The Herald, 1907-07-26, Page 7play
LESSON IV. -July z7i rgo7.
The Golden Calf.-Exod. 3a; x-8, 301$.
Out of Style.
Coanenmtary. I. Israel enters into
idolatry (vs. 1-0), 1. Moses delayed.-
' Us was in the mount forty days. Goths
bred themselves -"They came in a tu-
lanultuous and seditious manner, insust-
I ing on having an •object of religious wor-
ship Med° for them, as they intruded
, meter its `direction 'to return to Egypt.
:See Acts 7, 39, 40." Unto Aaron --The
iprineipal one in charge during Moses'
absence. Make us gods -"Make us a
, «wd."-R. V., margin. They were de-
- mending some visible image of Gad,
something to strike their senses. We
Nut not -"We know not."-#. V. How
• contemptuously they spoke ` of Moses.
'Thus ungrateful are they. While God
delights to honor him, they delight to
.condemn him, and this to the face of
:Aaron, his brother and substitute. "It is
;likely they might have supposed that
Moses had perished in the lire, which
;they saw had invested the top of the
mountain into which he went"
2. Break off -Implying that the act
involved an effort and sacrifice en their
part. The prevailing view has been that
,Aaron, anxious to dissuade the people
dram their purpose, proposed this great
i}ierdfice hoping they would. withdraw
, their demand. This is not en. improbable
'view, but the facts show that he was.
morally weak, and lacked the sterling
qqualities of a great spiritual leader. -
Vi hed, Com, Be lacked courage to do
the right in the face of strong opposi-
tion. Golden earrings -"Both men and
women wore these ornaments and we
Gusty euppose that these were a part of
the spoils which they brought out of
Egypt" 3. Brought them -The Egyp-
tian rings, as seen on the monuments,
'were round, massy plates of metal; and
las it was zings of this sort that the
;Israelites wore, their size and number
asust, in the general collection, have pro -
:educed n large store of the precious ma-
Serial -J'., F. & B.
4. And made it a molten calf (R. V.) --
This idol seems to have been the god
;.Apia, the chief deity of the Egyptians,
worshipped at Memphis under the form
• of a live ox, three years old. These
be thy gods -The next verse and in fact
(the whole narrative show that they were
I worshipping Jehovah under the symbol
of a calf, and so were violating the sec-
. and commandment. Verses 7 and 8 show
thlut they had not sinned ignorantly,
'but knew they were breaking the law.
5. When Aaron saw it -When he saw
the excitement of the people and their
delight in the image which he had made,
he proceeded at one to build an altar
. before it. Feast to the Lord -Aaron evi-
dently did not intend to supersede the
worship of Jehovah, but he permitted
and even encouraged them to offer this
worship through the idolatrous medium
of the calf. "Never think, when you
=take a start in idol -worship, that you will
.stop there. The idol must have an altar.
• The altar must have an offering. The
'whole must have a temple. Every sin
self-perpetuating. Begin to love money
more than God. and the great idol of
t mammon will soon make a temple of
`your life."-Peloubet. 6. Rose up early
-If idol -worshippers and amusement-
laaakers rise early to begin their revel-
ries, surely Christians ought to be equal-
ity energetic in the service of their Mas-
; ter. Offerings - The burnt -offerings
:were wholly consumed on the altar, but
the peace -offerings were only partly con-
sumed and the remainder eaten by the
Wriests and the worshippers. Drink -
hat they drank is not said, but we
most naturally suppose wine, which was
. so common et jovial feasts.--Wh d. Com.
:To play -This probably means singing,
• dancing and merry -making of an dude.
',gent and licentious kind (v. 25). Such
orgies formed a part of idol worship.
, II. Israel's great punishment (vs. 7.29).
Qur attention is now directed from the
scenes on the plain to those in progress
' in the mount. Moses had finished his
;forty days' communion with God and
;had received the two tables on which
Jehovah himself had with his own fin-
ger written the ten commandments. Sud -
j denly God informs Moses that the pee-
; pple had corrupted themselves and com-
/rand: him to hasten down, at the same
time declaring it to be his purpose to
destroy them and make of Moses a
• great nation. But Moses promptly de-
i clines. this offer and earnestly pleads
for his people. When Moses came neer
and -beheld the people in their idolatrous
rites, he shattered the tables of the
, lagv; which were in his hands, on the
rocks of Sinai. He then burnt their
idol and ground it to powder and caused
them to drink it. He summoned those
who were on the Lord's side and cone
mended them to take their swords and
Slay the idolaters. The three thousand
slain were probably the leaders in the
, transgression. "Those who were guilty
of this breach of the covenant were lia-
ble. to the penalty of a capital crime
, (compare v. 33), and hence the order for
this fearful slaughter." -Voted. Com.
Compart Deut. 33:8.11; Luke 14:26. The
I.evrtes rode above personal and family
considerations when Jehovah's honor was
et stake.
Moses makes intercession for Is -
Taal (vs. 3435). 30. on the morrow
:After Moses had executed justice on
the principal offenders. ye have sinned
---2ahough they had escaped death they
eteire not to suppose they were inno-
I'ce:�tt, or to look upon. the sin as a trif-
1lthing. an atonement -He thought
Haat the might be made an instrument
of reeoncilietlore ;bush. 31. Moses re-
t ed -He again went up on Mount
els and said -Moses prevailed in
peeyer. God still hears prayer. It is
is• ectill :that we pray (Matt. 7:7-11;
:+'ielh 40:1). 7). Why then are there so
treer4y pa'ianswered petitions? Beeause
../fie is so much aimless praying (James
4:3). Notice that prevailing prayer. 1...
Springs .from a sense of real need, either
for ourselves or others. 2e10 not daunt-
ed by difficulties or hindrances which
may appear to bo in. the way (Matt. 15:
22.28), 3, Is e humble prayerand takes
the lowest pldeo (Exod. 32;32). 4. Im-
portunes (Gen. 32124-28; Luke 11:5-8;
18•:1-7). 5. Pleads the promises and
rests in them as the ground of all faith.
Such a prayer sees the promise, believes
it and takes no denial.
32, If thou wilt forgive --This prayer
is broken, the sentenees ere incomplete;
it is the language of a heart struggling
under a .burden. If not, blot me., out -
This is one of the most pathetic verses
of the Bible. -F- B. Meyer. Under the
law God speake of blotting out the sin-
ner; under grace He is seen blotting out
the sin, -Moody. Of thy book 'This no
doubt has reference to •the book of gen-
ealogies which Moses had prepared under
God's direction. If His people must perish
He desires to perish with them. Paul
bad a similar experience; zee Rom. 9. 3.
Neither of these passages have any re-
ference to eternal banishment from God,
but both Moses and Paul had reached the
place of such utter self-abasement before
the Lord) thea they were willing to suf-
fer the los of every earthly blessing and
to die IT arced he, for the welfare of the
people.
33. Whosoever hath sinned -God will
blot none out of His book but those that
by their wilful disobedience have for-
feited the honor of being enrolled in it.
34. Mine Angel -This must have been
some inferior guidance as Moses after-
ward. obtained a promise of God's spec -
.1a1 presence with them (chap, 33. 12-16),
Will visit their sin- Iwili not destroy
them as a nation, but they shall suffer
the cosnsequenoea of their sin.
35. Plagued the people -This does not
mean that a pestilence was aent, but.that
sufferings .and punishments of various
kinds frequently befell those who had
made and worshiped the calf.
DIS
ritain and U. 9. Anxious Over Situation -The
Hague May Decide.
Washington, July. 22. -The approach,
of the first of August, marking the be-
ginning of the new herring fishing sea-
son on the coast of Newfoundland, is a
matter of the greatest concern to the
atatedepartment, for it finds the fish-
eriescontroversy between American and
Great Britain in a confused and unsat-
isfactory shape.
The modus 'vivendi entered into last
year; the terms of which are greatly
against the wish of the Newfoundland-
ers, ';:American fishermen were permitted
to ply their vocation unmolested off the
shores of that island expired with the
close, of the fishing season.
It,>was the expectation of both the
American and British governments that
before the opening of the next season
aomcepermanent• arrangements could be
reached that would remove all future
frietien on this score. The Newfound-
landers, however, were insistent upon
their right to legislate locally for the
fisheries so long as they did not in terms
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
1. Putting man in God's place. "Make
us gods for as for this Hoses, the
man that brought us up" (v. 1). God
had said, "I brought thee out of
Egypt" (Exod 20, 2). They for-
got God and looked to man. We as
in danger of this sin when we turn away
our hearts from leaning on God exclu-
sively, when we take our eyes from. God
and set them upon a man however god-
ly or gifted, when we go to church to
hear a than speak instead of God.
II. Putting gold in God's place. It
was a golden calf that Israel worship-
ped (vs. 2-4). The rich young ruler
made a god of his "riches" (Matt. 19, 22;
Pea. 52, 7). But the poor man distressed
about his propety, and coveting his
neighbor's prosperity, is a worshipper
of money as surely as the rich man
whose heart is set upon his wealth. The
covetous man is an idolater (Eph. 5, 5).
"The lova of money," not money, is the
root of all evil (L Tim. 6, 10. There
was a rich man in paradise as well : us
a rich man in torment (Luke 18, 22).
"Abram was very rich" (Gen. 13, 2),
but he trusted in God and aelmowledged
all he had as coming from Him, and
belonging to Him, while Dives trusted
in his riches and not the giver of them.
III. Putting appetite in God'e place.
"The people sat down to eat turd. to
drink" (v. 6). Esau made a god of his
"belly" (Gen. 25, 34; Phil. 3, 19). A
gentleman geeing a paper of tobacco on
the ground, where some devotee of the
weed had dropped it, said, "Somebody
has lost his idol." In India there are
household gods, street corner gods, and
temple gods of every efze and shape,
but not one is so odious as this pocket
idol at whose shrine so many sacrifiee
health, purity, money, time and heaven.
IV. Putting pleasure in God's place.
"The people rose up to play" (v.
6). This was a heathen custom, an idol-
atrous feast, followed with dancing to
music, such as worldly people indulge
in to -day. A young lady gives the fol-
lowing reasons why she will not dance:
1. Dancing is injurious to health and
usefulness. 2, Dancing will lead me in-
to close contact with pernicious com-
pany. 3. Dancing requires a .freedom'
with the other sex I believe to be
wrong. 4. My parents would be anxious
about me if I were out late. 5. Good'
people disapprove of dancing, and it is
not safe to set myself against them. If
a thing is doubtful, I wish to be on the
safe side. 6. Dancing has a bad name,
and I mean to study things that are
pure, lovely and of good report. 7.
Dancing is generally accompanied with
drinking. 8. Drinking is a snare to young
men, and I would not have anything to
do with leading them Astray. 9. Dane -
mg unfits the mini for reflection and
prayer and I mean to do nothing to
estrange me from my Saviour.
13. TI -IE PROPTTET'S INTERCESSION.
Moses was the type of our great In-
tercessor (Exod. 34:9). At the battle
of Rephidim when Moses held up his
hands, Israel prevailed (Exod. 17:11).
Miriam was healed of leprosy because
"Moses cried unto the Lord" (Num. 12:
13). At the rebellion over the report of
the ten spies God pardoned Israel be-
muse of Moses' prayer (Num. 14:20).
Through his intercession "the Lord re-
pented of the evil which he thought to
do unto his people" (v. 14). The psalm,
ist says:
"They made a calf in Horeb,
And worshiped a molten image....,
Therefore he said that he would destroy
them
Had not Moses his chosen stood between
him in the breach,
To turn away wrath, lest he should de-
stroy them" (Pea. 106:10:23).
Paul prayed constantly for the
churches (Eph. 1:16, 10:3-14; Phil. 1:3-6;
Col, 1:3; 1 Thess. 5:23; Acts 20:36). He
used to i,sk them to pray for him (Rom.
15:30.32; 2 Thess. 3:1; Heb.' 13:18).,
We are bidden to "pray for one :moth -
ex" (James 5:16). A. 0. M.
ley
Work on the sea well opposite the To-
ronto Exhibition grounds is to be coin-
menced at once.
discriminate against Americans, claim-
ing that in so doing they were not in-
fringing the treaty rights of Americans.
The British givcrnment has apparently
been driven finally to concede the sound-
ness af'` this contention, or, at least, it
has been negotiating through Ambas-
sador Reid on that basis.
Indications to -day are that it will be
difficult to reach any kind of a per-
manent settlement of the trouble and
the whole effort of the negotiations is
apparently concentrated for the moment
on the drafting of some form of modus
vivendi to guard against the develop-
ment of friction on the fishing shores
that might in the end have serious re-
sults. The fact is that the occasion is
one that 'calls for much mutual conces-
sion if there is to be a new modus vi-
vendi, ati}ld the Newfonudlanders are not
anxiouesthat there should be until they
have some sufficient assurance that they
can have a satisfactory permanent ar-
rangeme t. To that end they have sug-
gested reference of the whole subject
of conflieting treaty and legislative
rights to the permanent Hague tribunal.
AN AERONAUT
ABLAZE IN MR.
EUGENE RAYMOND, IN "CANNON
ACT," BURNED BY POWDER.
He Clings to Fast Descending Parachute
-His Shoes Torn From His Feet by
Explosion -Now in Hospital.
New York, Jule 22. -Eugene Ray-
mond., a balloonist, of this city, is to
the General Hospital at Passaic, N. J.,
suffering from serious bmens about the
face; peek, arms and legs from his feet
to his waist, resulting from an accident
at Hillside Park, Belleville, N. J., on
Sunday afternoon, while he was :nose
then two thousand: feet above the
ground... It is believed however, that
he trill reoover.
Raymond was giving an exhibition of
what +aeronauts call the "cannon act"
He;Acceded on the inside of a sheet
metal cannon attached to the end; of his
'bal'4eox3-: He had a,reeptaole ,filled. svitli
powder, to be shot off (high hi the air a
second or two before he slid: from the
cannon with hie folded parachute, giv-
ing the appearance to those below of a
man being blown from the gun's mouth.
When the powder exploded part of
the ford, and fire o•f the explosion went
the wrong way and caught lain. His
eiso•ee were 'corn from his feet, his light
clothing were ignited and part of his
hair eras 'scorched from his head.
Raymond seat off the powder with a
long fuse. There was a blinding flash and
she felt pain all over his body, but his
presence of mind enerbled• him to retain
his grasp on the parachute. He said last
night that his physical pain was noth-
ing compared to the fear that his plera-
chute might blaze up at any time, and
that he would be dashed to the earth.
The flames did; not touch it, ;however,
and he landed; safely in a field, in Nut-
ley, .seine distance from Hillside Park.
He will have to remain in the hospital
for several weeks. He had performed the
salve feat many times without accident.
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AN EARNEST -OF PEACE.
r4iiamoto Sends Flowers to Wounded
U. S. Soldiers, •
Bostap, July 22. -Edmund J. Walsh,
.'seaman; died at the naval hospital at
Chelsea this afternoon, thereby becom-
ing the ninth victim of the accident
on board the battleship Georgia in
Cape Cod Bay yesterday. Twelve in-
jured remain in the hospital, of whom
Midshipman James Cruz, of Nebraska,
and Seaman Jes. P. Thomas, of Brook-
lyn, N.;Y., are not expected to recover.
Two' great boxes, one addressed to
Midshipman Cruse and the other to the
sailors .of the Georgia, were received at
the naval hospital to -day. When they
were opened they were found to contain
an immense cluster of flowers and in-
side of each box was the card of Ad-
miral Yaanamato, the Japanese naval
officer who visited Boston yesterday.
TOOK MONKEY TO TEA.
Baroness' )Yfontardi Startled Guests of
Carlton Hotel, London.
London, July 22. -Baroness Montardi
appeared in the Peltn Court of the
Charlton, Hotel of ten time yesterday
with atiny monkey couched snugly in
a small and beautifully embroidered, silk
pouch suspended frons her right shoul-
der.
Attention was almost imanedia.tely
eroesed a,t the unusual sight by au :ex-
cited lady sitting nearby, who indig-
nantly burst forth to a waiter: " If that
lady as bringing a rat to this• hotel to
tee. I ase going to leave,"
A minute later the little m'onlsy eairre
out of the pouch and eittemptee to
climb to the top of a carafe, which ft''
promptly tuinbled over, spilling the eon -
tents over the treble. The perplexed:
wat3•ter now made an investigation and
at.once :expleinett to. the indignant vino
tenser that the pelt was a monk+•,
nota rat.
A FRUGAL PRESIDENT.
President Fallieres Trying to Curtail
Expenses.
Paris, July 22. -The French Presi-
dent has nearly solved the problem of
economy in the running of his house-
hold, at the suggestion of Madame
Fallieres, who ever since the election of
her husband strongly objected to waste
of money in the appointments Of the
Presidential table.
Some months ago the chef in. the
Elysee Palace was discharged and a cor-
don bleu, or n woman cook, installed in
his Place. This, however, did net have
the effect of curtailing the expenses
very much. President Fallieres has now
ordered that hereafter the costly fish,
which was generally returned to the
kitchen untouched, shall be dispensed
with.
The President has also expressed his
•abhorrence of hothouse fruit, saying
that as every kind of fruit. has its own
sG•aeon it is useless to hurry up m;a•t-
t`eris. It is calculated that if the Presi-
dent s
resi-dent's wishes are carried out his `house
expenses will be diminished by at least
$4,Q00 IL year
•.oma
POPE TO POSSIBLE CONVERT.
Hopes to See Anglican Minister, Who
' Asks Blessing, in Cassock.
Rome, July 22,-A report that the
Pope has been suffering from ill -he ltIe
is unfounded.
Among the persons whom the Pope
received in audience this morning he
noticed an Anglican eterrgyman, who
was recognizable only from the style
of collar he wore. Ile was kneeling
and implored the Pope's blessing. A
small crucifix hung .around his neck.
A chamberlain informed. the Pope
that the clergyman lard tendencies to-
ward Catholicism. The Pope patted
him paternally on the shoulder and
smilingly said he moped: that upon his
next visit he would be wearing besidee
the cellar a cassock.
These simple words of the Pope are
likely to melt in the clergyman's con-
version to the Catholic faith.
FILLING LINDSAY JAIL.
Two •1VLore Alleged Counterfeiters
:, YE,
• Arrive.
Lindsay, July 22. -There are no de-
ve1o'pments of any note in connection
with the counterfeiting case. 13ouyea
and Wynn were brought here this morn-
ing by Detectives Rogers and Parkin-
son. 'hey were arrested at Sault Ste.
Marie, charged with being accomplices
of .the counterfeiters, whose headquar-
tens is supposed to lee in Lindsay.
Detectives Parkinson and Rogers will
likely return to Montreal to -night to
•"tiring back the young fireman, L+'veleigh,
who was the first to give the polies in-
formation respecting the eounterfeitig.
In all probability ldvcleigh will be used
as •.King's evidence.
Burke is understood :lie hove said that
if `. lie goes down many others will go
down with him, but that he or Logie
will be used as King's evidence is out of
the question.
Market Repo
e Week.
TORONTO FARMlIRS' livtAftI '.
There oontinuee to be a quiet trade 39
grain. Two loads of Ian wheat sold at 190
to 91c, and a load of oats at 510.
Hay in demand and higher, wiht rec
of 80 loads, which sold at $15 to $17 0.
lar timothy, and at $12 to $14 for mien
(Straw is nominal at $13 a ton.
Dressed hags are steady, with light clootett
at 99.25, and heavy at $8.18 to $9.
Wheat, white, bush. .. .. ..$ 0 91 9 P
Do„ red, bush, . ., 0 91 0
Do.,, spring, bush. .. .. .... 0 25 0 .
Do., goose, bush .. .. „ .. 0 83 0 ii'1
(Oats, bush. .. .. 0 51 0 •
Barley, bush. -, -. .. .. 0 53 0
Peas, bush.., .. 0 77 p 75'
Shay, timothy, ten .. . 15 00 l.T 6V
Do.. mixed, ton . 12 00 14 !fir
Straw, per tan , . .. .. .. .. 13 00 0 00
'Dressed hogs .., .,.. 8 70 0
'Eggs • ... .. 022 9 35
Butter, datry .. .. .,; ., .. 018 0
,Butter,
creamery - .. .. 0 23 0
Chickens, spring, lb. -. 018 0
yowl, lb. ... .. .. ... .. 0 10
Ducks, ib. .. .. 01.5 0
Turkeys, per 1b. .. .. .. 0 17
Potatoes, per bag . .. .. .. 0 90
Beef, hindquarters .. .. .. .. $ 16
.Do„ forequarters .. .. .. 6 00
Do., choice, carcase, .. .. .. -8 50
Do., medium, carcase -- 7 60
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SUSPECTED ROBBER.
Arrest of Thomas Hazleton in Mont
l,.
real.
Montreai,eJuly 22. -Thomas Hazelton
;was arrested at neck:tight last night on
suspicion of being implicated in the
Provincial Bank robbery at St. Croix,
Quebec. When apprehended: he gave his
name Sts Thowas Hazelton, and there
was found in his possession the e'um
of $345 in bills of this bank. When
arrested he took the.mn.tter coolly, and
said: "So you hove token me at lash."
Without making any further remark, he
e000mpeariect leis captors to hearlemer-
ters, and, on being searched; the -money
was discovered in itis breast pocket.
Chief Carpenter stated tiles morning
that he regoitl.c'& the St, Croix bank
robbery as one, of the smartest pieces of
safe -ere -eking he had ever come across
in the course of his long experience in
criminal matters,
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8 ee
8 00'
Mutton, per cwt. .. .. .. 10 00 11 80
Veal, per cwt. .. .. ,. 8 50 - ID 59'
Lamb, per cwt. .. .. .. .. .. 14 00 15 09°
1W15281P'1 G 'WHEAT MARKET.
'Following are closing quotations on wiled'
nipeg grain futures to -day :
Wheat -July, 93e mid; tSept. 95 8-8c asked; •
Oct., 95 3-4c bid.
Oats -July, 40 1-2c bid; Aug. 40e; Oct.,..
37 7-8e bid.
FLOUR r'BLIQnS.
Flour -Manitoba patent, 94.60, track, T -
ionto; Ontario, 90 per cent., patent, $43.50 a4B
for export; Manitoba patent, special brands„
$5; second patent, 64.40; strong bakers', $4.30.
=LADING Wdi'ifiAT alvalaia'IrS. •
July. Sept. Dec.
New York .... .... .. ... 98 100 1033f,
Detroit .... .. .. .... 93 9684 90
Toledo.... .. ,. .... 92 93• , 9I
St. Louis .. .. .. .. .. .. 9e% 9,1%
Duluth .. .. .. .. .... 100 4 1003%
Minneapolis ..... ... 98% 98',i 98z%«
BnYTrSH 'CATTLE :M1t,aI0mTS.
London Liverpool and London oables aa*
steady at 12 1-4e to 13 1-3c'per lb., dresseif,
weight; refrigerator beef is quoted at 9c to
0 1-4e per lb.
Toronto Live Stock Market.
Receipts of live stock at the City
Market, as reported by the railways,,
were 78 car loads, composedof 1,209 cat-
tle, 562 hogs, 834 sheep and lambs, 271
calves and 9 horses.
The quality of cattle was not as good.
as could be desired, 141any of them
should have been left on grass for an-
other month.
Exporters -Few were offered. One
load was reported sold. et 45.85 per cwt.
Butchers -The demand for butcher-
cattle
utchercattle from the outside was strong•,
nhich, hgjpgd to make _an ,active : market
at steady prices. The best stall -fed but-
chers' cattle sold from $5.10 to $5.40;
loads of fair to good, that had been In
good condition when put on grass, sold
at $4.75 to $5 per cwt.; medium, $4.40 -
to $4.60; good cows, $3.85 to $4.35; fais:
to medium cows, $3.50 to $3.75; common,_
$2.50 to $3.25 per ewt.
Feeders and Stockers -Most of the
trade lately has been in the low grade
stock. A few lots of light stockers eold
at $3.25 to $3.755, and. •some even lower.
Milkers and Springers -Common and
medium cows, which sold at $25 'to 435,
are at the lowest point this season.
The best were quotable up to $50, and
but few have sold higher, or as high ae
that, during the past week.
Veal Calves -The first-class saki at $4
to $6.50 per cwt., with an odd new milk -
fed calf at $7 per cwt.; grassers and but-
termilks sold at $3 to $4 per cwt.
Sheep and Lambs -Export ewes sold lot,
$4.6Q to $4.75 per cwt.; bucks and cum
at $3.7 5to $4.25; spring lambs sold ae.
8c to 8 1-2c, and a few selected lots went
as high as 90 per lb.
Hogs -The run of hogs was exceed-
ingly light. Mr. Harris quotes selects at
$6.00 and lights at $6.35 per cwt., with
market strong at these quotations.
Bradstreet's Trade Review.
Montreal -A good mid -summer -trade'
is now moving in all lines of wholesale
goods. Sorting orders for drygoode are
better than had been expected. Values
hold firm and further advances are ex-
pected on cottons and Iinens. Stooks of
the latter ere reported light in all hands
It it stated that at the end of thii sum- '
mer's trade all factors• which have as-
sisted in the keeping down of textile.'
prices to retailers will cease to be effec-
tive an all stock bought at old levers•
will be wiped out. The movement h
both groeeries and h'ardware continues
active and values are firni. A good re-
tail trade is reported from all parts of
the country and collections are generelly
fair to good. Money holds a firm tone.
movement.
Winnipeg -The feature of the trade'
situation here at the moment is the very
satisfactory way in which fall busieesg•
is being booked. Travellers' orders, enA
mail orders are comiu; in quite briskly.
There is also a good sorting trade nnv-
ing and the demand for all summer Tres
is brisk. The retail trade is reported
fairly brisk in all directions.
Vancouver and 'Victoria - Summer
trade continues to show a good tone ail'
along the Coast.
Quebec -Seasonable weather benefits
trade. The latter, both wholesale and re-
tail is reported satisfactory and in some
instances sales are showing up better
than past season.
Ottawa -There is now a steady de-
mand for all lines of wholesale and re.'
tail goods and general trade is satisfaee
tory. Prospects for fall trade are report-
ed good.
London ---A resod volume of busineme
is. moving in all lines. Lomat industrie
aro leteily engaged and trade in the sue -
rounding country hts a. good tone, i3otaar
try produce is oeming forts erd well :,
collections are fair to good. •