The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS,

SHOCKS or an earthquake were felt at
Havana, Jan. %.
The winter wheat acreage now sown
in Illinois is 1855, 1885, A larger acreage than
in any previous yerr.
The Dublin, Ireland, relief committee
have received from Washington $500 and
from New York e1,OO0.
Tho performance IN the Grand Opera
House, New York, Jan %, in aid of the Irish
famine relief fund Melted $500.
A large gang of men are now at work
in Memphis perfec.ing sewerage. The force
will be increased to 500 by Feb. l.
The crops in Russia in 1879, are re-
ported to be short, and apprehensions OF dis.
tress in several provinces are entertained.
Germans at Petersburg, Va, are max
ing liberal contributions towards fund for
the relief of the sufferers in upper Silesia.
Bishop Hendricken, of Providence
R. l. directs collections to be taken up on Sun
day Feb. I, in all Catholic churches IN his do
cese for the relief of the people of Ireland.
Advices from Rome OF Jan. %, state
that the yellow fever having disappeared
from the United States quarantine on vessels
arriving from America has been abolished.
Advices from Tucson, Arizona, of Jan.
90, states that Major Marrow had fight with
Victora's Indians, Jan. 10, and that Lieut..
Frenc.. of the 9th cavelry was among the killed.
Loss of the enemy unknown.
The Mark Lane E1press says: The
farmers have made up good portion of their
time as regards wheat sowing, but since We'd
nesday renewed wintry weather has again
caused some check. The autumn sown grain
is terminating so slowly that in some districts
it is feared the seed has been destroyed by
recent frosts, but generally speaking it is
thought that the situation, if not equally
promising, offers few grounds of anxiety at
this early stage. The quality and condition Of
home grown wheat offered in Mark Lane and
provincial markets is unimproyed and milers
almost totally neglect samples and in the few
cases where decent samples are offered sales
are only practicable at decline Of shilling
per quarter, imports of foreign wheat are
again moderate, and have mostly gone into
the cranary as the consumptive demand has
been very inanimate. Lack of confidence is
becoming apparent in trade. Stocks are in
and in Bordeaux, while the quantity of wheat
atloat still exceeds 100000, and while the
further decline in New York augurs unfavor-
ably for the success of the American specula-
ton for a rise. The presence of important
stocks in French ports is sufficiently signiti-
| cant, as the action of France was counted on
to relieve Great Britain of a fair proportion
of the supply on passage. The rapid and
marked decline in maize of three shillings in
three weeks is owing to the scarcity of ship
ments from America. According to present
appearances America has quite enough to DO
to manage It's wheat so that there should be
plenty Of time to recover the decline in maize
which was brought about principally by tim
idity Arrivals at ports of call have been mod
crate. There was 8 fair business in wheat car
goes at decline ofeix pence to shilling per
quarter on red winter and spring American,
and'a shilling to shilling sixpence per quarter
on Ghirka description. Maize sold steadilyat
barely last weeks prices. Little demand for
wheat for shipments, though sellers were more
inclined to meet buyers views There was a
moderate inquiry for maize and barley at a
decline of 6@9 pence per quarter. Sales OF
English wheat last week 22,S7l quarters at
As shillings IL pence against 53l4l quarters
at IS shillings II pence. the corresponding
United Kingdom the week ending January
10th were S36,l8 weights wheat, 215,84l
weights of flour