The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-07

Of circulation during the two months of 1885,
S39 The net increase OF national bank notes
during the year ending October LIST, 1880, was
$o,764, 7ls; the increase Of legal tender notes
on deposit, for the purpose of retiring nation
al bank circulation, during August and Sep
TENDER was $500 O61; the increase during the
year ending October 1st 1880, was TITS, 1862,
and the amount of legal tender notes now on
deposit is 3;1sa; the total amount Of
national bank notes outstanding October LIST,
1880, is e342, 579,S33, not including national
gold bank notes amounting to $l35OOo. The
following is a statement showing the amount
OF United States currency outstanding: Old
demand notes, $50 S25; legal tender notes, all
Issues, $3466Sl DIG; one year notes of 1863,
$46,0e6; two year notes Of 1868, $l2,55O; two
yearcompound notes Of 1866, $23, $50, compound
interest notes, 324l,210; fractional currency,
all issues, s76557.s8s total, ss6,262 ,291 .47e.
The following is statement showing how the
United States treasurer disposed of the nat
ional bank notes redeemed during the month
and quarter year ending to-day, as compared
with corresponding periods Of last year. Notes
fit for circulation, assorted and returned to
banks efissue, month $4s8,600, quarter s25s7,-
800; notes unfit for circulation. assorted and
delivered to the comptroller of the currency
for destruction and replacement with new
notes, month $2,47, 400, quarter s7,775, 100;
notes of failed, iquidating and reducing
banks deposited in treasury, month $45l ,29O,
quarter 81, 5s6,s 800; totals for 1880, month So
ael 400, quarter s1,le2,s2o; totals for 1879,
month $4,32s.600, quarter $20,54O, 200; de-
crease, month se7s, 100, quarter $s612,000.
English Grain. - 1855
The Mark Lane Egpress of September
- in its review Of the British grain trade the
past week says: There has been less rain, but
the weather was dull and damp and unfavor.
able for threshing, which has prevented com.
pletion Of the harvest in the North. In con.
sequence Of the yield of wheat upon threshing
being unequal to anticipation sellers have
lately assumed frmer attitude, which was al
so favored by the moderate amount of imports
as compared with those Of the opening sea.
son. Mondays advance, despite of the hber-
al offerings, has been well maintained, while
all descriptions Of old wheat have again i'm
proved. Old red winters is now held at sos
per- quarter, against 46s three weeks aga
There is a general consumptive demand 10th
from town and country millers, which proves
how large mixture of sound, dry wheat is
necessary to utilize the English growth. The
continental demand does not appear to be
satisfied yet, several large cargoes Of wheat
and MAIZE off coast, having been taken for
France and Holland. Arrivals at ports of call
have been small. There has been steady
demand for wheat for the United Kingdom
md continent and prices continued to i'm.
prove, red winter closing to 9 pence and
Australian to pence higher. Maize was in
fair request and advanced 3 pence in wheat
fer shipment. Calcutta continued in good de
mand and advanced fully pence. Ameri-
can reds were sparingly offered at prices
above buyers ideas. The transactions in
maize were very limited. Barley quiet but
steady. Sales OF English wheat 52,1ss quarters
at 46s and Sd per quarter against 14,lS6 quar-
ers at 46s Sd per quarter during the same
last year. Imports into the United Kingdom
during the week ending September Is were
l,S23,S51 hundred weight of wheat and 199,O5l
hundred weight of -four.