Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

The oyster men of the Atlantic coast
complain that the present mild weather is de-
stroying the oysters.
The Lackawanna Iron and Coal compa-
ny have voluntarily increased the wages Of
their 1900 workmen 10 per cent
The governor Of Tennessee has called
a special session of the legislature to consider
the sanitary condition of the state.
St. Patrick's Society of Montreal asks
of the clergy permission to collect funds for
the reliet of the distress in Ireland. A mass
meeting was to be held.
Since the LIST of January 1879, %, 559
German immigrants have landed at Castle
| Garden in New York, against 81 ,506 the cor
responding previous year.
The coinage of the United States mint
for November, was sa9,O1.Sl5 gold. s2,4eO, 600,
standard silver, and $3l, 2s6 wion coin. Total
s6,439,42l.
The great feet Of canal boats in New
York city some ! 200 in number, have at last
been provided with new winter quarters. The
arrival Of something over 100 more is expect
ed.
The board ofsupervisors of the house
Of correction at Milwaukee have appointed
| Col. Floriau j. Rice, inspector, in place of
Hasse removed for cruelty and inhuman treat
ment of the inmates.
tits alleged that the New York city
butter trade is, greatly agitated by the manu.
facture and sale Of large quantities of olem ar
garine butter. One dealer declares as much
as 1000 packages of olemargarine are sold
daily for dairy butter.
A bogus report that two escaped lions
from circus were roaming the woods in the
neighborhood of Horse Shoe Bend, on the
Mississippi river, seven miles north of st.
Louis, and that persons have been killed and
eaten by them, produced profound excite
ment and alarm till its falsity w2s shown.
1 Late advices from Pennsylvania indi-
cate that the leading companies, led by the
Reading, are trying to put coal up much fast
er than the demand or condition of the mar
ket will warrant. It is true that the price has
not reached the figures Of last year, but two
months ago stove coal was selling at $3.50 a
ton, free on board at Port Richmond, for ship.
ment, and yesterday the price was 1875, an
advance of 80 per cent, with threat that il
will go still higher. The stock of coal on hand
is unquestionably very light just now, but no
thing is doing at the advance. All selling
agents report a decided falling off In orders.
The Mark Lane EEpress says In several
districts the autumn sowing is not completed
and farmers must wait, for the time has now
arrived when the weather consideration exer-
cises little influence on the grain trade. Wheat
L of n0Y1nfru mo lot I'D ~
farmers who are anxious to realize, but its
condition was not improved. It's bad condi.
ton also greatly restricted business in Mark
Lane and but few parcels fit for milling were
sold at unreduced rates. The foreign arrivals
were again swelled iby much Russian, and
business was naturally depressed thereby, but
the general situation is unchanged, dullness
being the usual characteristic of the close of
the year. Sales have been quite of a retail char
acter, with little If any change in prices, and
holders have shown no desire to press sales.
A few weaker spectators have began to evince
desire to realize, but merchants generally
are still confident with the cessation of Rus
sian supplies and the diminution Of Ameri-
can in consequence Of the closing of the
canals and increased demands for British
for winter consumption, the future should
furnish few grounds for much anxiety
The arrivals at ports of call have been small
Wheat is in steady demand, and closed firm
There was an improved demand for maize
which advanced three pence per quarter.
There was only moderate business done
in wheat for shipment In consequence of the
high prices asked. Maize quiet Barley in
limited request at previous quotations
Sales OF English wheat last week, $3.50 quar-.
ters at 4os, per quarter, against 81 ,SM quar-
ters at 4lc, 8 pei quarter, for the same week
last year. Imports into the United Kingdom
for the week ending Nov. % were I,