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LESSON VII. -AUG, x6, xgo8.
Saul Tries to Kill David. -z Sam. x8:
6-x6.
Commentary., I. Saul angry at David
(vs. 6-9). 6. Was returned -There has
evidently been adigression in `the narra-
tive (vs. 1-5) "to relate the account of
Davids' permanent reception into Soul's
service, the commencement of the friend-
ship between thin and Jonathan, and his
ultimate promotion and success." The
naera.'tive now goes baek to the welcome
'which David received when the army re-
turned in tritimph from the successful
completiian of the Philistine war. This
verse ,should be rend in conneotian with
ehap. 17, 54; though some time may
have elapsed, during which the arrny was
occupied in following up i'cs first Suc-
cess. Women came out -This was in
harmony with Oriental customs. It was
the prineiple business of certain women
to celebrate victories, sing at funerals,
etc. Of all cities ---They ddame together
• from all the neigbborifig cities. Singing
and daneing--This is a ehaeackeristic
trait of Oriental manners. On the re-
turn of friends long absent, and particu-
larly on the return of a victorious army,
bands of women and children issue from
the towns and villages to form a tri-
umphal precession, to celebrate the vic-
tory with dimming, music. and songs, in
honor of 'the generals who have earned
the highest distinction by feats of gal-
lantry. The Hebrew women, therefore,
were merely paying the customary coo
gr tulations to David as the deliverer of
their country. -J., 1'. & B. Tabrete-Or
tircnbrels. A hand -drum, an ine'r,rument
still used by the Arab;, and described as
a hoop over which a piece of parchment
is drawn. Sometimes pieces of brass are
fixed in it to make a jingling. It is
beaten with the fingers. -Cam. Bib. This
must have been similar to the modern
tambourine.
7. Sang one to another (It. V.) -They
sang alternately, Some of the women
began the song with, "Saul hath slain his
thousands," and a.nother company an-
swered, "And David his ten tboustends."
"This wase a neat poetic parallelism. The
enthusiastic throng intimate that David's
triumph was of mare impo&'cauce than all
of Sail's victories." -Terry. In this they
committed a grave indiscretion; they
praised a. subject at the expense of their
king.
8. Very wrath-Sau1 centered his
thoughts on himself. This, was the prin-
cipal cause of his trouble. He was al-
ways ready to seek the ruin of any roan
by whom he imagined he might be injur-
' ed. But the kingdom -The prophet had
distinctly told ltinr in the day of his sin,
that the Lord had rent the kingdom
from him, and had given it to a neighbor
that was better than he (chap. 15, 28).
In David Saul could read the marks of
such a man. --Wilberforce.
9. Eyed David-\Vatched all his move -
meets with stamacion and jealousy, which
soon ripened into deadly hatred.. "Ile
eyed David as one he was jealous of and
sought advantages against; his counte-•
ranee was not toward him as it had been.
Proud men cannot endure to hear any
praised but themselves. It is a sign that
the Spirit of God has departed from men
if they be peerdeh in their resentment of
affronts, envious and stispi':tous of all
about them, and ill-natured in their con-
duct; for the wisdom from above makes
us quire otherwise." -Henry. Jealousy
and envy directed the gaze of 'that eye.
Two things will inevitably follow e. man
filled with the Holy Ghost and walking
in the light. He will be filled with
power, and true, simple -hearted Israel
twill joyfully recognize it. -Smith. If Saul
had been a good roan, he would have
been horrified 'at 'rhe appearance of this
evil passion in his heart; he would have
said, "Get thee behind me, Satan." In-
stead of stamping it out, Saul nourished
it; instead of extinguishing the spark he
heaped fuel on the flame.--Bla.ik]e.
II. Saul attempts 'to kill David (vs. 10,
11). "Here eo n nenees the record of
those penseeutions by which, during the
rest of Souls' lifetime, the conqueror of
Goliath was continually harassed. It
forme a suggestive. period of Israelitish
history, and presents in sariking contrast
the development of Soul's great wicked-
ness on the one hand, and David's many
excellencies on the other. These persecu-
tions, however, were a most useful discip-
line for the psalmist king."-Whed. Coin.
10. Evil spirit. --A clenion like those
mentioned so frequently in the New 'Tes-
tament. "The very next day after he
conceived malice against David the evil
spilt, seized him. Those that indugle
themselves in envy and uncharitableness
give 'place to the devil and prepare for
the re-entry of the unclean spirit, with
seven others more wicked." -Henry. From
God. ---Sent by permission of God, as Sat-
an in Job 2, i. Caane upon Saul. -He re-
lapsed into e state of demoniate posses-
sion. See chap. 16, 14. Prophesied -Ra-
ther,. "raved." -R. V., margin. "The word
`prophesy' describes an ecstatic condi-
tion clue to supernatural influence, good.
or evil; the result in the one case being
prophetic inslriration or religions enthus-
iasm, in the other raving madness." -
O4111. Bib. Saul was at first inspired by
the Holy Spirit, but nor' that Spirit has
left hien and a foul demon occupies his
place, and accordingly, instead of hallow-
ed ecstasy, his religious exercises resem-
ble the frantic ravings of a madman, He
utters impassioned eriee, and perhaps
falls prostrate on the floor and bt•ea.thes
forth his inner ravings like one holding
communion with anunseen world,-
Ter-ry., As at other times --See ehap,'18, 2.4,
There is a wonderful power in music to
soothe a. troubled sold. A javelin -Tho
javelin or spear was the emblem of regal
authority. In ancient times kings used
a spear instead of a diadem.-- Clarke.
They always had it at hand, and in an-
cient montnn eats they are always repre-
senced with it.
11. Cast the javelin -Saul, now thor-
oughly infuriated, determined to make
an end of the shepherd boy. Some think
that at this tame Saul did not actually
east the spear as be did later (chap. 19.
10), but that he merely brandished tl,e
weapon and that David escaped before
it was actually east. The origins,1 w ,t d
rendered "cast" may be translated here
"lifted," or "brandished." After this,
Saul. never lost the idea that David
was the God -ordained kiiag. This purpose
he resolved to defeat, and, accordingly,
made several attempts on his life,
Vs. 12.16. 12. Was afraid of David
Saul became sensible that he was fig'h:
ing against God; this caused terror aid
continued to disturb him more and mare.
Because the Lord, etc. -When God is
with us we are certain to succeed, hut
when the Ford forsakes a person he is
equally certain to be defeated. Tae
Christian is mighty only "through Go':'
(2 Cor. 2. 10). 13. Removed him -Ile was
afraid to retain David longer as an im-
mediate attendant. Captain -It is 12•31;
certain that this was the same ap-
pointment referred to in vs. 5, but it is
quite likely that it was. "Saul probably
made David chief of one of the principal
towns of Judah, each containing, rough-
ly, a thousand men. Saul did this partly
to get David out of bis sight, and para
ly (vs. 17, 25) in the hope that lair;
dangerous rival might be killed in bat-
tle, The people who loved David would
consider this an honor paid to the na-
tienal hero; otherwise they would have
been angered by Saul's action." Went
out enemata in -"God being with hint
in all that he does, he is not only kept
from retaliating on Saul, not only kept
from all devices of getting rid of one
who was so unjust and unkind to him,
but he is remarkably obedient, remark-
ably faithful, and by God's grace re-
markably successful in the work given
lin ►etc; do. at is a beautiful period of
David's life -the most blameless and
beautiful of any. The object of unmerit-
ed hatred, the victim of atrocious plots,
the helpless object of a despot's mad
and ungoverned fury, yet cherishing no
trace of bitter feeling, dreaming of no
violent project of relief, but going out
and in with perfect loyalty, and strain-
ing every nerve to prove himself a lab-
orious. faithful and useful servant of
the roaster who loathed him."
14. -David behaved.. wisely - David
conducted himself with great discretion.
"His whole course was marked by wis-
dom, by which is meant both piety and
prudence. And in this he is an object
lesson to us in proof of the point much
to be insisted upon, that the Lord's in-
tervention, in our behalf do not sus-
pend our obligations to be both prayer.
ful and careful." The Lord was with him
-In every darkness which cast its
shadow around him the light of the open
heavens penetrated; and after every
storm that raged against hind there fol-
lowed the gentle breathings of divine
ccnsolation. To this day wherever Ile
melody of his psalms sounds and echoes
in the heart, the shadows of sorrow and
sadness are scattered, and courage and
peace and joy return and take posses cion
of the soul.-Krummacher. 16. All,,, .
loved. David -That is, the large majority,
all who carne to know him. Because, era.
-That is. ,they loved him because he
was discreet and wise in all of his move-
ments among them.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
David persecuted by Saul typifies
those of whom it is written, "All that
will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suf-
fer ,persecution" (2 'Tim. 3; 12.) .David
was. '
1. Faithful. "David went out whither-
soever Saul sent him" (v. 5.) The true
disciple will be faithful to those over
him not as unto men, but as unto God
(Fah. 6; 5.8). •
II. Favored. `Accepted" (v. 5.)Da-
vid was beloved both by Israel ad by
the servants of Saul. His wisdom in his
walk brought him prosperity (v. 14,
margin.) His name was "precious" (v.
30, margin).
III. "The women .. , . said, Saul hath
slain his thousands and David his ten
thousands .. and Saul was very wroth"
(v. 8.) By killing Goliath, David had
really won the battle. They only told
the truth, but it rnade Saul jealous. Bad
men cannot bear to hear good men
praised. But those who envy others only
lrttrt themselves. "'1Vr•ath is cruel and
stager is outrageous, but who is able to
stand for envy?" (Prov. 27; 4.) "Envy
is as rottenness to the bone" (Prov. 14;
30.) "What rust is to iron and mildew
to corn, and moth to cloth, that envy is
to the heart where it hides." Envy
threw re javelin at David (vs. 8, II), and
Soul died a miserable suicide (1 Chron.
10; 4.) Envy sold Joseph to the Ish-
maellites, for twenty pieces of silver
(Acts 7; 9, 28), and Joseph's brethren
suffered years of remorse (Gen. 50; 15-
18.) Envy killed the righteous Abel (1
John.3; '12), and Cain, a fugitive and a
vagabond, cried, "My punishment is
greater than I can bear' (Gen. 4; 12,
13.) Envy crucified C;brist, and the Jews
perished miserably in the siege at .Tera-
salem, Envy shuts out from the king -
dont of God (Gal, 5; 21.) The remedy o
far the sin of envy is the blood of Jesus.
lthe ipower to keep li'wti erivy is the love
of Lod.
IY. elated. "Saul ; . said, 1 will smite
David" (v. IL) '1'ne world rvrll Batu the
Christian woo is true,. Jesus was hated
because in the syzu gegue at ilaczaretu he
spoke true, faithful worde (Luke 4; 28,
;4U.) 'Tiro world cannot hate you,"
Jesus said to his brethren who didnot
believe in hive," "but me it bateth, be-
cause I testify of it that the works
therof are evil" (John 7;, 47.) Christ's
'promise to us is, "131essed are ye, when
men shall hate you" (Luke 6; 22).
V. Kept. "Saul east the javelin ..
David avoided" (v. 11.) He could not
fight the king, but he could flee from
his ,presence. God kept the javelin from
injuring him. They are safe whom God
keeps (Psa. 91 • 5, 14.10).
VI. Feared. "And Saul was
afraid of David, because the
ted was. with him", ,(v. 12),
.If wr would have ie foss of thoee ahoui
us and influence them we must live in
the presence of God, A faithful Lord is
always recognized by the good as being
with those who like David behave them-
selves wisely. ]:fere are seven rules to
copy in. your Bible to help you to live os
in the presence of God: 1. 'Say nothing
you would not like God to hear. 2. Du
nothing you would not like God to see.
3. Write nothing you tf ould not like
God to read. 4. Ue. to no place where
you would not like God to find you, 5.
Read no book of which you would not.
like God to say, "Show it to roe." 6.
Dever spend your time so that you
would not like God to sea, "What art
thou doing?" 7. Of every doubtful thing
always ask, "What would Jesus do??"
VI1. Wise. "David bebaved himself
wisely. in all his ways" (v. 14). He was
circumspect in his walk and careful to
do nothing to inflame Sail's jealousy.
1. He was patient. He dill not insist
that Sau1's daughter should be given to
him as `his right, though she had been
promised to the one who should slay
Goliath (1 Sam. 17:25). He waited. 2.
He was' modest. Very humbly he replied
to Saul's proffer of his daughter (v. 17).
II:e did not reproach the king when he
demanded another display of valor. 3.
He was generous. 'Be brought a duuble
measure of the dowry exacted from him,
thus proving his love for her acid his
generosity toward the nien who sought
his life, the genuinen.css of his victory
over the Philistines and the greatness of
his character (vs. 25-27). "A worldly
man wilLscore a margin for himself, but
a spiritual man can always afford to do
more than is exacted of him.' 4. ile
was respectful. \Vi en Saul's servants
spoke lightly of the offer made to him
he replied, "Seemeth it a light thing to
be the king's son-in-law?" (v, 23). ;iaul
was not the king he should have been;
he had treated David most unkindly, but
he eras the king and as such David
would respect him.. The true Christian
is always courteous and reverential to
the aged and to those in authority.
VIII. Beloved. •'911 Imam! and .Judah
loved David" (v. 10). Ma. like David
are sure to have the lova of the people.
.A nation can but look u f -a at: ? admire
such men as Washington, l i'. 'oln and
Garfield. God will see that they receive
a crown who have borne the cross for
him.
Saul's history affords an example of
the downward tendency of sin. It is
like virulent poison that, commencing
at one small spot, rapidly eats its way
in .and in until it consumes the whole
body. His first act is one of negative
disobedience, his second one of positive
disobedience, his third one of rebellion.
He begins his animosity against David
with a jealous thought; then follows a
jealous habit; next an impulsive effort
to kill; afterward a deliberate plot to
kill. The longer he pursues his purpose
the more devilish it becomes. "Jealousy
is the rage of a man: therefore he will
not spare in the day of vengeance"
(Prov. 6:34).
"A sin is always attended by infinite
peril. It cannot, become so encysted as
to becomeh armless. Sins hunt in packs.
Admit the first and a second comes
prowling behind it, and then a third and
a fourth, snarling and pushing, until the
whole soul, filled by them, has become
a veritable wild beast's den." •
Joseph Parker says: "We are apt to
think that Saul did all the mischief and
David suffered for it. This is an incom-
plete view of the ease. Saul was the
victim of the cruelest torment, All his
peace was destroyed. There was bitter-
ness in his wine; the charm of sleep
perished; the bloom of summer had fad-
ed; there was a cruel serpent gnawing
at his heart. 'The way of transgres-
sors is hard' (Prov. 13:15). Better be
a martyr than the persecutor, the op-
pressed than the oppressor. Read
Saul's inner life, anger, envy, madness,
murder, evil scheming, chagrin, .hell."
HONEYMOON ADVENTURE.
Motor Car Plunged Over Steep Preci-
pice, But Caught by .a Tree.
New York, Aug. 10. -District At-
torney Baker of Washington who suc-
cessfully prosecuted the Government
land frauds in the northwest; his
bride of two months, and several friends
who were accompanying them on their
honeymoon, had an almost miraculous
escape from death to -day. 'While the
automobile in which they were travelling
was running down a sharp hill on Wal-
nut Mountain near Liberty, N. Y., the
machine got out of control and plunged
over a preeipiee nearly 300 feet high.
The machine, a big covered car, turned
three complete somersaults and lodged
in the boughs of a tree. thirty feet be-
low the brink of the precipice. There it
hung, suspended, tap downward, with
the frightened occupants held prisoners
in the enclosed machine. All were badly
bruised and frightened, but no one was
fatally hurt, with the exception of tate
chauffeur,
•.a-
Lots of folk have much to say about
their individuali];,e being crushed
ut. A better thing could never hap -
von. for some font -.
MUST GET $500
OR SUICIDE.
FATHER OF EIGHT WANTS LOAN
TO REPAY SUM LOST.
Now in Hands of Sharks -Fears Prose-
cution as Embezzler if Sureties
Learn of His Mishap.
Chicago, Aug.10.-Five hundred dollars
is all that is needed to .save the life of
a despairing man ---the father of eight
children. Unless the sum is forthcom-
ing, and he premises to repay it at the
rate of aZ a week, he threatens to take
his life. Seemingly he is in deadly earn.
est.
The money is needed to repay hie em-
pluyers a sum that he, says he lost four
months ago. He hes not told them of
the loss, and in Inc simple Italian way -
for he is apparently in many ways un-
sophistieateu--he has reached the con-
clusion that a suicide's fate is the only
thing that remains to him.
The money that he lost amounted to
less than $300, but iv his desperate ef-
forts to keep the -knowledge et his care-
lessness from his employers he has bor-
rowed money at extortionate rates of
interest until now there is a debt of
$u00 -which is eonatautly increasing.
"It is useless," he said yesterday in
great agitation. "1 can no longer keep
up the deception. I am driven so dis-
tracted that I am losing my mind. I no
longer can do my work."
The identity of this man is not dis-
closed fur obvious reasons, but it be-
came known through an advertisement
that lie inserted in the Sunday Tribune,
as follows:
Personal -Father of eight children to
be no obliged to kill himself needs $500,
giving it beck $5 weekly. Sure: Ad-
dress W553, Tribune.
When the man's son came for the mail
he divulged the name of his father. Ile
did not understand the advertisement,
and the father, who was seen later, dis-
closed its purpose in confidence.
The Italian is a mon of 35 or 36 years
of age. Be came here from Florence
five years ago and, being well educated
in his evil language, did not have great
difficulty in acquiring English. IIe ob-
tained employment with it firm as sales-
man and acquired a profitable list of
customers among his countrymen.
"I am drawing $113 a week and had
good prospects," said W 553, for that is
the only name by which he can be
known, for the present. "My employers
trust me implicitly. I handle the col-
lections and thousands of dollars pass
through my hands. Sometimes I have
considerable money on my person. One
day, four months ago, I add a roll of
bills containing $'275 in my.inside pocket.
When I reached home at night I was
terror-stricken to find that the money
had disappeared. Some one had picked
my pocket or I had lost the money -
how I cannot imagine.
"With a family of eight children and
my old another to support it has been
impossible for me to save much. Even
my furniture is not paid for. Perhaps I
should have told my employers at once,
but I feared that the bonding company,
which is my surety for $2,000, would
send me to prison. For the loss of my
situation I would not care. I could get
another -but the disgrace of prison- -ah,
that would kill me and nay fancily.
"If you will put yourself in my place
perhaps you can understand how I felt.
For days I was like one in a dream. As
I am ebllecting money for the firm daily,
I thought I could keep it secret until I
could replace the money. With that
purpose in view I said nothing, but
went to an Italian banker, explained the
situation, and asked for a loan suffi-
cient to repay the loss, and offered to
pay him at the rate of $5 a week. Un-
fortunately I could offer no security,
and the banker was businesslike and
cold.
"Since then, by borrowing small sums
at a high rate of interest, I have man-
aged to keep the knowledge of the loss
from my employers, but I am nearing
the end. In one month I have paid $78
interest and the debt is growing larger
every day. 13y the most rigid economy
I ani unable to make my payments.
Even the loan agents will not let me
have more than $30 at a time on account
of my small salary, so I km compelled
to borrow from my countrymen at even
a higher rate. I have exhausted every
resource and I no longer care to live."
The replies to the advertisement were
sympathetic and bade him be courage-
ous, telling him that something would
turn up, but they afforded little or no
encouragement that he would be aided
in a financial Way.
An investigation developed that the
man spoke the truth about his children.
They are all young, except a 15 -year-old
boy, who adds his salary of $4 a week
to the support of the fancily. They live
in a neat flat in a poor quarter of the
west side. The wife, in ignorance of the
cause of her husband's trouble, but
knowing that he is in desperate need of
money, goes out to work by the day.
o•o
STOVE BROKE HIS SPINE.
Young Coteau Landing Boy Acci-
dentally Killed.
A Montreal despatch: Almanzai Cherie-
bois, five years old, was instantly kill-
ed at his father's hone at Coteau Land-
ing yesterday. His father bought a. stove
at Coteau village and took it to his
house in a two -wheeled cart. Ile unhitch-
ed the horse and took it to the stable
and labile he WAS away his two little
sons essayed to climb up the back of
the vehicle. Their combined weight was
sufficient to tilt up the cart and the
t fell 11 breaking I'
TORONTO MARKETS.
Farmers' 1Vtarkets.
Grain receipts were nil, and prices
nominal. Hay quiet and unchanged,
with receipts of only IO loads; old sold
at $14 to $15 a ton, and new at $10 to
$11.50 a ton. Straw sold at a12 a ton
for one load.
Dreused hogs are steady. Choice
lightwiughi,s sold at $9.50 to $9.75, and
Leavy at $9.2u.
Wheat, old, bushel ..$ 0 84 $ 0 85
i)o., red, bushel .... . 0 83 0 84
Oats,, tmshe] .... 0 6'2 0 53
Barley', bushel . ..... .. 0 53 0 55
Peas, bushel 0 75 0 0U
]lay, tad, ton .........14 00 15 00
Do., new, ton --- .... 10 00 12 00
Straw, per ton .... 11 00 12 00
Dressed hogs ........9 25 9 75
Butter, dairy .. .... 0 22 0 25
Do., creamery 0 25 0 28
Eggs, dozen . 0 23 0 25
('luekens, spring, dressed,
pound . ... ..j..
Fowl, per ib. .. .. ....
Ducks, spring, lb. .... ..
Onions, .per bag ..
Cabbage, per dozen . -.
Potatoes, new, bushel ._
Beef, hindquarters .. ..
Do., forequarters .. ..
Po., choice, carcase ...
D'o., medium, carcase ..
Mutton, per cwt .
Seal. prime, per cwt. ...
Lomb, serum, per lb. ....
Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock, as reported by
the railways, were 03 carloads, composed.
of 828 cattle, 808 hogs, 717 sheep and
lambs and 145 calves.
There was a light run of cattle, which
was -fortunate, as most of the dealer's
had got a full supply at the Jtmction.
market on Monday.
Few cattle of good quality were offer-
ed, as the bulk were of the eommon to
medium clan•-, which were slow of sale
at lower prieeu, if anything, than at the
'Union Yards on Monday..
Exporters -There were no exporters -
that is, there were no choice heavy
weights -on sale. The only exporters
mentioned by any of the dealers were
those mentioned by Geo. Rowntree, and
only two loads of steers, which weighed
about 1,200 pounds, and sold at $4,75,
to $5.05 per cwt. Bulls sold at $3.75 to
$4.50.
13utehers-George Rowntree bought
18U fat cattle for the Harris Abattoir
Company, as follows: Butchers, $4.25 to
$4.05; cows, $125 to $4.25; bulls, $3 to
$4.1.2 per cwt.
Feeders and Stoekers-H. & W. M-ur-
by report only, a few stockers and f
ere offering, weighing from 700 to
pounds each. There is practically no out-
side demand, but they are taking all of-
fered to them to fill orders at 3.123a to
$3.00 per cwt.
Milkers and Springers -About 30 milk-
eres and springers were offered, which
sold at $25 to $60 each.
Veal Calves -Veal calves sold at un-
changed quotations, at $3 to $5.75 per
cwt.
Sileep and Lambs -The run being
moderate was fortunate for the drovers
having sheep and lambs, and prices re-
mained about steady. Export ewes,
$3.75 to $4.10 per cwt.; rams, $3 to
$3.25; lambs, $5 to $0 per cwt.
Hogs -Mr. Harris reports a drop of
15c per cwt., or $6.75 for selects and
$6.50 for lights.
Toronto Sugar Market.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol-
lows: Granulated, $5 in barrels., and No.
1 golden, $4.60 in barrels. These prices
are for delivery; car lots 5c less .
OTHER MARKETS.
Winnipeg Wheat Market.
Following are the closing quotations
on Winnipeg grain•futures
Wheat -August $1.05 3-4 bid, Octo-
ber 97 5-8c bid. December 96 5-8c bid.
Oats -July 44 5-8c bid, October 39 3.4c
bid.
0 18
0. 11
0 11
1 25
0 35
1 00
9 50
5 50
8 00
6 50
700
7 50
0 11
0
0
0
1
0
1
11
6
9
`20
12
13
40
40
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New York Sugar Market.
Sugar -Raw, quiet; fair refining, 3.-
70e; centrifuged, 90 test, 4.20; molasses
sugar, 3.40 to 3.45e.
Montreal Market.
Montreal. -Grain --There is little little
change in the local grain situation, busi-
nese being quiet. The market for oats
is steady. Manitoba No. 2 white at 48c.
No. 3 at, 47e, and rejected at 46e per
bushel in car lots, ex store. Flour -The
market for flour is firm, and prices ere
unchanged. Choice spring wheat patents,
$6.10; seconds, $5.50; winter wheat
patents, $5; straight rollers, $4.30 to
$4.50; do., in bags, $1.90 to $2.10; extras,
$1.05 to $1.75. Teed -The market for
millfeed is steady under a fairly good
demand. Manitoba bran, $22 to $23;
shorts, $25; Ontario bran. $20 to $20.50;
middlings, $24 to $25; shorts, $24.50 to
$25 per ton, including bags; pure grain
mouillie, $30 to $32, and milled grades,
$25 to $28 per ton: Cheese -The market
was quiet, but firm to -day, with west-
erns quoted at 123 to 1O14 e, and east-
ern at 12 to 12z1;c. Butter -The market-
is
arket
is easy in tone, with finest creamery
quoted at 2$aja to 24c in round lots, and
24.1/ e in a jobbing way. Eggs -The mar-
ket is firm under a good demand. Salto
of selected stock were made et 23e. No.
1 at 20e, and No. 2 at 16e. per dozen,
British Cattle Markets.
London. -London cables for cattle etre
steady, at 11% to 14aac per lb., dressed:
Weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at
10',4oto101/2perlb.
Glasgow. Edward Watson & Ritchie
report 239 cattle on offer at noon. No
prime steers were shown, Ranehers and
stove across a nuinzat, res tog us y
were111x, to 1' e per. ib.: ht,]td
secondar
spine and