Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-04-29
Miscellaneous cIeanings.

Miscellaneous Cleanings.
Boats started west on the Erie canal
April II.
The late fair in Cincinnati for the bene
fit of widows, netted $28,260.
The United States steamer Constella
ton with clothing and provisions for Irelands
poor, entered Queenstown harbor on the morn
ing of April 90.
The Shoshone and BannOCk Indiar
now in Washington express willingness tc
settle in seVeralty and adopt civilized meth
DDS of procuring living.
Two State Democratic conventions
were held in Syracuse, N. Y, April 20, desig
mated respectively as the 1flden and Kelley
conventions. Feeling and excitement in the
two wings of the party ran high.
The exports of provisions and talloW
for March, 1880, were $l2,4S7, 512; March, 1S
79, $40, ,OO5, ,674; for the nine months ending
March 31st, 1880, $s2,741, ,275, and for the same
period of 1879, $S5, ,469,5O6.
The Harmony mills and striking coop.
erations at Cohoes, N. Y.,have settled their diff
ferences, and work has been resumed. The
strike continued for over three weeks, and in
wages the striking operators lost 100000
Profitable.
All the EngIlsn ministry was in Lon.
don on Saturday, April II, also all the Liberal
leaders except Gladstone who was at home
where John Bright was visiting him. The
general impression is that Gladstone pre-
miership is inevitable unless he should refuse
office.
The United States mint at Carson
City, Nevada, is to be removed to some point
in the Mississippi valley. The congressional
House committee on coins, weights, and
measures, will consider claims of the several
cities in the Mississippi valley, and to heal
arguments thereon. 1t is understood claim
will be made for st. Paul
The returns of April 1st to the depart.
ment of agriculture at Washington show the
increase in areas sown in wheat last fall to be
Is per cent more than in the fall previous. Ir
the areas sOwn in rye there is a decline of {
per cent. as compared with the year previous
The condition is ninety eight the same as last
year. There was large increase in fall sowr
wheat in those states that heretofore have ex
clusively sown in the spring. The expert
ment was unfortunate, and all, particularly
Iowa and Nebraska report great disaster from
the winter. On the whole the wheat cror
thus far looks as favorble as in the spring Of
1879. The condition of live stock as repre-
sented is very favorable, better than for sever.
al years. No disease is reported other than
cholera among swiue, and that is no worse il
as bad as last year.
The Mark Lane Express says the some.
what wet weather last week has not injured
farmers, as the spring sowing is finished
About the average acreage has been sown ir
wheat. The acreage sown in spring grain il
larger than usual, as the weather has beer
unusually favorable. The offerings of English
wheat both in Mark Lane and the provinces
has been very scanty, and it is evident that thu
reserves are extremely small and the qualit,
OF most samples are very Indifferent, and thert
has been difference of twenty shillings pc
quarter between the highest and lowest quo
tations. Millers altogether ignored inferior
samples. Fine parcels sold at previous rates
the decline in foreign not having affected Eng
lish wheat. The bulk of milling demand which
has shown signs of improvement during tn,
| week, has fallen on foreign wheat. Import
both actual and prospective, have been to,
| large to enable sellers to establish any ad
vance. All varieties have gone steadily il
consumption at last Mondays decline of Is 6t
on American and Is on Russian. The abun
dance of America will not, between now ant
harvest, more than counter balance defcienc,
here. Prices will probably be Influenced by
speculative operations in American grain cen
ters but the principal consideration in the flu
ture will be the weather. Trade closed dul
anG further reduction was necessary to ei
feet sale both in wheat and maize. Arrival
off coast have been large, which, coupled will
the favorable weather and lower prices from
America caused a depression. Wheat has fall
en- two or three shillings per quarter, the larg
reduction being on white descriptions Maiz
sold steadily, closing, however, Cd lower OF
the week. Wheat for shipment also 2@3
lower, but neither was inquired for nor freel
offered at the decline. Maize receded 6d09C
but business was most restricted. Sales q
English wheat last week 26,7S6 quarters a
47s lid per quarter, against 7,64O quarters a
Sis I'd per quarter the corresponding wee
last year. Imports into the United Kingdom
the week ending the 10th inst.,l ,329, ,7O9 cwts
wheat, ,743 ,6O9 cwts. flour.