The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-06-10
En,xush Grain.

London, May 81. The Mark Lane
Ezpress says: Showers and warm winds the
the past week have promoted vegetation won
derfully, and y the weather from now to har-
vest shonM even be droughty, it win probably
be beneficial to the wheat crop. Supplies Of
English wheat continued small. but trade was
very animated neither in Mark Lane nor In
the provinces. Prices were fairly steady, and
only receded for inferior produce Of wheat:
However, 9 large proportion Of offerings IN
London consists Of imports Of foreign, princi-
:paHy American and Indian, but the total ar
rivals in London have been moderate. Owing
70 the absence of speculation, favorable crop
prospects and the spathy of large millers,
trade lost the bnoyancy which was apparent
previous to the holidays, but the country de-
mand wss sufficiently strong to check the
downward movement for q time There has
been fair consumptive trade, with occasions
allyI adecline where sales were pressed. The
!uture course OF prices will probably be down.
ward in consequence Of the good wheat pros
poets in Europe and America Notwithstand-
ing their downfall, the ring in America hasnot
lost command in the market, and it is quite
likely that between this and harvest there win
be some strong fluctuations cauaed by specu-
lative operations in America Arrivals at
ports Of call have been numerous. Therewas
q slight relapse IN wheat Tuesday, but there
has since been large demand for the United
Kingdom Red winters closed is and springs
Sd dearer on the week. Maize was il slow
demand and declined Cd per quarter. fair
quantity of wheat for shipment was offered,
principally from America. Some little bust.
ness was done in red winter, July and August
shipment, at 4ss@4ss % per quarter. Barley
steady. Maize declined slightly. The sales
OF English wheat last week were g, 1897 quar-
tiers, at AS lid per quarter, against 493o9
quarters at 4ls Sd the corresponding period
OF the previous year. Imports into the King
dom for the week ending May 22d, were $685.
325 cwt. of wheat and 217 575 cwt of flour.
Keokuk Northern Line Packet Burned.
TITS reported that the steamer Golden
Eagle OF Keokuk Northern Packet COM
paDy burned to the waters edge,!at Martins
Landing, about thirty miles below Alton,
81 o'cloc May 81, G. L. Penn a cigar boy of
Quincy, a stock dealer, named Grierly, Of
Bowles' Landing and man, name unknown
who lived sixteen miles below Keokuk
are missing supposed to be lost. Boat.
total loss. The cause of the fire was the
explosion of kerosene lamp on the boiler
deck of the stern Of the boat An alarm was
Immediately given to Capt Atbu1y, who was
on the hurricane deck, and the vessel was
then run ashore as speedily as possible, and
the passengers, some sixty in number, who
had been aroused by the clerks and watch
man, were safely landed except those men,
toned above. When the boat touched the
shore she swung round and strong south
wind swept the flames from stern to bow with
incredible swiftness, and in ten minutes the
entire upper works were gone. There was
great excitement ar1aong the passenge gers hut
owing the splindid discipline of the crew, an
the cool and steady conduct Of Capt AtbuFy
and his officers, all were safely landed. The
books and papers Of the boat were destroyed,
and list Of passengers can't be given, but it
is thought none were lost other than the three
named. The passengers lost nearly all their
effects, and mary of them when they arrived
here on the steamer Josie, especially the Ia
dies, were still in their night Clothes The
boat was valued at $4,000 insured for $4,000.