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LESSON VI. --AUGUST 6, '1211.
Jeremiah Tried anis atequltted,-
Jee. 26 1-24.
Coximentciay,- .] Warnings given by
Jeremiah are. 1.6.). Jerenaite was the
son of. Hilkiah, a Driest, but probably
not, the }iilkialt who was' high priest in
the tithe of Josiah. Hie home vats at
Anathoth, a priestly city a few mace
'from Jerusalem. He was in a position to
be familiar with the religious and poli-
ticel life of the nation. Called in early
life to be a prophet (,ler. 1. 6l, and be-
ing a priest also, weighty etoeponeilril-
ties rested upon him. "In misery and
centinual peril of death he wttneese•d
the fall of the state and the 'destruc-
tion of Jerusalenx; he survived it, but
in the silent tomb of au alien land," for
he died in Egypt. The prophetice of
which which it brief summary are given
5n the lesson are recorded in chapters
7-10. God directed the prophet to speak
These words to the people that they
might turn front their evil ways act
hombre themselves before hien, yet they
diel not heed ilia words. "The more de-
finite he had become in his warding';,
the more 'he excited• the iwrath 'of t tt3.•.
false' prophets and of those who iide<d
with them; and now that he had 'ex-
plicitly announced (;Ter. 25. 11) a ePten-
ty years' captivity, their indignation
boiled over, and they sought to i,nn-
pass Itis death "--Streane. The frequen-
i:y and persistency with which God had
sent instructions and warnings to His
• people, are shown in the prop' etrs
words, `Both rising up early, and send-
ing them," The declaration that the
temple would be made like Shiloh ex-
pressed the doom that awaited the
house of the Lord if the people fussed!
to "hearken'' Shiloh was once the seat
of Israelitish government and the re-
ligions .centre, but it had been aban-
doned and had fallen into decay. •
II, Charges against the prophet {yea.,
7-11). 7. Priests.. prophets... ,people
The words of Jeremiah had engaged the
attention of all classes. If, as the Sep-
tuagint has it, the prophets were "false
prophets;' it is easily seen why there
• %vas such a hostile •feeling• againeto •• t.lacf
speaker. 8. Made an end of speaking --
The hearers respectfully held their peace
until the message was delivered. All
the people -A phrase indicating a gen-
eral agreement among thernselvee. Took
hint-.-ftLaid hold on him." -R. V. thou
shalt surely die -The ground upon
which this penalty was declared wag
that Jeremiah had prophesied falsely
and the punishment according to the
law was death (Dent. 18. 20). 9. Why
hast thou prophesied -Siren the people
were unwilling to believe the prophet.'a
message, they ,perlsuadled tbarnaelveet
that he was a false prophet. Gathered
ltgeinetr-"Gist}rered onto." -R. V. Tho
tris). rvaK a,bottt to take place. 10. The
ptinee5 at Jndiat-- •Frobably the judieiel
officers 'rho were about the palace, the
germ of the Sanhedrin. of later tints.
They evidently had the power of life
'and death.--wWiredon. Heard theee
things -Upon hearing the tumult ''of
the people they understood that their
services were needed to settle the die-
turbanee. Entry of the new gate- It
'was probably the gate built by Jothare
'(2 Icings 15. 35). Trials were usualiy
held. at such a place as this. 11. Then
lspake the pricsts..unto the princes-- A.
formal accusation was presented against
the arrestea prophet. and the ground
of the accusation. Prophesied against
this city `Their unbelief had eonetrucd
•the words of a true prophet into a
•false prophecy, and they would rether
have Jeremiah put to death than aeaept
the message. •
111. Jeremialrs defense (vs. 12-15.) 1.2.
Then apake Jeremiah -He was permit-
ted to plead his own cause in the pre-
ssure of those who had authority an
the ease and before his. accusers. The
Lord sent inc to prophesy ---We esan not
fall to admire the calm confidence of
the prophet. When he delivered the
message he was certain it was from the
Lord and he was prepared. to plead dit-
vine authority for the words he had ut-
tered. Tide was his only defense, but
it wits suffieieut. .Their aonnpiaint w3.,
;in . reality against (3'od rather tha.0
against the prophet. 13. Amend your
ways and your doings -From defending
himself he turned• aside to exhort hie
accusers. "'Ways' will mean rather the
settled habits, "change the separate
which go to form them."•-•-4..atn: Bible.
:Jeremiah had only the welfare of his
people at heart, and he seems to have
lost sight of his own danger in consider-
ing the danger that threatened the na-
tion. The Lord will repent him of the
evil -The deetnietion whieh God had
foretold was to fall upon the people be-
cause
. cause of their sins, but if they would
humble themselves end trek the Lord,
the punishment would be averted, Cod
would ()range his attitude toward them
of they would change their attitude to-
• wares ;hhzn. 14,: •1 am in our hand: -•-Has
personal safety was of trifling import -
mace in comparison with the: welfare of
the nation, yet he did not tvieh thein to
consider him a false prophet, for in so',.
doing they had warned them. 15. Inno-
cent blood -The prophet.• was conscious
of bis own integrity. Of a truth-
-"Tho-mas A.quinivae points to Jeremiah`a
words hate as an iilastration of tate
fiat:ite ss Of conviction which in the rna.in'',
sustained tell prophets in their trying
end Ydanger oue calling."
Jere;nbah s eegirittal . (ve. 16.24.)
Not worthy to die -The nobles, reekiese
end .worldly a.e they were, with a depei•
sense of ;justice than bis fanitiirat au•
eaihuits, solemnly aequitted hint. ---Stan-
ley. The princes and the , people in
general were •.eoneiheed that Jeeetniair
was, te tette prophet, even rf he brought,
Yneseage that steongly eelnrIemned
thein, end , that are tom seeking their
PRAG�1'i(,vAL SURVEY.
Tope. -God's terms with sinners.
1. Presented through his prophet.
1f.. vaded •,by misrepreaeutsatlon..
1. Presented. through his prophet. God
directed Jeremiah where to speak, when
to speak, what to speak and to 'whom to
speak. Neither to please men nor to
save himself was Jere/mall permitted p
diminish a word. Ile met the people
assembled for their devotions and gave
them in God's name a plain, practical,
rational and pathetic sermon on repent-
ance and reformation. The law was what
God himself had set before them. Those
who would nut be subject to the com-
mands of God subjected themselves to
the erste of God. The message was
God's entreaty to the people to repent
and also, a declaration of what 'their re-
fusal ea do so, woad -beteg-.leremiah
deelared he was ' commissioned to God
and spoke only the words he gave him.
Ho mingled hope with warning. His
prophecy aimed at the real good of the
;ration, • making. the morality of. the na-
tion as imperative as that of the indi-
vidual. Jeremiah was candid in warn-
ing the people of their punishment. He
was prudent in declaring his divine mis-
sion, He had charity toward those
whom he exhorted to repent. ?'hough
be spoke fearlessly he spoke of peace as
well as wratl. and assured all men of
God's merry to the penitent. Yet Jere-
miah's nressage gave such offense that
he wa,s in danger of losing his life for
presenting it. Instead of awaking con-
viction among the priests it exasperat-
ed them.
11. Evaded by misrepresentation. The
priests and prophets assumed that the
thing which Jeremiah prophesied was ab.
a:olutely impossible. and proceeded to
deal with ham as a criminal. He showed
•them that his motives were good, and if
they did not make good use of his mes-
sage it would be their own fault. He
assured them repeatedly that he was
Cod's messenger, and spoke what was
appointed unto him to say, and was
therefore under divine protection. He
warned them against their danger if
they proceeded against him. He had no
fear of death and ba.vin.g a good con-
sciencein a good eause he was fearless.
He exhibited resignation, meekness and
cheerfulness under persecution. As a
rlrt;ineleetie r4.misa;cued,propl et..Teremiaih
was alcove all human tribunals. They
might • think that killing the prophet
would defeat the prophecy, though ,it
would but a:dd to their :milt and aggra-
vate their runs. Jeremiah stood' firm,
grid God wonderfully preserved him. He
faithfully proelsimed God'e message
though priesle land false Prophets spite-
fully persect;ted him. Me "•stood to his
doctrine to the • letter. in the face of his
persecutors and God -raised up . inen to
proteet and deliver hinny. It was the.
prudent' princes who •ati}led the excite -
aunt and prevented the infuriated peo-
ple from carrying out their designs upon
the life of the defenceless prophet Jere-
miah. ?'hese !nn econstituted themselves
'into a court of appeal, before whleh
prophet and ,people were summoned. Be-
fore them Jeremiah made his defence.
His plea was ever the same, that he
could trot but utter the 'verde .with
whieln the Lord had sends Mini. His bold
end;ingenttotie ileforme turned the. sittsa-
tion in his favor. The poople,recelled
'former prophecies and saw that Jere -
math was only reaffirming the predic-
tions tri Mealdelivered• in the days of
Itesckiah. They pointed 'to the method
of good King 'I'Iezekiah as 'contrasted
with the violent measures King Jeno•
iskim would.. favor' against God's pro -
phots. He was neither pious toward
Goa ;nor just toward men. This better
element Mem*the people prevailed and
the . hand of violence was stayed end
their,
highest good. I.;. The elders ,of the
! I.zad---'J'ltcse representeethe es5entble d
congregation, giving r ii:e to the berate!
rent of the pe olrie: --!'r Iteeoe. The terns,
&dors of Israel, occurs in Exod. 3; 16.
Some Lave 'supposed that the teflon; ret-
piesentcd the people as the. primes : re-
paasented the king at the - trial; and
tlsat
tbe eiders concurred! in the decision
of the princee. 18. Micheli -One of the
napor prophets who prophesiedsome-
what earlier than Jeremiah. The. words
whieh theoldi're : gooted In tannectlon
with Jeremiahs acquittal are found in
Mie. 3: 12, Zion shall be played -Utter-
ly devastated., The words of Miceli had'
been fully eas Revere as these of Jere-
miah, yut no penalty came to bixn.; the
;people on the other Mand humbled
themselves' end the. threatened destruc-
tion was turned. aside. 10. Besought the
Lord-liezckaa,h, so far from killing him,
was led to "fear tbe Levi," and pray
for remission of the sentence against
•7ucla•It (2 -(;Iron :;'2: t1,) Time might
we proeure-"Titus ruight we commit"
--R, V. 20-24:. Tine case of Urijalt is cit.
ed ea a, farther gleaned for justifying
•.Teremi.t:b in the starh message which he
brought to the Jews. "it would seem
that Jeremiah added this incident in or-
der to peikfeot the contract between
liezekisrh and 4Telloialcint; and thus still
m.orc ;rerfeetty illustrate the diffi t:ul-
ties and dangers by whieh he wax en -
vixen Bd" •\Vhrddn. Tea. prophet hada
faithful friend in the inferential .A.biicam
who effectually protected. him from.
those who sought his life. Jeremiah was
preserved from his mantes.
Questions. -When did Jeremiah pro-
phesy? Where does he rank among
prophets? What other office did he
hold? What prophesy did he utter that
atugered the people? What effort was
made against him? Before whom was
Jeremiah brought to trial?, Where?
What defense did the prophet shake?
What was the - decision of the court?
What was his manner durin gthc trial?
lir"stat did Jeremiah exhort the people
to do? What reference fas - made to
Mieaba To (lrijalr? What faithfui
friend came to the assistance of Jere-
miah?
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etar'ept their cernil security by we,r•ntth*
thein of impend:Mg punislnnent upon the
impenitent. Not daring to challenge
God, they presuine that .the messenger
its the offender, the one who is speaking
bla,spherny against Cod, In their pre-
tentzoot rigli'teousner•'s they put their
captive under penalty of law. Like
!acrid with John the raptist, Jeho;akiln
%voteld net have scrupled to quench in.
blood i.he light that east such strong
condeurnation ttpoti his oppressive ac-
tions. T. 13, A.
PRAC'Cl CAI'. APPLICATIONS.
"Tile people were gathered against
Jeremielt" ('t-. 0). It is no small thing
to oppose a tide of worldliness and sin.
Manton, who wrote two hundred and
fifty years ago, said - ":Many men owe
their religion not to grace, but to the
favor of the times. Jt 'is in fashion,
they may profess it et a cheap rate, be -
caulk none contradict it. .indeed, it
.hour; they are extremely bud when tbey
may be good without any loss to them-
selves, but it does not show they aro
good that are only good in good times."
,Jeremiah was good in bad times. Be
was faithful to Jehovah; when royalty,
nobility= end the •adherents of idolatry
were opposed t0 him. Opposition to him
arose because he spoke the Words to
Judah tbat God bad given him. No
age has beer. free from the sin of oppos-
ing God's truth' arid dirt!.', people. "Alt`
that will live godly in Chiiet, Jesus shall
suffer persecution" ('2.'Timothy 3:]2).
,:lererniab could have been well thought
of by Jehuiakine as were other priests
and prophets, bad he been willing to
withhold the message whieh God gave
him; and yet in their hearts they would
have despised him if 110 had spoken.
Jeremiah was fearless even when "the
people were gathered against" !tint, for
he had 'takt'1tbis stand 'on God's side.
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FARMING PAYS.
The Secret of Success. Told by David
Rankin."
When David Rankin, the world's larg-
est farmer, was asked. to tell the sea:ret
of his sui:cess (he began. by borrowing
$6 and died worth. $5,000,000, all made
in farming), he answered promptly:
"Success in xaredng eonsiste in makieg
every minute, every cent and every seed
count. A good workman is eheap at
most any price and a shiftless, careless
man is hear if he works for nothing."
Not long before he died Mr. Hankin
amplified lris views. al:0 make a profit
the fernier, just as any outer manufac-
turer, msut reduce the east. of produc-
tion," he said.. "I satellite long ago and
ataxia, I saved a hand•a wages by the use
of a new p}ece of iiiaohinery 1 felt pret-
ty good; that was melting money.
2iid' We `fdrnaera must ".tot only keep
eternally at reducing the cost of.'produe-
tion, but plan a way to get.theenrost out
of our pi°oduet. Use yourheit,d: as well
as your hands, for it is the little mail-
ings that make up the 'prot1ti'at the ;end
of the,year. It takes sharpening of exits,
all the time."
The fertilizer problem its one of Heil
most serious confronting the farmer iso;
day. Shall he open up bis' fields to
the eonnnercial article or shall are hue -
band his own resources and•:retain the
band his own resources and maintain the
fertility of the soil by returning to it
the elements of which it was robbed in
producing a crop? The answer is sim-
ple. A ton of a.verage'.fresk manure
contains tern pounds of nitrogen, fisc
pounds of phosphoric acid and ten
pounds of potash. At the prices which
these elements of plant food would cost
its commercial fertilizers the value of
armature would be $2.50 a, ton. This does
not take info aecount the value of the
organic matter furnished, which may be
greater than that of the plant food.
That this theoretical valuation is very
conservative is shown by the result of
zoany field experiments, by various ex-
periment stations and by praetieal
farmers. The value as trhown by the
increased erops has equalled and often
exceeded this theoretical valuation.
An experiment eondtretod, in Jasper
county, Missouri, resulted in an acre
whieln had been treated with eight 'tone
of manure yielding sixty-five bushels of
corn, while an acre immediately.;aclj0in
ing--'which had not' been treated with
natural fertilizer -yielding only twenty.
aisle :aid a half bushels, , Experiments
Oweducted at Columbia, in the same
State, resulted as follows: A tract on
rebid corn )sad been grown continuously
for twenty years yielded only three
busbeis to the acre. Immediately ad-
jeleing s. tr,aet planted to corn for twen-
ty years, but Which had been liberally
immured, yielded thirty bushels to the
acre. Another treat, likewise adjoining,
on which corn heel been rotated with oats
and' clover, yielded forty-nine bushels to
the acre. Still a fourth tract, immedi-
ately adjoining, on which scientific man-
agement had been practiced to the ex-
tent of both rotating crops and man-
uring the field, yielded sixty bug -help to
the • acre. --•From "Efficiency on the
Farre," in August 'Technical World
Magazine.
CHICAGO LIVE STOOL
Chicago Re4 Ort:- C4rttie--Reaeipte ee
tirnated at 5,000; • market, 'steada , to;
strong; beeves, $5.10 to $5.25; Te s
steers, $4.40 to $6.10; western steers
to $(t10: etooners and seeders, la to.4
covet and heifers, $2.10 to ;8.85; calves,
$5,50 to I8.
Hags -Receipts eetitnated at 143,0000;
market, ec higher than yesterdayr's aV-
erasel.. light. 88.00, to. $7.10; infixed, $6.80
to, 12,20; heavy, '0.50 to 'Toe 1,•2; rob he.
$0,30 to $6.55;; good to choice, heavy, $6,65
to $7.02 1.5: pigs, $5.50 to $8.70; busk of
sales, 101.10 to $7,
Sheepp-lleretpts estimm�,%,tett .at i8eo6;
market Blow at reeterdayes close; na: , o
twee, $2.600 to $4.23• Western, 82.810 to $4.25;
leash tke I .15: weeetera, 84,80 to $7.Z. tat
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TORONTO MARKETS.
FARMERS' af:AR,K]OT,
Dressed, hogs , . , ..$10 22.5 $10 75
Butter, chose, dairy .. .. 0 23 (1 `2b
Do., irrlel for .. .. , .. 0 19 0 21
i3ggs, doaen . ., ... 02,5
Gh ekons, spring;, ib... 0 1d3er 0 02
11ou1, Ib. 0 l
Ducks, spring, Iib... .... 0 18
1'tu ke3's, •lb. .. .. . .. 0 103
Apples, bbl. .. .. , .. 4 00
J. attatoes, bush.... .. .... 1 50
Beef, hinquarters .. , ... 11 05)
Do., lbr•eclliartct,s , , .. 6 50
Do., medium, carcase. 7 7.5
1)o., choice. carcase 9 00
Mutton. prints ........3 011
Veal, prime .........1±5 .. , .. l0 00
Lamb .. ... 11 30
fspriia:g lamb, Ib . , . 0 13
THE FRUIT MARKET.
Receipts of fruit and vegetables were
fairly large to -day, with the demand
good and pekoes irregular.
Oranges, 1•aleneias .. ..$ 4•
lenrens, ease .. , . .. . • 5
Be neva:, hunch .. .. 1 75 2 00
P}neapplet, age .. .. .. 3 00 3 50
Apples. be'ket . , .. .. 30 50
Cher ries, eating bkt. 1 25 1 35
Do., cooking hitt. , 1 10 1 25
13aepberries, box , . 14 15
Lawtons, box .. 13 15
Thimbleberriet. box 14 15
]blueberries, bks. .. , . .. 1 50 0 00
Currants, red, 11 qts. .. 1 75 0 00
7)o.. black , .. . .. 2 00 2 25
Gooseberries, large bkt... 1 50 0 00
Piums, bks. .. . ... , 7 0 1 00
Pears, bkt. ., .. .. .. 75 (10
Asparagus, dozen .... .. 1 75 2 00
Tomatoes, bleb. ... , , . .. 1 25 1 50
Wax beans, bkt. .. 50 60.
Cucumbers bkt. , . .. .. 39 • 40
Cauliflower, dozen . ... 1 50 0 00
Potatoes, bbl. .. .. .. 4 75 5 00
Watermelons .. .. „ ... 40 50
StTGAf. MARKET.
T.
Sugars care quoted in Toronto, in
bags, per cwt.. as follows:
Extra granulated, Redpa.th's .... 5 05
do. St. Lawrence ... ... ..... 5 05
do. Aeadia...... ... ... .... :r CO
ruiperial granulated , . .. . 4 PO
Beaver granulated . , ...... 4: 90
No. 1 yellow, Redpatlt's , .. .... 4 63
do. St. Lawrence ... 4 95
Iu barrele, 5e per cwt. more; car lots,
5e less.
CATTLE MARKET.
Toronto despatch: There are no export
cattle at the city yards this morning.
Butchers are unchanged at yesterday's
Quotations. Light stockers have taken
little Jump, being now $4.30 to $4.655.
Calves and lambs ar eunehanged. kiogs
are $7.85 f.o.b. fed and watered at the
city yards, and {1.86 fed and watered at
the Union Stock Yards,
Three prominent men in the city.
yards together, with the'Harris Co., are
.tovolug-nolett,:on-teivee.4.evet•«• regi Itege.
are expected to drop 25 cents in a: week.
OTHER MARKETS
WINNIPEG WHEAT MAR W.T.
0 28
0 16
ft 20
0 20
6 00
1.775
1? 50
7 50
8 50
9 50
it Od
lie 00
12 50
0 15
25 $ 4 75
25 :r 50
Close. Open. High. Low. Close
Wheat-
.. 06% .. .. .. 96
Oct ... 92% 92 92% 02 92%
Dec. ... 91% 9I ie 91"h 91% • -
Oats -
July ... 36% ., .. 36eg
Oct. ,.. 37;h .. -, :i71/
Dec: ... 36?h . , .. .. 37
NEW YORK. LIVE S'T'OCK.
New York,--tlleeves-Receipts 12,000
head; no trading; feeling steady.
Calves --Receipts 379 head; market drill
and unchanged; veals, $6 to $8.75; culls,
$5; grassers and buttermilks, 33.50 to
$4.50; Western calves, 6.50. Sheep and
lambs -Receipts 8,740 head; market
steady.; sheep, $3 to $4; culls, $140;
lambs. $4.50 to $7.25; culls, $4; Hogs --
Receipts 895 head; market firm to $.ie
higher; State and Pennsylvania bogs,
$6.90 to $7.25.'
LONDON' WOOL SALES,
London• -A sale of sheepskins' was
held hero to -day. There were 9,900 bales
offered, but the demand was poor and•
withdrawals were frequent. Full -wooled
eking were unchanged •to 5 per cent.
lower and short wooled and faulty
grades declined from 5 to 71% per cent.
Following are the sake and prices paid
for clothing and combing: New South
ales, 700 bales at 2ted. to stead;
Queensland. 400 bales at 2% 1. to 8%d;
Victoria, .2.500 .bales ,at 31,4(. to 8%de
,South Australia., 500 bales at 2?'2d to
81/ad; West Aestialia, 1,400 bales at
2%d to 8%d, Tasmania, 300 bales at
31 ed to 8%d; New Zealande 2.200 bales
a.t 2c1 to 8%d3; Punta Arenas, 1,900
bales at 3d to • 7 Asad.
THE ,e[•IEEr5E at AHKETS,
Kingston.- Ctreeee bronght 12 uelite on
the 1?reutenaet board this afternoon.
There were boarded' 745 boxes of colored
and.221 of white.
Brockville. -Four thousand and sixty-
five boxes of cheese, 2,880 of which were
colored, were offered on the cheese board
to -day. l'r•iees took another jump, the
bidding starting et 11 7.8e. First sales
were recorded at 12 1.8c, but the ruling
was •pradtieally cleared. Including eurb
sales, the days transactions amounted
to about 8,000.
Winchester, Ont, -Three hundred and
sixty colored and 1154 white cheese were
boarded to -night; 85 white sold et I2c.
MON Tt.R:EAL, r,ROD1 iOE.
Montreal. -Business in all lines of
grain for export act -cunt was quiet, but
there was a fair demand from local
buyers for oats, and sales amounting
to 20,000 Mallets of No, 2 Cl, W. were
piade at 42e per bushel afloat. The :for-
ei n demand for spring wheat flour wits
quiet, brit there was a fair enquiry for
uew crop 'winter wheat grades, and as
prices bid were 3d per sack higher, sales
in. . Bran ots re e
e r >;W
sant! h cax
g,0e sate
t The` cheese, wanted, trade inu ese, •butter, ':
eggs and provisions, is good, All grades
of eugar advanced 10e per cwt.. eu'tantF
and granulated is now $5.10. Dressed
hogs (abattoir), $10,25 to $1010 per
100 lbs. Beef -Plate, half barrels, 100
ibe; $7.50t 'barrels, 200,1bs., $14,501 tier-
tees, 375 lbs., 9 1-2e; bows, 50 lbs, net
(pachmeut lined), k1 6-8e; tubs, 50 alis.
net, grained, two handles, 9 3.4e; tits
pails, :30 lbs, , d 1... -:•-+Heary
Canada shortgr�euosst mess40, baPozrkrrels, 35 to
45 pieces, 402.50. half barrels, $11.50;
Canada short out and back pork, 45 tri
55 pieces, barrels, ,$22,50; Canada cleat
pork boatels, 30'to 35 pieces,.. $21; bean
pork, email pieces, but fat, barrels, $16.
Oats --Canadian western No. 2, 42' 1-2
to 43e, car lots ex store;eextra Iso. 1
feed. 42 to 42 1-2e; No. 3 C. W., 41 1-2
to 42o; No. 2 local white, 41e; 'No. 3
Meal wbite, 40r;. No. 4 local white, 3f)e
Flour -Manitoba spring wheat patents,
firsts, $5,30; seconds+, $4,80; winter
wheat )uttent.,, :34,110 to .{41.75; strong
bakers'. $4,60; straight rollers, $4 to
$4.10; do.. in bags, $1.75 to $1.85. It.oll-
ed oats -'-Per barrel, $4.7:5; bag of 90
lbs., 32.25. Corn -American, No, 3 yet.
Mw, 69 to 69 1-2c, Millfeed, bran, On•
thrice $21 to 322; Manitoba, $20 to $21;
midllings, Ontario. 324 to $24; short:;.
Manitoba, $23; mouillie, $25 to $31.
h gge-Selected, 21 1.2c; do., fresh, 17
1-2c; do., No ,1 stock, 18 1.2e. C'heeee
--Westerns, 11 3-4 to 12 1.-4c; eaetcrne.
11 1-2 to 12e. Butter --•Choicest, 2a
to 23 1•40.
MONTREAL LIVE STOCK.
1rlontreal-At the Canadian recede
Live Stock Market this morning the 'si-
feriuge of lire stock were' 600 cattle, 62e
sheep and lambs, 1,525 hogs, and 100
calves. Owing to the more seasonable
weather and the small supply of cattle
offered a rather firmer feeling prevailed
i e'tt:l;e market, but priee showed no
change as compared with those of Mon-
day. The demand was better, and a fair-
ly good trade was done, but really good
to choice cattle were rather scarce.
Choice steers sold at 6 to 61.40, good at
51.2 to 53-4e, fairly good at 5 to 5 1-•2c,
fair at 41-2 to 4 3=4e, and common at 4
to 4 1-4c per pound. There were a num-
ber of cows on the market, which
brought from 31-2 to 48.40, and bulbs
from 3 to 5c per pound, as to quality.
The. tone of tbe market for small meats
was very firm, but prices show no ac-
tual change. '.Cite demand was good, and,
as supplies were not large, an active
trade was done. Sheep sold at $4.50 to
$0; lambs at $3.75 to $5, and calves at
$3 to $6 each, as to quality. There was
no change in the condition of the mar-
ket for hogs, prices being firmly main-
tained under a good demand from peek-
ers, and sales of mixed lots were made
at $7.25 to $7.50, and heavy weights at
$6 to $6.50 per ewt, weighed off ears.
At the _Montreai Stock Yards, West -end
Market, there were offered for sale 201)
cattle, 350 sheep and Jambs. 675 hogs,
and 500 calves. T.ho condition of this
market was muck the same as the one
"'above;"atitl the "prices' eal±z{ d for cattle,
sheep. Ianrbe and calves show no change.
The demand for hogs was good, and
prices ruled firm, with sales of selected.
lots at $7.85. and mixed lots at $7,25
to $7,50 per cwt., weighed off ears,
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE.
Liverpool Despatch: -Closing wheat -
Spot, steady; No. 1 Manitoba. 7s 70, No.
2 Manitoba, is 5 1-20; No. 3 Manitoba, is
4d; futures, easy; July, t1s 11 7-Sd.' Oct.,
Se 3 5-40; Dec., 68 10 7.8d.
Flour -Winter patents, 27s 60,
Bons -1n London, Pacific Coast, LI to
47 155.
Beef Extra India mess. 738 10,
Dort -Prime mess western, 72s 60.
Dams -Short cut, 14 to 16 lbs., 736 6d.
}?aeon -Cumberland ctrl, 21; to 34
554s: short ribs, 10 to 24 lbs., Das so: clear
bellies., 14 10 16 aha„ 54s; long clear rnitl-
dles. light, 26 in 34 lbs., s4s; do.. heavy.
3e to 40 lbs., :;4s; short vlear barks, 16
to, 21 lbs.. 42s; shoulders, sctuare, 11 to IS
lbs„ 48s 60.
Turd -Prime western, in tiers• s, 41n
6d. American refille'dl, in palls, 41s
Canadian cheese -Finest, white, new,
15's 60; do, colored, ne,w r{Aa 6d.
Turpentine snirbts-Steady, ass 4,1,
'l;esin-Common, 15s t'd,
Petroleum-•iefined, 6 6 1-3dd.
ON f ARIA PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION
The object of the Ontario Plowmen's
Association is to advance the interests
of Agriculture:
(a) 13y encouraging its rne)nbert to
give greater attention to . thorongh
tiration of the soil,
(b) .By esi,ub1tsh;ng Matte; neseeia-
tines throughout the lPrutinee.
(c) Ily disseminating useful iuf,trm:a-
tion with regard to the fertilization emit
cultivation of the'soil.
(d) 13y ine.trest.iing farmers' sons to be.
conte first-class plowmen. thereby largely
inerettsing the yield and quality of the
field crops of Ontario.
al) My encottrag:iig mental Provincial,
county and tos-nslaip plowing matches.
(8) lav awarding premium; at such
comment fors.
fee And by stab Aber n'wa11S at :nray
be (10441%131e.
1. This orppuivrttion elaril be kn'vau ac
the Ontario Plevvrnen'a Aseneiation.
2.Any person may become a member •
of the aseoeiation lav tae. nut *Hent of ono
dollar per moon, psyahle in advance,
and a single payment of ten dollars alta}l
constitute a member for lift, Life mem-
bers shall root be entitiecl to reepesentu-
tion on the board of (lireeter•a, but shall
be entitled to vote t:t the annual meet-
ing,
The object of the branet eeenciafinna
shall be those set forth in the preamble
of the Ontario Plowmen's teseriittinn, A
branch association matt he formed ie
any township in Ont,ari t,
44
FOUND CHILD'S REMAINS,
St. Catharines despatch; John Wil-
liams. a colored man excavating 00 ar
lot 0n Wiley stort this afternoon, nut -
earthed the renratne of it, child, which
had evidently lived tht•ee or four yeate.
The find caused considerable tate in tbe
vicinity, the lot being crowded will cur.
lone men and women all evening, unto
hist t5reene strived and took the banes
way, '.Chore ie no explartation as to
ow the elrtld carne to are burled In sotth
nista •
c
f 8,000 Kielce were made, The local t }i
arlcet is eteady, with a fair trade pass- e