The Herald, 1908-09-11, Page 7LESSON IX. -SEPT. i3, x9o8.
David Made King Over Judah and Israel.
Commentary. ---1. David made king
over Judah (vs. 1-7). 1, after this --
After the death of Saul and his Sims,
ei.quired o" the Lord --By means of Able -
that the priest who was with David dt'r-
ing ;his fugitive kfe, "At that deoLsiVe
turning point in this life, Dena wished.
that the promise of the kingdon. `gas
now to be fulfilled to him, As he cut ]d
no longer remain in the loaf of the
Philistines, but must return to hie own
ceuntrzy, and as the northern part of the
the land was held by the Philistines, the
return to the territory of his own till e
was most natural; for there, where he
had a long time found refuse (1 San. ial:
5) he might count on a large following,
and firm support and protection against
the remains of 'Saul's.army under Ab-
ner." -Lange. Cities of Judah--lt would
be useless to think of undertaking to as-
sume oontrol'of the country in the nor-
thern part of the . kingdom, as that was
in the nands of the Philistines, and Dav-
id was in no position to drive them out.
Shall I go up -"Going up" meant assem-
ing royal authority. God's answer was
immediate end clear. David's decision,
guided by God, was to establish him-
self as king at once. Unto Hebron -Ono
of the most'aneient cities of the world.
"The central position of Hebron in the
tribe of Judah, its mountainous and de-
fensible situation, its importance as . a
priestly settlement and an ancient royal
city, the patriarchal associations con-
nected with it, combined to render it
the most suitable capital far the new
:kingdow. In its neighborhood, moreover,
David had gained many supporters. See
1 Sam. 30. 31." -Cam. Bib. Hebron was
one of the richest regions in Judea, being
famed for fruits, honey, herbage, vines,
olives, grain and abounding in springs
of excelleait water."
2. So David went up It maty be well
to note some of the leading elements
which we discern in David's life and char-
acter as he enters upon his new life. "He
had, 1. A vivid sense of God's presence.
2. Promptitude in all his movements. 3.
.A. patience that was sublime, 4. An af-
fectionate heart. 5. A cool head and a
steady nerve. 6. Wide experience. 7. A
theart loyal to God. This loyalty was so
intense that his cause and God's cause
became identical, and he could not read-
ily' distinguish between God's enemies
and his own; and in spite of all his sins
and blunders, this must impress every
impartial reader as the leading charac-
teristic of King David." Hurlbut. Thi-
ther -We are to think of this journey
as a march of an artney, or rather, the
migration of a large company of guerril-
las There were few household effects
and few women and children in the com-
ruy; it was made up of bronzed youths
ured to hardship, among whom rank
and fame were secured by daring deeds
rather than by anything comparable to
minden military skill. They were strong
enough to go into any town and estab-
lish themselves as the ruling force in
that town, since they had proved strong
enough to maintain. their dominance out-
side of town and firtification, whieh was
a desperate thing to attempt to do in
those days. Now the country was in an-
arehy; there was no king.-Ibid.
8. His men -The six hundred men of
his chosen band. With his household -
There was to be no more roaming in
exile, but each one was to settle down 'to
the iuties of a peaoeful and quiet life.
Cities of Heinon-The small towns which
surrounded Hebron. 4. Men of Judah -
The elders of Judah, the official repre-
sentatives of the tribe. Anointed He
had been privately anointed by Samuel,
by which he acquired a right to the king-
dom.; by the present anointing he had
authority over the kingdom. The other
parts of the kingdom were, as yet, at-
tached to the family of Saul.
5. David sent messengers -This was
David's first not as king, and it was wor-
thy of him. He had been informed of the
manner in which the Philistines had car-
ried away the bodies of Saul and his
sons after the battle. He had also been
told that the inhabitants of Jabesh-gil-
ead had sent forth a party by night and
haa token the bodies born the wall and
carried them safely to their town and
buried them. Blessed be ye -"David re-
spected Saul as his once legitimate sov-
ereign; he loved Jonathan as his most
intimate friend. . Saul had greatly in-
jured David, but that did no's cancel his
anespect for him as the anointed of God,
and as the king of Israel. No mean spirit
of revenge found place in his breast. He
showed also that he had no wish or in-
tention to punish Saul's adherents, but
was kindly disposed toward them."
6. Will requite you -Will show you
this kindness; tht is, the attention and
honor shown in the blessings I give you
through these messengers, -Terry.. 7. Be
ye valiant --Be of good oourage; be
, strong and show yourseives brave men.
I Saul is dead -And therefore ye are with-
. out a king unless ye acknowledge rue, as
;the house of Ju4ah has do/ie.-Motion.
lie gives them to understand that for
them also he has taken Saul's place as
king, and that they most valiantly es -
pause and defend his sauce against his
l enemies ---the party of Saul under the
!lead of Abner, -Lange,
Abner, Saul's general, 'tried to retain
' I lads hold on the norbhea-a kingdom by
!making Islaboshettr, the weals and only
I suatviving son of Saul, king of Israel.
1 Much of the time during the reign of
David over Judah war in a mild form en-
listed
between the north and south king-
';dveins. At length a great battle took
place et Gibeon in which David gained a
' dseislve victory. Soon after this both
"Abner and 10h-bosheth were a,ssaseinated,
, e was then that the northern tribes
earn to David and deeired that he be-
come their king.
II, David made king over all Israel
(elan). 5; 1-5.) 1. (same all the tribes -
It is evident that this was a general na-
tional assembly, °imposed of all war -
ricers above twenty years of age who
chose to go (Num. 1; 3.) ,The negotia-
tions with David were carried on
through their elders (v. 3.) They repee-
sented 339.600 men of war (1 Ohron. 12;
28-40.) There was no opposition; they
"were of one heart to make David
Icing" (1 Ohron, 12 ;38.) Thee was prob-
ably soon after the death of Abner and
Ishbosheth. Thy bone and thy flesh -
They gave three principal reasons wily
David should become their king. First,
because of the tie of relationship. Ile
was one of their race, and, by marriage,
was one of the royal line. 2. That 1ed-
dest out, etc. -As general of Saul's
forces. See 1 Sean. 18; 5. As a skilful
and courageous leader David had won
the confidence of the people. This was
their second reason for desiring him as
king, The Lord said to thee -The third
reason was that David luid been divinely
chosen. "No express divine oath prom-
ising the kingdom to David is recorded;
but Samuel's solemn declaration to Saul
(1 ',cam. 15; 28, 29), and his choosing and
anointing David by divine command (1
Sam. 16; 1-12), were quitnalent to it. It
seems to have been generally known that
David was designmated by God. to be
Saul's suoeessor (1 Sam. 25; 28-31; 2
Sam. 5; 2)" -Kirkpatrick. Shalt feed my
people -See R. V. Literally, "Thou shalt
shepherd," a metaphor showing a ruler's
care for his people. Prince over Israel
(R. V.) To lead the military forces and
to lead them also in their social life. 3.
Made a league -This league was proba-
bly a solemn contract, in which the king,
on one hand, engaged to rule according
to the laws, and the people, on the other
hand, promised him their allegiance.
Some kind of a charter, defining the
kins rights, was in existence (1 Sam.
10;a25); and later on we find the people
demanding some limitation of these
rights (1 Kings 12; 3, 4). The Israelite
monarchy was not an absolute and irre-
sponsible despotism. -Cam. Bib. Before
the Lord -This was a religious cere-
mony. Anointing David -His third an-
ointing; see 1 Sam. 16; 13; 2 Sam. 2; 4.
This was his public coronation, and the
event was celebrated with a great feast
lasting three dap (1 Cluon, 12; 39, 40.)
There was great rejoicing. 4. Thirty
years old -He had come to a mature age,
the age at which the Levites entered up-
on their duties (Num. 4; 3), and at
which Jesus Christ entered upon his pub-
lic ministry.
Questions. -Where was David at the
time of. Soul's death? About what did
David inquire of the Lord? Why did he
do this? What can you say of Hebron?
Who went with David to Hebron? How
old was David when be began to reign?
1I•ow long did he reign in Hebron? What
message did David send to the inhabit -
ante of Jabesh-gilead? Why was this?
Who was Abner? Whom did he snake
Ling over the northern tribes of Israel?
Why? How long did this kingdom stand?
How did David beeome king over all Is-
rael?
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
I. David guided personally. "David
enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go
up .... and the Lord. said unto him, Go
up" (v. 1). God has always guided his
obedient children, but this is the dis-
pensation of the Holy Spirit, and more
than any other dispensation fraught
with danger. There is need that we
understand that there are five spiritual,
as well as five physical, senses. As man
speaks to the outer ears of man, so
God speaks to the inner "ear" of the
spiritual man (Rev 2: 11). If we will
obey we shall know. It is the habit of
my life to say to the Lord. concerning
anything of which I am not sure, "Shall
I?" and to know that He guides me per-
sonally.
II. David guided plainly. "David said,
Whither shall I go up? And He said,
Unto Hebron" (v. 1). A Frenchman who
had left Paris for London, with a com-
panion, after days of rioting and drunk-
enness, found himself, one Sunday morn-
ing, alone on the beach at Folkestone,
having been robbed and deserted by his
companion. He looked for some mussels
to satisfy his hunger, but the sands
were barren. A sense of his wickedness
and misery overcame him, and he wept
bitterly, thinking he had been deserted
by both God and man. That some Sun-
day morning the Holy Spirit said to a
missionary in the town of Folkestone,
"Go down to the beach." He was in-
tending to go to an inn to speak to the
men who gathered there to drink and
gamble. It was a long walk to the
beach, but he knew the voice of the Lord,
so he started. He was led to an out-of-
the-way place to go down to the beach,
and there he saw the Frenchman. He
passed him by, when the Spirit said,
"Go bark." He offered the stranger a
tract, which was received with tearful
thanks. .And soon the wretched roan in
broken English told the missionary how
homesick, heartsick hungry and desolate
he was, and that he had just cried out
in despair to God for help. The mis-
sionary took the stranger to his home,
fed him, Ted him to the cross of Christ,
then put him aboard a boat, to send him
home, after having on the beach cam -
mended him to the care of the heavenly
Father. The penitent offered this prayer
on the sands, "I thank you, good God,
for ever bringing me to London, and for
losing my all, or I should never have
found the good Jesus. I thank you for
dying for me. I will serve you forever.
III. David personally obeying, "David
eat up" (v. 2.) They tried to dissuade
the Moravian who was the pioneer of
Christian missions in %eland, but he
said, "It may.do no good and I moor be
killed, buto I must, for that is the
command." The Christian must go cheer-
fully even when celled to deserts, It is
as wrong to shirk responsibility when
it is thrust upon us as it is to seek pre-
fermeat, Let us do our dutv. whether
in a high or low position, and trust re:
sults to God.
IV, David followed, "His men that
were with him dict David bring up, ev-
ery pian with his household" (v. 3). We
shall not walk the highway of holiness
alone. Some of thbse who love us will
follow us.
V. David respeotilg the dead. "Bless-
ed, be ye of the lord, that ye have
showed this kindness -unto Saul" (v.
5). Respect for those in authoriter even
after they have left us is of God, Kind-
ness to those who honor our enemies
should be requited as if they showed
honor our enemies should be requited as
if they showed honor to us. "Invocation
of the Lord's blessing presupposes the
presence of the conditions under which
this blessing can subsist."
VI. David warning the living. "The
house of Judah have anointed me king"
(v- 7). Respect for the dead must not
interfere with the rights of the living.
We must not mourn for those that are
gone to the injury of those that remain.
A. O. M.
GO
D CORN CROP.
FALL WHEAT, OATS AND HAY
ALSO REPORTED G00D.
Department of Agriculture Has Encour-
aging Reports From All Parts of
Province -Fruit Generally Fair -
Live Stock in Fine Condition -Good
Farm Help Scarce.
The following is a summary of the
statement as to .•he condition of crops
in this Peeviuee, issued by the Depart-
ment of eigementure, based upon re-
turns from correspondent; under date ox
August 15th:
AN ACRE'S POSSIBILITIES.
Experiment to be Made in Kansas to
Test Its Greatest Yielding Capacity.
Work on one acre for deanorastrating
purposes is to be started in September
at La Bruyere, the Blue Ridge farm of
the Brus brothers. The brothers have
not decided finally what crops they will
try to fill in the fall months, but prob-
ably they will plant spinach and late
turnips or spinach, turnips and'radishes.
These products will bring high. prices in
the market when cold weather comes.
The Brus brothers agreed to set aside
one acre of their farm to demonstrate
the possibilities of that much ground.
Spinach is thehardiest of late crops and
sells readily, while the latest radishes
are accepted hi the city as delicacies.
They expect to keep the special acre
fully occupied until the time comes to
set out plants grown in the hotbeds and
greenhouses. This will start the next
spring early.
From September 10 to the same date
next year the acre will be yielding con-
tinually. Every item of expense and
every cent received for the products
from it will be recorded daily.
"The demonstration will be interest-
ing," Eugene Brus said a few days ago.
"We are giving the idea close attention
because we cannot afford to miss one
opportunity during the year. We are
satisfied that our aures can be made to
produce more than they do. We believe
this special acre can be pushed to higher
productivity than in the past and we
shall try to get it to the highest point.
Our record will show labor required and
its cost; time used for each crop and
the price and profit realized." -Kansas
City Star.
kali wheat has yielded well, but
owing to wet, warm weather when har-
vesting, emelt sprouting occurred alien
grain was stocked. A tar portion was
cut early and is plump, hard and of good
w•eigi>._.
Spring wheat wil ]nut be so good gen-
erally as the fall variety, being snort in
straw, thin and uneven in apuautty and
yield.
Barley in Western Ontario has been
good in yield, but in Eastern Ontario
light and uneven, owing to )rut weather
just before ripening, ur to heavy rains
Early in the Beason hardening the soil.
Oats, except in St. Lawrence and Ot-
tawa counties and northern district
will be fully up to average in yield
and generally plumper than last year.
Rains in harvest may cause sprouting,
and in the east rust and grasshop ers
did damage. Soine ef the largest
yield of oats eve revert -re to the de-
partment have been r•reinel this year
from. Bruce county.
Rye, usually cut gram. for food or
for turning under, varies from 10 to
22 bushels per acre, and good in qual-
ity.
ual-
it Peas promise an average crop. A
green aphis, much like the turnip louse,
was very injurious in Lake Ontario and
adjoining districts.
Beans are expected to show en aver-
age yield. A second growth because of
rain was feared some places.
Hay and clover in the western part of
the Province show well in bulk and
quality, but in the eastern are some-
what below average, There will be a
fair supply of good hay in the barns
this winter, both for home and outside
supply, most of the crop being cut and
housed in first-class condition,
Corn is reported favorably in every
district, especially that grown for fod-
der and silo. Shoved frost hold back
till cutting it will be the best crop of
the year and the best crop of corn far
many years.
Flax is classed as good in quality of
both seed and stock, but the acreage
is less than in former years.
Tobacco promises at best only a
medium quality, and not so much has
been planted as usual.
Potatoes promise much better both as
to yield and quality than for the past
three years.
All classes of roots are reported as
good. Ilangels are rather thin in
stand, but vigorous in top, and bulky
in root. Turnips suffered more from
the fly or louse, but the general condi-
tion was improving. Carrots are rare-
ly mentioned as a field crop, but sugar
beets are more frequently spoken of and
in every case favorably.
Apples and peaches are somewhat dis-
appointing, as the varieties most in de-
mand will be scarce, but other
varieties will be fairly abundant.
Cherries yielded well, but birds injured
the growing erop and black knot is at-
tacking the trees, Grapes promise an
immense yield. Small fruits generally
were a good average crop.
Pastures were generally in good con-
dition, and most of the live stock in
good condition. The quantity of milk
will be lees than last season, but good
prices have brought a ready market for
butter and cheese.
As to labor and wages, there hats
been a sufficiency of ordinary farm
help, but first-class agricultural hands
are as seance as ever. Harvest wages
ranged from $1 to $2 a day, with board,
$1.25 and $1.50 being most frequently
given; monthly rates varied from $15
to $5 with board, according to experi-
ence. More tried men are being hired
by the year, with house, although im-
proved maehinery is rendering farmers
more independent of hired help.
"What: makes ;yon think it was the
spirit of your husband that was mater-
ialized?" "Oh, there eouidu'1; bave been.
any mistake about it When I got up
and called Henry he ki.lsd of shriveled
up . and disappeared, just as lie used
to do when he was alive.'' -Chicago Rec-
ord-Herald.
If Snow Never Fell,
If all the condensed moisture of the
atmosphere were to fall as rain and
none of it was snow hundreds of those -
sands of square miles of the earth's sur-
face now yielding bountiful crops would
be little better than a desert. The tre-
mendous economic gain for the world at
large which results from the difference
between snow and rain is seldom realiz-
ed by the inhabitants of fertile and well
watered lowlands.
It is in the exteesave regions where
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TORONTO MARKETS.
Live Stock. -
Receipts of live stock at the city mar-
ket were 105 carloads, as reported by the
railways, composed of 1,370 cattle, 578
hogs, 2,506 sheep and lambs, 294, calves
and 3 horses.
The quality of the bulk of the cattle
offered as fat was not nearly as good as
those on sale at the Junction on Monday.
Any cattle of good quality sold readily,
but they were very scarce.
Trade was slow and draggy, and any
dealer who had not got bis complement
of good cattle at the Union Yards cer-
tainly was not able to do it to -day.
Exporters -There were few export
cattle, as usual, offered for sale on this
market. A few medium light weights
were reported as selling at $4.50 to $5.
One load of 1,275 lbs. cattle was offered
by a dealer at $5 per cwt., but up to
11 a. m. they were unsold. Bulls were
reported at $3.75 to $4.25 per cwt.
Butchers --There were eight or ten
picked butchers reported at $4.80, and:
one extra choke at 85.25, but the best
loads, which were few in number,, sold.
at $4.25 to $4.40; medium butchers, $3.50
to $3.75; common, $3 to $3.50; cows,
$2.50 to $4; canners, $1.50 to $2 per cwt.
Feeders and Stoekers---A few lots were•
on sale. H. & W. Murby reported hav-
ing bought about 100 at prices ranging'
from $2.00 to $:3.60 per cwt.
Milkers and Springers -Receipts of
milkers and springers were not large.
Prices were unchanged, ranging from.
$25 to $55, and in one or two matances
835, $60 and $64 was paid for extra.
quality cows.
Veal Calves -Receipts light; prices.
steady, at $3 to $6 per cwt.
Sheep and Lambs- Receipts were
large -2.506. Export ewes, $4 to $4.25;
rants, $3 to $3.25 per cwt.; lambs, $5 to
$5,%5 per ewt.
Frogs ---Receipts light. Prices are re-
ported by Mr. Harris as unchanged.
Selects, $46.50. fed and watered, at the
market, and $6.25 for lights.
Farmers' Mar'aet.
Offerings of grain to -day were moder-
ate, with little change in priees, Wheat
firmer, 300 busbies of fail sealing at 87
to 88. tats. unchanged. 800 bushels sell-
ig at 44 to 43e per MAO.
Hay in limited supply, with prices
ee .ier. 50 load sold at $12 to $14.00 a
ten for new, and at $15 for old. Straw
irrigation is a prime nece..sity in agri- steady, two loads selling at $13 a ton,
culture that the specal uses of snow
come chiefly to view, All through the
winter the snow is falling upon the
mountains and packing itself firmly in
the ravines. 'Thus in nature's great ice- ( Oats, old, bushel .. .. .. 0 50
house a supply of moisture is stored up Doe
n w, bhuuePorkyliel - .. - 0 44
for the following-summmer. uew,-
All through the warm months the Peas, bushel .... .. ..
hardened snow banks are melting grad- Hay, per ton .... .. -.
wally. In trickling streams they stead- Straw, per ton , . ......
fly feed the rivers w•ltzen, as they flow Dressed ]togs -. ..
through the valleys, are utilized for ir- Butter, dairy .. .... ..
rigation. If this moisture fell as rain 1)0., creams>ry .. .. ..
it would almost immediately wash down ' Firgs• dozen • • • • • . • •
through the rivers, which would hardly (Thickens, dressed, lb. ...
be fed at all in the summer, when the +Fowl, ter ]h.. • ... . .
crops most needed water.
These facts are so well known as to Turkeys .. . ....
be commonplace in the Salt Lake val- Cabbage, per dozen -
ley and in the subarid regions of the ; Potatoes. new, bushel. - .
west generally.
In all parts of the country the no-
tion prevails that the snow is of great
value as a fertilizer. Scientists, however,
are inclined to attach less importance
to its service in soil nutrition -for some
regions that have no snow are exceed-
ingly- fertile -than to its worth as a
blanket during the months of high
winds. It prevents the blowing off of
and One load of loose et 87.00.
Dressed liege are unchanged at 80 for
heavy and at $0.23 to $51.30 for light.
Wheat, bushel - ...$ 0 87 $ 0 58
0 00
0 45
0 O
080 000
12 00 14 00
13 00 10 00
9 00 9 50
0 °0 0 24
023 026
0 24 0 20
O 10 0 18
011 012
0 12 0 00
0 16 0 18
0 40 0 50
060 070
Apples. bbl.... .. 1 00 1 75
Beef, hindquarters .. .. 0 50 10 00
Do.. forequarters .. .. 4 30 6 00
1)o., choice, carcase ... 8 00 9 00
1}o.. medium, carcase .. 5 50 6 50
-mutton. per cwt. .... .. 7 00 9 00
Veal, prime. per cwt. ... 0 00 10 00
Spring lambs .. ... .... 10 00 12 00
Seeds.
The offerings are moderate and rices
the finely pulverized richness of the i steady, Alsike at outside points, extra
top soil. This, although little perceived, ! fa.ney, $7.80 to $8 per bushel: No. 1, $7.50,
would often be a great loss. No. .2 $7 to $7.20; No. '3, $6.50 to $6.75.
Timothy, $165 to $2.25 per bushel at
FARMING IN INDIA. country points.
Agricultural practice in Southern In-
dia from start to finish requires relig-
ious rites, says the Madras Mail.
In • the Tamil districts the agricultural
year commences about April. On April
23 the cultivators of a village consult a
"Valluvan," 'who fixes for them the kind
of wood that they should cut and take
away. lie is supposed to settle the
question as the result of astrologica
Sugar Market.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as foI-
lows: Granulated, 4.80e in barrels. and
\o. 1 golden. 4.40e in barrels. These
prat :s are for delivery; ear Iota 5c leas.
OTHER MARKETS.
New York Sugar Market.
1 Sugar --Raw dull; fair refining, 3.40e.
observations made on the commence- 5 centrifugal, 96 test, Vale; tnulat nes su-
ment of the Tamil New Year's Day, gar, 3.10e; refined quiet,
which falls about April 13. Each eulti- f Winnipeg Wheat Market.
vator then takes a little camphor, some
incense, a few pl.zntains and a cocoanut,
and with others assembled for the pur-
pose he proceeds to the rorest, where he
worships the incense and the camphor
and offering the plantains and the co-
coenut. 'Then he lops of fthe first
branch, taking good care that it falls on
the right side. In each year the side is
different. Prosperity to himself and his
cattle is firmly believed to depend very
much upon this: He then outs away the
required quantity of wood and takes it
home.
Another day is then selected, soon
after the early rains of the same month,
by the "Valluvan," and then the great-
est event of the agricultural year occurs.
Each ryot takes the wood. he has se-
lected for the plough, which is newly fit-
ted up and taken to the field, where the
bullocks are tied to it, and behind it
stand other ploughs with teams of oxen
tied to therm, while large crowds assem-
ble around the teams.
The principal ploughman then daubs
the pair of oxen tied to the new plough
with aniline powder and tumerie paste;
he lights eamplior and burns incense be-
fore it, breaks a cocoanut and with it
be makes an offering of a pot of *g-
enre, water and parched grain and Ben-
gal grain. Then he drives the plough
across the field, preceded by the other
ploughmen, and after a few rounds the
oxen are unyoked and the offerings dis•
tributed to those present.
Following are the closing quotations:
on Winnipeg grain futures:
Wheat -September 97 1 -:Se bid. October
953-8c bid, December 03 :i -3c bid.
Oats --September 39 1-2c bid, October
39c bid.
The Cheese Markets.
Campbellford, Ont. -To -day 1,130 were
offered; all ,ofd at 121-I6e.
titirling, 0at.- Cu -day there were 710
cheese boarded; al sold at 1'21.8e.
British Cattle Markets,
London.• --London cable .for cattle are
steady at 12 to 14e per pound, dressed
weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at
10 1-2 to 11 1,4e, per pound.
Montreal Live Stock.
Montreal -About 1,C0() head of butch-
ers' and canning carne, 100 calves, 786
sheep and lambs, and 883 fat hogs were
offered for sale at the Point St.
Charles Stock Yards thin forenoon. The
best beeves had been bought up before
eomiug on the market.; 5e. per Ib, wee.
about the highest figure paid here to-
day, but they were not extra,. Pretty
good cattle sold at 3 1-2 to 4 3-8; com-
mon stock, 2 i -4e to 3 1-4e per ib.; lean
'comers sold at 1 l -2c to 2e, and small.
bells at about 2e per lb, Grass-fed calves
sold at 2 1 2 to 3. 1-2c; good veils at 4
to 5c per lb Sheep sold at from 3 1-2
to 4c; lambs at 5 1-2c to 6c per lb, Good
lots of fart hogs sold at about 7e per
lb,