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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-10-15, Page 2101 INMD'S ItARKETS1 TIZPORTs Mom TIM IXADINer T33,ADE CENTRES, rices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and, Other Dairy Pr edema At acme and Abroad. Toronto, Oct., 18,—Wheat— The inareet for Ontario grades is quiet, and pries are firmer. No. 2 white mid red winter quoted at 76e to 76,0 low freise ts; No, 2 goose is elted at 60 to 70e east, mid No, 1 spring is 74 to 75e east, Manitoba wheat firm, with new quoted as fol- lows at lake ports!—No. 1 hard, 00c; No. 1 Northern, 861c; No. 2 Nortbern, 81c. Oats—The market is unchanged, with offerings fair. No. 2 white quoted at enee middle freights, and at 28* to 200 high freights. No. 1 white at 804. to 81e east. Barley—The demand is fair, with offerings limited; No. 2 quoted at 45 to 46c middle freights; No. 3 ex- tra, 44e middle freights; end No. (3 •at 42c middle freights, Rye—The market is quiet, with • priees steady at sibout 50c )Ugh freights. Peas—Tracle quiet, with No. 2 white emoted at 64c high freights, • and at 65c middle freights. • Corn—The Market is quiet, with prices steady. No. 2 yellow Ameri- can quoted at 56e on track, Toron- to; No. 3 yellow at 55e0, and No. 8 mixed at 55c, Toronto. Flour—Ninety per cent, patents • quoted at $8 middle freights in buy- ers' sacks for export. Straight roil - era of special brands, for domestic trade, quoted at $8,40 to $3.55 in bbls. Manitoba flour unchanged; No. 1 patents $4.75 to 84.80; No. 2 pat- ents, 84.45 to 8e.50, and strong bakers', $4.80 to $4.85 on track, To- ronto. Millfeed—Bran steady at $16, and shorts at ele here. At outside polete bran is quoted at 818.50, and shorts at 817. Manitoba bran, in sacks, 818, and shorts, at $20 here. ••••••••••* COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—The market is unchanged, with moderate supplies. Sales of choice fruit at $1.50 to $2 per bbl., In car lots, and at $2 to $2.50 in small quantities. • Beans—There is a, quiet trade, with feeling firm. Unpicked $2 a bushel, and picked $2.20 to $2.25. Honey—The market is qpiet, at 6 to Gee per lb. for bulk, and at S1.25 to $1.50 for comb. Choice clover honey, 7 to 7ec per lb. Hay—Demand fair, with receipts Duly moderate. No. 1 new will bring ;9 to $9.50 on track, Toronto. Straw—The naarket is quiet at $5.- 26 to 85.50 per ton for car lot, on track. Hops—Trade is quiet, with this. season's crop quoted at 25 to 27e. Potatooe—The offerings are liberal rad prices eteadv. Car lots of ehoice stock quoted at 500 per bag, and small lots selling at 60 to 70c Ser bag. Poultry—The znarket is steady. Dleickens, 65 to 750 per pair; ducks 75 to 90c per pair; turkeys, 12 to t8c per lb. Tete', DAIRY MARKETS. Butter—The market is steady, with Hood *demand for choice qualities. Medium qualities quiet, and poor grades are accumulating. We quote. —Finest 1-M. rolls, 17e to 18c; se- lected dairy tubs, 16 to 16e; sec- ondary grades, 12e to 14c; creamery prints, 21 to 213c; solids, 10 to 3.9ec. Eggs—The market is firm. We quote:— Strictly new laid, 19 to 200; fresh gathered, 18c, and pickled sell at 15 to 16c per dozen. Cheese—Market is quiet and steady. We quote:— Finest, 12c Per lb., and seconds, 11e, to 114e. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. M• ontreal, Oct. 18.—Manitoba wheat Is strong in sympathy with Chieago; No. 1 hard is very scarce; • No. 1 Northerri is quoted at 81.ec ex store, Fort William, October 'delivery; No. 2 Northern, at 754e. There is a 'slightly easier feeling in peas and oats, but business here is dull. There is no change in cheese and butter. Grain—Peas, 68c high. feeights, 72e to 78c afloat here; rye, 58c east, 58ec afloat here; buckwheat, 52c; No. 2 oats, 85e in store, and 881 to 34e afloat; flaxseed, $1.15 on track here; teed barley, 50c; No. 3 barley, 52ec. Flour—Manitoba patents, $4.- 80; seconds, $4.50; strong bakeree $4.25 to 84.00; Ontario straight rol- lers, $8.90 to $4; in bags, $1.00 to $2; patents, 84.15 to 84.40; extras, $1.70 to 81.751 rolled oats, $1.80 Per bag, 88.80 per bbl. Feed—Mani- toba bran, 817 to $18; shorts, $20, bags inclueed; Ontario bran, in bulk, $1.5.50 to $16.50; shorts, in bulk, $20.50 to $21.50. Ileans--Choice primes, $1.70 per busbel in car lots. rrovisions—Ilea vy Canadian short 20.50 to $21, light short mpeund roil eta _ cut, $20 to $2thee, ed lard, 8c; pure Canadian , to 0e; kettle rendered, 10 to 10ec; llama 12a to 14c; bacon, le to 15c; fresh killed abattoir hogs$8 to 88.2:5. Eggs—Candled selected, 10c; straight receipts, 16e to 17c; Mont- real limed, 17e. , Cheese—Ontario, • to 11-3c; Townships, nee; Que- • bec, llie. Butter—reownehipe create- ery, .21e- te 21ee; Quebec, 21e; West - dairy, 16e. Ashes, Arsts, $5,85 to $5.90; pearl, $6.70. • am 0, to sow UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, • Oct. 13.—Flottr—Steady. Wheat—Spring unsettled; No. 1 Northern, Sec asked; 'winter • Corn --Quiet; steady; No, 2 yel- low, 52e,c; No, 2 tern, 50 to 50e. Oats—Dull but firm; • No. 2 white, tOc; No. 2 mixed, Selo. Rye—No, 1 en track, Barley—Western c.i. 7., 53 • to 080. Canal freights,— Steady. Ste Louise Oct. 18.—Wheat— e1osed, casli at 84c; Peceniber, )40; May 822e, elbaneepolis, Oct. 13. Wboat— De- eetaber, 76e to 70,0; May, 77&e; on Ulla, No. 1 hard, 800; No. :1„ North- ern, 79e; Nee 2 Northern, 760; No, 8 Northern, 71 to 78e, Duluth, Oet, 18e—Wheet—No, 1 hard, 801e; No. 1 Northern, 700; e Northern, 76e; October, 790; Deoember, 75ee; May, Vetc• Meneeleelie, Oct. 18--P1our—First patents, • $4.45 to 4.55; eecorre do, $4.80 to $4.85; first clears, 88.65 to $3.75; second. clears, $2.75 to $1.15. Bran—In bulk, $13 to $18.75. CATTLE MAIMET, Toronto, Oct. 18,—The principal feature in the cattle trade at the Weston market to -day, was tee ina Prevenient in, the prices of exporters' cattle, wbich sold fully. 10e higher. Butchers' cattle, were weak, and in most cases lower. The situation in light stockers and feeders showed no improvement, but the liberal receipts of the den and what were held over front the pre- vious market were not easy to sell. A number. of buyers front a distance were buying this class of cattle, but it was said that the farmers lately were unwilling to pay good prices for them by reason of the bad out- look in exporters', and the pros- pectspocts that Ana prices hi cereals would Prevail throughout the fall and winter. A weaker feeling was perceptible i2i distillery feeders, but sales in these were effected with some freedom. The offerings thereof were fairly liberal. An active demand for exporters' was a surprising feature of the mar- ket, and the light offerings were readily picked up by the operators, who were =able to entirely com- plete their requireruenta. Best quality butchers were scarce and in demand at fairly satisfactory prices; considering the way the mar- ket for the other grades has been go- ing• of late. A firm tone dominated the lamb market, and 10c higher was paid than a week ago. Sales are effec- ted with a fair exacamt of vim. Ex- port ewes and bucks were steady. Milela cows of choiee breed and ,milking quality sold readily, the values keeping quite strong. Infer- ior cows were not so much in de- mand. The arrivals reported.were 92 cars, 1,464 cattle, 1,840 sheep and lambs, 1,569 hogs, and 61 calves. The value of exporters nominally ranged from 84 to $4.70 per cwt., but as there were few choice loads received, the most of the sales were effected on a basis lower than 54.50 per cwt. The tone was firni at the close. Trade in butchers' was quiet. Quo- tations follow;—Good loads, 84 to 54.25; •extra select animals, $4.50; fair to good, 53.75 to 6e.15; medi- um to fair, 53.25 to 53.75; common ee.50 to 53.15; rough and inferior, 52,25 up; canners 52 per cwt. Trade in feeders and stockers was fairly steady. We quote:— Feeders, 1,000 to 1,200 Tbs., 53.75 to e4.15; feeders, 800 to 1,000 tbs., $8.80 to 53.70; stockers, 600 to 800 Ms., 52.75 to 53.25; stock calves, 400 lbs. up, $2.25 to $2.60; inferiors, 52 up. Firmness was the characteristic of the market, for lambs. Our quota- tions are as follows:—Export ewes, 53.40 to 53.50; export bucks, 52.e.50 to 52.75; lambs, 53.50 to 53.65 per cwt. Calves were quoted at ee to 5ec per en, and $2 to 810 each. Milcb cows and springers sold at 830 to 554 each. Bogs were weak in price. We quote:— Selects, 160 to 200 lbs., of good bacon quality, off cars, 55.60; fats and lights, $5.40 per cwt; sows 54 per cwt., and stags 52 to $3. The prospects are that prices will he 10e lower next week. 4 TORONTO'S POPULATION. Now 219,002, an Increase of 8,000 Over Last Year. . A Toronto despatch says: Toron- to's population as reported by the assessors, is 219, 002, an increase over last year of nearly 8;000. The total assessment of the city is 5148,- 458,383, an increase of $4,812,398 over last year, but owing to the ex- emption of colleges, seminaries, etc., and the extension of exemption , on raachinery for another year, the tax- able assessraent for the year will be about. 5141,6e5,000. TO TRANSPLANT LOBSTERS Expert Will Inspect G -round on the Pacific Coast. An Ottawa despatch says: I. Bolter, a Nova Scotia lobsete ex- pert, had an interview with the Brit- issla Columbia, members to -day. The Government are sending him to the coast for the purpose of transplant- ing lobster fry. The lobster indus- try is a most valuable one, employ - -lag Inany men areleers6iieen, and if startedee neethrtlast will prove a rearrthing for British Columbia, THOUSAND EMIGRANTS. Salvation Army Will Arrange for Spring Exodus. A London despatch says: Governor Larab, of the Salvation Army Col- ony at Tradleigh, has been commis- sioned by General Booth to proceed to Canada and conduct negotiations With the Canadian Government for the emigration of a thousand men, woraen. and children in the spring. CANADA UP -T 0 -DATE. Lord Onslow Explains Success in the British literkets. A London despatch oasts: Lord Onslove president of the 'Board of Trade, speaking to the British Dairy leannere' Association, on Wedneeda,y, attributed the Very severe Canadian eompetition to the Canadians die - carding old ideas, and being reedy to adopt scientific methods, BRITAIN AND FRANCE, The Genera,' Treaty of ./erbitration Concluded.. A Pori § despatch says: It Wee learned in authoritative cmarters on Friday evening that the terms of the general treaty of, arbitration between Frame and -Great Baleen 1104 been. concleded, between Foreign Meister Deleasse and the authorities in 140e - don. All the eubstautial features of the treety have now been. waled. There only remain minor questions 01 de- tails before the signing of the treaty. These furmalities are so far advanc- ed that the treaty Is considered to lie an accomplished fact, The trea- ty follows the general lines of the Hay-Pauncefote Arbitration Treaty. The oilleials view the negatiatioes as evidence of the sympathetic atti- tude of the !hilted States, France, antid Great Britain on the practical adoption of the theory of arbitration. The treaty is mainly significant in being the culmination of the rap- procetmeut between France and Great Britain after centuries of warfare, the maintenance of defensive arma- ments and the recent animosities growing out of the Fashoda incident and the South African War. It is also significant of the tendency to- wards a rearrangement of the Euro- pean political alliances. The treaty is meinly the outcome of the excliange of visits between Xing Edward and President Loubet and the visit of Baron "celilstournellen de Constant and the French Par- liamentarians to London. JAIL FOR TREATING. Western Town Adopts By-law to Sappress Drinking. A Vancouver, B. C., despatch says: Reeve Lander, of the Delta, has introduced a unique by-law in his rural district. It is called the anti -treating by-law. Several years ago the temperance people lia tho district agitated strongly to pro- vide measures to stop the eXCeSeitie drinking which was going on. They conteived the idea that if the treat- ing system was stopped the emoted of Heuer sold would be reduced to the minimum. It is unusual for the reeve to introduce a by-law, but Reeve Lander pledged himself to see that it was passed if elected, and as I none of the councillors cared to fa- ther it, the reeve did, and it passed the council and became law; it is now in Leaders a penal offence to treat a friend. FRONTENAC DESPERADO. Bobbed House and Fired Shots at Toll House. ' A Kingston despatch says: As des- perado's action caused excitement in Kingston Township on Tuesday night. William Ferguson sale family retieed early after threshing, but were awakened by shots. They got up and found a haystack ablaze, and left, the house. While they were away a man entered the house and reasaeked it, putting an axe oil the table in case of need. Be got away before the occupants returned. Later ee entered a toll house on Kingston Road, and told W. Waller, the aged keeper, to throw up his hands. The toll -keeper threw a pail at his head and the desperado fired his revolver at Waller, and later when Mrs. Wal- ler appeared he sent a shot at her, teen he •fled. The city police have been a'dvised. IMMIGRATION TO CANADA. Returns for Three Months Show Number to be 26,987. An Ottawa despatch says: The migration figures for tee past three months show the total arrivals in Canada to be 26,987, as against 23,- 881 for the same period last year. Of this number, 12,478 were British, 7,218 Continental, 7,201 from the United States. For the nine, months tbe arrivals were 108,014, as against 68,882 for the same period last year. WINNIPEG LADY SHOT, She Remonstrated Viith. Cigarette Smokers. ., A Winnipeg despatch says: While crossing Norwood bridge on 'Wednes- day evening Mrs. Card, a young wo- man, remonstrated with some lode who were smoking cigarettes be.neath the bridge. One of the boys, when the lady's back was turned, picked up a small rifle and pulled the trig- ger. The bullet entered Mrs. Card's thigh, and see is now in a some- what serious condition, as the &relict has not yet been located. The bay, Teo) is named Graham., has not yet been arrested. WOPY- TORNADO. Three Persons Instantly Killed. and. Numbers Injured. An Emporia, Kansas, despatch says: Three persons killed outright, two fatally injured . and fourteen others more or less seriously hurt, with enormous property damage, are the results, of a tornado that pre- vailed near IL:onilton and Aliceville, Kansas, on Tuesday night. The town of Aliceville, which has two hundred inhabitants, was practically wrecked. The list of casualties, clue to the storm, may be incomplete, OTTAWA'S POPULATION. 40.016. .AsseeSment Returns Show' an In- crease of 446. An Ottawa despatch says; The Aseesernent Commissioner on Wednes- day issued his preliminary statement of the City assessment for 1004. The total is given at 882,764,885, of wineb 820,076,087 is real, 5789,050 iteeme, and $2,078,200 poreonality. Tee inetease over last year is 88- 201 .80. The population is given at 61,597, or literease of 446, THE HOU3E OF 00E136 VVBAT OUR LEGISLATQRS ARE DOING AT QTTAWee, ainaTrA, CHANGE'S. Sir leredericet Doreen gave an ex- tended 7.1.COOLUIL of the eluteges Which are to be made ia connection with the militia, of Caitade. The per- meeent lore° is to bo increased by 500 men, of whom 1400 will ee ina- tioned at Moutrette 100 at Calgary, arid the other 200 aivideci between °rename and. engineeriug eorps. Last year the militia of Canada cost 52 cents per lieed of tee population. num the changes, are made the cost will be 68 cents per head, and this, the Minister said, was about as much as Could be devoted to this cities of expenditure for some years to come. YEAR'S SURPLUS. Mr. Clancy asked for the totals of revenue and expenditure so far as they, lied been ascertained for 19oe. Idr. Fielding gave figures which Ile sold were subiect to slight altera- tions, but which were substantially cermet. On consolidated fund the revenue was tf36,034,108.58, and the ,•"1 51,70',172.8i), r capital expenditure was e10,867,- 163,01,, sinking fund e2,620,588. The decrease ill the debt, amounting to 50,580e360, was brought up to 59,885,810 by the adjustment of provincial accounts. The surplus for tee current slier was e14,e2.0,- 9(35. parliament RAILWAY SUBSIDIES. Seventy-four distinct subsefies, ne- cessitating an expenditure of almost 513,000,000, have been given notice of by Pinceice Minister Fielding. Tle minimuxa subsidy is a grant of 53,200 per mile, and the maximum 56,400. The former is based ou an expenditure of 515,000 per mile and the latter for construction of difficult sections of the road costing more than that sum. The now subsidies cover 2,882 miles of road; the revotes 1,289e miles, a total of 4,073.1. Ono of the important conditions demanded, empowers the Government to make it iniperative upon the com- pany to use new steel rails made in Canada if they are procurable in suitable quality, and fas-oraele terms of which the -Government shall be judge. Nearly a minimn is voted to aid tho St. James Bay Railway from Toronto Sudbury by way of Parry SQ11/1d. A suggestion as to the location of the new transcontinental lines is given by the subsidy of for 80 miles of line from Lake Superior to Lake Nepigon, and northerly from the shore of the latter stretch of water. It is thought this is intended to feed the proposed G.T P. LIST OF RE -VOTES. The following are the re-It-otos:— Tillsonburg, Lake Eerie & Pacific Railway, Ingersoll to Woodstock, nine miles, 528,000. Lincisay, Bobcaygeon and Ponty- pool Railway, Burkton to Bobcay- geon 40 miles, 5128,000. Toronto, Lindsay and Pembroke Railway, Golden Lake to Pembroke, 51 miles, 5168,200. Central Ontario, from Bancroft to Whitney, 40 miles, $128,000. Strathroy and Western Counties from Cardoc Station to Strathroy, an•d northerly from the latter town 31 miles in all, 509,200. NEW ONTARIO SUBSIDIES. Tillsonburg, Lake Erie and Pacific, from Woodstock to Berlin or Stat - ford, 33. miles, 599,200, Irondale, 13ancroft suel Ottawa, from present terminus to Renfrew, 75 miles, 5240,000. Nepigon Railway, from Lake Su- perior to Lake Nepigon, and from the north shore thereof in a norther- ly direction, 81 miles in all, 5256,- 000; Manitoulin & North Shore, from Little Current towards o.r.R. naain line, via Sudbury, 80 miles, 596,000. Tham'cler Bay, Nepigon and St. Joe, 50 miles noreh-easterly- from Port Arthur, 51-50,000. For a line from Sturgeon Falls to the westerly shore of iatke Temagte mi, 50 miles, 5160,000. Bay of Quinte, from Actinceite, Queensboro' and Bannockburn to a point in the townseip of Marmara, 2()'iIicilesiinVat. BrtrefAlgoma, 21 miles northwaed from present terminus, 557,200. James Bay Railway, from Toronto via east side Lake Simcoe to a. point at, near or beyond Sudbury, through Parry Sound, not exceeding 265 miles, in lieu of two subsidies granted in 1900 for 35 and 20 miles respectively from Parry Sound to- 11:1%,:f4lte'i4eI)3411°rovirUilYricial 1,r-7--.1Man°3es- Bel; Railway, from Lake Teecamieg, in a northerly direction, 50 miles, 5160,000. Lake Superior, Long Lake and Albany Railway Co., from Peninsula Harbour in northerly direction, 10 miles, 882,000. The Canadian Bridge Co., of Wal- kerville, received 585,000 to Stren- gthen and complete the /emanation and approaches to the bridge ,over the St. Francis River. Payable to the Canadian Bridge Co. toward the construction of steel superstructure of 7,ni1way bringe on St. Francis River, 550,000, SHARE OF EACH PROVINCE. Following are the totals of the subsidies by Presences :— Itenewale,--Ontaxi•o, 171 miles, 5547,200; Quebec, 832 miles, 51e. 06e,400; New Brunswick, 19e $624,000; Nova Scotia, 401* miles, $1,288,200; British Colombia, 45 fullest, 5144,000; 1141anitobe, 85 miles, $112,000; Northeast Territories, 50 miles., $160,000; total 53,982,800. New subsidies—Ontario, 682 miles, 32,022,400; Quebec, 1,005 nines,. 58,- 216;000; New Bronswiels„ 40 miles, 5153,800; Nova Scotia, 243 miles, $777,600; British Columbia, 861 miles, 51,155,200; 'Manitoba, 82 »tilos, 5102,409; Yukon, 84 miles, . ' 5268,800; Northwest Tevritories, 144 miles, 3460,800; total, $8,160,,000. Totals—Ontario, 52,569,600; Que- bec, 54,278,400; New Brunseviele e780,800; Nova Scotia, 52,060,800; 13ritieh Columbia, 51,209,200; Man- itoba, 5214,400; Northwest Territor- ies, 5020,300; Yukon, $2084800; tot- al, 512,092;800, Bridges, 3150,000, Grand total, 512,2d2.800. TliEE IDEAL PIG, . Hints on the Selection 01 the Breeding Sew. Sine the pork packers are in clos- e% touch with the British consumer, they are the most conspetent judges of the class of hogs required for the most neetitalsie trade; and we find that they recommend the use of Yorkshires and Tantwartlas as es- pecialy suitable or the prodnetion of bacon hogs, while Beriseihiees of the newest types are also excellent. 'Me other breeds are not, as yet, so well adapted; but, as has Wan already stated, the breeders of these breeds ere raeidly bringing their pigs into line, and sows of theft kixidtcivryliz.rnovcreodesbeelacwoilithtyinzleps roofetuhcee good bacon pigs. These cross -bred pigs frequently make more economi- cal gains than the pure-breds. The Yorkeeire-Berkshare and Tatnivortia Berkahlre cross is especially papal- • No breed or combination of breeds las it menop.o y of all the deeirable qualities in a pig. There are good anei bad in all Weeds, and bad and worse in some. It does not follow that because a hog is of any given breeding he is necessarily a goad or a bad bacon hog. It is necessary therefore, .that the breeder of mar- ket hogs eave a elear-ctut conception of the ideal pig: th.en be wid be in a position to make the best use of the materials at his disposal by judi- cious selection and careful breeding. It is commonly lielieved taxa,ong breeders of live stock, that if sire and 'dam be equally well bred, the former has the greater influoace on the conformation and the latter on the nervous temperament and feed- ing qualities of tho progeny, Whether this be true or not, eare eleould be taken in selecting the females of the herd to choose only those of a cile CONTENTED TEMPERAMENT. Few things are more exasperating than a raving, noisy, discontented sow; not only is she a contirmal menace to fenees and gates, but she is cross at farrowing time, and is quite as Moly as not to destroy half of lier litter in some fit of iter - arouse excitement. In addition to this, a sow of this description is seldom or never a good milker, and every stockmen knows that the pro- fit or loss on a batch of pigs is dee termined largely by the start they get in life during the first six or eight WeAli.S. The milking qualities of the sow is a matter toe, often overlooked or ignored wilco select- ing the females fOT a breeding herd. Many men seem to take it for grant- ed that if they cart get a sew to pro - 'duce a large litter, she will,* as a matter of coarse, nourish them af- terwards. This is a grave mistalte. Sows vary in their milking propen- sities as widely as the eows in an unselected herd, Among pigs the ability to' give a large flow of milk is mere a family trait than a breed characteristic; that is to say, differ- ent families of the same breed differ more in this particular, 'than •do the different breeds, each considered as a whole. It is, therefore, largely a matter of selection. A well formed leader is, of course, essential. There should riot be fewer than twelve, better fourteen,. well developed, even- ly placed teats, extending well up to the fore -legs. The sow should be large and roomy, with great length and depth of side; she must, liowever, be trim and neat in her outlines, showing no tendency to bagginess or flabbiness, and, though not wild or nervous, she must be ac- tive in her movements. A heavy, listlems, cheats, walk should not be tolerated in breeding stock of either sex; it indicates a lack of vital farce; and an animal with this dharacteristic is not likely to be so prepotent as one with a mcne ac- tive, sprightly temperament. The brood sows should be selectee from prolific families. A sow,neast raise a given number of pigs each year 'to pay expenses, and each ad- ditional pig represents a profit. Thero Is, however, a limit to the nieneer of pigs in a profitable lit- ter; very large litters are apt to be weak and uneven in quality. Few sows can properly nourish more 'than fourteen pigs, and an oven litter of from eight to 'twelve lcbrge, serene, lusty fellows is tnach more profit- able than al litter of sixteen or eigh- teen weak, flabby, and ill -nourished pigs. 4. :TRADE FOR_ SEPTEMBER. Returns of Exports and Imports With Great Britain. A Londoii despatch says: The im- ports from Canada during the month of September were: Cattle, 22,888 head, valued at £883,897; s'heop and lambs, 5,573 head, valued at £8,- 801; wheat, 608,600 cwt.% valued at 4175,912; wheatmeal and flour, 400,- 800 cwts. valued at 4184,674; Peas, 32,840 evAs., wattled at A11,34i5; ba- con, 110,417 cwt., valued at L284,- 888; hams, 88,010 cavts., valued at £89,290; butter, 30,152 myth., valu- ed at 4180,190; cheese, 204,898 ewts,, valued at £187,605; eggs, 29,- 355 great hundred e (120), valued at 410,869; horses, 556, valued at £2,- 689. The total importe for the month were L8,047,880, and tho total ex- ports 4,508,788. • The report of the Treasurer of the United States shows that the raven - lies for the year were $500,896,674, an increase of $88,988,480 over the year preceding, and the total ex- penditures 5506,009,007, an increase of 58e,782,034. The surplus. was 854,207,607 as eonmeted with 501,- 281,375 in 1002. VERDICT OF THE JURY: Suspicion Points to Itennesly as the Murderer, A Brantford despatch says: The coroner's jury in the Irene Cole raur- der ease returned a verdict on Wed- nesday nightaattributing the child's death to murder, and throwing sus- picion en Joseph leeneedir, the man under arrest on the charge. A luau- ber of now witnesses brought out ad- ditional faete of considerable import- ance, The prisoner was interviewed and made an explanation of his movemeete, which is entirely contra- dietory to the testimony of a dozen or more witnesses who claim he was ±11 the vicinity of "The Willows" at verious times between 1 and 4 a' - on. the afterneen of the crime. Henry Brave swore he sold a. chicken to Kennedy the day before Are seamier. The prismaer hed stat- ed to witeess' wife that he wanted the chicken for his little girl, who had been teasing him tie buy one for her. ere took it away alive in a browe bag. Sergt, Wal/aee, of the local force, swore he found a chicken, partly de' - I composed,. about sixty reeds from the girl's dead bo'dy, and a straight - nine between the body anti tho step- ping -stones across the tail race. The jury's verdict reads :—"We find that Irene Cole was wilfully aateder- ed by a person or masons unknown to this jury at present. It is the unanimous opinion of this ittry, from evidence produced, that suspicion points to the prisoner Kennedy. We desire to call the attention of 'the clay authorities to the fact that the place known as 'The 'Willows' is a renclestvouz of some of the worst characters, and would receiumend that steps be taken to remedy this evil without delay." 4 THE EAST INDIAN WAY. How a Servant Was Made to Con- fess His Crime. A trade journal tells a story of an adventure which nearly cost one of its correspondents in india his life. The Indian merchant was a wealthy man who had got on well with the natives, br.ut two of his servants had had a quarrel over a girl whom they both wooed, The merchant in- terf•ered in the .6gbt. The unsuc- cessful suitor, Laj, began to make trouble, and his rival, the husband, warned the merchant against him. Nothing hafppened for some months. Then the merchant 'went away on business. On his return he was told that Lai had been caught in his bed- room and locked up. In the East this meant trosible. The merchant called his servants and haxl a thorough search made of the house. They examenednevery trunk, bureau and bedstead, every picture, statue and crevice in the wall and crack in the floor expecting to Ond a hooded cobra or other poisonous re- ptile. They scrutinized every lomb, beadle and garment to see if it had been smeared with poison or with juices which attracted venomous creatures. Then they searched the wine -cellar, the pantry and the store- room. But they found nothing. The merchant was tired, and after eating, went to the cabinet where he kept his dam's. It was a large case of teak and plate glass, with an o111 -fashioned silver Indian. lock. As he was about to insert the key in the keyhole, Laj's successful rival, who had been active in the search, cried, "Look out, sahib, some one has been meddling with that lock !" They exatuined the keyhole and found traces of wax. When they lirst. In each small, almost lin- perceptible As he toak tbis box up he everything apparently untouched. Five boxes of cigars were unope gers. not been disturbed. He was about perceptible rose thorn had ham in- tohp,ee,Dnceoidgialt.rol,tio icase the inerchent found ned. He had opened the sixth before he went away and renaoved a few to take one when he noticed that in- serted, and on it 'MILS a deb of brown slime, still moist, the scone color as something was wrong with the head. A second and a third were like the noticed on it the Marks of dirty lin- The cigars looked as if they had ouch them, sahib," said the Wien. "They are p,oisoned." The mere/lent sat down and wroth a note to the police. In half an hour an officer appeared with Lai molar guard. Tee merchant stated the case to the officer, and taking one Of the cigars, handed it to Lae with the command, "Take it and smoke it." The man turned gray and refused. His guilt was proved. Famine now of Macedonia. threatens i.he peop/e Owing to widespread distress in Porto Rico thousands of people me emigrating to Mexico. 'rho district surrounding Cannes, France, is being terrorized by a bri- gand, supposed to be an Italian. Prof. Rudolph 'Falb, a man whose prediction of earthquakes and the end of the world caused much con- sternation, is dead. Sentences of ell of one month to tWo veers' have boon formally impose ed upon tho assassins of the former King and Queen of Service They will be commuted by King Peter. . Christina Itittaker who wits in her 300th year and wbo has been an in- mate of the Schenectady, N. Y., County Almshouse fel' 1110 pest 80 years is dead. At a meeting beld 111 ibe um Betel, Chicago, a combination of Employers' Associations was ef- fected with the avowed purpose of combating union labor mid promot- ing the interests or onployers and indoliendent workmen. .A defence fund or 51,500,000 Will be vaised ancl a legal bureau and a bineau of eche cation establiShe1. MKS FRO[ THE WIRE HAPPENINGS PEW& ALL OMB, THE GLOBE. Telegra,phie Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries of Recent Events,. CANADA. The G. T. R. will erect big fsteepe at Allendale. Pricee of bread and milk in Winne, peg have advanced. The oustoms returns for Septerener, at Stretford were 521,746, Miss Gertrude H. Wood, a Toronto raissionary, died In China. The Wenn Bremen at Winnipee have asked for a 20 per cent, nese. Mallangeni, son of a Kiefer let has ceme to Toronto far a nir educations Ten men were need $50 or teil. months in jail for gambling in Weir treal. Twelve dwellings in St. Roch, Qies- bee, were destroyed by Are on Satur- day. Loss 815,000. The customs receipts In Kingstion for Septembtr were 514,618.25, aced Inland revenue collections 512,220., 26. , The Wentworth and Balton Couns ty Woman's Christian Temperance Union raised 52,570 for all purpos- es during the year. • A partridge flew violently agefust a plate -glass window in the Hand/ - ton customs house and 'broke the window. The bird was killed. The customs duties collected in Hamilton during September amoiuste ed to 5103,748.96, an increase $18,029e31 over the same mouth last year. The Port Huron Engine and Thresher Company have purchased 172 acres train the Indians of the Sarnia reserve for a site on which zo establish works. The population of Stretford, e,o- cording to the assessor,. is 11,460,., an increase of 715 over last yew. Tee total assessment is $4,300100, an increase of 5260,000. Major G. E. Burke, of leingstore Jamaica, commercial agent, for Owen ado., is in Montreal. He is endeav- oring to foster a trade between the two countries, and also to promote a fast steamship line. Two young men named A. Parent and J. Curtis were killed at Mont- real on Saturday by a trolley line coming in contact with a derrick. They went to the rescue of Derrick - man Peevost, who was badly shock- ed. Arthur Milne, a miner of Fernie, B. C., would not sing "God Save the King" and persisted in making remarks disrespectful to His Maiese ty. John Fitzgerald sought to force him to respect "God Save the King" with the aid of a long knife. Milne refused and Fitzgerald stabbed him to death. GREAT BRITAIN. Henley-on-Thames Town Council have approved a. by-law prohibiting expectoration on the pavements anel other public places. • The first turbine steamer for At- lantic service has been ordered by the Allan Line. She will be used to ply between Liverpool and Canada.. The annual report of the Theatre Royal, Dairy Lane, Limited, recom- mends a further dividend of 10'met cent., making 20 per cent. for 'the year. Last year 337 cases of smoke nuis- ance from locomotives were report- ed in London, and in 242 instances legal proceedings were taken, restilt- ing in the imposition of £559 4eer---- fines and £88 costs. A return issued by the London County Council states that 2,642 petroleum, lamp accidents, involving a loss of 319 lives, were investigat- ed by tho Council's inspectors be- tween July 1890 and March 81, 190o3i Nices have been posted in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's carriage works at New- ton Heath that the works will be closed until further notice froro. Fxd- day evenings until Monday mornings. °vet 2;000 men are affected. At tho inquest on the body of a child which was killed at Greenweeh through being run over by a coal van, it was stated that the 'driver, to whom no blame was attached, was only sixteen years of age, aud that there *ero many such youeg carmen in London. 'UNITED STATES. John Frisby, 10 years of age, was killed by a trolley car here, making the sixty-eighth victim. of street cars in St. Louis this year. The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workeea in sessiorx at Kansas City, decided to meet in learento next year. • Fayette Thinstesity,„ Mason CWT. Iowa, one of the lea:drag AT,etil'osifet Episcopal schools of the state, 114 -- barred football and this year there will be no team. bliss Birdie Laughlin, a stenogra-- Wier, of Peoria, Ill., who was pub- licly horsewhipped by Mrs. Nellie Woodruff six months ago, obtafeed Judgment for $750 damages. It is said that President Roosevelt will deal with divorce and the need of more uniform divorce laws throughout the land in his forth- coming annual message to Congress. Francis M. French, egad 64, is take ing the State medical examinations, Which are being held at Syreed*, N. Y. Ho is thought to be the side est candidate who has ever appear- ed in this city, number of immigrants into the 'United States last month was (34,- 977, against 45,551 a year ago, witli, marked increase from Germany, Eng- land, Italy, Russia, Scotland, Ire- land and Wales. • A &settle/a from Minneapolis' saece) The high sebool students of Milano°, polis have been raked by theft' pro- fessor to go to the ninie to work in place of tito etriking May University students are no* at Work,