Exeter Times, 1902-7-17, Page 2I1111111111, TORRIT
Five Firemen Lose Their Lives at a
Disastrous Fire,.
A Toronto despatch seers: Never
before M the history of Toronto• has
there been a fire attended by such
loss of We anioeg the fire brigaele aa
that which occurred on Thursday
morning. Five men killed instantly
by the collapse of walla, end
seriously injured en route to the
weene of the couflagration is the rec-
ord.
The dead are as follows; David
See, Lombard street station, 82
years of age. Single. William
Harry Clarke, Lombard etreet sta-
tion, 27 years of age. Married.
totem Kerr, Lonibeard street station,
28 years of age. Single, F. G.
Russell, Yonge street station; 32,
years of age. :Married. W. O. Col-
lard, Rose avenue station; 88 years
of age. Single.
The injured are James Cook,
Bolton avenuo station; hit in jaw
with brick from falling wall, Chas.
8. C. Toplis, Cowan avenue sta-
tion, aged 45 years. Married. Re-
sidence, 123 Maple Grove. Injured
about the hips by falling off reel.
THE LOSS $500,000.
The loss of property, while a min-
or matter compared with the loss of
life, will probably aggregate a half
million of dollars. The fire started
in P. McIntosh and Son's ware-
house, where grain, feed, and hay
are dealt in, at the eonier of George
and Front streets, and was discov-
ered by Foreman Mathieson of Mc -
:int ash's, at ten ininutes after six
o'clock. The alarm was rung, and
the district brigades were on the
scene in a few minutes. A half a
gale we.s. blowing . from the north-
east at this time, which an hour
later shifted to the northwest, and
family dropped almoet altogether.
This circumstance assisted the lire
'brigade vary materially in keeping
the blaze coofined practically to the
McIntosh building-. The building
was stocked with baled hay and
.grain, which fed the furious element
readily. It was a very fast fire,
going with a rush right througb the
building, eating its way up to
Front street, and spreading to the
east to George street and west to
the Hough Lithographing Com-
pany's
WALLS STAYED THE FLAMES.
The solid walls of the Hough
building stayed the fire in that di-
rection, although had there been an
east wind nothing could ha.ve s‘aved
either that or the St. Lawrence
Market buildings. On the south
side of the Esplanade are the build-
ings of the 'Western Oil Company,
the Dominion Cement, Paint Roof-
ing Company, ice houses, and sozn:e
vacant ..e:hops, which were all in im-
mediate danger. George Reid and
Co.'s one -storey warehouse, imam-
eiately adjoining the McIntosh build-
ing, was not da,ueaged to any ex-
tent. On the east side of George
street, a short distance from, Front,
Gadsby & McCann's flour and feed
store was completely gutted, as
was also Mrs. Catharine Hickey's, a
widow's, house.
TlIE CAUSE NOT NNOWN.
The cense of the fire is unknown.
o cohereut statement, could be got-
ten. Incendiarism is the only plau-
sible explanation.
Before Chief Thompson had come
up the Lombard street brigade were
pi -tying several streams on the
voutheast corner of the building. It
was here that See, Clarke, and Near,
three of the men killed, had. p.laced
themselves. They were there of
heir own 'volition, Chief Thompson
not having directed their movements.
At 6.50 the order was passed • to
them to move further up." George
street, when, without a moment's
warning, the wall on which they had
been playing a stream of water blew
out with a puff, and, collapsing,
buried the three brave fellows oin
the ruins. Chief Thorapson de-
spatched a detail of men to clear
away the debris and recover the
bodies. See and Clarb were a few
minutes later brought out, but it
was 8 o'clock before the remains of
Kerr were borne on the shoulders of
his fellows to the morgue.
KILLED IN THE LANE.
A Jane 16 feet wide runs through
the McIntosh buildings, from Front
street to the Esplanade. At the
southwest corner is the chopping -
mill. Here Collard, Russell, and
McQueen, all from the Yonge street
division, took up a position in .the
lane, and played a stream on the
south part of the naain building.
The chief, noticing the precarious
position the raen were in, ordered
them to mount to the top of the
George Reid & Co. one -storey build:.
Mg. McQueen then went to turn off
the stream to allow the men. to take
up the position on the roof, but be-
fore he had returned the southern
part of the west wall of the main
building had fallen, and Collard and
Kerr under it. It was 9.15 •before
the bodice of Collard arid Kerr were
I aken out, fearfully burned and
bruised.
BRAVE ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.,
R. S. Hunt of 326 Front street
east, an employe of the Gas Works,
was workieg with See, Nerir and
Clarke, and had jest stepped back;
When the wall came. He held the
hose on a, Wilton avenue fireman,
While he daehed forward and strove
to residue the three man, under the
bricks, He uncovered 8ee far en -
Mesh to satisfy himsele that he was
deed before he retired from the
names. It was. a brave action on
the part of the Wilton avenue man,
for the second frill had nOt yet tak-
en Plitee, and he was- threatened
With another avalanche Of brick;
'While the flarnee were pouring from
the breach in the. Wall in a solid
ettaea. '
*ammo=
CHARLES ToplAs 'HURT.
Charles Toplis of the Cowell are -
nue fire hall was thrown from the
hose wagon while passing the asy-
lum grounds and sust•ained a, frae-
tura of the lower part of his back-
bone and several ribs. He 'was re-
moved in- the ambulance to his home
at 29 Elm Grove avenue.
THE BURNED BUILDING,
The McIntosh building was a 8 -
storey brick structure, owned by the
Toronto Street Railway Company
and leased to McIntosh & Sons, The
building was erected. in 1875, and
was formerly used as a street car
barn. The walls are 14 inches.
thick at the base and nine Inches
at the top. There were no peati-
tioas or braeee throughout the
whole length of the building, and
in an inspectioa recently Chief
Thompson learned that it was, a
dangerous, building in case of rt, fire.
McIntosh & Son's lease. would have
nun out in September, and they had
purchased the Dish National Food
Company's building, in Cottingham
street, where they had intended mov-
ing their plant.
When the building wasused to
store goods salvaged from the Gow-
ns Neat fire a, couple of years ago
the structure threatened to col-
lapse, ao.d a portion of the stuff -had
to be removed,
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
In the gathering twilight of•
peaceful Sabbath, the remains of the
five Toronto Bremen who died at
their poets on Thursday morning
were laid away, each within his nar-
row bed, ia the beautiful cemetery
of Mount Pleasant. It was a funeral
in keeping with the heroic conduct
of the men in whose honor it was
held. All that a great city could do
to show its respecsa for the memory
of these brave men was done, and
it is doubtful if it hae ever been
surpassed by any similar gathering
isa this country.
After an impressive service in St.
James' Cathedral, the plocession,
amid the tolling of bells through-
out the city, wound its way to
Mount Pleasant to the solemn
strains of the "Diad March in Saul,'
as played by the massed bands. On
either side the streets. were banked
with people, and "tear -dimmed eyes
betokened their grief. For hours
men and womesa held their places
along the route of the procession,
which took three-quarters of an hour
to pass a given point, and over all
there was a hush of gloom.
NINE CARRIAGES OF FLOWERS.
The nine carriages bearing flowers',
following hearses in which the coffins
were covered with the richly -colored
drapes of the Orange Ord& formed
a most striking part of •the proces-
sion. Many of the flowers were from
private citizens and firms to the in-
dividual firemen, but one carriage
bore tributes from public bodies, in-
cluding the City Council, Fire De-
partment, the lire departments of
Brantford, St. Catharines., Toronto
janetion, I3elleville, London, Port
Hope, Berlin, and Kingston, the
members of the Ontario Cabinet and
the Toronto Board of Trade.
Among the distinguished citizens
and representatives present were :-
Mayor Howland, Hon. J. Tarte (who
being in Toronto, attemled on the
invitation of the Mayor), la F.
Clarke, M.P., E. 33- Osier, M.P., W,
R. Brock, M.P., Thomas Crawford,
M.P.P., Dr. Pyne, M.P.P., Dr.
Beattie Nesbitt, M.P.P., the con-
trollers, members and ex -members of
the City Council, representatives, of
the School Board, civic officials.,
Mayor Armstrong and Council . of
Toronto junction, representatives of
the Toronto Board of Trade, includ-
ing President Ames, and Councilors
Noel Marshal, IL N. Baird, Charles
D. Warren, J. W. Flavelle, and Sec-
retary Paul Jarvis. President W.
B. Rogers, arecretfuey Trowern, and
members of the Executive Committee
represented the Retail Merchants'
Association.
The procession took three-quarters
of an hour to pass a given •point,
those isa front walking four abreast.
Both in the numbers taking part
and In the great throngs attending
it will ever rank as one of the
greatest public funerals ever held in.
Toronto.
SALISBURY HAS RESIGNED,
Resignation Accepted at Audience
With the Xing.
A London despatch says :-The
Marquis of Salisbury, who has been
Prime Minister since June, 1895, has.
resigned that office. He will be suer
ceeded .in the Premiership by the
Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, at
present First Lord of the Treasury,
and Government leader in the Mettee
of Commons.
The afterquia' resignation waa ten-
dered at an audience evhiolr he had
with King Edward last Priditer. On
Saturday Mr, Balfour visited the
Wag and accepted the Premiership.
The following communication. was
issued from Downing street on Sun-
day evening
"On Friday last the Marquis of
Salisbury had an audience of , the
King and tendered his resignation,
which was graciously accepted by
his Majesty. His Majesty subse-
quently communicated with Mr. Ar-
thur 33alfour, who iorthwith had an
interview with Mr. Chamberlain, Mr.
Balfour having then eonsulteri With
Other meaebers of the Ministry; was
received by the King on Saturday at
'Buckingham Palaee, and accepted,
the post Of Prime Minister vaeated
by Lord Salisbury."
WORKMAN KILLED,
Fellow -laborer Fusee]. Dyna,mitO.
Teo Soon,
A Niagara Falls, Ont., deepatch
says: A fatal accident ocourred
about five o'clock Friday afternoon
on section 8 of the Niagara Falla
sewer :Teton), which Is being eon-
strueted on the Bender property ria-
er front by Barry end MoMardie.,
contractors, for the Town of Niag-
ara Palls. Au Italian named Toney
Menlo, whose duty it ante to eon-
nect the wires to the dynamite ear -
triages in the blast hole, went down
IP. the ditch for that purpose, and
before he came out to give the "all
DEVELOPING THE SOUDAN.
Suakim to teo-ClYfeede an Wean.
An Alexandria, despatch, says: The
S.ouciaa Goveronnext has asked the
Ministry of Finance for 02,640 for
thcepose of making alterations
in and additions) to the, Port of
Suakifie which will citable it to
bertli any ocean steamer. Another
;210,000 has been demanded in con-
nectiou with the surveying; of the
territory between the Athara. and
Suakint for the new railway. The
Government has agreed to prolong
the period of the concession of tbe
Gebel Zeit Petroleum Syndicate,
other Italian, Prost tm•ned on the ou'cr '3`641 -r -
expires thia month, for =-
right" etianal to Charley Frost, ana
electric generator, disclauging about,
two P03/111C1S of dynamite under Flor-
in:ea feet., killing him instantly, The
foreman of the work, Joe, Dower,
who was standing about fifteen feet,
distant, was 'stunned. As soon as
the cauee of the accident, was aseer-
tattled, Fiorillo's countrymen at-
tacked • Frost with pickaxes , and
stones, knocking him dowo, and it
was with great difficulty he was res-
cufeedtyan.d. placed he in tlock-un for
sa;
will be in excess of $15,000,
SMALLPDX COST $15,000
EPideraic in Ottawa Is Now,
Stamped Out.
An Ottawa despatch says.: The
siliallpox outbreak in Ottawa is
now about over, and when the ece
Collets are all liquidated it will be
seen that the city bave been put to
heavy expense in dealing with the
rest. The outlay, it is estimated;
1
Magnifioen.t Reception to Lord Kitchener
in London.
A London desnatich. says: Lord the glittering uniforms ad news of
Kitelaner arrived at Paddington medals and orders worn by of,ost 'of
railroad station at 12.48 n. in, on
Saturday, and was greeted by cheer-
ing crowds, ,The Prince of Wales
welcomed Lord Kitchener at Pad-
ding -ton, where 0,11 address was pre-
sented to the general. The latter
shortly aftee started for St. Janata'
Palace, where he arrived at 1.27.
Lend Kitchener teached London at
12.48 p. an His progress through
the .untropolis, after three years'
absence at the Boer war, was one
of the most remarkable of the past
three years. The seinen procession
of carriages containing the general
and his staff, in simple, senticeable
veldt dress, lacked spectacular fea-
tures, but, evidently, the crowd Was
there in its tens of thotstrals to see
the man -of -the -hour and not a pa-
geant. From the moment he set
foot in London to the time of his
disappearance beneath the portal of
St. James' Palace, he was the ob-
ject of such an outburst of
ropuLAR ENTHUSIASM
as to quite overshadow the demon-
strations of previous and similar
OCcaSionS.
The platform at Paddington rail-
road ettation, when, Kitchener arriv-
ed, looked more like a reception
room of the War Office or India'
Office than a railroad s•tation, It
was covered 'with red carpets, saa
decorated with a profusion of flowers
and palms, while rowsof decorated
stands, crowded with spectators.,
heed been erected at. all parts from
which a view of the returntog gen-
eral could be obtained. The plat-
form itself was crowded with ills-
tinguisfied personages. including In-
dian Princes in resplendent cos-
tume, generals and other officers in
full -uniform, and many ladies in
beautiful summer dresses. The
Prince of Wales, the Duke of Con-
naught, the Duke of Cambridge, who
is now very infirm. Lord Roberts,
the commanderein-chief, Lord Lans-
downe. the Foreign Secretary: Mr.
Brodrick. the War Secretary; the
DUClheS,3 of Somerset, Lady Roberts,
Lady French , Mitter-G caeral Sir
Francis R. Wingate, who succeeded
Kitchener as Slider of the Egyptian
army and Governor-Geeeral of the
Soudan; rend' Major-General Slatio
Dritiah Inspector-Gerierat of
the Soudan, Were anions those pre-
sent Who as:ice-Ale:I to greet the
general.
When Lord Nitchener's train ar-
rived. punctual to the minute, a
tremendoies cheer greeted the latest
hero as he emerged from his cm: and
shook hands with the Prince of
Wales!. He stood head and shoul-
ders above aearly every one ori the
platform, and hisworkinanelike
khaki uniform, with the large brown
sun hebnet .made familiarby his
those al waiting. The reception
lasted ten or fifteen minutes, when
the Prime of Wales Mid other mem-
bers of the Royal family drove off.
• AFTER AN INTERVAL
Lord.Kitchener and Generals French
and Ian Hamilton took seats in one
of the Royal carriages and, followed
by the brilliant Headatearters staff,
headed by Lord Roberts and an es-
cort, left the station amid loud
eleeers from those inside, which greW
into a perfect roar as Kitehener and
hie companions came in sight of the
groat gathering inside.
In spite of his hatred of "pala-
ver" the general was obliged to
submit to the presentation of wel-
coming addresses at Paddington and
other points on his Way to St.
Janice' Palace, but hiereplies were
eat as short as politeness permitted,
and be shoWed evident signs of re-
lief when the procesaiou re -started.
The route througnout was decorat-
ed with, 'Venetian masts, banners,
flags, and streamers., with mottoes
ref welcome, the house fronts were
draped and troops lined most of the
way, colonials, and Indian soldiers
being 'utilized as well as tbe legal
regiments.
Illerery vantage point. even to the
housetops, was occupied by eight -
seers, and solid masses of people
gathered in all the open spots, such
as Hyde Park Comer and the space
in front of Buckingham. Paine%
while the sidewalks. stands, win-
dows, and roofs were packed With
gaily dressed spectators % who waved
flags, hats, and handkerchiefs, and
shouted with a warmth that show-
ed their hearts were in the weleonte.
At Victoria Gate, the Mayor of
Westminster presented an address to
the national hero, expressing high
admiration of his tenacious genius,
indomitable energy, and devotion to
duty, and Kitchener, With the bre-
vity habitual to him, uttered ten
words of thanks and drove, off.
At Buckingbain Palace Queen Alex-
antha and the. Princesses appeared
(111 p 1i1 roav a nd remained there to -
til the victor of South Africa, had
Pes'sed on his tatietmehal journey to
$t. lathes' Palace, which he entered
amid a final -hurricane of Cheers.
A LUNCHEON HELD.
Kitchenerand the generate alio
accompanied him were enterbained
at lanChaon in the great baeiqueting
hall, where Covers were laid for
fifty persons. 'The Prince of Wales
occupied the Central seat, with Lord
Kitchener ,on his right, and Lord
Roberts opposlie. Among the
guests were the Praraier, Lord Sal-
isqpury, Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Bred -
rick, and Lord Raglan, the Under
Secretary for War. The hall was
hung with Pieteees.representing war
sceeer.•
- KING'S CORONATION.
Official Announcement by the
Earl Marshall.
A .Loadon despatch says :-The
Earl Marshal has issued the fellow-
ing :-"The King's medical attend-
ants state that his Majesty's pro-
gress has been speedier and less
complicated thien was at first an-
ticipated. His Majesty's exeellent
constitution played a • c on sr i mous
part in bringing this aboue. If the
present rate of progress 15 loam-
tained; and no complicatioes arise,
the phyeicians are of the opinion
that the King will be able to 'under-
go the fatigue of the coronation
ceremoey some day between August,
8 and Atigust 12. The exact dr ',0
will be shortly announced. The Pro-
cession through London the day led -
lowing the coronation has been Can-
celed!' ,
Although no exact date hae been as
yet officially Set for the coronation
of the ;King, it is still predicted in
some quarters that it 6,111 take place
On Aageet 9, Xt is enderetood that
formal invitations to the teremony
will not be sent to foreign comae. '
The holding of the coroaation
ceremony, Moaday August 11, Would
involee another full bank holiday,
with the attendant dislocation of
general bUsiness, while Sat -Lit -clays
are almost -universally Observed as
hal MI olid aye.
The fixing Of stiCh an early date
for the coronation s regal-de:I as an
additional guarantee of the con-
fldetiCe of the King's physicians of a
co:Amite:ice of eds. alejesty's rapid
iecufi:-u ti on .
FRUIT DEALERS.
They Want the Fruit II/larks A.ct
Enforced,
An Ottawa despatch says: At the
Department of Agriculture it is
Jearned that the inspectors under the
Fruit Marks Act report that fruit
dealers io many towns desire to
have a local inspector of fruit who
could be . depended upon to enforce
the Pettit Marks Act in their local-
ity, While it Would not. be prac-
Ucable or desirable to have such in-
opectors appointed by the Domin-
ion Go veroment, the auturicipal au-
thoritiee in any place may designato
a compare -it person to carry on pro-
seeutions for any violation of the
Act. In larger towns and eities the
market inspector might be named
for that purpose, and the Dominion
Meipectore under the Fruit Marks Act
would be direetod to co-operate
with smile local aathorities so as to
prevent fraudulent packing, or frau-
dulent maeking, to the largest ex-
tent possible. Any Board Of Trade
or local authority, desiring to See
the Act eeforced thoroughly might
commetheate with the Commissioner
ef Agrietilture and Dairying at Ot-
tawa, who Will take the matter tip
with them, Co-operation between
the loeal and cent:eel authorities
Would bring much ithprovement to
the mutual: benefit of the growers,
packers", and conetuners of fetil
It is said oe good authority that,
ealbject to the approval of Kies led -
ward • pleyereirois, „Slice cieeepateali •
wilt take plane August 0. ' •
NOIllEti J01\1810E1
More Than Two Hundred Miners Entombed
in an Explosion.
A Johnstown, Pa.,. despatch says :
by an appalling- disaster. It is only
-Johnstown has again been visited
less frightful than the awful calamity
of May 31, 1889, in. cost of life; but
it has brought sorrow to hundreds
of benies made desolate by a inine
explosioa which took place in the
Cambria Steel ComParlY
Rolling
Mill Mine, under 'Westmount Hill, at
12.20 o'clock on Thursday after-
110011.
How many are dead' it may take
several days to 'determine, but that
it A a long list is certain. It may
riatch,200 or more men.'
It was nearly an hour after the
explosion before any general know-
ledge 'of what happened got abroad..
Men who came from the mines, es-
caping with their lives, told the
news, ancl soon it 'spread all over
the city. Hundreds rushed to the
point, and awaited news that did
not collie from the ill-fated mine.
..At the opening acmes the river
fecan the point the Cambria Iron
Company police, with several as-
sistants, stood guard, perraitting no
one to enter the mine, from which
noxious gases were coming. It was
neitray.four o'clock when all hope of
sending rescue parties from the
Westmount opening was abandooed.
TWO MEN ESCAPE:
Two film who had escaped from
the mine -Richard Bennett and John
Meyers-weat back. two Miles to see
what assistance could be rendered,
bet the damp drove them back, and
they fell prostrate, when, finally,
after a desperate struggle they
reached the outside. Two doctors
gave the men assistance, and after
working with them half an hour re-
stored them. Their story of the
situation in the mine Made it clear
that the rescue work could not pro-
ceed from the Westmount opening,
and the hasty preparations were
made to begin that mission at the
Mill Creek entaance.
Wm. Stibitich spent hours at the
Mill Creek opening. He said that he
believed as many as 450 men were
still in the ,mine. In his opinion,
fram all he could glean, hot to ex-
ceed 150 .neex had come out.
AN
e46ap-
AN INDESCRIBABLE SCENE,
The few survivors Who b
ed from the depths of the mine des -
crib e the conditions to be frightful
in theie nature. Outside of the
Klondike the mines are safe and Un-
injured. Within the fatal limit of
the mthe solid walls of masonry
three feet through were torn dowisk
as though barriers of paper. The
roofs of tais mine were demolished,
and not a dooe reeimins standing.
In. the face of these difficulties even
the most 'heroic efforts towards
rescue may well seem hopeless.
Miners who left the feline by way
of the Mill Creek ,entrance brought
horrible stories of crawling over the
dead bodies of their comrades.
Two yonug Men who were at the
work, in the Klor dike when the ex-
P/o,sieth oceurrad escaped by way of
the , air shaft heading up through
Kernetille Hills from the mine. A fan
house now out of- use stands at the
topof this air 'shrift. This way the
young men, sick and dizzy. from, the
nauseous after -damn or black damp,
reached safety.
The Cambria Steel officials were
notified at once of the explosion.
Chief Mining Engineer Mae...Shall
G. Moore mid hie assistant,' Al. .G.
Prosser, Were the first to enter the
inine after the explosion. They went
inat the main entrance, and began
to work their way to the other end.,
Botn were supplied witn safety
lataps. The progioss was slow and
tedious, because Of • 'the poisonous
ggtseFICFFICIAL STATEMENT.
President Powell Stackhouse was
seen at the month of the. mine, and
gave out the. following :-
- "The disaster is an awful one, and
came on ns entirely unexpected. In
the 30 years that the mine has been
in operation no serious accident has
occurred.
"The number of casu.alties is now
placed at 125. No list of the
names of the dead miners Can. be
given, for the majority of them aro'
foreigners, and were ooler known by
check and not by name."
THE MARKETS
Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc
111. Trad.e Centres,
Toronto, July 15. -Wheat -The
market is quiet. No. 2 Ontario red
winter quoted at 77c on 5c rate.
Goose wheat nominal at 68 to 70c
east for N. 2. No. 2 spring 75c
on Midland. Manitoba, No. 1 hard
steady at 87a, grinding .inatransit;
No. 1 Northern at 85e,c, grinding in
transit; No. 2 Northern at 84c.
No. 1 hard quoted at S2c Goderich
and Owen Sound; No. 1 Northern
80c, and No. 2 Northern at 78c,
Goderich and Owen Sound.
Oats - The mafket is quiet and
steady; No. 2 white quoted at 44ac
low freights to New York..
Porn - Market is 'quiet and firm.
No. 2 yellow sold at 62c west, and
No. 2 mixed at 61c west. '
Barley - Trade quiet, with No. 3
extra quoted at 523c middle freights.
Rye - The market is steady, with
No. 2 nominal at 51c outside.
Peas - The market is dull, with
No. 2 nominal at 76c outside. •
Flour - Ninety per cent. Ontario
pfrieetigeihitts, sitneabduyyersa,t, $2.92e, middle
sacks. Straight
rollers, in wood, quoted at $3.25 to
$3,40. Manitoba flours are steady.
Hungarian 'patents, $8.85 to $1.10
deliyered. on track, Toronto, bags
included, and strong bakers', $3.65
to $8.75.,
Oatmeal -- Car lots, in bbls.,. $5
on. track', and in sacks, $4.90. Broke
en lots 20 to 25c extra.
Millfeed - Bran is dull at 81.6
west, and shorts $20 in bulk. Mani-
toba, bran, $18 Insacikst, and shorts
822 to, $23 in sacks, Toronto,
THE DAIRY MARKETS.
Butter - The market is fairly ac-
tive, with prices wachanged. No
pound rolls offering. We quote:*
Pound rolls, nominal, at 16 to 17e;
selected dairy, tubs, 16c; Store
packed, sweet,good color, 15 to
15111; • medium grades. 13 to 11,e;
low grades, 12 to 18c; creamery
prints, 19* to 20ec; sonde, 18* to
194gs - The inarket rules. steady.
We quote: Strictly fresh gathered
stock, 15 to 151e; ordinaty candled,
131 to 14c; seconds and checks, 11
t
Cheese - Market quiet but steady;
finest 10 to 10,c; seconds, 9-ec.
HOG PRODUCTS.
Tressed hogs michanged. Hog pro-
ducte fairly active. 'We quote: Da -
eon, long clear, 11110 in ton and ease
lots; mees pork, $21.50 to $22;
sbort cut, '$28.50 to $24, ,
Smeked meats - Hama 131 to
1.4c; breakfast bacon, 15e; rolls, 12
to 12Ac; backs, 15e; shoulders, 11*e.
Lard - Prices nOellanged . We
quote: Tfetces, 11.1,e; tubs, 1.1.ac;
pails, 11/c; compound, fier to 10c.
COLIN'PRY PRODUCE.
Dried envies - There is nothing
doing, and prices are nominal, .
Hops - Trade quiet, with prices
steady at 18e; yearlings, 7e.
Honey - Trade dull. eolith, $2
to $2.25 pee 'dozen.
Peans - The Market is ()Met; or-
dinary, 00c to $1 pee bush.; hand-
picked, $1.25.
flay,. baled - The market le
quiet . .with fai r.denaufd; timothy,.
$'0.6,0•10.1• No,
Straw - The market is quiet. Car
.lots ou track quoted at $5 to $5.-
50, the latter for No. 1.
Poultry - Demand is fair. We
quote: Turkeys, young, 12 to 14c
PCI lb.. do., old, 10 to 11c; chick-
ens, 75C to $1; ducks, 80c to $1 Per
pair. •
Potatoes - This market is quiet,
with car lots quoted at 90c per
bag, and small lots 81.10 to $1.20.
UNITED STATES MARI:FITS.
Duluth, July 9. -Close - Wheat -
Cash, No. 1 hard, 7841.-; No. 1 and
No. 2 Northern, 74c; July, 76*e;
September, 73e,c; • Manitoba, No., 1
Northern, cash,. 76*c; No. 2 North-
ern 74e. Oate-September, 33a-0.
Minneapolis, July 15. - Close -
Wheat - July, 78-a0; September,
72c; on track No 1 hard, 81e; No.
1 Northern, 79e; No. 2 Northern,
74*c. .
Milwaukee, Wis, July 15. - Wheat
-Higher, closed: No. 1 Northern,
77a to 7741c; No. 2 Northenn 76a
to 76111; Septe.mber, 731- to 731c.
Rye-Stea'dy; No. 1, 58*c. Barley -
Steady; No. 2, 71ac; sample, 65 to
70c. Corn -September, 601e.
13uffalo, July 15. - Flour -Quiet,
but firm:. Wheat-S•pring,. dull; No.
1 Northern, 80c; spot. carloads;
winter nominal; No. 2 red, 88c.
Corn -Strong and higher; No. 2 yel-
low, 7011c; No..3 do, 70e; No. 2,
corn, 69acoNo. 3 do., 69*0. Oats -
Stronger; No. 2 white. 15 s c; No.
3 do., 57ec; No. 2 mixed, 540; No.
3 do., 58c. Rye -No. 1, 634-c. Ca-
nal freights -Steady.
. -
'Ayr. STOCK MARKET.
Toronto, July 15. -Receipts at the
cattle market to -day were 62 car-
loads, with 921 head of cattle, 1,-
276 sheep and lambs, 921 hogs, and
137 calves. The best cattle are be-
ing kept back, the reason alleged be-
ing that farmers have an abundance
of good pasture, and they are there-
fore, keeping their cattle to make
more weight. The kind offered to-
day are too light, and are not much
wanted. Good heavy cattle would
have fetc.hed high prices for export.
There was not more than one good
load of export in the market, and
these were sold at $6.50. Mixed ex-
port cattle sold at 85.25 to $6.
Light export at' $C75 to $5. But-
cher business was. very quiet, a few
of the best picked lots selling' at
$5 to $5.40. Common butther cat-
tle and light stockers were quite
off. Sheep and lamb trade was 'dull,
export ewes being. steady at $3.40
to $3.50. Lambs were off, over 80
beirtg left over unsold. Calves were
off about. $1 a hundred, selling at
$8.50 to $4.50 per cwt. Hogs were
unchanged from Tuesday's ,goota-
tions at $7.25 for the best and $7
for light and fats. •
Export, choica.. ...$6,25 $9.50
Export cattle, light------ 525 6.00
Bulls, export, heavy curt, 5.00 5.75
Feedevs, light, 800 tbs,
and upwards,, ... ..,. 8.75 4.25
Stockers, 400 to 800 lbs 8.00 °S.75
Butchers' cattle, choke,. 5.•00 510
Butchers' eattle, Med 8..00 3.50
33111e:hers' Naked ... .„5.00 5. a0
Butchers' bullen 3.25 4.00
Light stock bulls, cwt2,25 3,00
Milch cows...... 45.00
1. -Togs, best . 7.25 ...n.
do 7.00
Sheep, export, eWt... .... 8,40 ...,...
T3teelts,, „ 2,75 8.00
CullFi, (3a(31.1. 2.50 .8.00
Spring i1uilbS, each 2.50 4.00
C.talres, each- .... 2.00 8.00
C onn n one eat nelt COWS 0,1111
2.50 3.00
SPECIAL CARS FOR CHEESE
aAILwAr COMPANIrS OITT
7011T -t BACH.
Butter Xs Not Beaching 'Montreal
in Cool Condition and.
Trade Suffers,
A. Montreal despatch stay's :-Prof,
Robertson, the Dominion Dairy Com-
missioner, held an Amportunt con-
ference on Wednesday with the mem-
(baemrsngo.
efitnhereMgotandtret(11 thoPia'adc1NneiesabilkiT3tx;
of providing refrigerator ears on,
railways for shipments of chcesei the
inadequacy of the refrigerator car
service for butter, and other mat-
ters. Prof. Robertson, in the coarse
of hisaddress to the association,
mid that the refrigerator cur service
had been provided., for butter .only.
onae cheese had been put into these
cars. The G o vernment heel watned
the railway companies that no
.amount of guarantee would be paid,
in these instances. The inspector
had reported that the butter was
not coming in cool onough, the tem-
porature being above' 50. A good
deal had been. coining in at 64, the
temperature of the car being higher.,
The butter would in these ifistancea
test all right in Montreal,, but would
be off color in England, which tended
to give Canadian butter 0, eeemd,
rate place, Butter Should be kept,
at a temperature of 45 in the tub. '
REFRIGERATOR OARS FOR •
CHEESE.
An. improvement, Prof, Robertson
said, was needed in the transpertae
tion of cheese. Tae ,G °emollient had
urged the railway companies to pro-
vide refrigerator cars for cheese.
But the reply made waS that the
trade did not want refrigerator cars,
in fact, would not utilize them. The
absence of these cars resulted in the
obeese throughout the country ship-
ped to Montreal being heated up
when. placed in the boats at this
point and the whole trade con-
sequently got a bad name in Eng-
land. Prof. Robertson announced
that he had been able to make an ar-
rangement with the 0.P.11. to pro-
vide 40 refrigerator cars for cheese
each week, and he hoped to make a
similar arrangement . with, the
G.T.R. POT. the Government,he
might say that it was prepared t�
provide a bonus similar to the but-
ter refrigerator cars op to 80 each
week for cheese and for as many
more as the railway companies were
able to supply.
THE OFFICIAL REFEREE:
At the f our stations which hacl.
been provided by the Government
for -the purpose of providing 'object .
lessons in keeping cheese cool, "the a
officials were prepared to meet the
trade properly.
Some years ago the associatibn
had suggested that the sum of
$200,000 should be invested in re-
frigerator , cars. At that time it
was thought that the Ogure in ques-
tion was an immense sum to invest
in each an object ; but experience
had proven that no amount of mo-
ney invested by the Government,had
ever been. productive of so much
good, because it had largely stimu-
lated a trade which would. expand
through all time:"
Prof. Robertson, speaking of the
official referee, said that this official
had been appointed in response to •
the demand of the shippers, - when
complaint was made as to the.'
quality of the butter. Last year,
however, scme of the buyers had
solicited and obtained his services
without regaid to the seller, and
mach discontent had cOnsegvently
arisen, The Government .hacl, there-
fore, decided to revert to the origin-
al plan. All the Government wanted
was that the official should only act.
when the shipper or buyer aonsented
formally to the reference. It was
thought that it was desirable that
the shipper should be a, party to the -
reference.
DELAY AT STATIONS. .
Some of the members complained
of the delays experienced at stations
where both butter and cheese is -
oftentimes exposed fee
able period period to the heat of the sun.
Prof. Robertson said -that the Gov -
eminent was prepared to 'remedy
this defect as largely ae possible,
that funds had already been voted
to construct refrigerators in six of
the stations in Canada, where ex-
periments in the proper transporta-
tion of butter, might be held ; but
that if the association urged the elf-
propriation of a large stun for a
similar purpose more money inight
be forthcoming at the next session
of Parliament.
There was considerable discussion,
the members generally, however, be-
ing iinanimous as to the desirability
of exerting every effort to induce the
railroad zompaules to -lam.; di? 30-seih•lf iieigpeepsie•eadtao;firl cars ,for cheese, and that
Irlthlemstatneire casihs.ould not be
IVIONTRE,AL LADY KILLED.
Coping of Church Fell Into the
Street in London.
A London despatch stays: A large
crow,d gathered in Laeghain Place on
Thursday to witness. the Queen pas5
to the Botanical Gardena *here the
coronation bazaar is situated. A
large piece. of coping from All Souls' -
Church, 'in. Langliam Place, felT
killing MSS Stratify, of Lachine,
Quebec:. Several others were injure
ed. It is ,1.;Etted ibat ilia church
had been struck by lightning, and .
that this probably Caused the loos-
ening of the coping. An eyewitnese
says the weight of the flags stretch.
ed from the Lannhani Hotel to All
Souls' Church dislodged Coping'-
skullssvtooiinteanboefiritg.swvitoesrtit141:10.31iocecd,lreienassireal Thlotio.
Willie the annual sweepstakes cm
the Derby ancl all forms of public
bott.ing So on, and profeesientil book-
makers flourish unmolested, the Lon-
don police are enjoined to prevent
any lotteries or taffies at the Ina,
perial Coronation Bazaa.r.
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