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i: I- t t THE MARKETS Prices of Grain, Cattle, etc in Trade Centres. Toronto, Jun. 20.â€" Wheatâ€" The market iu slettJy, with Uemuiid niod- eraUi. No, a. white and red winter sold at 69c low freights. No. 1 spring quoleU ut 08Jc on Midland. No. 2 goose quoted at 65c on Mid- land. Manitoba wheat steady. No. X. hard dull at 85c all rail, grinding in transit, and No. 1 Northern at 83Jc all rail, g.i.t. No. I hard »luoted at 8tic, North l!ay, and No. 1 Northern, at 8;ic North Bay. Oatsâ€" The market is firm, with Bales of No. 2 white at 31c middle freight, and at 30Jc west. Peas â€" The market is quiet, with No. 2 quoted at 72 to 73c high fieights. Barley â€" The market is quiet, with No 3 extra quoted at 45 to 46c mid- die freights, and No. 3 at 42c mid- dle freiglit. Corn â€" Market steady. No. 2 new Caua<lian, 4.54c west ; No. 3 new American yellow nominal at 52c on track here, and No. 3 mi.xed at 51c here. Kyoâ€" The market is quiet and lirm at 49 to .50c for No. 2 outside. Buckwheat â€" The market continues quiet, with No. 2 quoted at 51c east. Flour â€" Ninety per cent, patents arc dull at §2.65 to S2.67 middle freights, in buyers' saclcs, for ex- port. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic trade quoted at 53.25 to 53.35 in bl)ls. Llanitoba flour steady. Hungarian patents, 54.10 to S4.2() delivered on track, Toronto, bags included, and Mani- toba strong Ijakers', $3.80 to §3.00. MilH'oed â€" Bran, §15 in bulk here ; sliorts at 817. At outside points bran is quoted at §11.50, and shorts at §16.50. Manitoba bran in sacks, tlT, and shorts, at §19 here. COUNTUY PKODUCK. Beans â€" Trade is quiet at unchanged prices. Medium l)ring- §1.65 to §1.75 per bush, and hand-jicked §1.90 to §2. Dried apples â€" Mai-ket quiet, with prices unchanged at 4 to 4ic per lb, aijd evaporated at 6J to 7c. Honey â€" The market is quiet, with prices unchanged. Strained, 8 to 8Jc per lb, and comb, §1.25 to §1.65. Hay. baled â€" The market is quiet, with a good deal of poor stulY olTer- ing. Choice timothy, §10 to §10.25 on track, and mi.\ed, §8 to SS.50. Straw â€" The market is quiet, with car lots on track quoted at §5.50 to $6.25 a ton. Onions â€" The market is steady at 40 to 45c per bush fo.- Canadian, Poultry â€" The market for boxed lots Is dull, with olierings small. Chick- ens, old, 45 to 55c per )>air, and young, 60 to 70c; live, 40 to 50c. Ducks, dressed, 70 to 85c per pair. Gee.se 7 to 9c per lb: turkeys, 10 to 12Jc jier lb for young. Potatoes^The market is firni with offerings small. Cars quoted at §1 to §1.05 per bag on track. and small lots job at §1.20 to §1,25. 100 lbs. Eggsâ€" Fancy, 24 to 25c ; candled stock, 20 ti) 20}c; Montreal limed, J.7i to 18c, Honeyâ€" White clover. in sections, 12 to 13c per section: in 10-Ib tins, 8 to 9c ; in bulk, 7i to 8c ; dark, 2c lower. Poultry â€" Turkeys. 144c per lb. ; seconds, 12 to 13c per lb.; ducks, 11 to 12c; young chickens, 11 to 12c : fowls, 9c per It),; geese, 8 to 84c, Cheese â€" Ontario, 13 to ISJc; for Townshijis. 13c. Hutter â€" Fancy Townships creamery, 224c; fine creamery, 214c : dairy butter, 18c ; Western Ontario rolls, 184 to 19c. THE DAIRY MAftKETS. Butter â€" The market was quiet to- day, with prices unchanged. We quote :â€" Finest 1-lb rolls. 19 to 20c: selected dairy tubs, 17 to 18c ; choice large rolls, 174 to ISJc: sec- ondary grades (rolls and tubs). 15 to 10c: bakers,' 13 to 14c; creamery prints, 23 to 234c; solids, 20 to 214c. IOgg.s â€" Market quiet. We quote : â€" Strictly new laid, 25 to 28c; cold storage (selected), 19 \o 20c ; sec- onds, 14 to 15c: limed. 16 to 17c. Cheese â€" The nmrket ruled steady. We quote : â€" Finest Septembers, 13c; seconds, 121 t-o 121c. HOG PRODUCTS. Dressed hogs are lirm. with car- loads (pioted at §7.60 to §7.75. Cured meats are steady, with de- mand fair. We quote : â€" Uacon, long clear. lOJ to lie in ton an<l case lots. Pork, me.ss, §21,50 to §22 : do., short cut. §22.50 to §23. Smokeil hams. 13 to 13 Jc; rolls. Hi to 12c: shoulders, lie: backs, 14 to 144f.; breakfast bacon, 14 to 14ic. Lard â€" Market quiet, with prices iinchanged. We quote : â€" Tierces, lie: tiibH, lljc: pails, 114c; compound, 8} to 10c. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Grainâ€" No. I Manitoba hard wheat 72c: No. I Northern. 70c in store. Fort William, December; peas. 724c high freights; oats. No, 2, in store here. 35 to 35 Jc. 30' to 30Jc high freights: rye, 491c east: buckwheat. 60c east. Flour â€" Manitoba patents, $4,20; strong bakers", $3,9ti; On- tario straight rollers at 83,65; in bags, §1.70 to §1.75; patents. §3.70 to $4.10, Rolled oat.sâ€" Millers' prices, 82 in bags, and $4.15 ]>er bbl. Feedâ€" .Manitoba brun, $17,50 to §18: shorts, §20, "oags included : Ontario bran in bulk. $17,50: shorts In hulk, §19. Beans â€" Demand lim- ited at $1,85 in cars on truck. Pro- visions*â€" tleavy Canadian short cut pork, §24 to $25: short cut back. $23.50 to $24; compound refined lai'd. 8| to 9ic. Pure Canadian lanl lie ; linoat lard, 12c to 124c lianis, 13 to 14c : bacon. 14 to 15c; dressed hogs. Sa*S; frcs^ Mlled .>bMttoir. $9 i>er UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Jan. 20. â€" Wl?.eat â€" May, 78Jc; July, 763c: on track. No. 1 hard, 763c: No. 1 Northern, 75ic; No. 2 Northern, 74Jc. Toledo. Jan. 20, â€" W'heatâ€" Firm ; cash and January, 78c: May, 81 |c. Corn â€" Dull, firm; January, 46c ; May, 443c. OaUs â€" Hull, firm : Janu- ary, 36c: May, 36Jc. Ryeâ€" No. 2, 53c. Seed â€" Dull, steady: January, §6.974: ifarch, S7.074; prime timothy, 51.90; prime alsike, §8.35. Milwaukee, Jan. 20. â€" Wheat â€" High- er ; No. 1 Northern, 78c ; No. 2 Northern, 76 to 77c: May, 76 J c sellers, Hye â€" Firmer : No, 1, 51-4 to 52c, Barley â€" Firmer; No. 2, B7c ; sample. 17 to 56c, Duliith, Jan, 20,â€" Wheatâ€" Cash. No 1 hard, 754: No, 1 Northern, 74ic ; No. 2 Northern, 72-4c; May 774c ; July, 775c. Oatsâ€" Ma,y, 35c. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, .Tan. 20. â€" Business was brisk in the local butcher trade at the Cattle Market to-day, but there wtvs very little doir.g in export. There was a good demand tor butch- er cattle, however, and, with tlie light run, prices were fairly well maintained. For the local butcher demand §4.- 50 to S4.75 was paid, and for choicest picked lots up to §4.90; fair to good butcher's, §o.50 to §4,55; good loads of butcher's, §4.- 30 to §4,55; common cauners, S2 to §2.25. In feeders no transixctions wore recorded to-day, though a few enquiries were made; but cattle of this class were bougiit up by the butchers for the local market. Hogs were unchanged, at §6.124 for the best, and §5.874 for light fats. Sheep and lambs were strong: ex- port ewes, §3.50 to 84; lambs, S4.- .50 to §5.40, The run of the day was 48 loads, wiui 733 head of cattle, 510 sheep and lamt'.s, 759 hogs, and 15 calves. Feeders, steers, 1,050 lbs §3,75 4,124 do bulls, 1,300 lbs... 2.75 ::!.30 Export, heavy 4,50 5,00 Export cattle, light .,. 3.73 4.00 Bulls, export, heavy cwt 3,75 4,25 do light 3.00 3.50 Fewlers. light, 800 lbs. and upwaixis 3,00 3,50 Stockers, 400 to 800 lbs 2,00 2,75 do 900 Ihs â-  3,25 Butchers' cattle, choice 4.00 4,75 do medium 3.50 3.75 do picked 3,75 4.85 do bulls 3,00 3.25 Light stocjt bulls,. cwt 2.25 3.00 Milch cows 30.00 55,00 Hogs, best 6,124 do light 5,874 Sheep, export, cwt ... 3,25 4.00 Bucks 2,50 2,75 STEAMER ST. LOUIS. Overdue Atlantic Liner Arrives at New York. A New York despatch says: The ''.t. Louis left Cherbourg .Ian, 4th, at 1,06 a, m,, and arrived at Sandy Hook LighU-ihip at 8.34 on Friday morning, making the passage in 13 days. 5 hours and 20 minutes, an average speed of 9,74 knots. Her day's runs were 341, 289, 332.4, 312, 200, 196,3, 125, 130. 183, 193, 225, 236,5 and 279,5, total distance 3,04;j knots. During the first three days the ship made fairly good progress for her ability in the prevajling weather which was rough and s<piall.v, witli high cross seas. The s5)eLd tlum be- came so slow that passengijrs began to discuss it and between the rough and stormy weather, and the ship's inability to make speed, they became so indignant that meetings were held. Resolutions were ajdopted cen- su"ing the steamship company for permitting the passengers lo embark on a steiimer whose condition was so pitiable. It was decided that these resolutions should be type- wriltten â-  on arrival on shore and given to the press for publication. Many of the i^assengcrs expressed groat indignation, BOILERS LKAKED BADLY. On January 9 the stoajusliip boil- eis began to leak badly and con- tinued to do so until Thursdiiy, The .St, L<juig encountered unusually t>toirny weather ih;o gl o't. On Jan- uary 11 and 12 it blew a wnole gale from west northwest to northwest, accompained by violent squalls and snow,s'torms. On the two da.vs the sihip logged only 125 and 130 knots. On .Janiiiary 10. when the saloon passenger.s learned of the exact con- dition of the steamer's boilers and eDginof, they held an inrii.^nali()n meeting in the smoking room and a(iopte<l resolutions censuiirg the International Navigation Company for sending the .St. Louis to ."-ca in her dangerous condition, A coT'y of those re~olulions was ha U' led to Cap- tain Passow, demaudiig that the ship's course be headed for Halifax or that her passengers he tnvnsforrod to some passing fast we-t-1'o.md steamer if feasible, A copy of these resolutions also was ordoreil to te sent to the Associated Press, Culls Lambs Calves, each Common rough cows ami bulls 2,25 2,50 4.,'iO 5.40 2.00 10.00 3.00 THAMES FROZEN OVER. Cold Weather Prevailing in Great Britain. A London desiuitch sa.vs :â€" For the first time in niaii.v years the 'I'hanies is frozen over. .Vt Marlow the ice is nearly an inch thick, Orift ice has formed in solid packs on the river at Windsor anil Itichinond. In- ten.se cold weather prevails, which has largely increased the number of the unviuployed. as much outdoor work has been suspended, arWsnobs. Colonials Boycotted by Drawing- Room Warriors, A London des|)atch says :â€" I'nder the heading "Army Snobs," the Daily Fxpress charges that men of the colonial forces, proiuolod from the ranks for distinguished service in South ,\frica, are in many ciuses boy- cotted in the olllcers' nies.sos, and denounces the treat iuc»nt as mon- strous. CROWN LANDS OPEN. Eegulations Governing Oil Pields in Par West. An Ottawa dc^Jatch says. The fol- lowing regulations have been adopt- ed by oixleiMn-Council rogiu-ding the disposition of petroleum and coal lands in the Territories and the Yu- kon: - All unappropriated Dominion lands in Manitoba, the Northwest Terri- torios. and within the Yvikon 'I'erri- tory sliall be open to pro.specting for petroleum by any individual or com- pan.v desiring to do so. In case there siliould arise any dispute as to whether lauds arc not unappropriat- ed, the question sliall be decided b.v the Minister 01 th.e Interior, who.se decision shall be lijial. Provided, howc\er. that the Minister nui.v re- who have machinery on the land to who have ma'hinery on the laud to bo pro.spected an area of 640 acres, of such shape as the Minister nia.v approve of, and that the reservation may be nuwle for such ix-riods as he may decide. Should oil in payinR quantities ho disco veroK.1 by a pro.s- pe;tiir on any vacant lands of the Crown, and should .such discovery be established to the satisfaction of the Minister of the Interior, an area not exceoiling 640 acres of land, includ- ing the oil well and sucli other land as may be determincil b.v the Minis- ter of the Interior, will be sold to the person or company making such discovery at the rate of §1 per acre. FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION. Twelve Men Killed at Departure Bay, British Columbia. A Vancouver despatch says : â€" Through a double e.xplosiun in the works of the Haiuilloa Powder Company at Departure Buy, on W'od- nesday morning, no fewer than twelve employees were hurried into eternity, and the majority of the buildings utilized in the manufacture of high powder explosives reduced to matchwood. The concussion was so severe that a few windows in Na- naimo. more than three miles dis- tant, were simultaneously shattered, while numerous chimne.vs and un- substantial structures in the coal city caiia' tumbling to the ground. The shock was les.^ distinctly and less disastrously felt as far as Parksville. 20 miles north, and Ladysmith, e<piidistant on the south, while even in Vancouver the solid earth so trembled tliat a suppo.sed minor earthquake shock was re- corded in advance of news of the disaster. VIOLENCE OF THE EXPLOSION. As for the victims of the tragedy, the body of one of the ten Chinese was found practically intact : the eleven others were literally reduced to shreds of llerh and bono, an arm being the largest portion recovered of any. Illustrating the violence of the explosion, it is known that steel rails from the railroad track were whisked uy and twisted round the half-demolished trees, like fantastic corkscrews, while buildings tottered and loll fully four miles awa.v. The cause of the explosion can onl.v be surmised. It is presumed that either James Fulford or George .Simonetti. who. with a force of Chinese. v;ere working on a large order 01 gelignite in that room, passed into the gun- cotton room to weigh some ma- terial, and in an \niaccountal)le man- ner caused the explosion primarily of about one carload of gun-cotton, followed hy quite as much more gel- ignite in that building, t'our hun- dred feet away. The l'),ss, exclusive of stock, is placed at three thou- sand dollars, PRE.STON WENT ON .STIRRING Close by the gun-cotton room George Preston was engaged in the mi.xing house, it being necessary in his duty that a mixture of explosives be constantly stirred until a certain period, a moment's cessation of the stirring meaiMiig disaster. When the crash came, the windows und doors were blown in about him, hut Pres- ton, with admirable nerve and i)re- sence of mind, stiri'ed on. Mir- aculousl.v. his mixture did not ex- plode, nor was he injured by the (lying debris. Charles Stevens and INlat. May- land, working in the new glycerine building, also had miraculous es- capes from death or injury, al- though some dozen other employes, chielly Chinamen, 'S'ere not so for- tunate. Of the tiead, George Simonetti, very recently married, had had a narrow escaiie a few weeks ago. be- ing but 20 feet away when the mi.x- ing-room went up. killing James .Sloan, Fulford came from Brock- ville. Out,, a yoai- ago. He leaves a widow and three children in the eastern town. BADEN POWELL'S NEW Ji-B Has Been Appointed, Inspector- General of Cavalry. A London iles|)atch says: From Johamios'burg comes the nnnounce- Dient that Henoral Uaden-Powell, who has boon in' charge of the .South At- I ricaii Constabular.v, hu.s bct'n al>- j pointe<l Insi)ector-tJoneral of Cavalry I and will couie tjt) Kngland la June {to take up this appointment. PROSPEROUS CANADA. London Papers on Transcontinen- tal Railway. A London desiiatch says; The Morning Post devotes three coUmnis, with a ma|i. to â- 'I'ro.'sperons Can- ada," especially the new transconti- nental railways. The editorial urges' the importunce of the linos in the general interests of the Fnipirc, espociall.v in view of tJie reduction of tho cost of the trauNimi t of wheat to the scabo.iixl. thus incr.asing i England's a'-surance that Canada will he able to SMtisfy the entire British wheat needs. Tho Satuixiuy Review, discussing the transcontinental railway. as- suunos that the line will be iiKkM^ond- |cut of Government assist;ince in the ; form either of a lan<l grant or a sul>- Isidy. and says this is striking evi- dence of (-"anada's intltistrial pro- gress and the conlidence shown by capital in the future of the country. There ivrc now about 25.000. OOO head of cattle in Argontins. Johannesburg's pivseiit iHipulation is eslllnat^^<l at 109,451!. incliKllng 44,122 natives and 3,,55t) Asiatics, t)lticial figures show that 1,7 11 people wore killed and 3.3.112 hou.ses dcstroye<l In the recent i-arthtpiakes at .\ndijan, Russian 'IVikcslnn. The rapid si'road of the in.<»urrec- â-  tion in .South China is d\ie to the ! excesses of the ImiH-rial troops un- der Marshal .Su, lie sent a. force to avoiigo the death of a geia-rul who !was umbushed. and this force mas- Sttcrid 1,260 innocent villagt'rs. Tho Niagara Falls Park Commis- sioners have favorably consi<ler»'»i tihe application of Toronto capitalists for n franchise for a third power com- pany at Niagara Falls. Six men were killetl by an explo- sion on the United States warship Ma.sstiHiua.'tt.s. In .New York State during 1902, 762 people were killed nixl I, •''68 iu- juicd ou steam railwa^'M. FOREIGN TRADE GROWING. The Total for Six Months la ?231,342,a0i,. Au Ottawa dcf^iatch aays: Can- ada's' (foreign trade, con.sisting of imports lor consumption and exports of domestic produce only, for the. ff-x uioutiis ending December 31, amountod to §231.342,201, being §18,110.592 more than fc»"the saxne period of 1901, ajid $10,839,384 ia excess of the rcturn-s for the whole of 1896. Tlie exports amount to $125, .'JOl, 466,. tor §19,260.731 more than the imports. Omitting coin and bullion, tho iiui>orts for the si.x months amounte<l to §103,291,614. a gain of §7,637,428 us compared with the .icorresponding period of 1901, The imports of dutin-ble goods were §64,582,101, an increase of §7,645,912, The imports of free goods show a slight falling olT. Tak- ing the month of December only, tho exports were over ?*.5,tl00,000 ahead of the same nu)nth of- •the previous year. The gain was in tho exi>ort of animals and their products, and in agricultural prodijcts. • -. •< COMING TO CANADA. English Settlers to Sail for the Dominion. A London despatch says: Rev. Mr. Lloyd writes to the Times to the ellect tliat the movement for talc- ing a large number of English set- tlers to Canada has already assumed national proportions The lirst- de- partures will be made about March 21. Tho movement is connected with the Colonial and Continental Church Society, A letter appears in the Daily Chronicle from Mr, Charles Wright, dated Isle of "Wight, staling that he is floode<l with corre.spoiu;e:;ce con» taining enqoirios about Canada, RICH SAND. Runs Elack Product of Cariboo I 8464,000 to a Ton, A Vancouver despatch says : â€" I Senator Read had a bottle of black sand assayed on Frida.v, which pi-ov- ed so rich that a ton of thi,' same material would go §464.000 in gold. platinum and osruiridium. The sample was given to Senator Read ten years ago by Cariboo miners to have assa,ved. Senator Read forgot about the nuttter until the other da.v. when he turned the bottle over to Robertson, provincial mineralo- gist, with the above results. This black sand is found in streaks all â-  over Cariboo, and has. up to the ; present, been discarded as worthless. The report of Mr. Robertson's a.s- \ say has cn'.ised excitement in I mining world here. tha GROWTH OF NEW ONTARIO Population Has Increased by 25,- 000 During Year. A Toronto despatch sa.vs. Mr. Thomas Southworth, Couunissioner of Colonization, is preparing his re- port, and it will be one of the most interesting presented to the Legisla- ture, It is estimated that the pop- ulation of New Ontario has increas- ed by over 25.00U. and a general air of prosperity and contentment pre- vails. The two nuist . .â-  1, r c is- tricls in the country for settlers, Mr. Southworth says, are tJie Tem- iskajning and tho Rainy River Val- le.v. The fonner is settled prin- cipally b.v Ontario people, and la.st year about 1.200 farms were sold there. The Rainy Hiver Valley is being taken up largely by Ameri- cans from the Uestn n tats As an indication of tUe growth of tho Tem- iskaniing country, up to 190(1 onl.v about three townships were settled, while there are now twenty-four ol'cn. and of this uujnber land to any exti'iit can onl.v be t>btaine<i in four of them. A big rush is antici- initod next season, and arrangements are being made for surveying large tracts of land in the sju-ing. Mr, .Southworth thinJis that the Eagan colonixation scheme will he a groat thing for the comitry. It has already been graiiti>d a license to do business in the province, and as soon as the Government is .satis- lied as to its (Iniuicial standing, tlie agreement will be signed. The com- liany will be able to settle all the land lor the next yejir or .so that the Government will be able to give them. Mr, Southworth says. REMOU:NT DEPOTS. War Office Blamed for Neglecting- Establishment. A London despatch says: Tan iZachary Malcolm, the Conservative member of Parliament for the Stow- markot divi.sion of N. SulTolk. and Parliament ai'v Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary of Ireland, writ- ing to the 'limes on Wednesday. I scores the War Otlice for not long ago establishing remount depots in i Canada. He .sa.vs he intonc's to bring the matter before tho House of I Ci>nunon6: ne.xt session, and will also direct attention to the question of CanadiaJi canned meats sent to .South ,\frica for the us<! of tho troops. -♦- [DELHI FACTORY IN RUINS Canning Company's Building De- I stroyed by Fire. ! A Itelhi, Out., despatch .says: The iDelhi Fruit and Cannin.g Company's fine factory .and plant is a nuiss of ruins. Fire was discovered about 5 â- o'clock on Thursdiiy morning in the j bathroom, and- owirg to the high j wind prevailing. it spread rapidly and was soon bo.voiid all control, i Two large sheds adjoining wore sav- ' Oil by the noble elTorts of the cit.i- i zens. who quickly gathered after the alarm. The loss on the building, ! plant, and stock Is ,\bout §60.OOO: : insuriince^.SSO.OOO f- PRACTICAL INFORMATION. Farmers to Show Englishmen How It Is Done. An Ottawa despatch says :â€" It is understood that the Minister of the Interior has decided to send over to Britain some forty or fifty western farmers who have made a success in this country so that they may have an opportunity of bringing tho capa- bilities of Canada, from an agricul- tural point of view, before the Old Country agriculturists with a view of encouragiujf iwmigratiou to tho Dominion. I FINANCIAL SETTLbi>lENT. : Chamberlain and the Mining Lead- I ers Reach an Agreement. ! A Johaii!iesbui-g despatch .says: An agreement lias been entered into bo- twwn Colonial .Secretary Chamber- lain and the leaders of the mining community in regard to financial settlement. By it the Transwial War Contribution Hill ajuoun:s to about S15(i.OtiO.(IOO. Ly it also a guarantee will be given for an Im- iperial loan of S1.5(),00<t.OOO, which j is to he expended in reproductive liniblic works in the Transvaal and {in tho Orange River Colony. SHOT DOWN AN EDITOR. Lieutenant - Governor of South Carolina Uses Pistol. .\ Columbia. .S. C., despatch .suj-s: Lieutenanl-tJovernor Tillnuin on Thursday, on the public street, shot aiui fatally wounded N. (J, Gonza- lez, editor of the State, the local paper, Tillman put his pistol close to Gonznle/'s body bi-fore tiring VU wa,s substNpiontly arrested. Th« shooting is the reisult of att old feud between th« two mtiv