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Notes of interest as to What IS Going
on All Over the World
L
Caitade.
Sunday cars were ilun for the firet
time in London,
will build 1,000 miles of braneh
lines in Alberta this ever,
Buffalo .and othe,r animals are
thriving 'Ire C /ma da's National
Park. ,
Berlin and AVaterloo •authorities
have <Welded to form a joint high
school district.
Premier Borden announced a•
grant of $25,000 to the Canadian
Peace• Centenau .A.ssociation.
r them Volunteer Firemen's
Association will hold this year's
tolitnameut •tit Lindsay on july 30,
Shatf-five kinHin4niagnhtte*-iik'PArr
lecte'el' to paiticipate t.* lakes
disaster fund, amouuting to $110,-
34.
Arc1ibisliop 33ruclresi has abso-
lutely forbidden llonia•n Catholics
to •dance the tango and other simi-
lar dances.
Hon. Mr. P.erley introducerl a re-
solution to, provide for ineorporae
tion and regulation of loan com-
panies undeniedel bill.
Fire in the Grey Nuns' 'eonvent,-
Quebec, ea,used by benzine, on Fri-
day, did considerable, damage to it,
and 'destroyed the adj.oining ehurch,
lieury "Woods, 108. 08,k Avenue,
Haanilton, and four ehildren are
seriously ill with diphtheria.. Two
children have already died from the
disease.
Loans'of Afteen million dollars to
Montreal and two million dollars
to Quebec Harbor Cominiasioners
for improiements were forecasted
in the Commons.
Cbrie'topher Eaton, one Gf the
most prominentbusineeS men of
Grey co'unty, died at his home in
Owen Sound after a few days' ill-
ness of pneumonia,
A monster petititon, 200 yards in
length,' and hearing 10,000 names,
from the, -weinen of British Colum-
bia, •asking kr the franehise, was
presented to the B. 0. Legislattim
Thomas Lyons, employed as a
marine watehman at Sarnia, was
arrested at Point EclWard on a
eharg.,:e of placing .explosives in a
kitchen etoye,a the home of Tho-
mas Taylor.
Alleged to be ringleadeis oFa
band of firebugs which caused $500,-
000 loss to insurance eompanies in
Chicago, Leopold a,n.el Felix 1e1. -
nick were areested in Toronto and
Montreal on Scuturelay.
. Twelve- Efu,ngarians who have
been working in Brantford or
some years are going home with
about $35,000. One, kreman of the
city sewer gang, is said ta have
about one-third of it.
Harold Gillespie, M.D.'. aged 29,
a, graduate of :McGill ITniversity,
but grey-haired, was sent to jail at
'Vancouver as a, engrant, his fourth
prison tetm in three years. •Ile is
a, drug
• Information has been laid aga-inst
15 reeidents of Bonfield, a eniall
village 20 miles east of North :Bay,
for hooliganism in connection with
the wedding of a local Couple, who
were pelted with iee.
That there was nothing in the
Workmen's Compensation Act to
deprive an injured perion from ob-
taining benefit if injured on Sim -
day was the decision of Mr. justice
Gregory in isetting aside the deei-
sion of another judge in Vancou-
•s) er,
Frank lia•11 superintendeht of a
snowplow erew; Engineer- Sxnith,
Fireman Freeman land ' Brakeman
Bourque were killed when the en-
gine ,paid plow went through a
bridge at Sooteh, Settlement, near
Moncton, NB on Friday.
Great Britain.
London newspapers 'strongly de-
nouneed United States' policy in
regard to Mexico.
'militant suffrae-clte akt*ed
Weardale with 4,014, lid's..
-tam, hini for Premier Asinalth,1
The ystem of confidential re-
ports practised in the 13ribish, War
°file° was strongly condemned by a
London court.
Unionist members of the House
of Lords decided to support the mo-
tion for an inquiry into the
charge of the newspapers, of the
purchase of titles by subscriptions
to the party funds.
UnitedStates.
The United. States Senate refused
to 'exempt from arbitration the
Panama tolls question.
Officials at Washington are await-
ing official action from, Great Bri-
tain on the Benton ease.
A number of .arhibration treaties
with importantnations were rati-
fied by the United States Senate.
A. terrific rainstorm devastated
six orange -growing counties in
southern California, on Thursday• .
Boards of Trade in the North.
western States may be subjected to
Congre'ssional probe in regard to
alleged control of wheat and flour
prices.
More than 100,000 members of the
Salvation Array from 46 countries
will assemble in San Francisco
August 15 to 22, 1915, for the Inter-
• national Convention,
The Alaska, Railroad bill, •author-
izing President Wilson to, 'construct
a $35,000,000 railroad from. Alas-
ka's coast to the coal fields, was
passed by the American Flouse,
vote 230 to 87.
The extension of the free tolls ex-
entption to coast vessels of all na-
tions, which would permit Cana-
• dian vessels to go through 'fn'ee is
one of the compromises suggested
in Washington in regard to the
Panama Canal.
General.
A commission for the study of 'the
eeonomie coneequences for France
of the opening of the Panama Ca-
nal was formed in Paris. • It will
make a report to the Government.
The marriage of Crown Prinee
George of Greece and Princess
Elixabette of Roumania, will be
Celebrated at Athens May 21st, and
the Raiser, who arranged. the
matelt, will be present.
Pope Pius has prohibited the emi-
gration of priests to America, with-
out ,sanction of the Congregation of
Consistory. Authorization will be
refused when the 'motive of the trip
is speculation.
STORMIN CALIFDRNIA.
Seven Lives May Be Lost and Dam-
age 'Reached $4,500,000.
A despateli from •Lee Angeles,
Cal,, says: -With a loss of proba-
bly seven human lives and nore
than $4,500,000 since Wednesday,
southern California began to re-
cover on Sunday night from the ef-
fects of -the .Worst Sterm in its his-
t•ory. Aceording to an estimate
made by A. C. Hinges, assistant
eity engineer, Los Angeles was
damaged to the extent of at least
$1,500,009. "
•
SPAIN STORM -SWEPT.
•Telegraph Lines Blown Down 'in AU
• D irecti s.
A despatch .from Madrid says :
• Fierce stern:LS of wind and rain aro
• ravaging the whole ,of.Spaiu.,
Tele-
graph lines are down in all direc-
tions, audit, Some inatances trains.
have feund it impossible to make
haadway,• against the hurricane
force Of the wind.
Pon 0 FFI C,E LIUJ1AiUS.
r Gnyerniunia is cooside ring
Their. Establieliment.
:4t A despatch from Ottata says :
Mr. Borden told Mr W A. Buch-
anan in the Houk, e COminorie on
Wednesday that the Prime Minister
had received, a number Of eommuni-
cations :urging the establishment of
libraries in the taralepesteoffiees of
Canada,. The 'Premier added tn.4,,e,
tho Metter was nu der 1 eon .1.der -
tion;
FROZEN TO. DEATH.
An- Englishman Perishes in Rail-
' way Camp in the North.
A desp.atcli from. North Bay, 0,nt.,
says : • Two boys, sons of Farmer.
Jodouin,. living, near Sandy Falls,
on Ithe t.iturgeon Raver, .whble out
hunting on.. Saturday along the
'right-of-way of the C.N.R. under
,construction, found the dead body
of a ma,n in the railway eamp
latikling. The body wa.s lying in a
bunk, frozen stiff,' and was later
identified as 'that of Thomas
• Parkee; an employe of the
in charge ,cif the construction en-
gine water tank. Parkes was
about 30 years old, and was a, ser-
geant in the :British army before
coming to this tountry.
NEE 11A 'REA 411,A BLE WO MEN
,
jil
ale p tip illation JieHJIeratCs by
226,000 in Australia..
A despateh from Ottawa says..
A ustralia' a neoessity for inntiigrae
tion, esPeeially of female domestics,
is set 'out in the first report of the
DOM i Tito )1 8 Royal Commiesion, ta-
bled in the House on 'Wednesday by
non. George Foster. A demand for
marriageable women is also empha-
sized, there being a difference of
e26,000 between the male and fe-
male population. The eonniiiesion,
of which •Mr. Foster is a nleinher4,
vi sited A nstr and Nev Zealead
last Su ntni er,
Pailwey lines in P.V.T.•are block -
ea by now, some drifts 'Wing Al.
teen feet high,•
sencit num IRE TORO
Opening of 'Mari eioA of Titir*
teentir17egialaitire o frirailir""
onie epetch tree). the roue at the
opening of the Ontario Legislature at
Wertarteoo WednesdaY is AS follows: -
30, Speaker and gentlemen ot the 14(410"
leave Aseembly;
It after<ls me pleasure to -welcome yan
to the eietherse o you 4410$ alt, thl$
t113 'third semiett et the t4trteentb, Legte•
lature et this Proviuee,
Our ,thaulis are, due to an overluling
Providence fOr the abundant harveet with
whion Ontario 'was biases/3 during the POO
year, which bas hod a steadying effect on
ofiltannyti,ial and industrial conditions gen.-
In common with. Our fellow-eitizens else;
where throughout Canada, the people ()tOntario have experienced great satisfac-
tion frota the return, of Iris Royal
ee the governor-general to this conntrY,
accompanied by ger Itoyal Ilighaess the
Dia.:hese of 0ounaught, whoee restoration
to health has beau a matter of gens,,,,n1
t,11 an f tan ess
Iffy Government, trea repre:Sentet at 'tho
Interprovincial gonference lield last fall
in the Olt)? of Ottawa. in Which every
Province in the DoMinion partioipated,
The proceedings e the confereece relating
to several important subjecta of public
interest will be laid before yon for your
consideratiam
In, aceorcianoa with the announcement
made at the last meeting of the Legisla-
titre, a Colnatission on :Roads and Ifigh.
ways has been appointed, and has begun
the preliminary work for a eeherao of road
improvemant throughout the Provinee.
PlAksaaaairtage were 3f.e1d abszrious
pi Mf Which: the vioNts
municipal authorities and various organs
izatious wore eliettedl'he information
thus obtained will be embodied in the re-
port of the Commission.
• An agreement has been reached, -with
the Goverument of Canada for <tarrying
out to thie Province the provisions of the
agricultural instruotion aet passed by the
Dootirtion Parliament to cover a period
of ten yeaas, Ontario' first, installment,
aggregating $1.96,000, has been received,
and is being spent along the lines of ha
etruotion and demonstration.
It is gratifying to observe the increased
interest on tale part of the tarmere of the
Provinoe in approved agrieultural meth-
ods. An indiention of this ie found in the
feet that the attendance at the Ontario
Agricaltaral College is about. double what
it was ten years ago, 3viille tho iunnber
of no3v students regiatered at the epen-
PoOng tba past year the Province
re-
eove4 the Federal subsidy of $2,134,000 in
tod
it 'the 'im kswtzt Li Nertliorn On
teria Itallway, A rovidar train. orrice
•new neon inausaratee en the Lull°
branch, and the extension to the Abitibi
'River has been completed. Settleroeut Iri
the district served by the rail3vaY con -
}lanes to advance. While the incintries
made by prospective settlers afford bop.
tut indications for the future.
Legislation respecting coinpensation to
workmen for iniuries, representation in
the Legislative Assembly and other mat-
ters of public irapertanee wtli 00340 before,
you for consideration.
The growing financial demands of tate
rrortneo, consequent upon its develop.
'moat and the extension of its publio ger-
vices and activities, call for increased -ex-
penditttres from year to year. To meet
'picas conditions a, larger revenue,. with
your approval, will be obtained from a
number of available isources on an equit-
able and reasonable baSia.
A serions and protracted, illneee has be,
fallen MY' Prime lifinister, the leader of
this ISouse of Assembly, eVolting the deep
sorrow ands.ympathy of the whole own-
natutity, le very gratifying to know
that the recovery of health and strength
seems now to be assured,
The public accounts will be brought
down for your consideration at the ear -
Heat moment, and the oulTlennultar7
es-
timate s for the current, year will be sub -
witted without delay. ,
It in my earnest hope and belief that
Srour deliberations will sore to advance
the best interestis and -welfare of thie im-
portant Provinee.
• :EuIUPJ.S1F SO./SECT SLA.IN.
t
Irense Sitlittlion Develops Over Ex-
ecution of W. S. Benton.
• A despateh from Washington says:
A shunbering Mexican situation
waS brought quickly to a point of
intense international interest on
Friday by the flash of a message
stating that 'William S, Benton, a
British subject, had been killed in
Suarez by orcler of General Fran-
cisco Villa, the Constitutionalist
commander. Sir Cecil Spring -:Rice,
the British Ambassador, conferred
with Secretary Bryan about 1b;
ing of the present term shows a marked President Wilson and his Cabinet
advance ever that of tho Previous Year*discussed it briefly, land a, ear -
To meet these conditions an enlarged , i , ,
equipment has been provided, and plena ougn investigation was ordered by
for further extoneioxis 13.320 now reeeiving the St -ate Department from Consul
attention.
The iiumber of Dietrict Representatives
of tho Ontario Department of Agriculture
has: beeu increased and the -work of indi-
vidna.1 Representative has been made more
effective. One marked feature has been.
the holding of rural school fairs with a
view to interesting the rising generatioo
in better agriculture-eeventy of these
Fairs having been held during the past
season with marked suocese. It le hoped
to extend this work -until 'the whole Pro-
vince is served.
In ,consequeneo of the iooreased con-
somption, of power the Hydro-eleotrio
Power Commission ilttel been enabled to
make a further reduction in -the prioe of
eleetrieity. •The Commiesion has under
consideration 'the duplication of the main
transmission line, and is construeting a
high-tension line to the western boundary
of' the Province. Information regarding
radial railway projects has been furnish.
ed to communities asking ills assistance
of the Commieeion, while alhe efforts to
Internet 'agriculturists in the use of elec-
tricity have been continued with preinie-
ing results.' During the past year the
Commission organized a department* for
the inspection ot. electrioal installations
and equipment, in order to afford protec-
tion to ,life and property.
The poliey road development in Nor-
thern Ontario, under the epactal legisla:
tion of 1912, has .beeo extended from the
eastern to the .weetorn boundaries of the
Provihee. About 500 =ilea of roads, ;with
the noceesary bridges and drainage facili-
ties, were wholly or partially constructed.
last year. involving an expenditure of
about $1400,000. Tho effect of this work
upon settlement and upon. the value of
farm 1:3,nds has already been noticeable.
• The mineral production of Ontario dur-
ing the past year was ithe largest yet re
oorded, there having been a eonsiderable
increaee in the output el nickel, 'copper
and gold, while' the yield of eilver was
about equal to that of the, previous year.
I am glad to know that there is every
'prospect bolero the mining industry of a
period o2 -further• expansion.
An outstanding feataire of the education,
at eituatiou during the year has been the
exteusion of industrial training through-
out the Province. In nearly all the large
induetrial centree evening classee have
beau organized under the industrial and
oducatiou act, passed in 1913, showing the
widespread desire for this (does of in-
struction. s
• Sufficient progrees hae been made in the
work on the Central Prieon • Farm. at
Guelph to varrant the antioipation that
the Central Preen. in Toronto will be va-
cated in November next. The plan of pris-
on reforni adoptedin the new institution
has passed the skperimental stage, and is
proving satisfactory in every respect. The
labor of the prisoners is being utilized
also in eonneetion 'with the brick manu-
facturing plant, established at, Misnico,
the product of which is used .01113r for pub.
lie inetitutione.
The new Hospital for • the Insane at
Whitby is now well adv.anoed and it is be-
lieved that" a large section -of it will be
completed and afford accommodation for
five hundred patienti by the latter part
of the present year.
The Commiesion appointed to revise and
consolidate sthe Statutes of the Province,
having completed. it labore, has present-
ed las final report, -which will be laid be-
fore YOU.. In the meantime tan dietribu-
ties: has already been commenced.
representatives on the border,.
In this ease, for the fist time
sinb.e the present revolution began
year ago, the general warning
from the United States Government
ta3 Mexican factions to protect all
foreigners went unheeded, though
there is evidence to show that both
the British Ambassador and the
State Department were advised too
late of Benton -'s impending fate to
intercede 'specifically for him. The
news shocked officials generally,
who had come to believe that Gen-
eral. Villa fully realized the posi-
tion of the American Government
in regard to the protection of for-
eigners in Mexico, particularly in
the Merth 'of that eountry.
How Did Benton Die?
• A despatch from Juarez, Mexico,
says: Whether Benton, the Bri-
tish subject, met his fate before a
rebel firing squad or fell from a
bullet,. fired while he was in Villa' s
office ^la rtb kneain and may, never
he' known. Villa, left on an early
train. en Friday for 0.111hUahus
and refits.ed to make any 'further
statement -about the affair. Before
going her....etook with him all of the
guards he had at his headquarters,
including the men who are believed
to have taken part in the execu-
tion, if -there was an execution.
3.1=Ieldean officials here 'claim that
Benton wee tried by a court-mar-
tia,1 eomposed of Judge Advocate
Lie Aatio Aguierre Benavides,
Presiding Judge Jesus Rotliguez,
Major Gloria rand a court steno-
grapher. They claim that Benton
•was foirnd guilty after a formal
trial 'of being implieated in the plot
to kill Villa..
44
FATAL EXPLOSION.
Seven Workmen Killed and a Large
• :Number Injured.
A despatch from Glasgow, Scot-
land. says: Seven =workmen were
killed, a large number injured, and
many bnildings destroyed 'on Fri-
day at Alder, Ayrshire, by au ex-
plosion. nt. the Nobel Gunpowder
Works.
EAVY OUTLAY BY THE C ER.
fifa,m1*••••••,••••••••••••••1,11.
When Present Programme of Work for 1914 has
Been Completed Will ilave Spent $45o,000,000
A despatch from Montreal, says :
Canadian Pacific, extension plena
last year and this will involve a
total .extpencliture of around $85,-
000,000, according to authoritative
foreeasts current here. Viee-Presi-
_
dent Bury is in town conferring
with the head of the road, but nei-
ther as yet has handed oirb an offi-
cial statement. The large amount
quoted, however, is said to be
Cpssad over a number 'of years, and
that deuble-tracldng and. other
parts of the programme will be pro-
eeeded with conservatively as the
need ariees.
At the present time there .are 133
miles of double -track under wiy. be-
tween Sudbury and Po;t Arthur,
on the Lake Superior Division,
which alone will coat $9)000000;
178 miles of double -track between
lirandon and Calgtiryto cost $5,-
000,000; 139 miles between Revel-
stoke and Vaneouver, to cost $7,.
000,000.
All -this is in addition to other
works going on at the SWIM time in
other sections of the country -anew
lines between Swift Current; and
Sedgewick, a distance of 270 miles;
two other branch lines on.the main
line in, Alberta,; there is the Wey-
burn, braneh, which is comprised in
476 miles, of whieh 196 miles have
•al rea,cly been. constructed. But
while no new or startlieg features
are announeed, the work mapped
out will mean as big a dikbursement
as if a sensational programme had
been made public. Before the Can-
adian •Pacific Railway is, through
with its present progranarne of
work in the West, including the
•irrigation Works, the double -track-
ing, Alia' the new traekage, amount-
ing to about 1,200 milesit will
have spell I something like $450
000 in 'the western ,part of the coun-
try since its inception. /
Grain Cattle and Chcese
Prices of These Products in, the Lading
Markets are Here Recorded
„
Crop OUtiOuk Favoruuts,
United Kingtioni--1,Yeather generally 20
vorablo, and ,iuticolc for crops itue.'
F1'a,nse--Sozne fears <if damage from re-
cent severe weather, but generally the
outlook
is favorable. 'Weather
Germany -A :stiecesalen sI freczbag and
thawing will result in -damage. Weather
le seasonable, but uot severe and there ra
Partial snow. coverieS.
Oeuditione continue favor,
able, with weather milder.
Roumania -No •compla,ints from crop,
with weather seasonable.
nungary--Oomplaints are • eoming to
hand of damage from recent severe freez-
ing', as the crop has a very light snow prf).
teotion. Large importation expected dur-
ing now and April.
Italy end Asia, Minor--Grop outlook fa-
vorah1e, with weather ,seasonable.
Spain -Outlook unfavorable, owing to
deficient rainfall during the winter. Wes -
tiler mild.
India -6 -general rain has been eonfirmed,
1.4lt•atutiate to bonefltSto aly„ extent, and
usafaistit harvetsting.in early districts. Ixt
northern regiOus offers of wheat are prate-
tioally nil,
North Afram-Reporte are eezitradietori,
but geoerally favorable,
Belgium =la Ifollaucl.-Sowing progress -
big, witit weather mild, Rain argenilY
wanted.
areadstuffs.
T*wheitMtlifitturleb9r01MpeYr ce2n4C.-,P$13P.17u0'-to°11$b$24'.7i°
5,
seaboard, and at $3.70, Toronto. Manitobas
-Phut Patents, in jute bags, $5,40; do.,
eeoonds, $4.90; strong bakereS in jute
bags, $4.70.
Manitoba wheat -Bay ports, No. 1 :fifer -
them, 98 14o, and No. 2, 96 14e, Cioderich,
1-2e more, No. 1 Northern, North Bay,
$1.04, and No, 2, $1.01 14.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 at 91 to 94o, out.
side, Toronto.
acangtc) fr'gL4It' and. 95o, 00
t
Oate-Ne. 2 Ontario oats, 36 to 35 1-2o,
outside, and at 38 to 38 1-2o, on track, 39 1-2o Mr No. 3, To•
No. 2, and at 39 to Bea'
proonrttso.. 'Western Canada. oats, 40 1-20 for
Paas -No, 2 at 96o to $1, onto:tide.
• ountsie
arley-Good malting barley, 56 to 58-0,
rail, ConriiT-oNewtoNo. 3 American, 69 1-20, all
Ryer-No, 2 at 62 to 63o, outside.
Buckwheat -No. 2 at 75o to 76c, outside.
Bran -Manitoba bran, $22.60 a ton, in
base, Toronto freight. Shorts, $24 to
$24,50. Toronto.
• Country Produce.
Butter -Choice dairy, 22 to 23c; inferior,
19 to 250; farmers' separator print. 22 to
25e; 'creamery prints, 30 to 31e; ,solids, 27
to 29c; storage prints, 27 to • 28e; solids,
23 1-2 -to 26e.
Egge-Case lots ,t)fr xteir4aid 46 -to 360 per
dozen; storage, selects, 33 to 34e, 8,nd
etcrage, 31 to 32e nor dozen.
Chease-Nevr cheese, 14 3-4e for large, and
155 for twins.
Beans-Rand-pieked, $2.15 to $2 20 per
bushel; primes, 52.10.
Hooey -Extracted, in tins, 11. to 12o Per
113. for No. 1; combs, $3 to $325 Per doze's
for Nois and $2.40 to $2.50 for No. 2.
Poultry --Fowl, 12 to 13o per lb.; chick'
ens,16 to 18o; -choke, 13 to 15e; geese, 14
to 155; turkeys, 19 •to 220.
Potateee-Ontarios at 83 to 85e per bag,
on track, and Delawares at 960, ou track,
in car lots.
• P rey
• Bacon -Long clear, 15 to 16o per lb., in
case We. Pork -Short cut, $28.50: '.
mom, $24.50. •31ams-Medinps, 10 to 18 1-2e;
do., heavy, 17 to 18e; rolls, 15 to 1614o;
breakfast bacon, 18 to 19o; backs, 22 to
24o. •
Lard-Tiereas, 14 1-4e; tubs, 14 1-2e;
143-40
ialed Hay and straw.
Baled lay, No. 1 at 814.50 a ten, on
traek liere; fie. 2 quoted. at $13 to
$11.50, and mixod at $12 to
Lulea straw -ear late, $0,50 to $8,75, or
traok, Toronto.
winnings Grain -
(as -Winnipeg, FebraarY
No. 1, Northern ' 90 1-8a; No. 2, 40,, 88 1-4e;
No, 3„ do., 86 3-4c; ,11.o. 4, 02 1-20i No 5..
74 1-20; No, 6, 68 3-201, fend 63 1.-2o; No. 3.
rejeOted, seeds, .8$ 2-4e; No. 2, do,„ 83, 3.4e;
No. $, do, 82o; Ne. 3 smutty, 85 1-40; No.
2, do, 839-40; NO. 3, dos 820:' No. 1 rod
Winter, 90 1-8c; No, 2, de., 87 1-4o; No, 3,
do., 86 3-4e. Oats -17o, 2 0.W., 355; -No. 3,
do, 34e; extra No, 1 Med, 34e; Ne, 1 feed
33 1-20; No. ,2, do, 32 3.4e. flarle3,-Ne. 3.
44e; NO. 4, 41.1-2e; rejeeted, 41e; feed,
40 1,20, Fla -No, 1 NS-W.C., $1,31. 1-2; No.
CW., $1.29 1-2; No. 3, do, $1.15 1-2.
47,M,orttreil Ma *
„*htrealAllehigupxy rican
No 2, yellow, Mc7"Osts
en, No. No. 2, 43 to 43 1-2e; do., No. 3, 42 to
42 alp; extra, No. 1 feed, 421-20. ,Barley -
Manitoba feed, 48_10 49e; malting, 64 to
66e, Buckwheat -No. 2, 66 to 67e, Flour -
Manitoba Solana wheat pateate, fixate,
$6.40: 40., seconds, $4.90; strong bakers",
$4.75: Winter patents, oho's:3a $5; straight
rollers, $4.45 to $460; de., in bugs, 82.05
to 82.16. Rolled pate -Barrels, $4.25 to
$4.35; bag of 90 lbs„ $2 to $2,10. IfillYeed--
13ran, $23: shorts, $25; middlings, 528:
numillie, $28 to $32. IlaY-No. 2, per ton,
oa,r lot% $13,50 to $15. Cheese-Pineet, west -
erre, 13 3-4 to 14o: do., westerns, 13 14 to
13 5-4o Butter,-Clioicest ereamery, 27 14
to 28 1-55; sesands, 26 14 to 230. Eggs-
Freeh, 36 to 38e: selected, az to 35e: No. 1
stock, 30 to 31e. Potatoes --Per hag, eav
lots, 77 to 85c.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, February 24. -Wheat --May,
91. 1-4 to 91 7-8; July, 93e bid; No. I hard,
95 3 -Se; 17o, 1 Northern, 92 7-8 to 94 3-40:
No. Z Northern, 90 7-8 to 92 3-8e; NO. 5
wheat, 87 7-8 to 89 7,80. 001q1 --No, 3 yob(
low, 57 to 57 1-40. 0a,ts-No. 3 white, 36 1,2
10 3743. Flom—Faney patents, 54.75: first
eleare, 53.45; second clears, $2.60. Ship.
merits, 60,870 barrels. Bran,122,50
th,
Dulu, February 24.--Wheat-No. 1
hard, 91 3-40: No. 1 Northern, 92 3-4e: No.
2 Northern, 91 1-4c: Manitoba. No. 2 liard,
88 1-4 to 89 1-4e; gay, 92 3-4e; July, 94 5-8e.
Linseed --Cash, $1,54; 3,fay, $1.55 1-2; July,.
$1,57 1-4.
• Live Steck Markets.
Toronto, February
buteliers', $7.90 to $8,50; kood, $7.50 to $7.75;
medium., 5675 to 57; -common, $5.75 to $6;
choice oows, $6.25 to $6.50; good, 56.75 to $6:
medium, $6.26 10 $5.60; common, $4.25 to
56.26; cutters and eannere, $3.16 M 53.75:
choice bulls, $6.75 to $7: good, $5.75 to
$6.25; oonamon, 54.25 to $5.50. Stockere and.
feoders---Steers, choice. $6.75 to 8616; good,
$5.25 to 56.35; light, $3.30 to 55.10: springere
to $82; milkers, 885. Calves -Good veal,
88.65 to 511; common, $460 to $5. Hogs,
fed and watered, 89.35 to $9,45; to:13, 359
to 59.1.5; off cern, 59.50 to $9 60. Sheep and
lambs -Light ewe,s, $5.60 to $7; heavy, $3
to $3.50; Spring lanibs, 59 to 59.75; bucke,
$3 to $3.50, with 75e eff.
Montreal, February 24. -Good ,steers and
heifers sold at $8.25 to $8.60. fairly good
at 57.60 to $8, and the lower gr:idee at froth
$6 to $7 per cwt. Choice butcher cams at
56, and the eommon and inferior at from
$4 to $5.50. Extra, choiee bulls, 87,60, while
choice brought:,$6.50 ,to $7, and the coin'
mailer ones from ,aalt (-lbw u to $4 per cwt.
Sales of sheep were made at 55.50 to $6, a,nel
Jambe at $8.25 to 88.50 per cwt. Calvet •
ranged from $3 to $12 eaoh, en to eize on,
Selected lots of hogs sold from
$10 to V10,25, and for small lots an high as
910 60 -was paid in smile case: per cwt.,
weighed off 412.1,1. •
25 BONUS TO MOTHERS._ .
Fourteen Months' Record of Opera-
tion of Maternity Aet.
• A 'despatch from Ottawa, says:
The weekly report of the Depart-
ment of Trade and Commerce con-
tains this pa,ragraph in a report
from D. H. Ross, Canadian trade
agent in Australia: "Since the
Maternity Allowance Ant .canie into
force, 14 months ago, 149,29 Corn,-
rnonwealth mothers have drawn the
26 bonus, and the Treasury has
paid o-ut the sum of 2746,145 to
mark the arrival of new little Aus-
tralians. • In New SoutleWales 57,-
340 applications for the allowance
home been made, and 56,342 of them
have been approved. In Victoria
40,789 mothers out of 41,052 who
have been granted the bo-
npri
applied
!i,
ADMIRALTY 1VILL ECONOMIZE
Save $2,500,000 By Abandoning
Naval Manoeuvres.
A despateh from London. says:
The Daily Mail says the British na-
val maaboeuvres for 1914 have been
a.ba,ndenecl, ostensibly on the
ground •bhat there is nothing more
to be learned from naval manoeu-
vres, all that was necessary having
been ascertained in 1918. The pa-
per adds that the real reaeon is a.
desire for economy in the Admiral-
ty, to save the $2,500,000, which the
manoeuvres would cost. It is re-
tailed that the manoeuvres of 1907
were abandoned for the sake of
economy.
TO BAR DISEA.SED ANIMALS.
‘Certilleate gest Accompany Stock
Front British Isles.
- A. despatch from Ottawa says:
The regulations, tinder the Animal
Contagious biseases Act have been
amended to require ,that animals
imported from. Great Britain be
accompanied by an official 'certift-
cate of bhe Board of Agriculture
and Fisheries, instead of that of
the0ocal authority, end animals
thrtP6rted from Ireland by an efficial
seertifele of the •Department of
A gr (MI , re a nd Te im i cal In 8 Oat C -
Sion fee Ireland.
CONTRACTS FOR MILLIONS'.
Four Sections of New Welland en -
nal Will Cost Over $21,000,000.
A despatch' from Ottawa says:
Information regaxding the con-
tracts for work on the new waiana
canal and on the, Hudson Bay Rail-
way were given by Hon. Franit
Coehrane, in reply to queetions by,
Mr. Murphy,' in the House on
Thursday.. he contract for the
first section' of the Welland Canal,
said Mr. Cochrane :to Mr. Murphy,
had been let to the Dominion
Dredging Company, Limited, at a
price of $3,487,725, with $200,000
deposit required. Baldry, Yer-
burgh and Hutchinson, Liinitede
had obtained the eontra,c,t for sec-
tion 2 at $5,377,185, With a deposit
of $150,000; seetion 3 had been let
to James H. Corbett for $10,220,-
665, with $400,000 deposit; section 5
to the Canadian Dredging Com-
pany, Limited, for $1,945,788, wadi
$]00,000 deposit. The time limit Ica)
the eampletion of the 51ih section is/
April 1, 1918; that for -the others is
April 1, 191/. •
Regarding the Hudson Ray RaiT
way contract, Hon. Mr. Cochrane,
informed Mr. Murphy that Mr. J.
D. Ala,cArthur was the eontracter,
for the three sections at the follow.;
ing figures: Le Pas to, •Thicket
Portage, 185 miles, $8,078,354: .
Thicket Portage to Split Lake, 68
mile -s, $1,811,285; Split Lake tn
Port Nelson, 165 miles, $3,008,1281
The time limit for the. 'Le Pas sec',
teen had been twice extended frem
December 1, 1012, .arid was now De-
tember.1, 1914, as alee for the °tiler,
two 8cetions. Deposits of $200,000,1
$150,000 and $150,000 had been
Made on the three aections, re-
spectively. •. =
The Minister of Paitways tolt1
I -Ton. .George P. Graham •that the
Grand Trunk :Paeific had it art -
proved of the change ofgrades
math: on the National Transconti-
nental 'Railway sinee the new Gov-•
ernmeti t ealne ini‘i office, Mr.
Ceelitane also said that the 04)st 'of
he 'mountain secti4m of the Grand
Trunk Pacific was cmiimaied at
$07,0135 by tile Government's thief
engineer and at 8102,775 by tir
chief •cligineer rallWay,
cost per mile of the prairie sectier
was estimated at $45,180.