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^W^' tr: THL MARKETS Piices of Grain. Cattle, etc in Trade Centres.' Toronto, Dec. 2. â€" Wheat â€" Mar- ket is (luiet. No. 2 spring is nouii- nti at <>7c east, ami No. 2 goo.se at 654c east. Manitoba wlioat steady; No. 1 liard, 8(jc K''inilii>tC '» tran- sit; No. 1 Northern, 81Jc grinding in transit; No. 1 linrd quoted at 80c Uodericli, and No. I Nortiiorn at 784 c. Hurley â€" The niarlict i.s liriu, witli No. ;} extra (iuote<l at 45 to 46c out- side, and No. H at 41 to 42c low freights to New Yori<. I!ucl\\vlit'at â€" Demand is liniitcil and prices nominal at 52 to 53c out- sidu. » i'ettS â€" No. 2 white <|Uotcd at 72 to 73c outside. Corn â€" Market dull, witjx buyer* of new Canadian at 4."ic west. Flour â€" Ninety per cent, patents firm at S2.70 " to $2,721 niid<lle freights, in buyers' sacks, for ex- port. .Straight rollers of special brands for donieslic tiade (luoted at 5a..'!0 to $;!.40 in bbls. Manitoba flours (irm: Hungarian patents, 54.- 1<» to SI. 20 delivered on track, To- ronto, ha^s includeil; and Manitoba strong Imkers', S:5.80 to S:!.'.)0. .Millfeed â€" Urun, S15 in bulk hero, and .sliorls at S17. At outside points bian is ((uoted at §13.50 to ^l-l. Manitoba bran, in sacks, $17, and shorts, S19 here. " HOG ruonucTS. Dressed hogs nro steady, with car- loads (|U()(ed at S7.ri0. Cured meals in sniail supply, with prices rirni. Wc (lUolo; llucon, long clear, 11 to 11 {c. in ton and case lots. Tork, mesH. S21: do., short cut, $2.!. Snioko<l liauis, 13,1 to 14c; rolls, 12 to 12ic: slu.ulders, 11 to lljc; backs, l.") to 15ic; breakfast bacon, 15 to l.")le. I-ard â€" The market is unchanged. We <iU(>to: Tierces. lOJc; tubs, i Ic; [lails. llj to 31 Jc; compound, 8i to 101c. good cattle sold at from 3 J to 8Jc per pound. There was a fair clear- aneo of all the stuff here by midday. l'\\I)ort bulls are wanted, »nd fetch from ;!i to 4ic per pound, with an upwuitl tondenc.v. tlooil fei'der.'i are ulso wanted at unchanged but s-teiwly prices. Milch cows of the riglit kind Ueen.high in price, .sflling up to cloS(^ on $(iO each; tlie swpjily to-day was of poor i|Uality. tiood veal cattle are still wanted nj) lo SIO each; prices lo-day run from §2.50 to 810 each. Sheei> are lirni at from S3. 40 to 53.05 per cwt.; with a tendency , to advance. Lambs are steady at from S3. 50 to $1 per cwt. No change in culls. Ihicks are nominal and not wanted. Hogs continue steady and inichang- eil. The top price for choice hogs is $() 12.1 per cwt.; and light and fat hogs are cpioted at S5.87.i per cwt. flogs to fetch the top price must be of i)rime quality, and .stale not be- low 1()0 nor above 200 lbs. Following is the range of prices foi- live stock at the Toronto cattle yards to-day: COUNTRY rUODUCK. Deans â€" The market is dull. Me- dium bring SI -75 per bushel and hand-picked S2. Dried ap|ilcs â€" Market ((uiet, with prices nominal at 3i to 4c per lb. Evaporated jobbing at (ilc per lb.. Hfuiey â€" The market is steady, with .strained jobbing at 8 to 8Jc per lb., and comb at 81.50 to $1.75. Ha.v, baled â€" The market is un- changed, \vith olferings limited. Car lots worth S'-'.50 to S!).7o a ton on track. Straw â€" The market is (|ui('t, with car lots on track quoted at 55 50 to $5.75 a ton for (irst-class oat straw. Onions â€" Market is steady at 40 to 45c per bushel for Canadian, nfford every reasonable encourage- ment to the syndicate. I'oultry â€" Offerings of boxed lots fair, and prices steady. Chickens, old, 40 to 50c per pair, and young, 55 to (>5c; live, 50 to (iOc. Ducks, dr^â- s^ed. 65 to 80c i«?r pair. Oecse, Oi lo 7c per lb., and turkeys, 95 to lie i)er lb, for young. Potatoes â€" I'lio market is firmer, car lots being quote<l at 80 to 82c per bag on track, Snuxll lots sell at 05c to SI. THE DMUY MMUvET.S, Butter â€" The market was fairly active to-day. l!eceii)ts fair an<i the demand good. We quote: Finest 1- Ib. prints, 17 to IHc; large rolls and tubs, 1() lo 17c: secondary grades, tubs and rolls, 13i to lljc; bakers', 12 to 13c; creamery prints, 20 to 21c; creamery solids, li) to lOJc. Eggs â€" Market is linn. Wo quote: Btricll.y new laid, 23c; cold storage, 20c; pickled. 18c; seconds, Mc. Chei'se â€" The nuirket is unchang- ed. Chqico large cheese, 12Jc, and small, 12f to 13c. UNITED STATEvS MAHKETS. ~~ Milwaukee, Dec. 2. â€" Wheatâ€" Stea- lly: cbi.sed. No. 1 Northern, 7(i to ,764c; No, 2 Northern. 74i to 751c; Mtiy, 7(ijc, Uyiâ€" Steady; No. 1, 51 Je. Ilarlcyâ€" Firm; No. 2, (ilijc: taniple. 35 lo 50c. Corn â€" Decem- ber. 12j to 42ic. llulTalo, llec, 2, â€" Flour â€" Finn, Wheatâ€" Spring, closing stronger for No, 1 Northern, car loads at 7'.)c nsk.'d; No, 1 hard, carloads, 81,Jc; Winter steady, No. 2 rod, 7',)c. Corn â€" Unsetllcil; No. 3 yellow, file; new, noc. < rat .sâ€" Strong; No, 3 white. OSJc; No. 2 mixed, 34c. Ilnrley â€" 19 to 03c, IJyeâ€" No. 1. in store, C5c. Toledo, Dec. 2. â€" Wheal closed â€" Pull, higher; cash. 78 Jc; Deceuibcr, 78?c; May, 8li}c. Cornâ€" Dull, higli- pr; December, 44 J c; May, 43 Jc. oiits â€" Dull, higher; Derember, 321c; May. 83Jc,^, U,veâ€" No, 2. 52c. Seed â€" PnUt'Tiighfr; November, 81(1.80; .Jan- uary. §ti.H7J; May. 8«.871; prime timothy, $1.75; prime alslke, 88.50. Cattle, E.xport cattle, per cwt $4.50 S5,25 Do., light 4,00 4,50 Uutcher cattle, clioicij 3,75 4,50 Ho., ordinary to good 3,00 3,50 Stockers, per cwt 2,50 3.25 Sheep and La nba. E.xport ewes, per cwl 3,40 3.05 Lambs, per cwt 3.50 4,00 Bucks, jjer cwl 2.50 2.75 Culled sheep, each 2.00 3.00 Milkers and Ca 1 \'es . Cows, each 35.00 58.00 Calves, each 2,00 10.00 Hogs. Choice hogs. per cwt 5,75 (>.125 Light hogs. per cwt 5,50 5,87i Heavy hogs, per cwt ... 5,50 5,87* Sows, per cwt 4,00 4,25 Stags, per cwt 2,00 2,50 RIVAL SYNDICATES. Two Schemes for Taking Settlers Into New Ontario. A Toronto despatch says: Mr, J, F, Egan and .ludge Utt, of Chicago. Ill,, returned to Toronto on Wednes- day with the intention of conclinling their negotiations with the CJoveru- inenl in reference to the colonization ,schemc they arc promoting. The I'rovincial tiovernmeul has approved of the propositions submitted by the syndicate, .and has submitted to them an amended agreement. Coun- sel for both sides to the agreement are mjw working on tlie linal details, ami the prosi)ects aix' that u satis- factory arrangement will be com- pletO'U before Messrs, Utt and Egan leave the city. Mr. Egan states that the project has aroused great interest among the teiumt farmers in the Norlhwoslern States, and that the jirospects are i.'xcellent for ,se- ciiring a large miitiber of u.scful set- tlers for NewOnlarioiibfhgtrt rer ttt tiers for New Ontario, \ UIVAI- SYNDICATE, Ab'ssr: E, F, Oelchell anil .John F, I^angaii. of Chicago, interviewed Fremier Uoss on Wednesday with re- guril to a' scheme for the introduc- tion of settlers from the United .States into New Ontario, bused on somewhat similar lines to the ar- rangement now coming to a ctuiclu- sion Willi .ludge I'll and Mr, Egan, Mr, (lelchell. in an interview, stat- ed that the project he represented was as yet in a ver.v embryonic state. Mr. tietchell is a real estate dealer in Chicago, and Mr, Langan is an attorney associated with him. Mr, l.angan is a Canadian b,v birth, and frecpiently ri'prcMMiled to Mr. Oetchi'll the numnilicent opportuni- ties fin- investment elTered in New Ontario, Finally Mr, tietchell ,'-:iys he laid the matter before some woaltli.v clients, who a.ssured him of hnaiicial backing it the prosivects wore favorable. As a re.sidt of the interview with Vremier Ilossi he is satislied that the tlovornment will LIVE .STOCK MARKETS 'J'oronto. Dec. 2. â€" There was a good brisk trade, witli lu-ices firm, but not quotabiy changed; there was R quirk sale for all the better kintis of cattle here, an<l apparently mcue could easily have been disposed of, fiood to choice shipping rattle sold at from IJ to .5}c per pound, A few selected lots of prime cnttlo were re- ported as selling up to $5,40 per ctwt. Uutcher cattle of the riglit tind were in demand, and wliilc 4Ji- was about the (|uotable limit (or loadu of rattle, fl»r)m ten to twenty centR more per rwt. wns .several times /aid fcr. Selections; modium to A NEW KIMBERLEY. Diamonds Are Found in British Columbia. A Vancouver. IV C.. despatch sa.vs: Herbert Weniyss, M. E,, late of the .South African diamond mines, claims that diamonds will be found in Sa- nulkaineen. 11. C. In fact, Mr. Weni.ysH claims to have found several sparklers in the rough. While tun- neling s(une quartz he was surprised to come across llie same formation as in the diamond iiuariz mines, and seitired what he chiiius are three or f(MU' diamonds, 'ri\e Sumilkameen district is a great coal countr.v. and the possibilities of dinuionds there have often beiMi spoken of before. The country is full of great resources, but is outside the line of travel, and is not tnppiHl b,v any railway. NEW WAR MEDAL. Will Have Effigy of His Majesty on the Obverse. An Ottawa de«iialih sa.vs : â€" The King lias a|)proved of the medal for "meritorious service" in future bear- ing on the obverse the efflgy of his Majesty in place of the efflg.v of her late Majesty (Jueen Victoria, the medals for "distinguished con<luct in the Held and for long s<>rviro and uooil coniliirt." bearing on the ol)- \erso the elligy of his Majesty, in place of the troldiy ot arms, as at present. The King's offlg.v will be that recently approved for the new Africa general servire" mcdul, sur- iliouiiteil by the inscription, "Ed- wai'dus VII. , Hex Imperutor." DOUKHOBOR CHIEF. "John the baptist" Is Being Vainly Searched for. A W'innipeg despatch s»y!!* ".rohn the Raptist" has disappeared from view, and only tlic Doukhobors know where he i8. Uovernment agents have gone through the colonies, but have not located him, and when the Dcnikliobors arc asked regarding his whereabouts, the f|Uestion is answer- ed with a shrug of shoulders, or else they SO.V he is ut some distant vil- lage. Jf the Doukhobors are press- ed for information regarding him, they exhibit extreino nervousness, as though they did not wish to bo (juestioned on the nuitter, Mr, R, M. Ward, of Yorklon, arriv- ed in Winnipeg on Thursday, In con- versation Mr. Ward made the above statement, an<l said that the Douk- hobors had gone back to their vil- lages onl.v because the Oovcrnment forced them to d6 so, uiul because the weather made tramping uncom- fortable, "As .soon ns the summer is around again," he-- continued, "they will resuiui! their march. Having test'.'d to their satisfaction the hos- pitality of the fanners niong the railway track, they will have no hesitation in taking part in another fanatical search for .lesus. They are now chanting and praying in their villages, and although quiet for tlie present, a movement is said to be on foot to induce tlio entire Doukhobor population lo join in a missionary tour of the world. " '.John the Baptist,' is lost and caimot be located, and the theory of the peo|)le living in the vicinity is that he is working hard to accom- plish his desire in again attempting to inarch the Doukhobors to Winni- peg as soon as the weather will per- mit of it." AFTER NIAGARA POWER. Toronto Capitalists Form an. In- dependent Company. A despatch fnun Toronto says: A. syndicate of Toronto capitalists, understood to include Mr. William Mackenzie, President of Hie Toronto Railway, and Mr. Frederic Nicholls, Managing Director of the Canadian General Electric Corq'any, has been formed to secure power from Ni- agara and lo provide against the supply being monopolized by Ameri- cans, .} . W, Langmuir, chairman ot the Niagara Fulls Fark Commission, has been interviewed on the subject, and he in tinn has interviewed I're- niier Ross, The Toronto company seeks privileges along the lines of the rights already conceded to the Can- adian Niagara Tower Company and the Ontario I'ower Company, both of which have very large works now under construction on the Canadian side. An engineering authority lias stated that when lliese two works and the two already operating on the American side are in full opera- tion, about 25 per cent, of the wa- ter passing down the Niagara River will have been diverted for power purposes. The lat.-st move is taken by some as an iiulicatiou that the Toronto Raiiway Comiuiny and Can- adian lleneral lOlectric Company have not bcH>n able to make satisfac- tory terms with the Ontario Power Company for a sup|)ly. DIED FROM HORROR. Man Killed by Train and Specta- tor ExiJires. A New York despatch says :â€" John McLaughlin was instantly killed by a south-bunnd Harlem express train, oil the Ninth Avoune elevated road at 72nd street, on I'riday. and a witness of the accident dropped dead from shock. About thirty persons were standing on the platform of the 72nd street station when the acci- ient occurrc<l. and aiuong them was Emmanuel Dreyfus, a clerk at police liead<nu\rters. The sight ot the sud- den death alleitiHl him violently, and he fell down, d.ving almost instantly, FARMERS HAVE NO SHARE. Land Company Has Reservations Upon Oil Wells of Kent. A Toronto despatch says: Tlie dis- cover.v of oil in Raleigh township, in the vicinity of Chatham, has made a nmnber of fanners wiser, but not richer men. These men, who have been happy in the bidief that they owned the in-operty. now discover that they own onl.v the surface rights. Tlie original patent lo these lands was grantinl on October 2(i. 18U;. to the Canada Company, the Crown reserving all mines of gohl or silver that niiglil be fouiiil there- in. The Canada Company in turn sold the land, and reserved to itself an.v petroleum wells which might be found. This appears to be the case In brief, and there appi^ars to be no remedy for the farmers of Kent. ARE NOT DESTITUTE. Departnient of Interior Denies a Story. An Ottawa despatch sa.vs :â€" The Department of the Interior says there \» no truth in the report pub- lished some time ago that destitu- tion exists among the Patagouinn Welsh settlers located at .Saltcoats, It is admitted, however, that diswat isfaction prevails among the ,'?ettlers over some of the arrangements exist- ing between themselves antl thr Welsh committee in the Old Countr\ which made the negotiations to send them to Caaad*. HUNG ON WINDMILL. Terrible Death of a Dairyman Near Bowmanville. A Dowma^Tillo despatch aays: Ono of the saddest accidents that ever happened hero occurred earl.y on .Sun- day morning, through the effects ot which Mr. J. M. .loness, one of ,tho most respected residont.s ot the neighborhood, lost his life. Mr. .Joness resided uboiit two mili'S east ot the town, wliere he and his two sons fanned and carried on a dairy and milk business. After he had re- tired on .Saturda.v evening, there be- ing a high wind blowing, ho got up. and hastil.y dressing hiinselt,wcnt out tt) the barn to stoii the windmill, which is erected on top of the barn, from running, Ry some means tie was caught in the inacliinerv and his left arm drawn in up to the shoul- der. This was about midnight, and be remained in this jjosition alone, and unable to extricate himself, un- til daylight .Sunday morning. When he went out Mrs, .lone.ss was slee[)- ing, and on awakenin.g later did not realize what time it was, and sup- posed he had gone out as early as us-ual lo attend to things around barn. When discovered on Sunday morning he was partly conscious, but his sufferings throughout the hours ot the night had been terrible. Medical aid was at once called in, but the .shock and e.xpo.sure had been too much, and he died on .Sunda.v af- ternoon. Deceased was universally respected, and w.as a proininent fig- ure in the Agricidtural and Farmers' institute .Societies, and was ono ot the leading ofTicials in the Methodist Church. He loaves a widow, three daughters, and three sons, William and Fred, who are married, but work the farm with him, and Charles, who Was with Howard's .Scouts during the recent African campaign. OUfiPROSPEMSFAMEES A_RE INCEEASING IN WEALTH. DEBT DECitEASING. EXPLOSIOIN KILLED 13. Seven Also Injured by Blowing up of Oil in Chicago. A Chicago despatch says: With a deafening report a boiler in Swift and Compan.v's plant exploded short- l.v after 10 o'clock on Saturday morning. Thirteen lives were sac- rificed, and scores of employes, vi.s- itors, and otliers were injured. Hugo boilers were sent through the roof ot the structure and hurled hundreds ot feet. Nobody within tlie boiler room survived to tell the story of the ac- cident. A careful investigation on Sunda.v convinced the experts tluit the explosion was due to carelessness on the part of an employe whos-c own life was also sacriliced. The ex- plosion was of such force that ad- joining buildings were wrecked, torn, and twisted like to.vs. Men. v,-omen, md bo.vs who work in adjoining de- partments wore hurled through win- dows to the ground. Man.v of them escaped with but slight bruises, but the most of the victims were hurt to such an extent that it was neces- sary to remove them to hospitals. LOOK TO CAN .ADA. Texas Range Owners Wish to Se- cure Grazing Lands. .'V Tacoma. Wash., despatch sa.vs: Pe.xas cattle men are seeking lo .se- cure large areas ot grazing lands in Western Canada for the piirjiose ot shipping thither and feeding big lierds of cattle from present ovcr- cro\vde<l Texas ranges, Oliver Wren. I large stockman ot Texarkana. suys that 'I'exas this .veur lias been ship- ping thinner beef to Kansas Cit.v and Chicago than ever before. There was I'l) ha.v to feed with last winter, and last spring's ran.ge area has become so circumscribed by settlement that stockmen must move or go out of business, os many have already done. Wren is en route to British Columbia to ascertain if he and other stock- men can ,secure land on which to fatten their lierds, whidi they pnr- po.se shipping north by rail. They all laid it necessary to invest huge amounts in the building of sheds, which lliey are willing to do. if they can bu.v ran.ges or lea.se them for long terms ot years. Comprehensive Eeport on Agri- cultural Conditions ia Ontario. The Ontario Department of Agri- culture lias just publiflied a couipre- hcnsive report giving details of th« Values of the agricultural resources of the provinco in 1!H)1, with tables showing the comparative values dur- ing the last ton years, a number ol other valuable statLsticsj arc given, jwith regard to crops, weather, mear j lenipyraliire, etc, which would I pro \e extremely useful to all stu- [dents ot Canada's growing agricul- : tural resources. I In ([uoting the average value ol I live stock ono of the reasons for th« j country's proaperit.v is easil.y .seen I The average value of working horses j was SS5, about Sl.'i higher than tli« j ruling price since 18'.I2; cattle ligured at 3Syy.21, the highest average siiici IHO'5; and all classes ot live slocli had increased in value at about the sanio ratio. The price of farm labor had also risen, the average rate per year being $165 with board, and •'5263 without, or for the working staion 817,78 per moatli with board and §27,05 without, which wore considerably hig-her than the averaga for any time during the previous ten years, ACRES UNDER CULTIVATION. There were assessed in the pro- vince 23,636,178 acres, with whicfc â- 06.8 per cunt, was cleared, as com- pared with 22,885,404 acres unc 52.4 per cent, cleared in 1892. The production of wheat was 15,- 943,22'.l bushel.s from i)ll,587 acres. This means a crop ot 17.4 bushels, worth SI 1.56 per acre, a tairlj strong argiiinent against e.xtensiv< wheat-growing in tliis mixed farming country. The production of oats was considerably less than any yeat since 1894, both in total and yield per acre; the crop amounting tc 78,334,490 bushels, or 32.5 bushels, I worth §11.77 per acre. Although th« crop was smaller, the high pricei I prevailing, owing to the war in j South Africa, made it worth several I millions of dollars more than th« j larger crops of several previous iVQars. Similarly the potato crop, although only 18,116,367 bushels, nearly three million bushels Icsj than in 1900, had a gross market value of over S2, 000, 000 in excess of the 1900 crop. The value of tin potato crop was in marked contrast to that of the wheat, being §50.06 per acre, or S13.8t higiier than Ihi! average for the previous, nine years. Ifay was also a splendid crop, avcr- agin.g 1.81 tons, with a value ol $14.47 per acre, a very mucli more Valuable crop than it had proved for ten years before. The total hay product was 4,632,317 ton?, worth 537,012,213,10. « LIVE STOCK FIC1URB.S. There were in the province 620.343 horses, worth §50,038,465: 2,507,- 620 cattle, worth §59,527,119.10 ; 1,761,799 sheep, valued at 57,772,- 793 ; 1,491,885 hogs, worth S9,- 298,712; while the poultry number- ed, in all species, 9,745,236, valued at $2,859,172. There were in the province 1,167 cheese tactorie!*, which produced 134,942,517 pounds of cheese from 1,434,540,520 pounds ot'njilk. Thu cheese was worth $12,269,073, while §16,811,538 was paid for the milk. This represented a decline of nearly a million dollars in value of both cheese oJld milk since the previous year, although over 7,000,000 more pounds of cheese were made, the value of the cheese declinin,g from lOlt) cents to 9,09 cents per pound. There were registered against the farmers of the province 7,757 chat- tel mortgage,"? as security for §2,- 854,759, a decrease ot over a quar- ter of a million dollars in this line of liability since the previous year. CATTLE EXPORT TRADE. Very Successful Season Closes at Montreal. A Montreal despatch says: After a satisfactor.v season the export cattle trade clo.sed on Frida.v. The total expenditure of tlie live stock trade for 1002 amounts to 87,120,073, which is a decrease ot §490,713 com- pared with that of a year ago, but tliis shrinkage of value is accountetl for in the following items, viz., low- er freight rates, very light ship- ments of hor.scs, and a decrease in the export of sheep. The total e.x- ports were 77,193 head of cattle, 15,831 head of sheep and 548 head of horses which shows an increase of 3,402 head of cattle, a decrease of 8.107 sheep and 6,838 horses, us compared with the numbers of 1901, The average price paid for cattle at countr.v points throughout the sea- son was $70 per head, which is an advance of §5 per heiid over the av- erage figure paid a year a.go, and shows that the farmers have receiv- e<l the sum of S5. 403, 501. besides .9329.155 Sot their sheep, and 899.- 280 for horses. The quaiitit.v of hay and grain con.suiucd on the voyages amounted in value to $192,500, Customs receipt.s at Toronto for 'list month show aq increase of $58,- -«f58.37. AMERICAN CATTLE. Great Britain Has Closed Ports to Shipments. A London despatch says : â€" Tin Hoard of Agriculture has closed th« port;? of the United Kingdom against the importation - ot ainmuls froui Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Connecticut, unc lihode Island. The order takes effect December 5. Cargoes arrivin.g in the meanwhile will be the subject o: special investigation. This is the re- sult of the discovery that the dread- ed foot and month di.sease is wide- spread among cattle in the Nen KiV'laiid .States. There is a prospect of a considerable rise in the prici of beef in coiisetpiencc of the re s^triction upon cattle imi'orted fron New Kn.gland, and this is causing son;© untasine.ss. (speciall.y In vievj of the continued jirohibilion of cattit imports from Argentina, There is t fear, too, that the prohibilior against New Knplnnd lua.v be extcmt ed to (itlier districts and ports o' the X'nited .States, HERR KRUPFS WIDOW- $750,000 Donated for a Benelil Fund for Workmen. A Herlin des>pntch sa.vs :â€" Th« widow of Ilerr Krupp has donated three million marks to establish a benent fund for workuion in memorj ot her husband. »-*,Tt;.,-a n-1W J < N jIHrt mi iW WII I. m '