The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK.,
American r1our.

American Flour.
A correspondent of the Montreal Herald. in
discussing this tax, %corrects some statements
o. MI. Rowland to the minister of finance.
ae claims that the statement that competi-
Lion came mostly from wheat grown in Da-
kota ana Minnesota, which, by the new roller
process of milling, yielded on an average
hn3ut 90 per cent of high-grade, or what
is known as patent flour. is absurd The
average OF high-grade 1our taken from
GOOD wheat is not greater than 40
pea cent MI; Rowland claimed that
americans sell their flour in Canada
a. slaughter rates. In contradiction of
ms statement the quotations of the Mont
real markets show that American strong
bakers sells at $4. 5O@5, and Canadian
aIrong bakers at $4@425, on the same day
The truth is, the American miller does not
slaughter this or any other grade Of flour.
ne sells strong bakers to his Canadian Gus
somers on precisely the same terms as he sells
70 ms American customers. In the West
Mlnona, Tor instance, the place mentionedby
mr, ~iowland.aou of all grades is sold to
customers at the same prices, no matter
where they come from. II it is going East
the custom Is for the miller to pay the freight
TO Chicago, and if he pays the Canadian duty
ne ADDS that also to his invoice. American
m1llers cannot afford to make their neigh
bors in Canada a present of part of the psice
OF the flour they sell them. II they did SO
tIhey would soon AVE to close their mills.
IN the matter of freights it was
Canned that flour could be shipped from
'Wlnona, Mimi. to Ottawa for AZ cents per
barrel, while from Toronto to Ottawa the
rate was 35 cents. Here was a difference of
only seven cents per barrel as against one Of
the furthest points. From Minneapolis to
Montreal the rate was AZ cents, and from
toronto 80 cents. a difference of only 13
cents. The facts are that the rate between
Wlnona and Ottawa was not AZ cents per
barrel, but 81 cents; and the rate between
minneapolis and Montreal is not 4S cents,
but 81 cents also. The freight between the
points mentioned is usually divided into two
parts-one part from west of Chicago. and
the other part from Chicago to the East.
from W1nona to Ottawa, for instance, the
freight is 81 cents per barrel, divided this
way: From Winona to Chicago, 25 cents,
and from Chicago to Ottawa 4G cents. From
W1nona to Toronto, the freight to Chicago is
IS cents, from Chicago to Toronto 80 cents
General Grants Days are Number cd.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. PA special to the
Times from New York, based on reliable
medical authority, says:
Notwithstanding the rose-colored report OF
Gen. Grants health recently given In a medical
journal, the truth is Gen. Grant is a very sick
man and his death is apparently not far distant.
Inc pIblic have no conception OF the shattered
condition of his physical system. 1t Is hoped
Inc affection Of the tongue may not prove fatal,
sNS ~ 10 "a % Z liz ul'lSil uISC lliittl ~ i IN
The development of a malignant and fatal dis
ease. Although somewhat better now than
some weeks ago, the enlarged and intamed
tongue continues to make 1t painful to
speak or swallow fluids, the only nourish-
ment he can take, In addition to this,
distressing rnalady, Gen. Grant is a terrible
SUFFERER from neuralgia, and 1t seems to have
taken possession of his whole system. He has
had most of his teeth drawn to lessen the neu-
ralglc torture, and his injury in the hip caused
by his tail n year ago is still a source of great
suffering and forbids physical exercise. 1t is q
TACT that should no longer be concealed from the
country that Gen. Grant il rapidly breaking
down, and apparently without hope Of reaction,
and unless There should be some unexpected re-
lief he will not be long among the living, He is
wonderfully patient and accomplishing, and he
profoundly appreciates the expressions of SYM
pathy which have been called forth by his re-
cent appalling misfortunes. He works every
day with bandaged head and in ~unremitting
pain to finish his military autobiography or
history OF the war, and hopes to complete IT this
spring. The first volume is entirely finished,
but not revised, and the second volume Is more
than half done. He has not taken time to re-
wise the first volume because of his apprehen-
sion that he may not be able to finish his second
volume.
LESS
New YORK, Special Telegram, Feb. 27.-
A gentleman who has recently had
occasion to acquaint himself with
Ing that Gen, Grant was probably no
worse than he had been for some time; that
the cancer trouble dk battle his physi-
clans to an extent. and that his
friends did not doubt that it
would finally prove fatal. There is
no cause for present uneasiness, however, as
Gen. Grant would probably live Il year yet,
unless something turned up to hasten his
death.