The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-08-26
English Grain.

In its revicw OF British grain trade tho past
week, says: Harvesteng h now general. Fine
weather will be Of tho most value. Wheat II
greatly damaged by mildew, most of the sam.
pies being below expectations. Barley, which
VIII be the heaviest crop Of the season, has
likewise deteriorated its color and value by
the wet weather Of July, al good barley hav.
Ing been more or less Laid. Reports about oats
are more favorable. Root crops have improved.
A large part Of the hay crop was got In dur.
ing the past week, and will be the only por-
ton Of the crop Of 1880. which has been made
in good condition. Tne continuance Of ane
veataeris needful to enable farmers to make
the best OF what must be deficient harvest 1t
any rate for wheat probably. Early deliveries
OF new August wheat and heavy shipments
from America have restricted trade ut Mark
Lane, and the provincial market indication
OF future values may be shown this month,
but it will be some months before crops viii
be sufficient to furnish reliable grounds upon
which to form An opinion. Taking every.
thing into consideration, there Is little hope
for the farmers the coming season, as the har.
vest prospects In northern Europe are far
more promising than last year, while Ameri.
ca has probably eclipsed all previous yields
Business has been con fined to the supply Of
immediate wants. Maize, unsettled, Oats
firm; new was dull At slight reduction In
prices. Sales Of English wheat last week, a.
9oa quarters. at 44s Id per quarter, against la,
t94 quarters at 49s 81 per quarter during the
corresponding week last year. The imports
into the united kingdom during the week end
innr A,1or,af y ~nrA I 7lO A1n Mt ~-h.>< -
3e7,222 cwt, flour.
The Knights Templar Gathering at Chicago.
At Chicago Aug. 10, the first day of
the biennial couclave Of Knights Templar of
the United States opens bright and cool, with
every prospect Of good weather throughout
Trains with excursion parties are arriving at
the depots every hour Of the day and every
train Is crowded to Its utmost capacity with
Knights and other visitors. The streets pre-
sent scene of unusual animation, especially
along the line OF m arch, where the ornamen-
tatlon il most profuse In the vicinity OF the
lake front, where the tents are pitched and
arches erected, the crush has been continuous
since yesterday morning except for a few
hours after midnight. Here the throng Ia al
most impenetrable at times and the entbu.
siasm is increased with every fresh arrival o
a commandery. The various depots arc sup
piled with escorts for all incoming Knighta,
who are shown at once to the headquarters.
All trains arrived late on account Of the nu.
merous excursion trains which are running.
The brilliant display made by isolated knights
who occasionally march through the streets,
is but q small indication of what the magnla.
cent body will be when marshalled together
in the parade Of Tuesday and the subsequent
drill. Yesterday 5000 people came into camp
but owing to the failure Of the most OF them
to announce their arrival, some Inconvenience
was experienced in settling them. The influx
OF thieves, pickpockets and burglarsi IL very
large, and they began operations yesterday
by capturing some uniforms from the tents.
The police have been instructed to arrest all
known bad characters,or or even Suspicious ones
and lock them up during the conclave, but
they being necessarily unequal 10 the heavy
task imposed on them, Gen. Terrence, brig.
adler general commanding the first brigade
Illinois National Guards, has issued an order
detailing AS men to be stationed at The camp
Camp de Molai Ovor 100 newspaper re-
porters have arrived, representing the princi-
pal newspapers In the country. There has
been no general musical rehearsal, the bands
being for the most part late In arriving, but
the streets are we'll supplied with musicians,
whose appearance attracts the crowd and
elicits hearty applause.