Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-16

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 Eepress of Oct. 7 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 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 damp state that sprouting or
heating in the stack inevitably ensues 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 oatfelds withstood the action of the wind
to great extent, as the grain is still u9ripe.
Root crops and pastures have improved a lit
tie as rule. Ireland has been more favored,
and with the exception of the stoppage of a
few days owing to heavy rains, harvest opera
tons 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 and yield
Judging from the few samples hitherto
shown, wheat is light, damp and sprou-
ted Barley is in a good many instan-
ces discolored and unfit for mailing
Deliveries at 100 provincial towns are IA, 1S6
quarters of wheat, against 1921 quarters for
the corresponding week of 1873. 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 shiilliEgs on wheat
| and shilling on sack and barrel -four. A
| large business was done in London Monday,
but on Wednesday the edge seemed to be
taken off the trade, as having satisfied their
more pressing needs, millers 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 a 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 under-rated rather than over-esti-
| mated, and it is doubtful whether Russia and
Germany can be depended upon for the
5,000,O 900 quarters which have been indicated as
the quantity we might expect from this source.
1,oho Df
companied by smart advance IN 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 judicious cessation
of operations on the part of buyers in
order to give time to thoroughly examine
the situation unbiased by. exciting infu,
noes, 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
lions. Maize receded about six pence
per quarter Oats the same as sup
plies considerably exceeded demands
The foregoing remarks apply to the trade
up to Friday, since when decided return Of
strength has been apparent, and on Monday
prices advanced for wheat fully shilling pei
quarter, making total improvement of two
to three shillings on the last weeks sales
The sales of English wheat last week were
15,l61 quarters at ATS Id, against 7l,441 quar-
tiers at 40s I'D for the corresponding week the
previous year. The imports into the United
Kingdom for the week ending Sept 81 were
Wheat. 1,175,6A cwts.; flour, 25O,457 cwts.