Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-10-09
chimney and again rebounding, at which mo.
ment the @ronauts were thrown out

chimney ana again reDOunQlng, at Wnlcl mo.
ment the eronauts were thrown out
RAILROAD CONNECTION.
The Sheboygan & Fond du, Lac rail-
road, having passed into possession Of the
Chicago& Northwestern railway, and, It be-
ing the purpose Of the latter company to con |
'truct the above road from Elroy to Princeton,
md thereby securing Milwaukee outlet for
Minnesota the Portage people are wide awake
10 the fact Of the importance of constructing
the road via Portage to Baraboo. To this end
committee has been appointed, consisting |
Of ex-senator Barden, Hon. r. B. Wentworth,
j. Cox, NJ. T. Alverson and Jacob Best, to
coufer with the managers of the Northwestern
railroad, which they will do at an early day,
and do everything possible to secure the above |
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e.; .s~:..' ABUSE OF EMIGRANTs.
The Washington Sentinel publishes a
extraordinary article on the treat
ment of immigrants who come to this country
as Storage passengers. The editor has pro.
cured q bill of fare provided for the prisoners
in the Washington Jail and in the Sing Sing
prison, and compares the list Of articles fur
nished convicts with those furnished steerage
passengers. The comparison seems to- show
that prison convicts are better fed than i'm.
migrants who come by steerage on some of
the lines. The Sentinel estimates that the cost
of feeding Storage passengers, according to
some of the bills which have been obtained, is
not more than IL cts. per day per passenger,
or an average of $1.1s for the passage. The
attention of the secretary of the treasury has
been called to violations Of United States laws
by different ships bringing immigrants to
this country, and it is probable the secretary
of the treasury will ask additional legislation
for their protection, as the present navigation
laws arc inadequate.
ENGLISH GRAIN.
The Mark Lane Enpress of September
80, says the condition of now grain has not
improved to any appreciable extent. Thresh-
ing has made little progress, as most grain al
ready secured is in an unfit state, and some
weeks must elapse before offerings of new
wheat will show any material increase. It is
pretty generally admitted that the wheat
crop, the present year, will be about 80 per
cent below the average. Home requirements
between now and next harvest may be ex.
pected to absorb is or II million quarters of
foreign produce Nither mangles nor swedes
can be an average crop, and the harvest crop
generally presents wretched appearance
Potatoes in many localities are not worth the
expense of lifting. The oat fields in Scotland
are still green and night frosts have prevented
the harley from filing out From the south
of Ireland rather favorable reports have been
received as to the oat crop, which appears to
have suffered less than any other cereal
Both in the United Kingdom and on the con.
tinent, the supplies of home grown wheat at
country markets have again been exceedingly
light last weeks deliveries at one hundred
and fifteen principal towns showing decrease
of 1900 quarters as compared with cores
ponding week last year. The average price
was four pence quarter less than the proceed
ing week, which is of much significance as re-
CARDS the defective quality of the offerings
when the strong upward turn in prices is
taken into consideration. The samples shown
at Mark Lane were likewise few and inferior,
but with the reserves of last years crop at the
lowest ebb, sales have been made readily at
an advance of two shillings a quarter on the
week, white wheat realizing from 80 to 81
killings and red from As to 40 per quarter
The imports Of foreign wheat into London
have been moderated, last Fridays return
showing only Sc, 100 quarters, and the weeks
trade has been marked by an excitement
which was not altogether expected. The most
sanguine operators could scarcely have FORE
seen the extent and suddenness of the upward
movement Such activity has not been seen
at Mark Lane since 1877 All descriptions of
foreign wheat improved full two shillings per
quarter, making total advance of about sew
en- shillings from the recent lowest point. The
cause of the rise has been the pressure for
some weeks past, but the effect has been de-
layed till recently, as the millers held back as
long as there was any possibility Of the home
crop turning out more favorable than had
been predicted. Such a possibility no longer
exists and the fact forced itself upon the minds
OF buyers with the results recorded Us above.
The amount of business has been exceptional
ly heavy, and the slight reaction which took
place during the middle of the week has been
| more than recovered. Nearly all descriptions
| OF cereal produce showed an upward move
| ment, maize to the extent of four shil-
lings per quarter; barley and oats, six
pence, and beans and peas one shilling.
During the early part Of the week trade for
wheat off coast ruled very strong, and the ad-
vance was considerable. On Thursday a re-
action ensued, which was brief, as trade re-
| covered, and closed firm at the end of the
week at the highest price yet touched, say
from two to three shillings per quarter ad-
vance on the week. Maize participated in the
improvement, prices rising six pence per
quarter. There has been a very large business
done to forward wheat, principally California
and red winter American, for both of which
quotations indicate an advance of fully three
shillings per quarter. Maize and barley also
in good request at six pence above. Sales of
English wheat last week, 1875 quarters, 46
shillings 3 pence, against 1921 at Al shillings
pence same time last year. Imports into
United Kingdoms, ending Sept. 20, 16s273l
hundred weight wheat 9os,712 hundred wei GIT
-four.