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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-12-13, Page 7rp LESSON XI, -DEC. 15, 1907, Commentary. -1. The Lord calls Sam- uel (vs. 1-10.) 1. The child Samuel - "Samuel is supposed to have, been about twelve years old at this tirne..His duty in the tabernacle was to perform those easy services which his strength would allow, such as opening the doors, light- ing the lamps, etc. He did not reside in the eanotuary, but in one of the,apart- ments around it, which were kept for the use of the priests and Levites, Evi- the 14311 priest, kept Samuel as bis spe- cial attendant, not because such an of- fice was assigned him, but because of the deep interest be felt in him. He was Samuel's instructor" Was precious -The meaning is that direct revelations from God had become exceedingly rare. `.Chis was because of the sinfulness of the priesthood and the people, As sinfulness in the individual heart drives away the Holy Spirit, so in the Hebrew nation it drove away the spirit of prophecy.- Whed. Cont. No open vision -•Literally, no divine communication was spread; that is, published abroad, made known. --Terry. There was no publicly recog- nized prophet, whom the people could consult and from whom . they might learn the iviil of God. -J., F. & B. 2, At that time -At the time when the word of God. was rare and there was great spiritual darkness. In his place-ln his usual place of rest, It was in the night. 3. Ere the lamp went out .. went out -This refers to the golden lamp in the sanctuary. It was lighted at sunset and burned until morning. It is probe- " ble that the main lamp of the candle- stick was never allowed to go out, and that only the branch lamps went out (Exod. 27; 20, 21; Lev. 24; 2, 3.) This was some time in the night. Samuel was laid down -Near to Eli's room, within calling distance, if the aged. man should want anything in the night. 4. Lord called Samuel ----(god called him by .his name. Some think the call came from the most 'holy place. Here am I - "Being unacquainted with the visions of the Almighty, he took that to be only Eli's call, which was really the call of God." 5. Thou tallest me -Samuel's industry and readiness to wait on Eli, are good examples to children to come when call. ed. He hears and rune at every call. 7. Did not yet know the Lord -"He did not understand the way in which God re- vealed 'himself to his prophets" Many still fail to recognize God's call. S. The third time -The call was repeated again and again, for God saw that Samuel's failure to answer was not from diso- bedienee, but from lack of knowledge as to who called. him. in feet, the quiet: answer to Eli's supposed . call slowed that he Was ready ete obey God as soon as he understood it. Obedience to par- ents and teachers precedes obedience to God. Eli perceived -Through the uncer- tainty of Samuel God was calling the at- tention of Eli to the fact that a message was about to be given. "Eli could not but consider the preference, which the Lord showed to a child, before himself and family, as a severe and humiliating rebuke."'-3eott. 9. speak, etc. -This was the usual way in which the prophets spoke, when they had intimations that the Lord was about to Snake some special revelation. - Clarke. 10. came, and stood -Prom verse 15 we learn that Samuel beheld a vision as well as heard a voice, and, therefore, it is the most natural to understand the words, "came, and stood" as meaning a visible appearance. -Terry. Samuel an- swered -He was composed this time, and did not rise, but gave attention, and ask- ed God to speak. II: The Lord's message to Samuel (vs. 11-14). I1. said to Samuel -Through Samuel, similar to one which he had previously sent by a holy man (I Sam, 2:27-36), but which did not have sufficient effect to enable Eli to compel his sons either to live a different life, or to leave the ser- vice of God,-Peloubet: the ears shall tingle -With horror and alarm. As a loud, sharp, discordant note thrills one's ears with pain, so the bitter tid- ings of Israel's woe in the judgment about to fall on Eli's house would shock all Israel. -Terry. 12. in that day In the day .when my judgments shall be Meted out. "The dreadful future here predicted open with the invasion of the Philistines, recorded in the next chap- ter, and the disastrous victory gained by them, involving the loss of the ark, and with it the loss of the gracious pres- ence of God in his sanctuary for more than a generation, until the ark was brought to Zion by Ring David (2 Sam. 6:17)." I will perform, etc. -I wil1'bring all the judgments against the house of Eli that I have spoken. The particulars of this curse we read in chapter 2:27- 36. Divine threatenings, the less they are heeded, the more surely they will come, and the more heavily they will fall. 13. I have told him -God gave. Eli no- tice of what the end would be of such indifference. These warnings were given in love; he still had an opportunity to change his ways, will judge his house for ever --"I will continue to execute judgments until it is destroyed. God re- gards it as iniquity to allow children to choose their own evil ways. Eli's sons were wicked. Their father knew the Lord, but. 1:e neither taught his chil- iren; nor restrained them by parental authority." restrained thein not --'lie reproved them in a weak way (I Sanh, 2: 23, 24)., but he did not use his au- •thority and remove then from office. 14. shall not be pinged -'The sons of Eli'w had sinned 'with a high hand' against; light and warnings, and for such • unrepentent,.presunhptliotts offenders the lew•hod n.o atonement, See Num. 1x3: •/-31:y'--•seam: Ililh.•• What is spoken here e relai ee it their temporal death only,-.- is Clarke, Mercy for their soul's salva- tion was still extended to them and if they had reported they might have been saved, But every effort to restrain these wicked sons proved unavailing, and t heir doom finally came, sudden and resistible, 11I. Samuel tells the message to Eli (vs, 15-18.) The boy Samuel remained on his couch until morning and then arose end performed his usual duties about the tabernacle. But he hesitated about making known the message to Eli. Hew could one so young bear a message reproving tin old many and he the high priest? But Eli insisted that nothing be• hid from liirn, and Samuel told him all. Then said Eli, with a sense of his own unworthiness, "It is the Lord; let him do what seemed' him good " 1V, Samuel increased in influence and power (vs. 19.21), Samuel grew and the Lord was with hint filling him with grace and wisdom. God "let none of his words fall to the ground," but fulfilled Ilia predictions and caused His counsels to be received by the people, through- out the • whole extent of Palestine. All Israel knew that Samuel was faithful and a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord continued to reveal Himself to Samuel in Shiloh, PRACTICAL APPLICATION'S. A ministering child --David was min- istering to the Lord in defending the sheep when sent on the errand that nf- forded the opportunity to fight the Phil- istines iuid deliver Israel (1 Scan. 17. 15). Gideon was threshing wheat when the call canto to him to prepare to Save Israel from the hands of the Midianites (Judi'. 6. 11, 12). Moses was leading the flock of his father-in-law to the back side of the dessert when called to lead Israel from Egyptian bondage (Exocl. 3, 1-8). Elisha was plowing in the field when called to prophetic office (1. Rings 19 19). Nehemiah was waiting on Ring Artaxerxes, as cup -bearer, when permit- ted to go and rebuild Jerusalem, the home of his father„ (Neh. 2. 1, 5, 0). To_ minister to the Lord in the little thing, is the sure way to be ready for the great commission. H. A called child.. "The Lords called Samuel" The call came in the night, the still flour of darkness. Its sound was that of a human voice. He could not tell it from the voice of Eli. There was a tenderness and sorrow and love in it., III. An obedient child. "Here am I." A .prompt reponse to the summons, im- plying headiness to obey. To be ever where God knee's whereto find us, and where our friends know where to find us, ready to attend to any call. human or divine. ready to obey or explain, this is what God would have of His children. "He ran" (v. 5.) IV. An undeveloped child. "Now Sam- uel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him" (v. 7.) He had never heard God's 'voice, never ]rad had. at vision and did not knew the Lord by a speei:tl•lie; Tation. Many are fee ihnr with th4!'. tiv.... -ten word, -and katree i)esus as the ixrciil nate Word., who do not recognize the Lord in his providences and are ignorant of the still small voice of the Holy Spirit "'in" the heart (Hab. 2; 1, margin). V. An instructed child. "Speak, Lord?' (v. 9.) Eli taught the child to love the Lord.. He not only kept hint busy about the tabernacle work, but let hinx . assist in the temple worship (2; 18.) When Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child he did not 'hesitate nor remon- strate. He slid. not say, "Tjse ehild is too young." "He cannot understand." "There must be sonic mistake." He bade the little one say to the Loh'd when he should again call him, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." VI. A listening tallith "Speak, for thy servant heareth" (v. 10.) God speaks to oxen. Oh, what an art it is to listen! Notice the sevenfold injunction to the churches. "He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith" (Rev. 2; 7, II, 17, 29; 3, 6, 13, 22.) God wants us "swift to hear, slow to speak" (Jas. 1; 19.) Ha wants us to think more of what he would say to us than of what we have to say to him. The angels "do his.00xnmandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word" (Psa. 103; 20.) Tell- ing God our wish and not waiting to know his way is the cause of many a failure, but "Wlhoso hearkeneth shall c1wa11 safely. and shall be quiet from fear of evil" (Prov. 1; 33.) In London may be seen the ancient Temple church, built by the Knights Templar seven hun- dred years ago. On every hand are fig- ures of stone of the warrior knights, whose fury in conflict shook the world, although it was -in the name of Christ. High up on the wall of the tower is a chamber too small for the occupant to. either stand, sit or lie down. In this "penitential cell" any knight guilty of crime was- shut and left to starve. An opening in the wall revealed the high altar, so that the only glimpse of the outer world given the criminal should incline his thoughts toward (4od. The widow of one of the most criminal of these knights gave up her life to pray- ing for the pardon of his sins. She re- tired to a cave hewed out of a chalk cliff, making a large, circular cell. here she lived for many years, alone, in silence. Her time was spent i.n prayer, and in cutting on the shahs walls figures of saints, crosses, martyrs. But to -clay we know that it is not this necessary to thus shut ourselves up, in order to gain the favor of God. A. C. M. 4 sb LA PATRIE OVER SCOTLAND. Runaway Balloon Seen at Clyebank, Going Northwest. Glasgow, Dec, 8. --Telegrams received here declare that the French military balloon La Patrie, which accidentally got away from tTerclun. France, last Satur- day, passed over Clydebank, Dumbarton- shire, Scotland, this afternoon, going in a northwesterly direction. La Patric 'Svcs last reported over north. astern Ireland Sunday afternecr `+'here t no one on board of ]ler. d Dominion Department of Agriculture, Branch of the Dairy and Cold Stor- age Commissioner. Some of the recent average yield in the associations organized by the Dairy Division, Ottawa, -are: llenryville, Que., 14, Oct., 1(13 cows average 408 Ib. milk, 4.2 test, 17,4 Ib. fat. Warsaw, Ont., 12 Oct. 181 cows aver- age 479 lb. milk, 3.8 test, 18.8 Ib,. fat. Pine Grove, Ont., 17 Oct., 136 cows, average 479 Ib. milk, 3,8 test, 18.2 !b. fat. Sheffieiu, Ont., 17 Oct. 181 eows aver- erage 447 Ib. milk, 3.9 test, 17.8 lb. fat. St. Armand, Que., 19 Oct., 134 cows, average 343 ib. milk, 4.5 test, 12.5 lb. fat. Last and by no means ]east, North Oxford, Ont., 21 Oct.,.1.11 cows, aver- age 036 ib. milk, 3.0 test, 23,0 lb. fat. Dixville, Que., 17 Oct., 104 canes, aver- age 416 lb. milk 4,1 test, 17,4 Ib. fat, Citilliwaok, B. 0.. 5 Oct,, 133 cows average 503 ib. milk, 4,0 test, 22. 6 lb. fat. Cowichan, B. C., Oct. 14, 173 cows aver- age. 499 lb. milk, 4.9 test, 21.5 ib. fat. Ono herd of 10 cows has an average of 819 lb. mills. Bagotvllle, Que., Oct. 21.-142 cows aver- age 474 lb. milk, 4.2 test, 20.3 Ib. fat. Bost Individual yield 380 Ib, milk. Woodburn, Ont., Oct, 26.-104 cows aver- age 401 Ib. milk, 4.2 test, 172 I'. fat. One herd of 18 cows averages only 335 lb. East and West oxford, Oct. 27.-1e3 cows average 621 lb. milk, 3.5 trot, 22.1 lb. fat. One herd of 22 cows averages 692 1b. milk. Batley Centre, Que., Oct. 27,-i1Q cows average 331 lb. milk, 4,2 test, 14,0 lb. fat. With butter fat at 30e per pound, these cows are returning $2.40 each less to thelr owners than at East and West Oxford during one month, Where is the margin of profit? Rockford, Ont., Oct. 30.-101 cows average 641 lb. milk, 3.3 test, 2L2 lb. fat. In one herd of 20 cows the average yield is 838 Ib. milk. St, Edwidge, Que., Nov. 3. -Furnishes an- other contrast, 149 cows average r43 ib. milk, 4.4 test, 15.2 lb. fat. Highest yield of anY one cow IS 770 Ib. mills. New Glasgow, P. E. I. Oct. 11.-123 cows average 422 Ib. milk, 16.1 lb. fat. Spring Creek, Ont., Nov. 1.-191 tows aver- age 478 lb. mills, 20.4 Ib. fat. Best herd aver- age, 13 cows, 852 lb. milk, 303 Ib. fat. Sonquieres, Que., Nov. 6.--106 cows aver- age 323 lb. milk. 4.9 test, 16.9 1b. fat. The largest herd of 14 cows averages 291 lb milk. Culloden, Ont., Nov. 6.-241 cows average 497 ib. milk, 4.0 test, 10.3 ib. fat. 00e herd of 69 cows averages 539 lb. milk, 23.7 lb. fat. Henryvllle, Que., Nov. 13.-106 cows aver- age only 327 lb. milk. 14.6 lb. fat. Highest Individual yield from any one cow is 715 ib. milk. The official premium list for the On- tario Provincial Winter Fair, to be held at Guelph in December, contains a splen- did.. offering of prizes for the various de- nts enibraeed by this rapidly sinker,. "Mar eseeloneeent of as not l 4n }-one-sided o)ie, as taken place al. se i1I1 hlu ,s which conduce to promote the general agt•ieul- ture industry of the Province. Of all the various departments ,perhaps none had a more humble Leginning than did the seed department, yet no department has had more rapid growth in the degree of intelligent interest taken in the cause which it champions. This speaks yell for the far-sightedness of the live stock men of the Province, who are quite ec g- nizant of the fact that while the live stack industry of the country is relative- ly the most important, yet the success of this industry really depends upan our ability to successfully ;.row suitable and adequate grain and fodder: crops. • The losses that alisc from sowing nixed and inferior grains and the hl:hn- ger frosn sowing weed seeds are coming to be recognized more and snore tach year, and as a result the seed depart- ment at the above Fair, as an institution designed to assist in alleviating the pre- vailing difficulties, has -an important, place to fill. This ,department contains two general divisions. One division pro- vides accommodation for exhibit„ of or- dinary farm seeds, which has not receiv- ed any particular attention apart fron what any up-to-date, intelligent grower would aim to give. The other di' seen provides for the exhibition of "apeei.tily selected seed, which has been grown end selected according to the yegulation; of the Canadian Seed Growers'-1s:,oeiation. This latterexhibition is designed eehiel•ly to give publicity to 'the work which the variolis growers .are doing by way of ap- plying improved methods of seed -growing. The prizes in this division are given by the Association, while those for the first -division are provided out of the gen- eral funds at the disposal of he Fair Board. This year a number of special prizes, each valued at about .0400, tt'e of- fered, as follows, viz.: Tlhe liodsor, Cup -A lhit.,11 roils? cop offered by isir. F. lir, Iintls0n, ex• Live Stock Commissioner, Temple build- ing, Toronto, to the member of the 0ai,- atlian Seed Growers' Association making the most creditable showing of selected seed for the whole exhibitions, This (.•hip will not become the permanent property of any grower until won by him three times. The Klinck Cup -Given by Prof. L. S. Klinck, Macdonald CollegeSt, Alines,. Que., for the best 25 ears of ,Dent corn any variety, grown in Ontario in 1907 under the rules of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, , This beautiful sterling silver cup was especially design- ed by Johnson Brn•thers,.a.f Montreal, Its lines, while simple, are particularly pleasing, and render the can graceful and substantial in appearance., Tihe hand -chased stalks, leaves .and cars aa. presented are a work of art, and com- bine with their artistic 'qualities an. nn - usual fidelity to the subject, . The cont. was $1.4.0. This trophy will 'not become the permanent property of any grower until won by Ilius three tines. The Bate Cup --Pen• the het 5ii ears of Flint Coin, any variety, grown in On- ario according .to the rules of tilt t`an:l- lan Seed (irowsrs' 4!;co:'i:l t i al Marveions cage of Leo Corrigan. which shows that skin diseases here- tofore_ considered hopeless can be cured, Since childhood, Leo Corrigan had been tortured' with the burning agony acid itching of Eczefliia, His parents had spent a great deal of money in cou- sulting physicians and buying medicines -but all to no purpose. As Ire grew older he sought other doctors -some of them specialists. He was eleven weeks in a Toronto hospital- eight`5s'eeks in bed. At times the irri- tation and pain caused by the Eczema were so severe, life was a burden. He would get so bad he could not walk. Several winters he could do no work. He wrote, on February 20, 1906: "In November, mos, I had another attack, and was advised M use Mira Ointment. Of thought this would be like the other remedies I had tried, and of no use to me). But, to my great delight, a fow hours after the first application, I felt great relief. I have used it, now, two and a -half mon ths, and unhesitatingly state that it is the best remedy I aver used. It has worked wonders for me, Since using lldira Ointment I have been able to work every day -without irritation or pain -no stiffness of the limbs or soreness. I fedi a new person. Froin a state of great irritation and some- times excruciating pains to freedom from all such, being capable of doing hard work every day, is a marvelous change. Mira Ointment has effected it. T strongly recommend any person afflicted with this terrible complaint -Eczema -to use Mira Ointment." What this wonderfully effective Oint- ment intment has done in this extreme chronic case, it can do in other seemingly incur- able conditions. If you suffer from any form of skin -disease, don't delay. Certain relief and cure is waiting you in Mira Ointment. Get a box to -day. sm. -6 for $2.5o. .At drug -stores -or from The Chemists' Co. of Canada, Ltd., Hamilton -Toronto, 15 0 TRADE MARX REGISTERED. C. Bate, of H. N, Bate & Co., Ottawa, will give a cup annually until three cups have been won by the same grower, when such grower will .receive, without fur- ther competition, a beautiful trophy as n r•raarit �sw•eepstakes prize. i ,aitetle,, Briggs Trophy --=A', trophy raluet ,at. $100, given .by the Steele, Briggs Seed Co., Toronto, for the best bushel -Of alsike clover seed of highest Government standard in respect to pur- ity and germination, grown by the ex- hibitor. The above trophy will not become the permanent property of any grower until won by him three tinges . Between ex- hibitions each trophy may be held by the last winner until pernxancntly won. The donaters of these valuable tro- phies deserve a great deal of credit for the interest they have taken in the work and for the public spirit they have shown, and it is to be hoped that the example which they have set only be fol- lowed by others equally interested ,n the public good. Session on Seeds ----0n Dee, 11, begin- ning at 10 a. me a session dealing with the problems of crop raising and of suc- cessful seed growing will be held in the lecture room of the Fair building. The programme is as follows: Wednesday, Dec. 11, a. m., Seeds ---Address, "The Im- provement of Ontario's Best Pasture Crops," by C. A. Zavitz, 13. S. A., pro• fessor of field husbandry, O. A. 0, Guelph. Address, "Advantages of the Special Seed Plot as a Source of Seed,' by ,John McCallum, Shakespeare, Jtd- dtesss, "Hill Selection of Seed Potatoes," by T. G. Raynor, B. S. A., Ontario Re- presentative Seed Branch, Ottawa. e.e MOTHER DESERTED BABE. Two -Weeks -Old Girl Found on Toronto Church Steps. Toronto despatch: As Iiugh O'Connell, 572 Ring street west, was coming tut from choir practice last night at about 9.20 he was amazed at the discovery of a bundle on the steps of the Metropol- itan Church, which proved on investiga- tion to be a baby girl not more thin two or three weeks old. The infant was warmly wrapped up and had apparently •not been long enough in the frosty night air to be chilled, for ne injury will, it is believed. accrue from the exposn.e, O'Connell et once borrowed a shawl, and, taking the advice of the eonssable on the beat, the patrol wagon was sent for, and the child taken to the .infants' home, where it will be taken care of un- til claimed. The baby is a well nur- tured little girl, and there are absolutely no marks on the clothes to lead to identification, The foundling has dark hair. sew MAYOR ASHDOWN ELECTED. Triumph for the Citizens' Committee in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, I)ee. 0. ---Mayor Ashdown and the citizens' committee, who have a nongivated Ih. ticket of endorsation of his polies', scored it distinct triumph at v the civic nominations to -day, when his Ii upuylu1hr. �iii�llitn 1, Toronto Live Stock. - Receipts of live Stock et the City Mar- ket, arket, as reported by the railway e, wore 79 car loads, eorupeeed of 1,440 cattle, 194 hogs, 1,371 sheep and lambs, with about 170 calves, The quality of cattle generally wan. about the sante as for some time past. - Trade was fair considering all the dr cams bioses. Prices were no Letter or worse than last week. .Exporters -The export trade is dull, few offering and 3,w wanted; one lot of 36, weighing 2.400 Ise.. - h, sold at $4.50 p•er cwt., anu awe lot, 1,350 lbs, each, at $4.25, Butchers -.-The best lots of butchers offered sold from $4 to $4,25, and a few single animals at a little more money; Wade of medium to good, $3.75 to $4; Commune at ;53.33 to $3.50; oohs•, $2.50 to $3.50; canners, 75e to $1.50 per cwt. Feeders and Stockers•• -Best feeders, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., at $3.50 to $3.00 per cwt.; best feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs., at $'2.90 to $3.50; best stockers, 800 to 900 lbs., at $2.3. to $3.15; best stockers, 000 to 800 lb. ,, at $2,40 to $2.75; common stockers, unchanged, at $1.50 to $1,75. Milkers and Springers --Good to choice milkers and springers were scarce, the beet on sale being quotd at $40 •to $55 each, and one extra choice cow would have brought a much higher quotation had she been sold separately; common to• medium cows sold at $25 to $35 each. Veal Calves -Trade about steady at unchanged prices, at $3 to $6 per cwt. Sheep and Lambs -Receipts were not large; price.e easy, especially for export- ed sheep. Isxpurc ewes, $3.75 to $4. Hogs -Receipts light. Mr. Harris re- ports priees unchanged at $5 for s(lects, $4.75 for lights, and $4.50 for stares, TORONTO STREET MARKET. The offerings of grain to -day were mod- erate. Wheat is unchanged, with sales of. 20) bushels of Fall at 81, and' 100 bushels of goose at SSe. Barley unchanged, 200 bush- els selling at 70c. Buckwheat steady, 300• bushels selling at 65 to 68e. Ilay 1u moderate supply, with prices steady, 25 loads sold at $20 to $22 a ton. Straw is unchanged, a few loads selling at. 317 10 018 r. Dressed hogs are firmer at 57,50 to $7.75 for light, anti at $7.23 for heavy. Wheat, white, bush. .. ,. ..$10') 3101 Do., red, bush. . .. ,. „ 1 00 1 01 Da, sng. ush. „ .. ,. .. DO., goosepri, bubsh. 00 8390 00 0095 Oats, bush. . ., „ .. .. .. 0 52 0 53 Barley, bush . .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 70 0 00 .. 0 S3 V 31 0811 4 87 . .. 220 00 2.2 Q6 t1 Rye, bush. .. .. .. Pea::, bush. .. Hay, per ton . li al Straw, per ton ,. ,. Seees- Alsike. No. 1, bush. .. .. „ 8 25 Do., No 2 7 ,se Dressed hogs . .. .. .. .. 7 25 Eggs, new laid, dozen .. .. , , .0 40 Do., ordinary .. . ,. .. 028 Butter. dairy .. ,. .. ., ., 027 Do., creamery . .. ., ,. 0 30 Geese, dressed, lb. .,. .. 0 00 Chickens. per lb.• ..' .. ., 0 07 Ducks, dressed, .. 010 Turkeys, per lb. „ .. .. , . .. 0 12 Apples, per bbl, . .. .. .. ,. 2 00 Potatoes, per bag , . 1 ei Onions, per bag... .. .. .. 100 Cabbage, per dozen .. . , .. .. 0 41 Beef, hindquarter;; .. .. .. .. 7 4, Do., forequarters .. .. .. .. 4 00 I Do., choice, carcase .. 1 Mutton, rwt medium,arca.. .. .. .. S 03 1 Veal, ,prime, per cwt. .. .. .. •, 7 :A } Lamb, per cwt........... 8 510 LIVE POULTRY WHOLESALE. b ,s 1 ,,,1 ti10 8 00 7 75 000 0 30 0 3@• i•h 1' 11 h It 120 00 1 10 1 0 600 3 00 1•,51 Turkeys, young .. „ .. ., -Si 10 1.0 0..... Turkeys, old . .. .. .. .. .. 0 na Geese, per lb. .... .. .. .. 0 07 0 08 ( Ducks. per ib. . .. . .. .. 0 27 n 05 Chickens, fancy, large .. .. 0 09 0 10 Chickens, medium .... , . .. 0 05 h sig Fowl .. . .. •. .. 43 ih; n7 Squabs, per dozen „ ..., .... 2 00 3 00 WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET. Following are the closing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wheat -Dec, $1.00 5-5 bid, May, 01.03 3-S Oats -Dec., 47c bid, May 53 7-3c bid. BRITISH CATTLE MAItK1;T. London -London cables are firmer at 12a to 12 3-4c per ib., dressed w -Iz ir: ,•ef:•ig•:r- ator beef is quoted at 10e per pound. Liverpool Apple Market. Woodall and Co. cabled ':ben dames: 7,000 barrels selling; odd lots. Market unchanged. Following are the elceing quotat1' t: on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wheats -Dec. $1,00 7113 bid, May $1.- 09 3-4 bid, Oats -Dec., 45 3.8e bid, May 52c Lid.. Bradstreet's Trade Review, Montreal -General retail and whole- sale trade here continues to hold an ac tive tone. The main activity is in the way of preparation for the holiday trade, which in some lines has already opened: out. Sorting orders for fall and winter lines have been fairly good, although. there has been but a moderate demand; for winter goods owing to the non -arri- val of really cold weather. Navigation at this port has practically closed and winter freight rates are now in force. Shipments of goods aro consequently much lighter. The wholesale trade is reported active. Owing to the indica- tions of farther advances in many lines of textiles, the buying for retail ac- count has been heavy. Winnipeg --Wholesale and retail trade is fairly brisk in all directions, In some lines business is brisk, but taken as a whole the volume is hardly up to that of last year, The outlook for the holi- day trade continues bright, Vancouver and 'Victoria -Trade condi• tions aloug the coast are not so good aa they were a month or even a fortnight ago. The main factor in this is the over supply of labor, which has been brought bout by different causes, Quebec -Wholesale houses report a cry s' 1sfeet,hry movement in sorting u s, No city industries appear to have Worship unci Aid. Adams were elected by aecliunntion. There will be 11 hot con- test fur the Board of Control between seven ceindidiles, J. W. Baker, James Burridge, ,1. W. Coeklmrn, \V. Sanford Evans, J, (i, Harvey, W. (', (1018011 and e Ct. Latimer, b felt th:• 1 \1m.tinn stringency and no lay- ing a ,1' 11' employees are ,r'epox'tee... ,01 :wa---'.flees• is quiet tone to demauk for u•l::t:'r whales:de lines, but there in a sees' good trade in illi fall lines. 0rroe- riee and aid hirj•lav lines are MC 6'ih`4*,