Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-11-13
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The following general order has been
Issued ~ Gen. Sherman: The death Of Major

The following general order has been |
Issued ~ Gen. Sherman: The death Of Major I
General Joseph Hooker, q. 8. A., retired, |
which took place at Garden City, Long Island |
on the S1st ult Is announced to the army. In |
announcing the decease of this gallant veter-
an, honored with the thanks Of Congress for |
his spirit, energy and endurance, the General
takes occasion to recall to the memory Of the |
army the distinguished services rendered by
Gen. Hooker through the war with Mexico as
we'll as in the late war. His gallantry in the
former gave promise OF tho superior courage,
vigor and skill in action which has since char
acterized him. 1t Is not necessary here to
narrate his achievements They are matters
| of familiar history and his soldieriy deeds may
| well excite the admiration and emulation of
! his surviving comrades. In honor to his
! memory the commanding General of the mill
| tary division Of Atlanta will cause minute
| guns to be fired at Fort Columbus and the
! flag to be displayed at half-mast during sthe
funeral ceremonies at New York city. Like
honors will be paid at Newport barracks, Ken
lucky, on the day OF internent in Cincinnati.
OF mourning for 80 days.
Mark Lane Eapress says In the south
ern counties of England there are many fields
of beans still exposed to the weather. In the
| later districts in Scotland the harvesting of
oats still drags on. Irish advices contrast fav-
orably with these The wet and foul ccndi
| ton Of the land In England delays plowing
Comp aratiycly little wheat is yet sown De-
spite the damp weather good deal of Eng
| wheat hao haaT ho1 lo$n1 rr-;%
suits fully confirming the shortness Of the
crop. The condition OF the bulk OF wheat
which was offered for sale the past week. ow-
Ing to tie pressing procuring needs OF farm
crs has been anything but good. Really
sound grain tit for milling or sowing has been
! comparatively rare, and was unaffected BY
the decline OF lsG2a per quarter, which has
been generally quoted. Trade il very dull
| Ii no further decline occurs in foreign wheat
before the approaching close OF the Baltic
ports by ice. there appears to be sufficient
strength in the trade to Withstand the action
OF America without the present range Of val
ues undergoing much alteration during the
winter. Even ii q slight further fall occurs it
Is more than likely that it will be speedily re-
covered under the influence Of the increased
deraand for France. The local trade has been
very quiet throughout the week, with only
a moderate consumptive demand. Spectators
| were anxious to realize, and prices receded
about Is per quarter for all descriptions of for
eign wheat. Indian wheat has been arriving
more freely, and hes attracted fair share of
attention, though activity therein viii proba-
oily be less marked than in 1876. when'the large
arrivals very sensibly iuterfered with the sale
OF American and Russian descriptions The
arrivals of maize have been very slight but
at the beginning OF the week it was unstable,
except at reduction of six pence per quarter
Prces have tended downward ever since. The
arrivals at ports OF call have been limited The
depression in wheat continued till Thursday,
when the decline since Monday amounted to
Two sh'iings per quarter The sales, howey.
ever, were few. RECREATION has since &C.
Cured, and from che shilling to one shilling
| and siX-pence OF the decline las been recover
! cd, The demand for maize has been small and
! it has receded six-pencc per quarter. Bust
| ness in wheat to arrive has been very restrict
ed nnd red winter declined 2s@3s Sd per quar-
! ter during the week both on passage and for
shipment, but 1sDis Cd has since deem recoy-
! cred, Barley quiet and steady. Maize has
fallen fully Cd per quarter. Sales OF English
! wheat last week 1856 quarters, at COS ID,
against 50 coo quurters at Cos the cores nond-
ing week last year. Imports into the United
| kingdom the week ending Oct 25, were 1903.
937 hundred weights wheat, and 2O7,l75 hun
, bred weights -four