The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-18
Weekly Review Of the Condition Of
thu English Grain Trade.
Almost the Whole CT Europs Forced
to Become Buyers of Food
in America,
The industrial Depression in Eng
Iand---Gigantic Strikes
Threatened.
Fresh Foreign Flashes.
TIE ENGLISH GRAIN TRADE.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE -Mnk Laae E.
press in its weekly review of the British
grain trade says; Advantage has been
eagerly taken OF the few days fine weather
to commence cutting wheat and barley, and,
except in the northern counties, harvest is
now actively proceeding. fine. warm,
breezy weather has dried much Of the grain
that was held by previous rains, and
sprouting has not assumed such alarming
proportions as was recently expected. The
nights have been cold and occasional frosts
have in some cases dsmsged the unripe
grain. Provided there Is no disastrous re-
turn Of rain, some samples of the new
wheat may be expected in 4 few days. A
few samples of barley have already ap-
peared in the country markets, but moth
ing OF any consequence. In Scotland many
fields are still quite green, and the harvest
will be at such a late season that even if
the days are fairly fine, rip,ning will be
poor, as the heat of the sun will be much
diminished. The yield of barley and
wheat will both prove exceptionally def
cient, but a continuance OF fine weather
may do something to improve quality and
condition. Potatoes have more or less sui
fered from disease throughout the United
Kingdom. In the midland counties many
acres OF potatoes have been plowed in az
worthless. Potatoes may altogether be
considered to have disappeared from the
list Of this seasons crops. Other root crops
have improved slightly during the last few
days, but are generally backward, foul,
and unpromising. Any tendency to i'm
provement in the wheat market has been
checked BY heavy arrivals from abroad.
Millers have shown little inclination to in
crease their stocks in the face OF arrivals
in London, amounting to $1,000 quarters
up to Friday last, while SPECTATORS have
been paralyzed by the enormous shipments
from American Atlantic ports. The great
want of confidence existing in the wheat
trade Is due to the exact deficiency in Eng
lish crops, being still mainly matter of
conjecture, pending the solution OF
which buyers confine their pur-
chases to the smallest possible linn
its. The weeks business has been very
light, and prices have fuctuated hut little
though, under the pressure of heavy sup
plies, that little has been in buyers favor,
not to the extent of more tn an sixpence per
one quarter. Dull, however, az trade has
been, the condition of rise il not wanting,
and, having regard to the requirements OF
several European countries for cereals, the
years American surplus will probably be
absorbed at a range Of prices more profit
able than at present, both to shippers and
merchants. The sales of English whea.
last week amounted to $40 quarters at
As I'D per quarter for the same week laet
year. The imports into the United King
dom during the week ending Aug. 30, we're
l.555, 033 hundred weights OF wheat, and
III, rs hundred weights of flour.
an Mark Lane to-day business was ex-
ceedingly quiet"
PARIS, Sept. 1l.-Csrpenters in this city
have struck for higher wages and shorter
hours.
A GREAT STRIKE THREArESEp.
AsHToS-uSDER TYNE, Sept. 1,.-Oae of
the greatest struggles ever known in the
cotton trade will probably be entered upon
at the end of this week. The employers
decline to withdraw their notices of Eve per
cent. reduction In wages and the spinners
and Weavers are determined to resist the
reduction. If strike eusues nearly all
the working people in the Ashton district
will Be involved and the strike viii probab.
y be pfotracted oee, - Tie spinnen H.
amply provided with funds.