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CANADA.
Coal deposits have been foetal in
Sbefford County. Que.
An exrert considers improvements
to the amount of $75,000 are requir-
ed to prevent floods on the Rideau
An Ottawa Alderman is opposed to
spending any more than e2,500 on
the reception to the Duke and Duch-
ess of York. a
The fund raised for educating and
supporting Louis Riei's children has
disappeared. and there are ugly runi-
afloat in Montreal.
launched during a gale, a. flagstaff in
the dockyard. was blown down, kit -
an officer and a cadet, and in-
juring the 'commander of the battle-
ship and three cadets.
Turks, incensed at the resistance of
eight Bulgarians wile bad raided
Turkish territory and killed an offi-
cer and who had taken refoge in A.
peasant's house, fired the building,
burning to death the Bulgarians and
the peasant and his family.
DROWNED IN COLLISION.
Big Line Oseania•51alta Another
Steamer, .
A despateb, from Queenstown 'says:
-The White Star Line steamer
Oceania Capt. Oanieron) which $0.1-
d from Liverpool on 'Pleorsday for
New Yorle via 'Queenstown, arrived
here thin morning and reported bay-
ing been in collision Thursday night,.
n the Irish channel, with the steam-
er Kincora, of Waterford, Ireland.
The Kincora sak. even persons
were drowned.,
The only damage sustained by the
Oceanic consisted in a feet dents to
her port plates. She proceeded at
3.h0 p. tn.
The collision occurred this side of
Tusitar, at. about 1:30 in the morn-
ing. The fog was very dense. The
Kiemera was struck amidships. All
the passengers of the Oceanic were in
bed at the time. and there was some
COMMOtton. until Capt. Cameron as.
sued them that there was not the
least muse for alarm.
Headway was kept on the Oceanic
after she struck the Kincora in order
give the crew of the latter a
rice to elantber on, board the Oc,
ie. The boats were lowered to
e every man possible. The
*more sank very rapidly. The 00e
crane remained inthe vicinity of the
'Heim until daylight. but nothing
was then visible beyond some float-
ing wreckage.
The collision occurred in a. fog. The
bow of the Oceanic was damaged.
The Kincora WAS a. coasting vessel,
of 45.3 tons. trading between Water-
ford and Limerick. She had a crew
f 14 men. The •Oceanic brought the
seven survivors to this port.
The Regina Board of Trade has
orneed an employment bureau, where
farmers requiring harvest hands may
enter their names, and every ,eaort
will be made to meet their demands.
Mr. W. L. Greet, classical master
at Upper Canada College, son of
Prinelpal Great, Queen's University,
has epied e fellowship in classics
at the Johns Hoptins
Deltintore.
The shipment of grain from Quebce
by the Urea Northern Railway has
been so successful us to induce the
Inylaud Stearaseip Line to put o
four steamers this month insteed of
two.
GIWAT BRITAIN.
Great Britain's grain crop. though
of good euality, will be in yield be-
low the average.
Mellor EarnDavie, a hero of Mae -
hinge has declined a -decoration, ask-
ing at he he permitted to serve his
Mejesty w.aliout any reward.
Ti theegerous condition of St.
Peelle -1 cateneral is shown in the fact :1
that 40 wasone are kept conetantle
eniehnnel the eeer round in the work
• atievatier. rie4 repairs-
'Ttera twee:wet in Loiolon to
raire fames for the eetablieliment •of
a. chine (4 to:ere:twice in London V . -
.i'', 411:1 ^ 41, to brewing pro.,
SVAR''.-.4to at 'lliraiingkattl University.
A ias:aut. celelgation teak place at,
tarawell, Eng„ Senday, when.
the seemory of John KniU, formerly
collector of cuetoias and attorney,
who died in London in 1811. was
conanitanorated by dancing and sing -
hug
,
aronnit hi matroiheene
A despatch from Tipperary.
as the harvest women are
parading through the town headed
by it Ilea -man. in a. riot agains1 the
use of harvesting machinsay, and de-
mondinp; aaed wagea, itequisitionn
have been sent out for extra police.
'UNITED STATES.
Naples, N. Y., has a grasshopper
plague.,
.
hatchet Carrie Nation has started
on a, keturing tour.
Chicago is to have an all-night de-
partment store. Capital $500,000.
A dying actress at Omaha confes-
sed that the child with bee is a long
sought daughter of a. rich merchant
of Brazil, Ind.
An aphlieettell from San Francisco
to allow Chinamen employed on
thips to unload them ,has been refus-
ed at Washington.
Sanitary °Melees on Staten Island
near New York have begun the treat-
ment of neighboring ponds to de-
stroy the breeling places of mosqui-
toes.
An infant died of starvation in
Judge Horton's court room at Chi-
cago while legal steps were under
way to provide for its care. Neglect-
ed by parents.
Republican politicians. in studying
_ the field of candidates for the Presi-
dency in 190a„ consider Hanna in the
lead at present, although itorisettelt
and Fairbanks have many warm sup -
'afters in Congress.
A farm hand near Rochester fell on
a scythe, the point cutting the jug-
ular vein A passing wheelman open-
ed his tire kit and with glue and tiae
paper dressed the wound till the in-
jured man reached Rochester.
New London, Conn., will become
an export station, with a $500,000
grain elevator, with a capacity Of
one and a half million bushels, or
500 cars a day, and it is expected
• that the Grand Trunk Railway will
co-operate in the enterprise.
GENERAL.
The young King of Spain May go
. into ,the navy.
NORWAY'S FORESTS.
Three Trees Cut Annually for Ever
One That is Planted,
despatch from Drammen. Nor-
'. say: --.The forest wealth of Nor-
way is being rapidly diminished by
the savage assaults of lumbermen
and pulp manufacturers. An expert.
commission appointed by the GOV-
ernment made an alarming report
showing that three trees were cut
down annually for every one that
grew, and in this climate it takes a
hundred years for a pine tree to
grow big enough to furnish a log
twenty-five feet long and ten inches
.eatimeter, which is the minimum
Venable for the saw mills.
It was shown by the last census
het, the Mewling timber in the king -
tom had been reduced to 68,179
square miles, or 2I per cent. of the
Aire aaea, whereas in 1855 55 per
cent. of the country was covered
with forests. Tim lumbermen are do-
ing an immense amount of damage,
but the pulp manufacturers are do-
ing more, because they destroy the
mil trees only.
It is estimated that within the next
halt century the timber resources of
Norway will be practically exhausted
at the present rate of destruction.
There Are periodical agitations to
stop it, but the laws that have been
passed have been unpopular, and the
regulations prove to bq unreasonable
and impracticable.
The powers will prohibit importa-
tion of arms and ammunition by
China for two years.
The Newfoundland Government will
instal the wireless telegraphy system
on the coast of Labrador.
An American syndicate is seeking
to stay forty glass factories in'Bel-
gium, in order to destroy tompeti-
tion.
A. financial and industrial crisis in
Germany is spreading. A Cologne
bank is insolvent and a director un-
der arrest.
The manufacture of war material
is said to be very active in China,
and the attitude of the Chinese is
eullen and defiant.
A big gold strike has been made on
the Rand at a depth to prove that
the gold industry is established for at
least seventy years.
Italy proposes to convert Venice
into a first-class naval harbor, and
that in carrying out this plan she
will dredge the canals and fortify the
islands. '
A recent order issued by the muni-
cipality of Budapest regulates that
no barmaids under forty years .shall
be employed in .saloons, and hun-
dreds of young women have been
thrown out of work as a result.
While the Ruasian battleship Em-
peror Alexander III, was being
POLICE TO CARRY GUNS.
Garrotting and Highway Assaults
Common in London.
A despatch from London says :-
Assaults on policemen have become
so numerous in certain districts in
London that the authorities have
been petitioned to permit the police
to carry revolvers.
London policemen carry only clubs,
in deference to the wishes of the
people, who some years ago agitat-
ed against the revolver as being too
dangerous to entrust them. with. The
result is that in attacking burglars
or highwaymen they have only their
clubs to protect themselves against
assaults with knife, revolver, and
knuckle-duster. London is becoming
worse than Chicago. At nights there
is a reign of terror on all roads
leading to and from the suburbs.
Garrotting has beConle a common
form of crime.
. POULTRY.EXPORTS.
A GreatruturArtre.r.t!Le. Canadian
A despatch from Toronto says: -
M '. W. godson, Dominion Live
Stock Commissioner, • returned on
Saturday from Great Britain, where
he has been engaged since May study -
hag the conditions of the English:
merket, in regard to the export of •
Canadian live stock and animal pro-
duct. la the course of his investi-
gation he visited everystock centre
in Great Britain.
After careful study Mr. godson is
convinced that there is opportunity
for greateerilargement of the British
market for Canadian products.
The English people look very favor-
ably on the .deveiopment of what
they call the colonies, but whet
would better be celled Imperial. Can-
ada and the outlying portions of the
Empite. The British consumers are
ready tobuy largely, and .Cereasliali
products are among' the best, that
enter their 'marten,
THE EXPORT OF BACON.
Pre-eminent among Caeadiefi ex-
ports to Greet Britain' is bacon.
Canadian bacon is the most *port -
ant product which reaches ` Greet
Britain from any country, and it is
raptdlediV3=eridfavaonr..
Canadian cheese are in-
deed staples, and Cane -Adieu poultry
is attracting very favorable com-
ment. As seen as proper shipping
facilities are provided this product
will rival •bacon. The best grade ef
chickens Which have been fattened at
the Dominion feed stationsin recent
years are better than any I saw nn
the English market. Except in the
case of beef and mutton, British
meats are not superior to those pro -
ed in Canada. There is no rea-
son why our cattle and sheep stall
not in time hold a place equal to ear
bacon, but in order to bring this
about greater care must be devoted
to feeding and breeding. The British
consumers do not want an excessive-
ly fat animal, but one fed so as to
be full of lean meat, with a motler-
ate supply of fat.
UNFAIR TO CANADA.
Mr. godson thinks that the Brit-
ish embargo on Canadian mettle is
justifiable, The British Govern -
meat is not using the Canadian peo-
ple in this respect.
This embargo, Mr. Hodson explain -
means a loss of ten dollars a
bead on every head of cattle shipped
from Canada to any country.
There is no reason for the discrim-
ination either. We have never had a
ase of pleuro-prieumooia. in Canada.
It Is absurd to put an embargo on
a. clean country like Canada.
EX -PREMIER CRISPI DEAD.
Tho Aged Statesman Passed Away
A despatchfromNapromNaples says: -Sig-
nor ("Kepi (lied at 745 o'clock p.
Sunday, Ile was surrounded by the
members of his family and several
Intimate friends. The news was im-
mediately telegraphed to Xing Victor
Emmanuel and Queen Helena,
The evening papers assert that the
body will be. conveyed, by steamer to
Pitmen°. where the municipality will
arrange for a great public funeral.
It is rumored that Signor Crispi's
will authorizes a prominent Italiau
politician to examine his papers and
to publish his memoirs.
CRISPI'S LAST HOURS.
In consequence of the low condi-
tion of Signor Crispi Sunday morn-
ing, injections of stimulants and the
Administration of oxygen 'were stop-
ped, the physicians recognizing that
both were quite useless. Through
the day he lay inert and insensible,
and he was virtually dead for hotirs
before the physicians certified that
life was exeinct.
Sonic indignation was expressed
when the public learned that the de-
tails of the funeral had been ar-
ranged before death came.
It is rumored that the altairs of
the deceased are in the greatest con-
fusion, and that Signora Crispi will
have to depend solely on the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the memoirs.
WOMEN FARMERS.
Lady ,Warwick Institu tes A grim'
tural College.
A despatch front London says :-
Always anxious to better the con-
dition of young women, and espe-
cially to save them from the drud-
gery be poorlypaid" domestic lip rvide:
the beasitiful Countess. of Warwick
has inaugurated a branch of the
Agricultural College at Reading for
women, and hopes by its means to
again widen the sphere of usefulness
for her proteges. Lady Warwick is
a clever business woman, ana al-
though sparing neither pains ner ex-
pense in inaugurating her various
schemes for the advancement of the
women :of the poorer class, shein-
sists- upon putting theseschemes on
a self -supper Ling ..basis.
BRITISH IMPORTS INCREASE
Exports Shove a Falling Off Com-
pared With July, 1900.
A despatch from. London says: -
The British trade retarns, for July
show that. there Was an increase in
inapOrts compered • :with last month
of £2,764,655, chiefly in articles of
feed and drink. There- was a de,
crease -in theexports compared With
the corresponding Meath Of '1900. of
£.164,786. •
St
3,000 MORE REFUGEES.
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Friees of Cattle, Cheese, Qrala, &e.
In the Lead_inf Markets.
Toronto, Aug. 13. -Wheat -The lo -
eel market is very dull, with nothing
doing in Ontario grades. Cables rae
titer disappointing. No. 2 red and
white winter nominal at 66Q Middle
freight for export. New wheat nom-
inal at 62 to 63e middle freight. No.
1 spring on Midland quoted at 67
to 68c, Manitoba wheat firm. N.
1 hard sold, at S2c, grinding in tran-
sit, and No, 2 hard at 80e, grinding
in ltorwa t, For Toronto and West
2
Millfeed-Tho Market is quiet, Bran
quoted, at $12 west, and shorts at
$14,50 to $15 west -
Corn -The market is now firm,
with sales of Canadian No. 2 at 52c
west,
Rye -The market is quiet, and
prices nominal at 46 to 461e middle.
freight.
Buckwheat -Market
prices purely nominal.
Peas -Trade quiet.
nominally unchanged.
Berley-Trade dull. New feed bar-
ley quoted at 30e. August shipment.
Oats -The market is quiet, with of-
ferings restricted. White are quoted
at 35e locally, and at 341e for ex-
pAourginistliT:ievlipsnoileduta.t 21e middle freight
Elour-The market is firm with
moderate demand from exporters.
Ninety per cent. sold at $2.55 in
buyers' bags, middle freight.
Straight rollers, in bbls., for Lower
Provinces, $3.10 to $3.20. Manito-
ba patents $4, and strong bakers'
88.70.
Qatmeel-tfartet is unchanged.
Can lots at $3.75 in bags and $3.85
in wood. Broken lots, Teronte, gee
per Dbi extra.
dull, with
with prices
Wel .131,.0.0.
THE ARKET.
Butter -The inai I is steady. Fin-
est grades, in both dairy rolls and
tubs meet with ready sale. We
quotm-Selected dairy tubs, 163 to
17e; ehoice. 1 -lb. rolls. 17 to 18e;
second grades, in rolls. tubs. and
pails, 15 to 160; batters", 14C :
creamery prints Arne 20 to 21c; sol-
. 193 to 20c.
Eggs - Market unchanged. We
quote:. -New laid, 12c; ordinary, 11
to 113e; chips and seconds. 7 to Sc.
Cheese -The market, is Arm at, 10
to 10te.
Swept. Up by British Columns in
Orange River Colony.
A despatch from Bloemfontein says:
-Three thousand Boer refugees are
now arriving at Brandfort. They
were swept up by the British columns
that have been in operation in the
northern part of the Orange River
Colony: Food, blankets, and doc-
tors are being sent from here for the
refugees.
Immense quantities of cattle pas-
sed Viijoetes Drift yesterday. A
number of natives followed the trek
and _killed any cattle left; behind
from exhaustion. This Meat they
kit 1 ed and divided on the veldt and
then carried to their .kraals. Many
native fa:Miles etnela food inthis
manner.
' The refugees are all in a wretched
state of health. Diphtheria and oth-
er malignant diseases are so prove -
tale •oronong ,them ehat
medical ale has been sent. to them.
The physicians are carrying supplies
of anti-toxiue for the diphtheria
cases..
Small numbers of Boers continue
to surrender in the .thatnge Rivet.
Colony. Batches of .piiisoriers are
periodically arriving._ •
BUBONIC PLAGUE. •
Extreme Care Taken in Inspection
of Steamers.
A despatch from Victoria, 13.0.,
says a -On account of the prevalence
of bubonic plague in Hong Kong,
Dr. Watt', superintendent of Williams
Head quarantine station, has re-
ceived instructions from Ottawa to
use every precaution in passing
Orient steamers to prevent the in-
troduction of the disease here. The
Queen Adelaide, which arrived Mon-
day night, was very thoroughly fu-
migated, and the same will be the
case with the Empress of Japan, due
'Wednesday, and the Idzumi Mari, clue
Thursday.
.0,011,1,110•••••
DRESSED HOGS AND PRO-
VISIONS.
Dressed hogs are firm at $9.50 to
$9.75. Hog products in goad de-
mand. We quote: -Bacon, long clear,
ton and case lots, n to nee; pork.
mess, $19.50; do., short cut, 21.
Smoked meats -gams, 14 to 15o;
breakfast bacon, 15 to 16e; rolls,
12e; backs, 155 to lac, and shoul-
ders, 11.3e.
Lard -Pails, 1.1ae; tubs. 13e;
tierces, 11c.
TIM STREET MARKET.
Receipts of grain were small to-
day. The only wheat was a load of
poor goose, which sold at 65c. One
load of oats brought 303c. My is
firmer, there being sales of 10 loads
at $13 to $13.50 for old, and at
$9.50 to $11 for new. Straw nom-
inal at 810.
Following is the range of quota-
tions :
Wheat, white $ 0.60 8 0.603
Wheel, red 0.69 0,693
Wheat, goose ... 0.66 0.67
intent, spring ... e0.69 0.00
0.393
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
11.00
10.00
9.75
0.20
0.25
0.75.
1.00
0.123
0.17
0.14
1.25
0.00
5.50
9.25
6.50
7.75
7.50
10.00
OatsPBeaai.sl0.39 0.06
is.r.t!
• 0.48
Rye... . 0.55
Hay, old, per ton 13.00
Hay, new, per ton„9.50
Straw, per ton... 0.00
Dressed hogs.- ... 9.50
Butter, in lb. rolls0.16
Butter, creamery 0.20
Chickens, per pair0,50
Ducks, per pair 0.70
Turkeys, per lb... 0.10
Eggs, new laid 0.16
Eggs, held, per doz0.12
Potatoes, new, bush1.00
Tomatoes, basket .e0.75
Beef, forequarters 4.50
Beef, hindquarters 8.00
Beef, medium, carcase 5.00
Beef, choice ... 7.00
Lamb, yearling ... 6.50
Lamb, spring .9.00
Mutton 0.50 6.50
Veal, choice,. 7.50 8.50
Minneapolis, Aug. 13. -Wheat -
September, 683 to 68:10 ; December,
70/ to 703c ; on. track No. 1 hard,
711c ; No. 1 Northern, 39ac ; No.
-2 Northern, 681c. Flour -First pat-
ents, $3.85 to $3.95 ; second pat-
ents, $3.60 to $3.75 ; .first clears,
$2.90 to $3 • second clears, •52.:20.
Bran -In built-, $13.50 to $14. •
Buffalo, Aug. 13. -Flour -Steady.
Spring wheat -Quiet ; No. 1 North-
ern, old, 79e c ; do new, 761c. Win-
ter wheat -Dull but firm ; No. 2 red,
741c ; No. 1 white, 75c. Corn -
Steady ; No. 2 yellow, 61c ; No. 3
do, 601c .2 white, old, 424e. ;
'rib, new; 391c• ; Noe2 mixed, nom-
inal, 37ac ; old, 39c. Barley -No-
thing doing. Rye -No. 2, 55c. .
Milwaukee, .Aug. 13. -Wheat closed
-Higher ; No. 1 Northern, 72 to
721c ; No. 2 Northern, 703 to 711c ;.
September; 71a c. Rye --Steady ; No.
1, 56e to 56tc., "Barley -Steady ;
No. 2, -56c. Corn -September, 571c.
Duluth, Aug. 13. -Wheat -No. 1
hard, cash, 78ile ; September, 71ec;
Ne.. 1 Northern. cash, 701,c; Septem-
ber, 702c; August, 70-ec; October,
703c; December'711c; No. 2 North-
ern, 65le; No: 3 spribg, 643c. Oats
-85c. Corn -55c.
Toledo, Aug. 13. -Cash and :Au-
gust, 71ac; September, 721c; De,
camber, 741e. Corn -Cash, 563c ;
September, line ; December 58c.
Oats -Cash, 351c; September, 35c ;
December, 36c. Rye -57c. Clover -
Cash and October, $6.223. Oil -
Unchanged.
OUR.. • CHEESE
THE CANADIAN PRODUCT AT THE PAR -AMERICAN.
(Special by Martha Craig.)
M. W. W. gall, Assistant Superintendent of the Dairy Division at the
Pan American4 has kindly submitted the following report:
The markings of OaemeliaExxx e;:oeexts;. aroeHansmi;lE,lews:
3, R. Burge, 33luevele. Out,, ,, . ,, ... ...... , .. . .... 97.20 per cent,
J, R. Burge, Bluevale, Ont., Canada 94.00 "
Steuart R, Payne, Warsaw, Ont..- .. ... ...... 96.00
C. Kennedy, Weikel(' ... ... .. ... . . . . . .. 97.50
Thomas IL Donald, Morrisburg.... ....... .. .... . 97.25
F., E. Kline, 1.aketield • . ..... • .... . ••.••• . A .... 97,00
F. E. Kline, Lekefield ..... .. . . . . . .. . .. .... 98.75
James T. Morrison, Woodstock -h..- ....... .... . ..... .. . .„ 06,50
George A. BoYes, Putnam 97.40
W. P. Stacey, Fitlerten ... .. .. . ... 07.00
Mare' Morrison, Newry 0.0.602rota.xesse 07.00
R. B. oranisto4, Lawrence Station , . . , . - 9967.2
6..55050
B. S. McConnel, Springhill........_„..„..... . ... ... .. ..... 9065..5250
3.
A. E. Milstein Lakelet
John Connolly, Maleolm......... 98.25
J. S. Pard, Paisley
S. Paid, „ ...
..... 9
Joseph Cramer, .. . . ....... . ........ 97.00
3„ W. Clairidee, Glenhuroa
W. F. Gerrow, Napanee
998S:0205
J. W. Clairiclge, Qlenharon
Robert Smith, Yankton 9987:9550
Connolly Bros.. Thainesford ..... . ... ... .....- 97.75
J. D. Bird. Bridgedon97.75
Dairy Department, O. A. C., OU'elp-li
. • 9968..7959
W. H. Vont, Jasper
Frank A. Whylie, Mitchelville
Frank A. 1Thylie. Mitebelville97.25
W. It. Keiser. Lansdowne
Ile R. Keiser. Lausdowe ............... . .... ... . .• 06,00
J. A. AleIllthte. ... .........-. ....... .. .. 90.50
Alex. l'elOregot. .. .. . ... ... • .... ........ an... 00.50
James Craighead, ...... ... ... .... . ... 00.25
Joint Francis, Courtland..-- .. ....... .----.....--, 98.50
Frank Travis .....
..
E. G. Marshall. Guisboro ... .. • ...... . . .. ..... 98.00
W. A. Bothwell, liectson .. .... ....
..... .. ... 9;144..8000
N. S. McLaughlin, Hemford...„-. . . ... 11..*.ser,e.e.• ... * . **.•*,1 97.00
J. S. Johnson, Banner ....... An. ............ 08.50
W. M. Wilson, ............ ... ................ .. .. 97.75
Warren Feeley. Cannomore.--
I. M. Smith. Songlalte 9008:0000
97,25
.. . ... . • .... •14*.e.....497.00
96.00
07.00
I. M. Smith, Songlake
John E. Stauton, Coltwold
Andrew Clemcy, Rockwood 98.75
S. P. Brown, Ilerneen•.,•..„. ,....*V.e91,44..”...1.•,..e...ses•. .... ot5alta 08.00
G. E. Goodhand, Milverton a - ... ... .... .... . . aa, ......... ..... 06.50
M. Morrison, Harrieon...-. ... . ..... -..• ............ ...,...... ...... ..„.- 06.50
Thomas Grieves, Wyandotte..,.., 96.00
E. N. Hart. Milverton..,..., ... .... ...... . ... " ...... ..... •••••• • 98,25
J. U. Davidson, Hammond 97.00
Fred. Crothier, Exeott..„ . 97.25
Fred. Crothier. Excott....... .... 98.50
B. Dunwoodie. Lyons .......... ......e. (is=
Robert Johnston, Bright 06.50
LTOME TRADE.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Toronto, Aug. 13, -The receipts
were heavy at the Western Cattle
Market to -day, but the quality of
Guelph Agricultural College.. . ... .............. ...,.... .... ..... ..... 98.75
It will be noted that the average scoring of Canadian cheese is very
high and uniform. The committee who judged them, A. C. Bryce, Mont-
real: S. B. Richardson, New York, and IT. C. Whyte. Wisconsin, =Mlle
merited the Canadians on their exceptional success and said that no bet-
ter cheese are made in America.
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ness was slow. There was a, good!
demand for choice cattle, but the;
supplz, was short and the offerings
did not last long. Mere was ant
abundance of half -finished cattle, I
particularly in the export branch, !
and they were very slow of stela!
Prices were about steady throughout.
the list. Exporters and butcha s'
were the only classes which showed
any activity, and in these there
were many head left over. Small
stuff was offered liberally, but trade
was dull. Hogs were unchanged. The
total run was 79 loads, including
1,351 cattle, 1,816 sheep and lambs,
37 calves and 603 hogs.
Export cattle, choice,
per cwt.. $ 4.60 $ 5.05
do medium, per cwt4.425 4.60
do cows, per cwt 3.75 4.25
Butchers' cattle, nich-
ed lots.. 4.40 4.75
do choica. 4.00 4.40
do fair . 3.50 4.00
do common 4•41 3.00 3.50
do cows 3,00 3.75
do bulls. 3.00 8,50
Bulls, export, heavy,
per cwt... ... 3.75 4.25
do light, per cwt 3-50 3.75
Feedtrs, short -keep... 4.25 4.75
do medium. • 3.50 4.25
do ... ..... 3.25 8.50
Stockers, 400 to 600
lbs. 3.00 8.25
do oft -color• s......- 2.25 3.00
Mikh cows, each... 30.00 48,00
Sheep, export, ewes, per
do backs, per cwt....
do culls, each ...
Lambs, each..
do per ewt... .... .
Calves, per head... ....
Hogs, choice, per cwt.
Hogs, corn -fed, per
cwt. .
Hogs, light, per cwt...
Hogs, fat, per cwt.....
Sows, per cwt... ...
3.40
2.50
2.00
2.50
4,25
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.RETIRED IN CONFUSION.
The Boers, Dissolved Into Small
Commandoes.
A despatch from Cape Town says:
Gen. gunter. Weston's column has
had an engagement With the Beers
under Commandant Theron, at Zata-
fontein, Cape Colony. .The Boers re-
tired in „great caniasion , into the
Graaf Reinot :glistiect. Their lessee
are not known. •
An engagement has taken Nem be-
tween the British and Boers north-
west of Dordrecht. The British cas-
ualties *ere one killed and one
Woanded. It is reported that the
Beers lost heavily.. :
The British authorities have re-
ceived satisfactory reports from the
Jamestown and. Darkly East, dis-
tricts of Cane Colony. .Commandant
Foachee's, commander has beense-
verely handled by the British col -
:Limns. The commando has dissolved
into small.parties.
RUSSIAN CROP FAILURE.
Continued Drought Has Extended
Area of Damage.
A despatch from St. Petersburg
says: -The continued drought has ex-
tended the' area of crop damage,
which includes the Baltic provinces.
in the west Siberian and, Volga pro-
vinces an almost ftotal crop failure
is expected.
AN ULTIMATUM.
Britain Gives Boers Until Sept. 15
to Surrender.
A despatch from London says: -A
Itarliumentary paper has been issued
containing a proclamation issued by
Lord Krtetener August. 7th, in ac-
cordance with instructions from the
Imperial Government, the Govern-
ments of Cape Colony and Natal con-
curring.. Tile proclamation says: -
'All commandants, field cornets,
and leaders of armed bands being.
burghers of the late Republics and
still engaged in resisting ills Majes-
ty's forces, Whether in the Orange
Colony, the Transvaal, or other poc-
tions of ills Majesty's South Afri-
can dominions, and all members of
the Governments of the late Orange
Free State :tad Transvaal, shall, un-
less they surrender before September
15th, be permanently banished from
South Africa. The cost of thnmain-
tenance of the families of all burgh-'
ers in the field who have not sur-
rendered by September 15th shall be
recoverable from such burghers, and
shall be a. charge upon their property
removable and immovable, in the•
two colonies."
ENTERPRISE AT THE SOO.
Contract for Power Plant New
Flour Mill.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
The contract for the second. water
power canal at the Soo is likely to
be awarded to Mr. George Goodwin,
of this city. The canal will be the
same length as the present power
channel, but will be larger, 26 feet
deep and 150 feet wide. The excava-
tion will include 500,000 cubic yards
of rock, and 10,000 cubic yards of
earth. The head gates, and power
house are not iticluded in the specifi-
cation. „
The Clergue syndicate intend oper-
ating at the Soo one of the largest
flour mills on this continent, a mill
with a capacity of nearly 4,000 bar-
rels per day. The output of this mill
it is intended to ship direct to Eng-
land by the new ,ocean-going steam-
ers to be constructed With a view to
the utilization of the St. Lawrence
canals.
• ORGANIZIN.. REVIEWS.
Minister of Militia Has Taken the
Matter in Hand.
A despatch from Ottawa Says:
The Minister of Militia :has returned
to , the Capital and taken up the
work of organizing. :the military
events to he brought off in. connection
With the visit of the Duke itad Duch.
ees of Cornwall and York. It is ex-
pected time programme for the re-
views :will be completed: before the
end of next. Week. • The intention is
have the arrangements published
as soon as possible, in order that the
balicerS commanding the different
corps which are to participate :may
be made acquainted With the details
in ample time to prepare for the re-
views .
A bill will be introduced into: the
Australian parliament to prohibit the
the entrance of any immigrant :who
cannot write fifty words in English,
Who suffered from a contagions dis-
ease, who. is an imbecile, is likely to
becothe bum -den , and who has been
convict within three year's..
STANDARD OIL.
Rockefeller Clears $20,000,000 in
Dividends.
A despatch from New York says
The directors of the' Standard Oil
Ccemany, at their meeting on Tues-
day, declared a dividend of 8 per
cent., $8 a share on the common
stock of the company. This dividend
is payable oe. September 16 next.
The capitalization of the tenet is
about $100,000,000. The declara-
tion of the dividend means the dis-
tribution of about $8,000,000 among
the Standard Oil's stockholdere.
This dividend is the third declared
by the company during the calendar
year. The dividend for the first,
quarter this year, Paid in Marl,
1901, was 20 per cent., $20,000,000.
The dividend for the second quarter
Paid in June, 1901, was 12 per
JOHN D. BOO FELLER.
cent., $12,000,000. Time dividend for
the third quarter, so huts just been
said, is 8 per cent.. $8,000,000.
So the total dividend thus far this
year is 40 per cent. on the $100,-
000,000 capitalization, or $40,000.e
000.
But because the poor trust declar-
ed a quarterly dividend Of only 8
Per Cent. its stock fell 4 points, to
708. Last fall the price touched
852.
BLAME THE MOSQUITOES.
Men in Wall Street were telling
each ether that the great trust, de-
clared only an 8 per cent, dividend
because the mosquitoes are so
"bad." The countrymen cannot
burn iamps when the light attracts
millions of mosquitoes.
It was suspected in Wall Street.
that, besides, the Standard Oil
Trust was giving away a few hun-
dred dollars' worth of oil in the at-
tempt to destroy mosquitoes. Hence
the comparatively low dividend. •
But the days must. grow longer
and cold must kill the mosquitoes
more surely than does crude petro-
leum. Wall Street firmly belleveseae
that Standard 011 will declare a.
dividend for the final quarter of last
year that will be no less than the
cdi:t.idend for the final quarser of last
year. And then it was 10 per
o
The trust established a new high ".
record last year in piping profits to
stockholders, %then it paid out 48
Per cent. in all about $48,000,000.
40 PER CENT THUS FAR.
Tliciesyear, so fee, it has paid 40
peynt.
If this December's dividend is equal
to last December's, 10 per cent.,
this year's profits will beat the for-
mer high record. They will be re)
per cent.
But, Wall Street, who* not joking
about mosquitoes, firmly believes
that the Standard Oil will pay, not,
10 per cent.,but 20 per cent.next
December, mating its dividend for
1901 60 per cent. $60,000,000 ;
$5,000,000 a month ; say $150,000
it day.
And John D. Rockefeller Is credit-
ed with owning easily one-third of
the Standard Oil stock.
Up to 1895 the company used to
pay 12 per cent. per annum. In
1896 the dividend jumped to 31. per
cent. In 1897 it was 33 per cent.,
in 1808 30 per cent., and in 1800 33
per cent.
In the five arid three-quarter years
beginning January 1, 1.896, there-
fore, the company has distributed
$215,000,000 to its stockholders on
a capitalization of about $100,000,-
000. This infinitely surpasses the
records of all other corporations.
SUICIDE D ON SONS' GRAVE
New York Man's Sorro* Drove Rim
A despatch fileenisnaie'
New York says: -
August Schwab, 65 years of age, a.
real estate agent, shot himself
through the heart late on Thursday,
and died on the grave of his two
sons, whose death, within a feW dityar•
of each ether, four years ago, affect-
ed the man's mind. ' Leaving his
wife earlier in the day, he told her to
light the candles in their room,
claiming it was the anniversary of
the death of the eldest son., '
wife complied, -'and .was waiting ' 'in.
the lighted room when 'She received
word of the finding of hea husband's
body' the cemetery on Long
AUSTRALIA'S ARMY.
The New Navy Will Cost $5,000,000
a Year.
A despatch front Melbourne, Victor-
ia, says: -The House of Representa.-
titres on Friday passed the secolid-
reading of the Australian defence
bill, Edmund Barton, the Premier,
made a speech, during the course of
which he said the standing army con-
templated was only a sufficient force
to guard the depots and to servo as
military instructors -for the levies to
be called out in case the first line of
defence, the navy, was broken. The
clause providing for calling out men
from 18 to 60 years of age was sim-
ply inserted to demonstrate to the
world what Australia would do in
time of elnergency: The cost of the
navy, wOuld be about £1,000,000 anse