River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-09

and who do not receive notice of settlement
OF their claims either by allowance or rejec-
teon by Nobember st, that they can hasten a
a settlement by writing a letter to the office
giving again the number of their pension Ger
tigeate and their present postofilee address.
1t is almost certain that the s25,O00O00 appro-
priated will be sufficient to cover arrears,
which were due upon pensions allowed preyi
Gus to January % 1879
News has Just been received OF deci
sion'rendered in the United States circuit court
for the western district of Wisconsin. by JUS
tice Harmon Of the supreme court of the
United States, Judge Drummond of the United
States circuit. court aud Judge Boom of the
United States District court, in the case Of
the Chippewa mill owners vs. the Mississippi
River Logging company, and Beef Slough
Boom company involving the right of the de-
PENDANTS to run logs down the Chippewa river,
and Beef Slough. In the previous suit brought
in the name of the United States against de-
PENDANTS, the latter demurred to the complaint
and Judge Drummond sustained the de-
murrer but gave leave to amend, and defend
ants demurrer to the amended complaint
was also sustained by the court. The mill
owners then took new tack and induced one
Edward Herman, proprietor Of steamboat
line on the Chippewa river to bring suit ask
ing an injunction restraining the Logging
company from running loose logs, etc, on the
ground that it was prejudicial to navigation
on said stream This is the suit which has
lust been decided against him and probably
ends the litigation.
A New York telegram of Oct, 2, says
Officers of all coal and railroad companies of
New York have signed an agreement to regu-
late the coal trade, The agreement provides
for restriction OF production to the demand.
two-thirds vote is necessary to determine
the time that mining shall be suspended and
the point to which the tonnage shall be re-
duced. The decrease in the output is to be de
cided between the companies according to
their business from October to the time of
restriction. Each company is permitted to
sell its coal in any manner it plcases, and to
make its own prices, except that TO advance
prices. 1t is provided also that the agreement
shall have been signed by all the companies
on or before October 10th Il perfected it is to
continue in force three anl half years The
principal feature of the compact is the restric-
ton of tonnage, Any company which has &C
eumulated a surplus of coal may call meet
ing Of companies, and those are unwilling
or unable to take the surplus the company
may then demand q restriction Of production
until its surplus has been exhausted. II the
companies refuse this demand the company
has no relief except to sell its coal at any
price it pleases. Penalties for violation of the
agreement are prescribed The prices are left
TO be governed by tue demand, and public
sales may he made TO be effective il needs
now the consent of the Lehigh Valley aDd
Pennsylvania railroad eompanic-.
The Mar Lane Express OF September
80 says the condition of new grain. has not i'm
proved to any appreciate exteat. Threshine
has made little progress, most grain al
ready secured is in an unfit state, and some
weehe must elapse before offerings of new
wheat will show any material increase. It is
pretty generally admitted that the wheat
crop, the present year will be about 80 per
cent below the average. Home requirements
between now and next harvest may be ex-
pected to absorb 16 or II million quarters of
foreign produce Neither maueles nor swedes
can be an average crop, and the harvest crop
generally presents a wretched appearance.
rotatol in many localities are not worth the
expense Of lifting. The oat fields i'm Scotland
are stil green and night frosts have prevented
the barley from filing out From the south
of Ireland rather favorable reports have been
received as TO the oat crop, which appears to
have suffered less than any other cereal.
Both in the United Kingdom and on the con
tinent, the supplies of home grown wheat at
country markets have again been exceedingly
light. last weeks deliveries at one hundred
and fifteen principal towns showing decrease
Of 1900 quarters as compared with cores
ing week last year. The average price was
four pence quarter less than the preceding
week, which is of much significance as regards
the detective quality Of the offerings when the
strong upward turn in prices is taken into con-
sideration. The samples shown at Mark Lane
were likewise few and inferior but with the
reserves Of last years crop at the lowest ebb.
sales have been made readily at an advance OF
two shillings quarter on the week,
white wheat realizing from 30 to -
shillings and red from 40 to 40 per quarter.
The imports of foreign wheat into London
have been moderated, last Fridays return
showing 1920 quarters, and the weeks trade
has been marked by an excitement which was
not altogether expected. The most sanguine
operators could scarcely have foreseen the ex-
tent and sHddenness of the upward movement
Such activity has not been seen at Mark Lane
since 1877. All descriptions Of foreign wheat
improved full two shillings per quarter, max
ing total advance of about seven shillings
from the recent lowest point The cause Of
the rise has been the pressure for some weeks
past. but the effect has been delayed till re-
Gently, as the milers held back as long as
there was any possibility of the home crop
turning out more favorable tkan had been
predicted. Such possibility no longer ex-
lists and the fact forced itself upon the minds
Of buyers with the results recorded as above
Tine amount of business has been exception
ally heavy, and the slight reaction which took
place during the middle Of the week has
been r7ore than recovered. Nearly all des-
ctipticus of cereal produce showed an upward
movement maize to the extent of fou
shiIlings per quarter; barley and oats, six
pence, and beans and peas one shilling
During the early part of the week trade for
wheat of coast ruled very strong. and the ad-
vance was considerable. On Thursday a re-
actien ensued, which was brief as trade re-
covered and closed firm at the end of the
week at the highest point yet touched, say
rom two to three shillings per quarter ad-
an ee on the week Maze participated in the
improvement, prices rising six pence per
quarter There has been a very large business
done to forward wheat, principally California
and red winter American, for both of which
quotations indicate an advance of fully three
shillings per quarter. Maize and barley also
in good request at six pence above. Sales 0
English wheat last week. 1916 quarters, 46
shillings pence, against 1871 al Al shillings
) pence same time last year. Imports into
United Kingdoms, ending Sept, Goth, 1885,, 731
hundred weight whest, and aos7i2 hundred
weight -four.
YELLOW FEVER.
At Memphis. Sent 80. there were Il