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LESSON
LESSON X. -SEPT. 6, not.
Saul and Jonathan Slain in Battle. -
z Sam. 3z:'
Commentary. -I. Saul's sons slain (vs.
1, 2). 1. Men of Israel fled -It is sup-
posed that the battle ;was being fought
in the plain of Esd'raelon and that the
Israelites fled before their enemies to
the slopes of Mount Gilboa, whither the
Philistines followed. Fell down slain -It
was impossible for them to relkiy, Saul
and his sons fought like heroes and no
doubt threw themselves into the fore-
front of thebattle, but all in vain; God
was against them.
2, Followed hard -The onset of the
Pthilistines was directed mainly against
tbat quarter .where Saul and his sons
were fighting, Slew..Saui's eons --Jon-
athan falls with the rest. Saul had an-
other son, Ish-basheth, who was not in
the battle, and hence survived them.
"Note, 1. God would hereby complete
the judgment that was to be executed
upon Saul's' house. 2. He would make
David's way to the crown clear and
open. 3. God would also show us that
the difference between good and bad is
to be made in the other world, not in
this." -Henry. "Whatever anay have
been the character of the others who
fell, Jonathan's fate was not the result
of this personal transgression but of his
father's sin, and says to us in plain
language 'that no sinner harms only him-
self, and that often in this world, the
good suffer because of the bad. All re-
lationships of life have some influence
upon our earthliy destiny, but no other
is so potent for good or i11 as that
:which a parent holds to his child. But
if Jonathan is a sad illustration of this
truth, he is also a cheering proof that
if a son must suffer for his father's
character he need not walk in that fa-
ther's footsteps."
II. The death of Saul (vs. 3-6). 3. Tho
archers -The men who shot arrows with
the bow. Overtook him (R.V.)-After
the death of Saul's sons the archers sin-
gled Saul out and pursued him. Their
anissils were aimed at him and some of
them may have hit him. Sore wounded -
"Was greatly distressed." -R. V. "He
saw that he was the mark of the Phil-
istine sharpshooters, and he therefore
'writhed and quaked with terror at the
thought of falling by such hands." -
Terry. "He was frightened and trem-
bled, at the archers, because the battle
; vas going against him, and he saw no
way of escaping or of resisting the
,enemy's superior force." -Lange.
4. Lest these..abuse me -"The Assy-
rian sculptures and fake Egyptian paint -
rings show us that the ancient tortures
practised lily the nations of ancient civ-
ilization and barparie splendor were cruel
and shameful." Would not -The armor -
bearer, who, according to Jewish writ-
ers was Doeg, would not yield to Saul's
entreaty. It was his duty to protect the
king, and he was responsible for Saul's
life. "He dared not stretch forth his
hand against the Lord's anointed; the
verythought of such an act filled him
:with fear." Fell upon it -He placed the
hilt upon the ground and thrust it
through his body by falling upon the
point. "This account of Saul's death is
every wanly consistent with itself and
with Saul s diameter, and is to be re-
garded as the true and authentic record
of the sacred historian himself. The
story of the Amalekite, who stole the
king's crown and bracelet and brought
them to David (2 Sam. 1. 4-10), is to
be treated as a fabrication, feigned with
the hope of finding favor with the suc-
cessor of Saul." Whed. Com.
5. His armorbearer-He probably drew
the elvord from the king's body and did
;what he could to save him, but it was
too late. Died with him -Being answer-
able for the king's life, he may have
feared punishment, or he may have fear-
ed torture at the hands of the Philis-
tines.
6. So Saul died --The real ground of
8au1's last dark a.et of self-destruction
was not the extremity of the moment
nor fear of insult from the enemy, but
the decay of his inner life and the com-
plete severanee of his heart from God.-
Lange. "He who would not leave the or-
dering of his life to God would neither
permit Him to order the manner of his
death," Suicide is a great gin. "1. Note
the causes: (1) Not merely accumulated
misfortunes, but long -continued wrong-
doing. (2) Cowardly fear of suffering.
(3) Caring more for disgrace• thaa for
sin. (4) Abandonment of trust in God,
as to this life and the future life. 2.
Note the effects: (1) Others led by the
. example into the same sin. (2) Personal
dishonor. (3) A crowning -and lasting
reproach to the man's memory, (Ila The
eternal loss of the soul." All his -men-
Compare 1. Chron. 10,.6. Some think
this refers to his bodyguards and means
!that they were all slain; others think
the reference is to all his household who.
went with hint, to the war and on whom
his hopes for tate future hung.
III. The Philistines vietonons (vs. 7-
10). 7. Other side of the valley -The in-
isabitants on ache opposite side of the
great valley of Jezreel. The district to
re north is meant, in which the tribes
of Iseacltar, Zebulun and Naphtali dwelt.
-Cam. Bib. Other side of Jordan -The
panic appears to have spread to the east-
ern side of the Jordan; although the
qq rlurase here may mean "on the side of
'the Jordan," referring to the""district be-
ihe een the battlefield and the river. Fled
-"It was very natural for the people in
'elm towns and villages there to take
believes it, has no %Iced of enehanter or
familiar spirit. Divine .revelation is per-
fectly and forever sufficient. Jesus
'Himself snide all they Lear not Moses
and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded though one rose from the
dead" (Luk 10. 31) ., You have one to
whom you may carry every trouble;
"Jesus. Christ, wnich before seas preached
unto you; Him shall ye hear" (Acts 3.
20-22i. The voice of scripture is the
voice of Christ, and the divine word is
forever sufficient for all our need.
"Draw thy sword and thrust me
through... ,his armor -bearer would not"
(v. 4). "Oh, the death of the wicked!
What utter desolation! God gone, S am-
ual gorse, David gone, the priests slain,
the Philistines upon hire, the very heav-
ens dropping down fiery dew upon his
rebellious head, 'Simla probation was
ended, He cried for somebody to shay
him, but there were none obliging en-
ougb-la perform even that sad service
for the king. So, placing the sword point
over bis broken and aehnag• heart, he fell
forward, and he `who might have been'
one of the grandest figures in 'history,
thus ignominiously perished-".
"Leet these uneirelunc1sed come and
thrust me through and mock me" (v. 4,
margin). Had Saul feared God he would
not have feared the abuse of the uncir-
cumcised. To care for one's own soul
is not to care for the world's abase. To
love God supremely is not to be led
away by the suicidal fashions of the
world. To be submissive to God is to
gladly suffer whatever He sends. "I
have suffered to much," a worldly artist
said, as he went from his uneongenial
home to the art gallery where his latest
painting had been rejected. And he took
the life God had given him. The suicide
is as lacking in faith and courage and
manliness as is the rattlesnake, which,
when tortured, thrusts its poisonous
fangs into its own body and expires.
"All the valiant men arose, and went
all night, and took the body of Saul and
the bodies of his sons" (v.12), They re-
membered what Saul had been. The
memory of past kindnesses should lead
to present good deeds. Years ago a lady
in a stage noticed a barefooted boy
walking. She ordered the driver to stop
and take him in, and paid his fare. She
questioned the boy concerning his future
and. learned that he longed to be a sai-
lor. She gave him several dollars, wished
him .success, and urged hint to be good
and true. Twenty years afterward, a
wealthy sect -captain, riding along that
same road, observed an old lady wearily
walla -nee He requested the driver to
stop and give her a seat. The lady thank-
ed him, telling him she was not able to
pay for her seat. Said the captain: "I
have great sympathy for weary pedes-
Saul's death by helping him. Honors trians, for one time when I was a boy I
after death make poor amends for ne- cuss walking along this very road, so
gleet and unfaithfulness during life. tired, when a lady bade telae coachman
burnt them This was not a Hebrew
custom, and was either resorbed to to
prevent any further insult from the
Philistines, or, more likely, seeing that
only the flesh was burned, because of
the mangled condition of the bodies.-
Hom. Com. 13. fasted -This was a sign
of general mourning.
Questions--W.hat nation went to fight
against Israel? To whom. did Saul go
for instruction? Where did the battle
take place? What important persons
were slain? What request did Saul
make of his armor bearer? Why such a
request? Why did the armor bearer
refuse? What did. Saul do? Why is
suicide a great sin? Why did the Is-
raelites forsake their cities and flee?
What did the Philistines do to the bod-
ies of Saul and his sons? Who rescued
them?
Thoughts--Beca.use of an ungodly rul-
er• sometimes a whole people or land is
punished. God. bears long with sinners,
but the time will come when his judg-
ments can no longer be kept back. Wick-
ed men care more for the shame of the
world than the danger of their souls.
Evil examples never escape imitation.
Those in authority, whether in the
church or in the state, have it in their
power to do either great good or great
harm. We should always show kind-
ness to the living and respect for the
dead. .Heathen religions are as degrad-
ing to -day as they were anciently.
fright and flee, for, had they awaited
the arrival of - the viclbors, they must,
according to the war usages of the time,
have been deprived either of their liberty
OT their lives." The greater part of the
north of Oanuaan was time occupied by
the Pbilistines. In consequence of Saul's
misgovernment and 'this unfortunate war
with the Philistines, the kingdom of
Israel had become disorganized. During
the latter part .of his reign the country
fell into a condition similar to that of
the period of the judges.
8. the Philistines....found-On discov-
ering the bodies of the king and his sons
on the battlefield, they reserved them .
for ape -Idol indignities. 9. cut off -
"Che anointed' of Jehovah fares no bet-
ter than the uncircumcised Goliath, now
that God has forsaken him." to pub-
lish it -"That the daughters of the
heathen might rejoice and triumph" (2
Sam. 1:10). Sani's head sad armor were
the signs of victory. of their idols -
Their idols were regarded as the givers
of the victory. The Philistines divided
the honors among their deities. 10.
Aslutaroth A heathen goddess whose
rites were filthy and abominable. An-
other form for Asheroth. Ashtoreth is
the plural of Ashtoreth and often de-
notes the numerous images of the god-
dess, Baal was the male and Ashtoreth
the female divinity, "The temple re-
ferred to here was doubtless the famous
temple of Venus in Askelon mentioned.
by Heredains as the most ancient of all
her temples." Beth-shan-The modern
Beisaa, between the mountains of Gilboa
and the River Jordan. The wall of Beth-
shan, to which the bodies were fastened,
appears to hays faced some main street
of the city (2 Sam. 21:12).
IV. The burial of Saul and his sons
(vs. 11-13). •.
11. inhabitants of -"Mindful: of the
debt of gratitude they owed to Saul for
rescuing them from Nahash" (chap 11).
12. went all night -They made a jour-
ney of not much less than twenty miles,
secured the bodies, and returned to their
own side of the Jordan in a single night.
This exploit was, 1. A brave deed. 2.
A patriotic deed. 3. A grateful deed.
But the bravery, patriotism and grati-
tude had been better shown -before
FOR THE ki RMERS.
Results of Co -opera ive Experiments
With Autumn Sown, Crops,
Three •hundred and seven farmers
throughout Ontario conducted experi-
ments with autumn sown crops dur-
ing the past year. Reports have beer,
received from twenty -slit of the coun-
ties of the Province. '.These counties
which furnished the greatest numb r
of good reports of successfully ecu-
ducted experiments were Bruce, Nor-
folk, 1VIiddleeex, Grey and Halton.
The experimenters deserve much
credit for the good work they have
done for themselves ann. for the far -
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
"The Philistines.... slew Jonathan"
(v. 2). Death, was better for Jonathan
than life could have been.. His absence
was better for those who survived him
than his presence could have been, for
"au things work together for. good to
them that love God" (Rom. 8. 28).
"What makes you so earnest about Af-
rica?" Grattan Guinness• once asked the
wealthy European monarch, King Leo-
pold, who was giving $400,000 annually
for the uplifting of - the dark contin-
ent. The touching answer was "God took
away from me my son, my only son,
and then he laid Africa upon my heart.
I am not spending the revenue of Bel-
gium on it, but my own private re-
sources, and 1 have made arrangements
that when 1 die this civilizing and evan-
gelizing work in Africa shall still go
on." When the son and heir died the
king made -Africa his heir.
"The battle went sore against Saul"
(v. 3). The battle went sore against Saul
beeau'sa he asked counsel of one having
a familiar spirit (1. Chron. 10: 13.) The
law read, "There shall not be found am-
ong eyou a consulter with familiar spir-
its, or a wizard or a necromancer, for all
that do these things are an abomination
unto the Lora' (Dent. 18. 11, 12). Is
God. pleased to -day with those profesa-
ing Christians who go to performances
of magicians and, necromancers? Would
He ]rave His children taking part in
table -turnings or spirit-rappings; con-
sulting the mesmerist or clairvoyant?
Nay, verily. Listen to the prophet Isaiah
(Iia. 8. 19, 20), "And when theyshall
say unto you, Seek unto them that ]leve
familiar spirits, and unto -wizards that
peep, ani that mutter: should not a peo-
ple seek - unto their 'God? for the liv-
ing to the Beard? To the law and to the thousand from which he came there were visit to his wife, who is crying in Albany
testimony," He who has God's 'word and 112 euieides last year. - from the effects of a similar a+eeident.
niers generally. average results of
the carefully ' conducted cc -operative
experiments with autumn sown crops
are here presented in a very concise
form.
Winter Wheat --Three varieties of
winter wheat were distributed last
autunti to those farmers who wished
to test some of the leading varieties
on their own farms. The following
are the averages in yield of straw
and of grain per acre: Imperial Am-
ber, 1.4 tons and 25.9 bush.; Abun-
dance, 1.2 tons and 23.3 bush., and
No. 5, red, 1.2 tons and 22.2 bush.
Not only did the Imperial Amber
give the greatest yield per acre in the
co-operative experiments throughout
Ontario in 1908 wad in 1907, but it also
carne first in popularity with the ex-
perimenters in each of these years.
The Imperial Amber will again be dis-
tributed through Ontario this autumn
as one of the three varieties for co-op-
erative experiments. The Dawson's
Golden Chaff, which we distributed
for oo-operative experiments through-
out Ontario ns., each of twelve years
previous to the autumn of 1906, and
which is probably grown more eaten -
take me in, and paid for my seat:"
"Well," answered the woman, "I am that
lady, but my lot in life is much chang-
ed." "How glad I am, returned the sea -
captain, "that . I' have beat :'. successful
and ash living on my f• rtune." And he
proved it by settling ul _n hes a sum
of money sufficient to enable her to live
comfortably. The one who gives a -cup
of cold water in the mane of G`hrisat shall
not bate his reward.
"A fearful end is only the conclusion of
a foregoing life; sin begins little and in-
visible; hardening goes on step by step.
Sin is a frightful power; first man com-
mits sin, and when he has long continued
to commit it, he is at length unable of
himself to cease from it, and the end
often is thatlac no longer wishes to
cease from it." A• C- M•
PLOT TO DISPOSE OF CASTRO.
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TORONTO MARKETS
Farmers' i'larket.
About 30 loads of hay came in to -day.
Olct hay sold at $16, and the new from.
*14 to $14. Two loads of bundled straw
sold at from $12 to $12.50. A load of
new oats sold at 450 a bushel.
Wheat, old, bush. ..... $0 80 $ 0 00
Do., new, busk.. .. .. (1 85 ' 0 813
Oats, old, bush . , .. .. , 0 51 0 52
Du., new, bush .. .. .. 0 45 0 47
Barley, new, bush 0 52 '
l.'uara bush .. .. 0 75
Ray, old, ton .. .. 16 00
Do., new, ton 14 00
Straw, per ton . 11 00
Dressed hogs .. a a 9 25
Butter, dairy .. 0 20
1)o., creamery 0 25
Eggs, -dozen .. .. 0 20
Chickens, spring, dressed,lb 0 13
Fowl, per ib , .. . : 0 10
Ducks, spring, lb... . 0 12
(Cabbage, per doen .. 0 14
Potatoes, new, bush.. 0 60
Beef, hindquarters ... 9 50
Do., forequarters 4 50
Do., choice, carcass .... 8 00
Do., medium, carcass .. 5 50
Mutton, per cwt:... 7 00
Veal, prime, per cwt9 00
Spring lambs .. .. .... 10 00
The Fruit Market.
l'eatehes, piams and aa.cluus ' were the
rause aotav'e saxes WI tile ruamet to-
day. '.rade woe quiet, eau supla.ies alga.
ss e quote :-
LavvLm berries, box $ 0 08 $ 0 10
4a atermeaons, eaen .. .. 0 30 0 40
Cantaiouiies crate .... .. 0 (10 0 65
Annus, t,,al., crate .. 1 50 1 75
Do., Can., l tteaet .. .. U 30 0 65
Peacues, crate .. .. .. 1 00 1 25
sively in Ontario at the present time Da, Lan•, basket a .. 0 40 1 25
than all other varieties of winterBtueuurri,a, basket ... .. 1 00 1 15
wheat combined, has not been in- Pears, box .. • • . , • • 2 73 0 00
eluded in the co-operative tests since Do., Ctut., basket .. .. 0 25 0 35
1906. apples, baronet ... .. .. U 15 0 20
Winter • Rye -Of the two varieties , (,rapes, basket .... .. 0 25 1 00
of winter rye distributed in the' Du., Malaga, crate .. 2 50 _ 0 00
autumn of 1907, the Mammoth White Oranges, 1 aueneias .. .. 4 25 5 00
stood first in average yield of grain Limes, per 100 .. .. .... 0 00 1 25
with 34 bushels, and the Common, 1 eameus box .....,. .... 4 50 5 00
second with 28.6 bushels per acre. 2 25
O 2U
O 70
0.20
O 25
0 70
0 20
0 3
0 500
0 00
0 00
000
0 00
.030
4 50
00x1
0 00
000
0 00
0 00
15 00
12
a.
9 7€.
0 24
0 26
0 21
0 15
0 12
0 14
0 15
0 70
10 00
6 00
9 00
6 50
9 00
10 00
12 00
last year the Mammoth White surpas-
sed the Common rye by ala. average of
'5 bushels per acre throughout Ontario.
Fertilizers for Winter Wheat. -In the
co-operative experiments with different
Venezuelan Revolutionaries Are at
Work On It.
New York, Aug. 31.-A despatch to
the Herald from Washington says: With
the expectation that the Dutch Govern-
ment will take action against Venezue-
la, in view of the recent difficulties be-
trvleen President Castro and Holland„
revolutionists in this city .and in New
York are planning to take concerted ac-
tion at the same time, and a well organ-
ized revolution is being planned to over-
throw President Castro.
This revolutionary movement, now
being financed. in New York and else-
where, will, it is asserted, become oper-
ative will,
after the rainy season in
Venezuela, which is about the middle of
October. Within a few months it is ex-
pected that a new Venezuelan ruler will
replace President Castro.
Colombia will willingly help by pro-
viding men who are as anxious to over-
throw President Castro as some of the
Venezuelans themselves, From Venezue-
la and Colombia will be drawn the maxi
who are to do the fighting; while the
money will be obtained here.
FEW SUICIDES IN CANADA.
Dr. Hodgetts' Statistics - Surprise
Americans%
Winnipeg, Aug. 3L -The American
Public Health Association opened its
convention this morning with a short
general session, which was addressed
by President Lewis, after which the
association devoted itself to sectional
work. The feature of the session of the
vital statistics section was an address
by Dr. Hodgetts, Toronto, upon mor-
tality statistics for Canada during the
last decade. He created almost a sen-
satien by quoting figures to show that
suicides in Canada,
were
ore5 a 0 000
few -147 in a pop , s
Many of the delegates could scarcely
credit the reliability of the statistics, but
Dr. Hodgettts showed that they were
taken from Government • returns, and
proved that the people of Canada were
,adverse to self-destruction. One delegate
bserved, that, in the city of two hundred
Bananas, bunch .. .. .. 1 00
Vegetable marrow .. .... 0 15
Cabbages, bbl. .... .. ..0 60
Cucumbers, basket .... .. 0 10
Tomatoes, basked, .. .. . 0 20
manures applied in the spring of the Potatoes, bush. 0 00
year, the average yields of grain per acre 1 Cretin pepperslt;d peppers, b, basket 0 15
asket . 0 25
NN Lae turnips, bush. .... 0 40
Green corn, doz... .. .. 0 00
Onions, basket. .. .. .. 0 30
Gherkins ... .. .. .. .. 0 25
Spanish onions, crate .... 2 50
Beans, basket .. . .. 0 20
Potatoes, sweet, bbl.. .. 4 00
Celery dozen .. .. .. 0 35
Squeal, dozen .. .. .. .. 0 50
Sugar Market.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol-
lows: Granulated, 4.80 in barrels, and
No. 1 golden, 4.40 in barrels. These
prices are for delivery; car lots 5e less.
for the past five years are as follows:
Mixed. fertilizer, 27.6 bushels; nitrate of
soda, 25.8 bushels; muriate of potash,
25.7 bushels, and superphosphate, 25.3
bushels. The unfertilized land gave an
average of 22.4 bushels per acre. The
superphosphate was applied at the rate
of 230 pounds and the muriate of potash
and the nitrate of soda vault 160 pounds
per acre. The mixed fertilizer consisted
of one-third the quantity of each of the
other three fertilizers here mentioned.
The usual, cost of the fertilizers, as used
in these experiments, is between four
and five dollars per acre.
Fodder Crops. -In each of five acres
the seed of hairy vetches and of winter
rye has been distributed throughout On-
tario for co-operative experiments in
testing these crops for fodder purposes.
In the average of the five years' experi-
ments, the hairy vetches produced slight-
ly the largest yield of green fodder per
acre, but in 1908 the largest yield was
produced by the winter rye.
Distribution of Material for Experi-
ments in 1908. -As long as the supply
lasts, material will be distributed free of
charge in the order in which the applica-
tions are received from Ontario farmers
wishing to experiment and to report the
results of any one of the following
tests: 1. Three varieties of winter
wheat. 2. Two varieties of winter rye.
3. Five fertilizers with winter wheat.
4. Autumn and spring applications of
nitrate of soda and common salt with
winter wheat. 5. winter earner with
winter wheat or winter barley. 6, Hairy
vetches and winter rye as fodder crops.
The size of each plot is to be one rod
wide by two rods long. Material for
Nos. 3 and 4 will be sent by express and
that for the others by mail.
0. A. Zavitz.
O. A. C., Guelph, Ont.
..
GRAND TRUNK INSPECTION.
Mr. Smithers Coming This Time in
Place of Sir Rivers Wilson.
Montreal, Aug, 31.-1Ir. Alfred W.
Smithers, Vice -President of the Grand
Trunk Railway, is now on the Atlantic
on hie way to Montreal. He is expected
to arrive here ma Friday or Saturday
next. Mr. Smithers is coming to make
the annual inspection of the system in
the place of Sir C. Rivers Wilson, w110
was unable to come to Canada for his
usual tour this spring. He has delayed
his visit until this fall, because he was
anxious to be present at the inaugura-
tion of the public traffic on the prairie
division of the (,rand Trunk Pacific,
which is expected to take place within
the next week oro-:
TRICK CYCLIST FELL.
Husband and Wife Both Fatally In-
jured in Same Manner.
Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 31.-A special
from Hornell, N. Y., says 'Thomas Hur-
ley, a trait bicyclist, was fatally injur-
ed there this morning. Hurley was at
the top of a GO -foot ladder, making
ready for a loop-theaoop act, when he
fell to the ground. At the hospital it
was found 'that both of Hurley's legs
were broken and he is injured intern-
ally. Hurley had just returned from a
OTHER MARKETS.
New York Sugar Market.
Sugar -Raw steady; fair refining,
3.45e; centrifugal, 96 test, 3,950; mol-
asses sugar, 3.150; refined quiet; No. 6,
4.70e; No. 7, 4.65c; No. 8, 4.60e; No. 9,
4.5Sc; No. 10, 4,45c; No. 11, 4.400; No.
12, 4.35e; No. 13, 4.30c; No. 14, 4.25e;
confectioners' A, 4.90c, mould A, 5.45c;
cutloaf, 5.900; crushed, 5.800; poweder-
ed, 5.20c; granulated, 5.10e; cubesy 5.35e.
Winnipeg Wheat Market.
Following the the closing quotations
on Winnipeg grain futures: '
Wheat -September 9731e bid, October
95c bid, December 923yc bid.
Oats --September 389ac bid, October
Mac bid..
The Cheese Markets.
aladoc, Ont. -To -day 505 boxes cheese
offered; 415 sold at 125-16c; balance,
12 1-4e.
Woodstock, Ont. -To -day 20 feetories
offered 1,590 white, 2,422 colored; 12c
bid.
British Cattle Markets.
London. --London cables for cattle are
steady at 111-2 to 123-4c per pound,
dressed weight; refrigerator beef is
quoted at 10 1.4 to 10 1-2c per pound.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal. Grain: -A steady feeeliug
prevails in the markets for eats, but the
volume of bue:ness pays'ing is not large.
Manitoba No. 2 white at 48o, No. 3 at
47e, and. rejected at 46e per bushel, in
car lots, ex store. Flour --'rheas was no
actual change in the condition of tate
local market, prices beings 111 anaintaan-
ed, with a 'fair volume of lueineas leveeing
in a email way. Choice spring wheat
patents, $6 to $6.10; seconds, $5.50; win-
ter wheat patents, $5; straight rollers,
$4.30 to $4.50; do., in bags, $2, to $2.10;
extras, $1.65 to $1.75, Mlillfeed----A firm
feeling prevails in the market for all
lines of millfeed, but aside from this
there is notching new in the situation Lo
note. Manitoba bran, $22 to $23; aborts,
$25; Ontario bran, $21 to $22; middling,
$24 to $25; shorts, $26 per ton, including
bags; pure grain mcuillie, $30 to $32,
and roiled grades, $25 to $1I8 per town.
Cheese --The local market is unehanged,
prices being steady at 121-2 to 123-4e
for Westerns, and 121-8 to 12 3-8e for
Eastern. Butter ---The market is firm,
finest creamery being quoted at 24c in
round lots and 24 1-2e in a jobbing way.
Eggs --A fairly active trade continues to
be done, and the market is without any
new feature to note, prices being well
maintained; sales of selected stock were
made at 23c, No. 1 at 20c, and No. 2 at
16c per dozen.