Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-04-03
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THE NEGRO HEGIRA.

THE NEGRO HEGIRA.
One hundred negro emigrants lately
arrived in St. Louis, on the steamer John A.
Scudder from the South. There has been a
crowd Of one hundred and fifty in that city for
several days past awaiting the completion of
collections to assist them in pursuing their
journey, The E. II. Durfee leaves at mid
night and will take the $50 to Wyandotte,
Kansas. Tickets are sold at $3.50 and
although not one in fifty left their homes with
that amount of money, they have since their
arrival been furnished with funds by the
charitable institutions of st. Louis, and each
has means to take him to his destination. The
Mullanphy board provided seventy five tick
cts, and $500 were raised by the colored people
to assist in shipping this cargo. Among the
arrivals is an aged negro, Thomas Hawkins,
a former slave OF Jefferson Davis. He said
Mr.. Davis and others tried hard to get him to
stay for another year but he would not do it.
He believes the low rents and other induce
ments were only snares to keep him back.
He knew Mr.. Davis before he was Colonel in
the Mexican war and places no confidence in
his assertions. Day laborers' wager were only
so cents a. day.
ENGLISH GRAIN MARKETS.
The Mark Lane cypress says: Offers
of home grown wheat at Mark Lane have
been moderate. FIVE day lots found buyers
at last weeks prices, but the increased
strength of trade recently reported has bee
with difficulty maintained. Indeed for mo-
ment the upward tendency of prices received
decided check. In secondary qualities there
has been little or no business. The weeks
importation Of foreign wheat into London
were again moderate, last Mondays list
showing the arrival of 10000 quarters, while
the subsequent supply up to Friday did not
exceed $4,000 quarters. The requlrments Of
the country have been very light, and millers
appear for the present to be fairly stocked, or
at at any rate unwilling to follow an advance
in prices, last weeks improvement has been
lost as regards American varieties. The lead
ing feature of the season is the unusually low
point to which maize has fallen, and in spite
of reduced prices maintained for the moment
there has been no signs Of revived demand,
as consumption is still far below the average.
Barley has been neglected. There has been
little inquiry either for mailing Or grinding.
Oats have been depressed Notwithstanding
moderate supplies, and concessions have
been willingly offered. Sales of English
last week 50341 quarters at 40 shillines,
| against s1,15o quarters at IS shillings the
corresponding period OF the previous year.
Importations to the United Kingdom for the
week ending March 18th was 9l4,667 cwt.
| wheat and l436O7 cwt. flour.
RAILROAD TO IEANVIIIE
-Four miles of the Leadville extension
of the Atchison, Topeka &, Santa Fe railroad
! west of Canon City has been completed. The
tack is laid the distance of mile and a hall
in the great canon of the Arkansas The
work is being pnshed forward rapidly and
the Royal Gorge will be reached by the 30th
inst. Large quantities of ties, rails, etc., are
going to the front daily, and Leadville will
have railway connection with the outside
world by the way OF natures great route, the
Arkansas Valley, at an early day,