged in legal business
for epraguc. However, hearing the ladies
serene, lie rushed to tho parlor and saw all
the non-combatants safely removed to the
rear. He then walked 10 the village and over.
took the bclligercnt statesman, and asked him
what the matter was. Spraguc told Lord
Roscoe to mind his own bllsiacss, and Lord
Roscoe took tho next train for Providence
Exaggerated reports of tho row obtained wide
circulation, and all sorts of stories arc rife il
Providence. The above, however, is all there
is in it.
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKET.
The Mark Lane Express of August j.
in its weekly review says few days Of fine
weather have slightly Drowned the more for
ward wheat plants Its growth the past ten
days has been considerable OH high lying and
we'll drained land and on chalky and gravclly
soil the progress made by crops is remarkable
Northwest Of the line from Lyme Regis to
Great Goimsley expectations arc little i'm
proved. Wheat is thin and poor, hopclessly
weakened by rain and ears noticeaDly small
Barley is immature in some parts of Lincoln
shire and will not pay the cost OF harvesting
In the southern, western and midland coun-
ties the barley crop is very disappointing. In
the north of England the growth Is healthier
but the ears are thin. In oats many districts
are short in stem, and very irregular. but arc
expected to reach more nearly to an average
yield than the other cereals. Iu Scotland
neither wheat or barley will give full yield,
but oats, with finc weather during August,
would bc an average crop. In Ireland wheat
has developed small cars, but in Leicester,
Munster and Connaught tho crop promises to
be fair. Reports from Ulster arc less fav-
orablc. Finer weather will considerably in
auencc the markets. Millcrs have been res
crvcd In their purchases. The price Of English
wheat has ceased to advance, and has now
and then declined. Thursday last the weather
was showery, and buyers and sellers were in
suspense. The price of foreign wheat has
been difficult to maintain owing to the heavy
shipments from the Unitey States. The quan-
tity of California, Gillian, Russian and Aus.
trian wheat on passage to the United King.
dom is very considerable, and with the addi.
tion Of half million quarters of American
red, makes total Of over ono million five
hundred thousand quarters against six hun
dred thousand for the same period last year.
From the best prices Of a week ago some
markets have witnessed concessions of two
shillings per quarter OH white and one shil-
ling on red, and the amount of port exchan-
gcs at previous full rates we're not realized
None Of the markets have advanced. Flour
was languid. There were no material deliver
les Of English barley at country markets
while importation was moderate and inquiry
slack, but the general scarcity enables holders
to realize pence to II shilling per quarter ad-
vance on previous rates. There was fair ill.,
quiry for oats and prices would have further
improved il Swedish and Russian arrivals
had not been heavy Maize advanced
six pence at most of the markets and at
some Of them the advance was a shilling.
The general scarcity Of English wheat alone
prevented decline The weather in France
reccRtly has been fine and it appears to be
tolcrably certain the southern provinces will
have fair crop. The East will probably show
better results than last year. In the central
provinces the wheat harvest has commenced.
Oats in some parts Of France will be over an
average. Barley promises we'll in some of the
central provinces, but the general crop will he
inferior