HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-12-27, Page 7LESSON XIII'-_I)EC, 29, 1907
Review, Read Psalm 98,
Suxrinaary,Lesson I. Topic: Conditions
'of success iu life, Place: The Jordan,
opposite 3orieho, After Moses was dead
Joshua was told to arise and lead the
people over. Jordan dan into Canaan. The
ord told Joshua to be very eourageous,
for no man would be able to stand
against hint while he lived. Tie was also
told to carefully obey the law which (rad
had given. him. Joshua then commanded
the people to prepare victuals, for in
three days they were to pass over Jor-
dan;
II. Topic: Forces for the ensis times.
Place; The Jordan, opposite Jericho. Be-
fore they oroseed the river two spies
were sent over, who brought back word
that the people were filled with terror.
The ark of the Lord was to pass over
first, and when the priests who bore
the ark stepped into the water the river
divided and the people passed over on
dry ground, Twelve men had_been chosen
who took twelve stones from theastver-
bottom, anal carried them to Gilgal,
where they were set up as a memorial,
III. Topic: Winning victory through
faith. Place .At Gilgal, near Jericho. The
Lord gave Joshua careful directions as
to how to take the silty of Jericho, and
then Joshua told the people what to do.
They were to march around the city
once a day for six days and on the sev-
enth day they were to march around
seven times. Then the priests were to
blow with the trumpets and the people
were to shout. They did as the Lord
had commanded thein, and the walls fell
down flat,
IV, Topic: Laws of spiritual conquests
PIaee; Wgal• It has been about six
years since the Israelites entered Can-
aan. They were assembled at Clilgal to
divide the land among the tribes. Caleb
was one of the two good spiea and Moses
had promised hien Hebron. Caleb was 85
years old, but he was still strong and
able to possess his inheritance. Joshua
blessed Caleb and gave him Hebron be-
cause hefted wholly followed the Lord.
V. Topic: Christ the sinner's Refuge.
);'lacer Shiloh. The inheritance of the
tribe of Leyi was forty-eight cities,
whieh were quite evenly distributed
among the tribes, Six of these cities
were chosen as cities of refuge. Iiedesh,
Sheehem and Hebron were on the west of
Jartian; and Bezer, Rainoth and Golan
on the east. The cities were on stills and
the one who accidentally 1 i11cdeansitime
e could flee here for refuge. To-da.y Christ
'' .- is -our refuge. He is aecessible, and all
who will can reach Him.
VL Topia: Reasons for worslti in
and serving God.' Place; Sheehena..J.os g
zvus now an aI Joshua
ci mail, and before he died
he assenbied the people at Sheehenl and
gave them his parting advice. He called
an them to choose whom they would
serve, Jehovah or the gods- of the Ca.
naanites, He told them- that' he 'And
his house would serve the LorcT. The
people also promised to serve and obey
the Lord. Joshua told them that if they
served the Lord they would be blessed,
but if they foorsook Him they would
be punished.
_.W 1 H. Topic: Conditions of spiritual
warfare. Place: .At the foot of Mount
Gilboa. The biidianites were greatly
oppressing (rod's people. The Lord called
Gideon as a deliverer. Gideon called the
Israelites togetlier and assembled an
army of 32.000 men; this was reduced to
300. The Lord sent Gideon down to the
Midfanitish camp to hear the telling of a
dream which encouraged Bien very, much.
They gained an easy victory over the
Midianite',
vIII. Topic; Personal duty toward the
drink evil, Place: PauI wrote from
Corinth. He had never been at Roane; a
misunderstanding existed between Jew-
ish and Gentile converts as to meats
and drinks and the observance of days;
Paul urged them to have charity and
love one for the other; our first and
highest duty is to please God; the law
of Iove forbids the use of intoxicating
liquors; inteinper'ance is. always an evil;
many besides the one who drinks are
likely to be injured; the fancily, the
church, society and the state suffer.
1:X. Topic: A sttuly of the Samson
eharaeter. Place: Samson died at Gaza.
The Philistines, were oppressing Israel,
and Samson was raised ap to deliver
then; he was a Nazarite; he departed
from God; Delilah learned the secret of
his power, liis -Iocks were shorn, the
Philistines took him and caused him to
work as a slave; a great eompany were
gathered in the temple at Gaza, praising
Dagon; Samson moved the two centre
pillars, and the house fell, eausing his
death and also the death of the Philis-
tines.
X. Topic: Choosing the people of God.
PIaces: Moab; Bethlehem. There was a
famine in the land of israel, and Nnomi
with her husband and two sous went
to the land 01' bIoall to lire, The sous
snarried Moabitish women, but after a
few years both sons and their father
died, leaving the women widows. Noanti
then decided to return to Bethlehem,
Orpha remained in Moab, but Ruth elave
to her mother-in-law, and chose the true
God. This is one of the most remark-
able examples given us in the scriptures
of forsaking home, country and khidred
to be joined to the people of God. This
is the more remarkable fame the fact
that she belonged to a heathen xtation
and knew comparatively little of the
true God.
XI. Topic: Religion and childhood in
their relations. Place: Shiloh. The child
Samuel assisted JCJi in the tabernacle ser•
rite; God spoke to Samuel; Samuel at
i?lrat supposed. Eli
had called him, lint
afterward unaler.siood that it was the
'ford; the Loral told Samuel what Ile
intended 1n do me'ni'l tai. herause his
sons had "made themselves vile," And
Eli had "restrained them not," Eli in-
sisted that Samuel tell him the message.
Samuel was sincere and modest, ITe hesi-
tated to declare the message, not be-
eause the thought of disobedience en-
tered his hind, but because he as a
child was called upon to deliver a ines-
sagehltnserebukinif, g one so much older than
XII. 'Topic: How to find the Saviour..
Place: Bethlehem, The wise men passed
through Jerusalem searching for Jesus;
Herod the king was alarmed at the re-
port that another king had been born;
he eommanded the wise men to return
and tell him about Christ, but they were
warned in a dream to return another
way. The wise men brought Jesus pre-
cious gifts. We. ton. shall find Jesus
when we search for iBm.
PRACTICAL .1I'1':I4CATIONS.
1. The leader's promise. Moses was
dead, and a now leader was demanded.
This leader proved to be Joshua, Ile
was commanded to be strong and of
good courage. God's promise to him was
ealuculated to inspire him with indom-
itable strength. 'Asx was with Moses
so I will be with thee: I will not fail
thee nor forsake thee." He was to be
strong, 1, in faith. 2. In expectation. 8,
In zeal. 4. In endurance. 5. In pattex}ee.
11, M courage, There is no place for
weakness in God's service. "Let the
weak 'try, I am strong,"
U. The passage of the Jordan. The
events connected with this remarkable
experience were calculated to make a
deep and lasting impression upon the
hinds of the Israelites. They could eer-
tainly point to one place in their pil-
grimage and exclaim., "There (rod met
us and brought us through the waters
dry -shod. 'there the mercy seat, the
eyinbol of Gocl's law and mercy, led us
safely as did the pillar of fire in the wil-
derness."
1I1. Jericho typical of strongholds of
iniquity. The city was straitlyshut up.
No one could go out, nor coulany one
enter, The attitude of the people is
very suggestive of the resistance of the
human soul against the higher powers
which would conquer it and lead it to a
higher, nobler life. How are they to be
disludged? alome Joshua must appear
a man of faith and a man of persever-
ance. The ram's horn blast of the war-
rior finally laid her pretensions in the
duet. Unbelief, impenitence, corrupt af-
fections, evil habits -all must yield, and
righteousness shall everywhere and ever -
mine reign,
IV. Caleb and his inheritance. In his
service of God, Caleb was, I, Independ-
ent. 2. Truthful. 3. Courageous, 4.
Unselfish. 3. Wholly devoted to God.
For this service he was rewarded, 1.
With long life. 2. 'Continued strength
in old age. Restful possession of his
portion of the land. It is well to re-
member that the Lord always rewards
those who faithfully serve him.
V. The man -slayer and his refuge, The
cities of refuge . \were established in qx
der to put a limit to•a-spirit tsf rove
while at the same time provision ova. I
made fox' the .adequate punishment of
crime. The cities of refuge were not
founded to protect the guilty, - but for
the shelter of the innocent's Christ is
our city of refuge. L He protects and
comforts those who are oppressed by the
May judgment of mon. 2, He is al-
ways right at hand. We may flee to
him speedily, 3. No man can find safe-
ty outside thie refuge, The avenger of
blood is on his track. 4. There is dan-
ger in delay in, finding this spiritual re-
tuge.
1'I. Rededication of the service of
God. The consecration of the fathers
will not suffice for the sons. Joshua was
now nearly in sight of the city, and his
heart's strongest desire was to leave be-
hind him a cation wholly devoted to the
service of the living God. God's service
is a reasonable service. 1. Conscience
requires it. 2. Gratitude requires it. 3.
Wisdom :requires it. A. H. S.
VII. What an army gathered at the
call of Gideon, apparently ready to deo
and dare for God and Israel. But a few
days of soldiers' fare, and -threatening
perils from Midian's formidable host
dampened its ardor and courage. So
that when Gideon said, "Whosoever is
fearful and afa'aid, let hint return and
depart," 22.000 returned home.
VIII. Intemperance is a national as
well as an individual crime. 'God pro-
nounced a woe on the drunkard and
drunkard -maker (see Hab. 2, 15; 1 Cor.
6, 10.) A fearful fate awaits both, while
the nation that for revenue or what-
ever selfish eonsider,ttion protects and
perpetuates the saloon and the liquor
traffic., leaves a blasting heritage of dis-
ease, crime, insanity, misery and poverty
to the generations following, resulting
in national decay and ruin,. The faint-
hearted have been weeded out. He now
proceeds to sift out the careless, semi -
careless, the headstrong and the undisci-
plined. Now only three hundred men m-
umbled to carry out the purposes of
God. And through these tried and true
he broke Miriian's yoke and established
his throne again in Israel. G. P. W.
IX. Samson was raised up fora pecu-
liar and neer .ary work. He was set
apart by the Na.zarite vows for the ser-
vice of God, but beim weak ire character
he was overcome, and only .at the close
of his life,did he recover himself, and
was empowered to be an agent fu vindi-
cating God's cause.
X. Ruth's name has come down in hie -
tory as one who was steadfast in her de-
votion to the true God. and This people.
Her life is an inspiration to faithfulness.
Ruth was honored as being in the lino
through which Christ came.
XT ,Samuel was deelieated to God in
his fnfttney, To him in his boyhood was
entrusted a message of great importance
to Eli, witoan Samuel served. In this
lesson is a powerful warning to parents
respecting the training of their children.
YII.
The three great truths presented
hero are, 1, Searching for bees and find -
leg him. 2. Worshiping Jesus, 8, Pre-
senting om' best gifts to him.
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The Hog Problem Again
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It is seldom that the farmer allow
himself° to be carried, away by a panne
Itis customary hard comment sense an
conservative methods usually : protec
hila from this evil; • bat, when we hea
of young pigs being sold at fifty cents
each at weaning• time ;or slaughtered to
stop their demands for food, it would
seem as though somotltirig closely ap-
proaching a panie must be abroad in the
land.
Patsies Aggravate Evil,
There probably never was a panic
which. did not aggravate the evil which
set it in motion, and. the demoralizing
effects of the present panic among farri-
ers must be apparent to every eye.
Doubtless there are some formers who
are forced to sell their pigs through
sheet necessity, but: 'such unfortunate
cases are not sufficiently numerous to
account for all the young pigs and breed-
ing sows which aro being dumped upon
a doubly glutted maiket at present. The
farmer with feed in his bins has need to
do some careful calculating before de-
ciding to throw away Itis pigs. Selling
stock on a poor market in order to sell
grain upon a high market is not always
a profitable enterprise, and the number
of dollars coining into the treasury dur-
ing the year may be, considerably less
under this method, than had the grain
been marketed in the form of meat.
Farm animals, and especially hogs, con-
sume and turn into vnluahle meat, many
products, which, otherwise, would have
been wasted, and though the farmer may
not always realize the highest market
prices for the grain fed to his hogs, the
otherwise unsalable prodeets fur which
the hogs have provided a market will
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s realized for .feed consumed by Bogs. Part
, of the hogs were fed at the college, and
d part were fed by farmers in different
t parts of
fhtie Province. The experiments
the food consumed' by 297 hogs,
r aggregating 50,718 pounds when sold,
dr an average weight of 190.9 pounds
each, A variety of foods was used, eom-
llrisiiig barley, peas, oats, middlings,
bran, corn, skim milk, roots and niiscel,
lanesous foods, which were valued by the,
feeders at certain suets, and duly charged
against the pigs. The young pigs at
weaning time are valued at $1.50 each,
which is considerably above the cost of
raising pigs filmbirth to weaning, in
cluding maintenance of sow, ete., a,
shown by experiments eonciucted at the
college. Deducting from the selling
price the cost of the pigs at $L50 each,
and the charges for miscellaneous foods,
\ve find as follows:
If the pigs were sold at 43z cents per
pound, live weight, they would return
$20,45 per ton for all meal eonsutned, in
05 puna 'Aleut atr:ls sof 'sq„ Iastpo,cpunq
eluding middlings and bran, 20 eents per
cents per busbel for roots.
At 5 cents per pound, live weight
they would return $23.87 per ton for
meal, 20 cents per hundredweight for
skim milk, and 10 cents per bushel for
Teets.
At 33a yenta per pound, Iive weight,
they would return $27.20 per ton for
meal, 20 cents per hundredweight for
skint milk, and. 10 cents per bushel for
roots.
At 6 cents per panni, live weight, they
would return $30,71 per ton for meal, 20
cents per hundredweight for skim milk,
and 10 cents per bushel for roots,
At 03 cents per pound, live weight,
tbey would return $34.13 per ton for
eal, 30 cents per cwt. for milk, and 10
ents per bushel for roots.
t'onsidering that middlings and bran
nier quite largely into the mixture, and
eking into consideration the prices re-
eived for hogs during the year, we met
dmit that thia remarkably gnat
'showing in values received for feed. We
must also remember that the grain was
eel as it Baine from the threshing um -
bine. and the price obtained for un-
tanned gratin by feeding it to these pigs
hould certainly- leave - a eonfnrt:hhle
margin of profit to the farmer.
Let Us Consider.
The points touched upon n•ntild tat:n'
amplification, but perhaps enough bas
been said to set some one Calming. Let
it be understood., however, that there is
no attempt to dietate to the farmer. Ev-
ery. farther must be Iris own judge as to
what -is the. beat course for hint to put-
Sue; and.. the faster who finds himself
compelled to sacrifice his stock is de-
serving of sympathy. But let those with
feed on hand take careful counsel \with
themselves, and thoroughly consider all
the features of the situation, before de-
ciding upon a line of action. Let our ac-
tion be governed by sane deliberation,
and let us do all in our power to stem
the disastrous tide of panic \which ap-
pears to threaten, -
Geo. E. Day.
Ontario Agricultural College.
generally, under 0 careful 4yetem of feed- re
ing, much more than make up the de- e
ficiency.
Where is the Profit?
What does the farmer gain by sacci- t
ficin;; his hogs and selling his grain? In c
the first place, he 'obtains prevailing a
market prices for his grain, winch might, '
or might not, have been obtained had
the grain been fed to hogs. Secondly,
he staves the labor of feeding the bogs;
Thirdly, he has less risk, and leas capital
invested. Against this, he has incurred
a heavy loss by disposing of his stuck
on a glutted market. lie still has the
tabor of cleaning the grain and teaming
it to market. He has lost the sale of a
number of products ahich the hogs
could profitably utilize. Ile has sold a
lot of valuable fertility, the absence of
which will lessen hr:: nest are -k, and hence
;andreetse the cost 'af"rnsiaetian. He has
liar -Oa `;aim sela ,i- lr :where he
ettai iot take acj,yantagt •'.1 'lie high prices
fol finished hogs titin. Neviat certain to
prevail when the present excitement has
burned itself out; and. after all, he is
not absolutely- certain that be got any
more for his grain than if he had fed it
to his hogs. TMs last point calls for fur-
ther consideration.
Some Important Figures.
Daring the past two years the Ontario
Agricultural College has eolleeted some
very valuable data regarding the prices
MAY OPEN GRAVE.
HERBERT DRUCE WILL CONSENT IF
JUSTICE DEMANDS IT.
Warrant for Caldwell's Extradition -
Evidence of Nurse Who. Says She
Saw Druce Die and S,aw His Body
Placed in the Coffin.
London, Dec. 23. --The dramatic dis-
appearance from London of Robert 0.
Caldwell, the American witness in the
Druce ease, served to revive interest in
the proceedings, and ashen the hearing
was resumed to -day the court -room was
crowded.
Mr. ,Avery, in opening for the defence,
denounced Caldwell as a "most noxious
perjurer," A warrant far the dxtradi-
tion of Caldwell was issued at the Bow
Street Police Court this afternoon, and
the police of Now York will the asked
to arrest him upon his arrival in that
city.
Mr, Avery announced that if necess-
ary in the interest of justice Herbert
Druce would consent to the reopening of
the grave of 'his tether, la 0, Druce. The
only witness for the defuses called to-
day was a nurse named Bailey, who
testified that she had held the band of
T. C. Druee when he died en December
28, 1864, that she had seen, the body
placed in its coffin, and that she had
been present at the funeral.
The evidence given at previous trials
by two doctors -who have since died was
then read. Both physicians had snvorn
that they attended T. - O. Druce in his
that illness. The ease was then adjourn-
ed- until Deo. 20.
IDA M'ICEVEY SENTENCED.
Eight Months for Swindling St. Cath-
arines Banker.
St. Catharines despatch:• --Isla McI{elves, bet-
ter known as Lillian Hamilton, charged with
having; forged the name of D, C. Fairfield to
a note discounted by I„ H. Collard, appeared
before Police Magistrate Comfort this mora -
Ing. She pleaded guilty, adding: "I have
nothing to say. Bad I not been bed into it
T would not have committed the deed. It
was suggested to Inc. I ask for leniency be-
cause of my children and my mother. Itis
my first and last offense,"
The Magtttrato said: -"T cannot hut think
of your children, but this crime is too fre-
quently committed, and I mast administer the
law, The sentence in that you be contined
in the Andrew Mercer Reformatory for eight
rnemtlut
ART `MENS.
TREASURES WORTH MILLION
FRANCS TAKEN IN FRANCE.
Robbers at Amiens Entered Building
Fitted With Elaborate System of
Burglar Alarms and Took Choicest
of Eighteenth Century Paintings.
Paris, Dee, 23. -Almost a million
francs' worth of pictures and art objects
disappeared this week from French mus-
eums. Following the robbery of the
museum in Rouen, when many priceless
treasures of eighteenth century culture
disappeared, the extremely rich museum
in Amiens was alsa entered. Here, too,
the robbers devoted themselves to works
of the eighteenth eentury, picking out
works of the greatest value with the
skill of expert connoisseurs.
The Amiens museum, in view of the
art robberies reported by other museums
and churches throughout the country,
has been prcivided with an elaborate
iey;:tem of burglar alarms; and the usual
force of night watchmen had been
doubled. Iu spite of these precautions
the burglars clambered up a water pipe
to the roof, broke through the skylight
and descended into the room reserved
for eighteenth century masters by means
of a knotted rope.
The police are nonpltiaretl. They do
not know whether the miscreants are
professional cracksmen or art enthusi-
asts suffering monomania. The former
theory is considered the most likely, be-
come of all Me recent art sales in Eu-
rope the works of the eighteenth century
painters have commanded fabulous
.prices.
THE SEASON'S DISASTERS,
Thirty-eight Vessels Were Lost on the
Great Lakes.
Chicago. 111„ Dee, 23, --During the season of
navigation on the lakes just -closed thirty-
eight vessels, with a total tonnage of 27,010,
massed out of existence as a result of col-
lision:, fires and other accidents. With the
exception of ono steamer all of the boats
loaf were freighters.
The aggregate. toes 10 value was $1,692,000.
Tile does not include the very large sums
Paid nut by underwriters for partial losses.
This latter item doubtless exceeds the value
of the vessels, which wore total losses.
The season was particularly marked by the
largo number of disastrous entiistons in the
narrow channels connecting Lakes Huron and
Erie, Ceiltslan after collision occurred in
these channels, until underwriters began to
fear that all the nrem{ums en the business
would be wiped ot:t, with no margin to meet
the losses which might he expeeted during
the fell storms.
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TORONTO LIVR STOCK
Receipts of live stook at the City Market,
as ads,
composed of d 714 the railroads,
were bogs, 02 1358 hep,.
101 •calves sad E horses.
Thera were several lots and loads od 800
cattle, whloth sold readily at good prices, Iuut
there were many of the common )rind that
sold at law prtees.
Trade was better than for several raarltets,
especially for the beet In an classes.
Wxporters-A few export bulls sold at $3,49
to $*4.50 ger cwt,
Butclhers-Choles picked Christmas cattle
sold at $4.75 Lo Veal per cwt.; loads Of •good,
84.f0 to $4.70; medium cattle at $4 ,tv $4.25'
c:rmn;on at $8.50 to $3.78; cows $2.60 to 3.50;
canners, itic tit $1.00,
l"',ilurs end Stockers --rot many feeder56
and stocker,' wore on Ogle, Prices quoted by
harry Ilurby were unchanged, as follows:
hest feeders, 1000 to 1100 lbs., at $8.50 to $3.90
,her cat best teedei's, 800 to 1000 ibs., et
$3.1'0 to 83.50; best stockers, 800 to 1100 ibe., at
82.80 to $8.15; best stockers, 600 to 800 1ba,
at 0.3.10 to $2.75; eonlmon stockers, unchanged,
51 111.80 to $1.75.
Milkers and Springers -There was zt fair
ruppiy of milkers and mpringers, and prtoea
raenged from $25 to $55 each, the 'bulk of the
beat golrjg at $40 to $:AJ each.
Veal Calves -Trade was good for good to
eltoi a quality, of which there were few o1
ale. Prices ranged frnru $3 to $0 per cwt.
:>hetp and LamTs--The run of sheep and
lambs was moderate, with prices firmer for
lambs. Export sheep, ;3.75 to $4; lambs,.
$4.50 to $5.50 per cwt. -
NRITISR CAT'T'LE ,muds'
Loedou--London cables are firmer, at 11er
to 13a4c per Ib., dressed weight; refrigerator
beef IN quoted at Olay per pound.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET
Following etre the closing quotations 00
Winnipeg grain futures to -day:
WI:tat•--Dec. $105% bid, Mai 51.13?'a bid.
Gate --Dee. 43c hid, May 30e bid,
TORONTO I•ARRMERS' MARKET
The receipts of grain to -day showed an in-
crease, and prices were unchanged. Wheat
steady, with sales of 00 bushels at 975. Oats
Bold a 110 a bushel for 000 bushels. Marley
quiet lett bushels selling at 70c.
Hay quiet end firm, with sales of 20 loads
at 315 10 ;;21 a ton. Straw is unchanged at
n
.1n e ton,
Dre't<rd hogs continue firm at $7.75 to $8
for light, and at 37,10 for heavy.
Wheat, white, bush..., 0 90 97
Ile., red, bush.. .,, $ 0 18 8 0 97
Ito., .•print, bush... ... 0 90 a Sli•
Lo., goose, bush... ... 0 87 0 00
Oats. bush ... ., .. 0 01 0 52
Burly bush, ... ... ,.... 0 70 0 00
Rye, bush...... .., 0 83 0 00
Peas, bush.., ... .., 0 56 087
Hay, per ton...... ... .111 00 21 00
Straw per ton.,. . . 16 00 0 00
Seed., Alsilte, No. 1, bash 7 00 8 00
llre
1)u..s�e<i Noliug2a.. ... 0 75 7 25
... 0 00
Eggs, new laid dozen... a 45 e 16
Do . storage. 025 0 30•
Butler. d.aIry... .. .... .. 0 26 0 80
Do., Creamery.,. ,.. .., 021-,l 0 32
Geese, dressed, lb... 0 03 0 11.
ieirhens :per Ib .•. ,. 0 03 0 10
lineae, dressed, ib,...,. ..,. 0 10 0 11
Turkeys, per lb... 01.3 015
Aople , Ger bbl .. ... .... 200 a 50
Potatoes, per bag..,. .. .... , 0 90 1 00
Onions, per dozen., ... ... 0.40 0 58
Beef, hindquarters. „ 700 8 00
Do., forequarters... ... ... 4 00 ' 5 00
100., ct a .. :. 7 2.i
))a., mlroieeedium Barcahcaser.„ 50 007 b ;,n
;button, per cwi .., ... .,. $ On
Seal, prime, per awl .+ 7 50 •,10 00
Lamb,Per cwt,.., ... ... 3333 Y Yr 1, ;n
Montreal Live Stock.
Montreal Despateb: About 1.3{•1 Bead a:
butchers' cattle, 200 calves, 727 sheep and
lambs, and 876 fat bogy were offered for sale
at the Point St. Charles Stock Yards this
forenoon. Trade was good at pretty high
figures in some cases for extra Christmas
meat. An extraordinary fine steer was sold
at Mc per lb. Christmas cattle sold at 5$i.
to 6?Ye per 1b; primo beeves, 418 to Who:
pretty good cattle, Sege to 414c; common stock
at 2 and 3c per lb. Williams, of Whitby,
sold a calf, weighing 940 lbs. at a little over
Se per ib: grass-fed calves sold at 214 to nate
good veale at 4 to Stec per ib. Sheep sold
at See to 4c; lambs at 5i.¢ to tae per ib, Good
bots of fat hogs sold at 5% to Go per lb.
Bradstreet's Trade Review.
111ontreal: The prevailing tone in busi-
ness circles here steadily, if slowly„
grows more cheerful. The main reason
for this is the feet that money is work-
ing easier. The approach of the holid�jr
season has imported great activittiy
the retail trade, and wholesale business
has profited accordingly. In most lines
athere e nmpla
regarding collections. They are coming
forward aa well as is usual at this time the year, and it is hoped that at the
end of the holiday season there still be
stilltrfurther iurproveruent in this eoruree
tion. Money is still sufficiently scarce
to in some way affect trade, and re-
trenehments are being made in certain
lines of industrial activity. This, sa in.
other cities of Canada, is throwing men
out of work.
Toi'anto: The worst lea tutu of • trade
here is the lack of employment for wt -
skilled labor, This is all the more ser-
ious on account of the largo number et
emigrants which base arrived here dur-
ing the pant few months, The scarcity
of money has curtailed activity in many
lines M which these uteri .could be em-
ployed, and, unless the situation iln-
proves much more than it has done, there -
and
ls Nicelydelto be littlara wowork offering forints -
these meat until after the winter. 'Che
money situation, howerer, showy conttu-
ued improvement, and business has taken
en a eorrespondiugly brighter tone, Val-
ues of Canadian securities also show fin-.
provenlellt following 1118 easiereasiermoney
conditions.
Vancouver 2011,1 \ letirl^.:1: 'Trade here
continues very fairly maim \Vholesele
and retail business holds brisk and pay-
ments are satisfactory. The number of
unemployed is large.
Quebec: Wholesale trade is quiet. The
thaw has broken up country roads, the
latter in some districts are reported ini-
passable, ttnd as a result travellers are
tied up,
of
Bauliton: Set onablofejt' weatcoher has
given considerable impetus to the holi-
day retail trade, The wholesale move-
ment is good and collections are gouer•-
ally satisfactory.
Ottawa: There is now a good re -order
trade for wltole;ale winter linea. Collec-
tions are generally fair.
T.ondnn: \\-Rile the wholesale and re-
tail trade has at brisk tone, general line:*
of goads are moving fairly well. Country
retail trade is brisk and collections are'
fair .to good.
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