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Grain, C. Brogdstutfs. Toronto. Juno honour-Ontario wheat ' flours. 90 per cent. patents, $4 to $4-10. Montreal or Toronto freights. Manitobas vâ€"First patents, in jute bags. $5.50; second .pateuts, in jute bags. $5.00.- strong bak~ ers'. in jute bags. $4.80. = Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. $1.04. on track. Bay ports; No. 2. at 51.0154; No. 3. 98c, Bay ports. .4 Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 white and red wheat, 98 to 990, outside. and inferior at i 80 and 850. ». Oatsâ€"No. 2 Ontario oats. 541.0 351-20. , outside, and at 571-2 to 580, on track. To- ronto. Western Canada oats, 591-2 for N0. 8. and at 37c for No. 5, Bay ports. , PeaseThe market is purely nominal“ ' 1Barleyâ€"Trade is all, with prices nomin- ‘ I . ' - Cornâ€"No. 3 American corn, 680, Toronto, and at 64c, c.i.f., Midland. _ Byeâ€"~Pricee nominal. 1Buckwheatâ€"time market is purely nomin- 3 . ' Branâ€"Manitoba. bran. $18 a ton. in bags, ~¥‘or€:to freight. Shorts, $19 to $19.50, To on ., Country Produce. , Butterâ€"Dairy prints, choice. 22 to 240: interior. 17 to 19c; creamery. 26 to 280 for iroils. and 25 to 270 for solids. » \. Exileâ€"Case lots 220 here. and at 19 to 200 outside. ‘ -. Cheeseâ€"14 to 141-2 for twins, 131-20 for large. -Beansâ€"â€"lIand-pioked. $2.25 to $2.35 per and at way. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 125-4 to 130 per 1b. for No. 1, wholesale; combs. $2.50 to $3 . No: 2. Poultryâ€"Hens. 170 per lb; turkeys. 18 to 20c. Live poultry. about 20 lower than the above. Potatoesâ€"Ontario stocks, 85V to 900 per bag. on track. and Delawares at $1 to $1.05 per bag. on track. per dozen for No. 1, and-$2.40 for Provisions. Bacon. long clear. 15 3-4 to 160 per lb. in case lots. Porkâ€"Short out. $28; do.. mess. $22. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 19 to 206; heavy.'17 to 18c; rolls, 16 to 161-4c; break- fast bacon, 20 to 210; backs. 24 to 250. .figardâ€"Tieroes, 141-20; tube, 14 3-40; pails, Baled Hay and Straw. Baled hay-No. 1 at $11.75 to $12.25, on track. Toronto. and No. 2 at $10.50 to $11.00. Balod strawâ€"Good stock at $8 to $8.25, on track. Toronto. -Wlnnlpeg Wheat. Winnipeg. Juno 24.-â€",Cash-â€"Wheatâ€"â€"No. 1 Northern. 981-2c; No. 2 Northern. 960; No. 3 Northern, 911-2c; No. 4. 850; No. 5. 760; ' FALSE TEETH£HOKED HIM. HisSisi‘cr Saw Him Drown a Few ' ' Yards Away. A despatch from North Bay says: Wm. Rees, twenty-two .years old, was drowned while bathing in Lake Nipissing ‘on Sunday morning. Rees’ sister, a, nurse in North Bay Hospital, saw her brother sink to his death a few yards from; the boat in which she sat, while another brother had just left the water and ' was on the bank. The body was re- covered three hours later, and it is thought the accident was caused by his false teeth slipping into his throat and clicking him, as he was a good swimmer. Rees arrived in North Bay from Swansea,- Wales, only last Friday, and had engaged with the T. & N. O. to begin work Monday morning. , ' I Kim TWO CHILDREN DFAD .. Started Firc That Completely Des- troyed a House in Montreal. A despatch from Montreal says: Matches in the hands of six and three-year-old Joseph and Lucien Larue, of St‘. Paul Street, caused their deaths and the destruction by , fire of their home on Wednesday. Heroic but unavailing efforts were made to save the lives of the chil- dren, but the flames spread so rap- idly that the rescuers were driven from the building. The bodies of the children were found beneath a bed, where they had evi- dently sought refuge from the flames. Two men occupying rooms on the top floor of the building Were rescued by firemen. .______.»z« FOUR MEX DROWNEI). Lmuhcrmcn Swept Away by Cur- rent in a Northern Lake. A dcspatch from Timmins ‘says: 3'. L. A. France and N. Pcruist, two young Frenchmen, aged 19 and 20 years respectively, were. drowned while bathing in, the Grassy River, about tedmilcs from Timmins, on amend, and were never seen again, nor have the bodies been recovered. They came from. Mathesonto work for aflumb‘er‘gang at Grassy River. It is believed they fore swept away in the swift current.‘ Brook-lands Hospital, Sydney, N. 8., was destroyed by fire. The, pati: “‘ seats were all rescued. " attic and'Chccsc 'Prices of These Products in the Leading ' * Markets are Here Recorded L;_________ ‘ bushel; primes. $1.75 to $2.00. in a chin: burned' Friday. They went in bathing after found the girl tied to the cow, he thought she was dead, so did not feed. 5913; No. 1 rejected seeds. 901-2; No. 2 (10.. 880: No. 3 110.. 831-20; No. 1 tough. 883-413;,No. 2 do., 87 3-40; No. 3 do., 84c; No. 4, 761-2c; No. 5 do., 68; No. 6 do., 63c; feed, tough. 530; No. 1 red Winter, 99c; No. 2 do., 961-2c; No. 3 (10., 92c; No. 4 do., 861-2c. Oatsâ€"No. 2 C.W., 551-4c; No. 3 C.W., 33 1-4c; extra No. 1 feed, 341-2c; No. 1 feed. 331-40; No. 2 feed, 30 3â€"40. Barley. No. 3. 480: No. 4. 47c; rejected. 451-4c; feed. 431-4c. Flaxâ€" No. 1 N.-W. 0., $1.14 1-2; No. 2 0.17.. 81.1212; No. 3 0.1V” $1.021-2. Montreal Markets. Montreal, J une 24.-â€"0atsâ€"Canadlan West- ern, No. 2. 411-20; do.. No. 3. 59 to 391-20; extra. No. 1 feed, 41o. Barleyâ€"Man. feed. 500; malting, 61 to 640. Buckwheat, No. 2, 58 to 600. Flourâ€"Man. Spring wheat patents, firsts. $5.60; seconds, $5.10; strong bakers', $4.90; Winter patents. choice. $5.25; straight rollers. $4.75 to $4.85; straight rollers. bags, $2.15 to $2.30. Rolled oats, barrels, $4.45; bags, 90 lbs. $2.10. Bran, $16 to $17; shorts. $18 to $19; mid- dlings. $21 to $22; mouillie. $26 to $32. Hay, No. 2. per ton, car lots, $13 to $13.50. Cheeseâ€"Finest Westerns, 12 to 121-29; flu- est Easterns, 111-2 to 113-40. Butterâ€" Choicest creamery. 251-4 to 25 12:; seconds, 241-4 to 2454c. Eggsâ€"Fresh, 23c; selected, 250. Potatoes. per bag, car lots, 65 to 850. United States Markets. Minneapolis, June 24. â€"â€" Wheat â€"- July, 915-40; September, 93 7-8c. Cashâ€"No. 1 hard, 941-40; No. 1 Northern. 92 3-4 to 93 3-40: No. 2 Northern, 90 5-4 to 913-40. No. 3 yellow corn, 59 to 591-20. No. 3 white oats. 391-2 to 400. No. 2 rye. 54 to 551-241. Flour prices unchanged. Bran. $17.00 to $17.50. Duluth. June 24.â€"Linseed. cash. $1.327-8; July, $1.317-8; September. $1.341-2 asked; October, $1.341-4 asked. Wheatâ€"No. 1 hard. 951-40; No. 1 Northern. 941-4o; No. 2 Northern. 9134 to 921-40; July. 931-40 asked; September. 94 7-8 to 95c asked. leo Stock Markets. Montreal. June 24.â€"A' few of the best cattle sold at from 6 to near 7 cents, but most of the sales were made at from 4 to 5 cents per pound. Milch cows, $30 to $65 each. Calves, So to 60; sheep, 41-2c to 50; spring lambs. $4 to $6 each; hogs. about 101-40. Toronto. June 24.â€"Cattloâ€"Choice, ex- port, $6.85; choice butchers, $6 50 to $6.65; good medium. $6 to $6.40; common. $4.75 to $5; canners. $2 to $2.50; cutters, $5 to $3.25. Calvesâ€"Good veal, $5 to $7; choice, 88 to $8.50; common, 33 to $3.50. Stockcrs and Feedersâ€"Steers, 700 to 1,000 pounds, $4.50 to $6.25; yearlings, $2.10 to $3.50; extra choice heavy feeders, 300 pounds. $5.85 to $8 25. Milkers and springersâ€"From $40 to $70. Sheep and lambsâ€"Light ewes, $5.75 to $6.25; heavy, $4.50 to $5; lambs, yearlings, 7 to $8; bucks. $4.50 to $5; spring lambs. 9 to $10.50. Hogsâ€"$9.85 to $9.90. fed and watered; $9.50 to $9.60 f.o.h.; and $10.15 011' cars; heavy hogs. over 240 lbs. 500. less. m BELIEVED GIRL WAS DEAD. Manitoba Galiciau Child Wakes During Burial Preparations. A despatch fromâ€"Newdale, Mani- toba, says: Ruth Philpot, a. Gali- ctan girl, aged 11, when sent to take a cow to another farm tied the cow’s chain to her waist. Some- thing scared the animal, which ran away, dragging the 'girl through the bush for two hour-s. When a man touch her, but went to the girl’s parents and told them. They went out and got the child, and thinking she was dead, washed and dressed her in a white dress and laid her out for burial. Five hours later the child opened her eyes, and- a. doctor was called in, finding the child in a fearful condition. Her condition is still precarious, but she may live. ‘1‘ BOY STARTS ENGINE. Locomotive Runs Amuck and Kills Two Men. A despatch from Buffalo says: A small boy went into the New York Central Railroad round-house here on Tuesday night and climbed into the cab of an engine. He pulled open the throttle and, as the engine started forward, he jumped. The locomotive ran wild through the yards at a speed of 45 miles an hour and had covered three-quar~ ters of a. mile before it crashed head-on into a. freight train run- ning in the opposite direction. The two engines met with terrific force. Engineer Fred Ludeke was almost instantly killed and the fireman, William Freelich, was so badly hurt that he died a. short time later. Both engines were badly damaged and many cars were wrecked. 8‘ LIGHTHOUSE DESTROYED. b..â€" Elcctric Storm Also Burns the Caretaker-'3 Ho use. A despatch from Liverpool, N.S., says : Another electrical storm came up on the town on Thursday morn- ing, the fourth this week. Cofi‘in’s Island lighthouse was struck, and will be a total loss. The dwelling house of the caretaker also took fire, and nothing could. save it. The lighthouse was 85 feet high, with a white revolving light visiblo , sixteen miles. TWO GIRLS DROWNED. Remarkable Cowardioe of Four H0- tcl Servantsat Band. A despatch from Banff says: Eva Ballcns and Lily Sutherland, each 25 years of age, employed at the Banff Springs Hotel, were drowned late on Thursday afternoon, when a. raft on which they were standing careened over Spray 'Falls. The two girls and five male employes of the hotel were standing on the raft, which was tied to the embankâ€" ment at the confluence cfthc Bow and Spray rivers. The fasvt-enings broke and the raft- .rushcd out into the swirling waters- of midstream. Four of the men, whose names can- not be learned, sprang overboard and swam for shore, leaving the wo- men to their fate. The fifth man made frantic efforts to run the raft to safety, but failed. He was later rescued in an exhausted condition. -..._-___ >s EIGHTY clinics BUltNED. Villagers Set Fire to the Barn Where They Slept. A despatch from St. Peter-sburg says: Eighty girls were burned to death by villagers enraged at the importation of cheap 'girl labor to work on a sugar estatein the dis- trict of Piriatin, in the Province of .Poltva, Southern Russia, accord- ing to the Kiev newspaper Kiev Liamin. The excited villagers first securely fastened all the means of exit from a wooden barn in which the girls were housed. They then set- fire to the building while the inâ€" mates were still asleep, and all were burned to death without a chance. of escape. W4_.___ STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Big Hole Torn by Bolt in Tower of St. Thomas City Hall. A dvespatch from ‘St. Thomas says: During a, severe electrical storm which passed over this city on Friday, the City Hall tower was struck by a, belt of lightning which tore a hole in the roof four feet in width and six feet long. A great many of the windows in the Colum- bia Hotel next door were broken by flying debris, and the boarders who were .at dinner were thrown in a panic. The occupants of the City Hall received a slight shock, but the building was-not set on fire. Lâ€"_â€"â€" MILLIONS OF CIGARETTES. Alarming Increase in Their Use in the. Year 1912. 'A despatch from Ottawa says: The people of Canada. last year smoked 975,325,501 cigarettes, an in- crease of nearly two hundred ‘mil- lion over thefigures of the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Department of Inland Revâ€" enue. In fact the consumption of tobacco and wet goods has increas- ed all round. Theeper capita aver- ages are: Spirits, 1.112 gallons, compared with 1.030 last year; beer, 7.005 against 6.598; Wine, .131 against .114g,.itob_acco, 3.818 pounds against 3.679‘pounds. The figures for tobacco include cigarettes. FARMERS ARE OPPOSED. Automobiles Not Likely to Be Ad- mitted to Island Province. A despatch from Charlottetown,- P.E.I., says: A plebiscite on the automobile question was taken throughout the island on Tuesday by means of the annual district school «meetings. Returns so far show that the farmers were very strongly opposed to allowing autos to run under any conditions. About 90 per cent. of the districts, voted against the bill which passed at the last session of \the Legislature, but was held up pending the plebiscite. At many meetings every man voted against it. The Government is not likely now to put the measure into effect. , _.;‘!<.. LIVING COST STILL RISING. Ottawa Report Says Meat and Rents Are Going Up. A despatch from Ottawa. says: The Labor Department’s index number of wholesale prices stood at 137.0 for May, as compared with 136.3 in April, and 136.8 in May, 1912. The numbers are percentages of the price level during the decade 1890-1899. The chief advances of the past month occurred in animals and meats, fishf'fruits, and vegetables, with considerable decreases in dairy products and fuel. Western grain was upward, but paints and oils were 16w.cr.3. In retail'prices, dairy products, fish, sugar, potatoes and coal were lower, while meats and dent-als tended. upward. --~â€"â€"â€"-â€"& Amherstburg‘ business men have organized a. Board of Trade. A LOVELY LITTLE SPANISH PRINCESS Latest photograph of Princess Beatrice, daughter of King Alfonso. “ of Spain. She looks like her dad. EX-MAYOR JOHN A. LEE DEAD courtâ€"martial for complicity in the Was Chief Magistrate of New West- minster, 13.0., for Three Years. A despatch from New Westmins- ter, B.C., says: While'motoring just outside the city on Tuesday ex- hLayor John A. Lee dropped dead in his car from heart disease. At the close of a third successive term as Mayor he was elected President of the New \Vcstminstcr Board of Trade. He was a director of many of the city’s (institutions and a prominent Conse-r 'ative. He leaves a Widow and two children. _._â€"â€"ELâ€"â€"â€". FELL INTO BONFIRE. Little Nine-year-old Girl Was Scri- ously Burned. A despatch from Kingston says: Bessie Simmons, nine years of age, daughter ‘of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simmons, University avenue, fell into a bonfire in a yard on Fron- tenac street, on Thursday, and re- ceived some seVere burns. She was pulled out in~time to save her frOm worse injuries. - ‘ Fluâ€"â€" TWENTY MEN TO DIE. Sentenced For Complicity in Assas- sination of Grand Vizicr. A despatch from Constantinople says: Twenty men were on Sunday sentenced to death after trial by assassination of the Grand Vizicr, Mahmoud Schefket Pasha. ' ‘1‘ THE BALKAN SITUATION. __._. Thought'in European Capitals That War V ’ill Bc Avcrtcd. A despatch from London says: The menacing Balkan situation shows no Sign of improvement, alâ€" though it is still believed in the European capitals that the powers will succeed in forcing a peaceful settlement. ‘14â€"...â€" SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. Where Great Loss of Life Occurred Some Years Ago. A despatch from Port de France, Martinique, says: A rather severe shock of earthquake was felt here at half-past twelve o’clock on Wed nesday night. It caused consider- able excitement, but no damage or loss of life has been reported. .__â€"â€"â€"‘1‘ Constable D. H. Felker of Brent. ford has been appointed Chief of‘ Police at Edison, Alta. ' , Montreal women plan to estabâ€"w lish a summer floating hospital in. an effort to check infantile mortal- ity. Toronto’s new General Hospital was formally opened on Thursday, and inspected by thirty thousand people. ‘ Milli, HREMEN WERE KlLlEh Fatality at the Most Disastrous Fire in Montreal; in Years A despatch from Montreal says: Four Montreal firemen lie dead at the Morgue and three are injured, one seriously, in consequence of a. fire in which the large brick sash and blind factory of Messrs. Itz- weire (it Sarrazin, facing on Duver- nay and Levis streets and Fabian Avenue, Ste. Cunegonde, was de- molished on Sunday. The large ice warehouse of the City Ice 00., on Fabian Avenue, in the rear of the burned factory, caved in. The front walls of a r0w of flats from 195 to 223 Duvernay Street, oppo- site t-he sash and blind factory, are scarred and blackened from fire and smoke, windows and doors being destroyed, and in many cases front rooms gutted. This is the result of the most disastrous fire thwt has visited this 'city since the burning of the Board of Trade building thir- teen years ago. presumably, from a. burning match or lighted cigarette thrown care- lessly by apasser-by into some shavings lying in the Fabian Ave- nue doorway. The ignited shav- ings in the open doorway were quickly sucked into the building by a draught,“and the blaze trailed its way immediately to a bin, in the centre of the building, which was The fire started,‘ IOU-B. packed with excel-sior and otherl flimsy material. [This box of refusal served as tinder for the creepingI flames.- From the refuse box to the, dry kiln, on the floor above in the; east wing of the building, a room' filled with closely-piled lumber, was the path of the flames.- The in-{ tense heat from the burning of the: refuse bin literally melted the 11001“ from under the dry kiln, precipitate, ing part of the tons of lumber into. the raging furnace beneath, which} loosened the piles sufficiently to cause a draught. All this happcncdl before the firemen arrived on the; scene. ' Captain Enlowe, with five men,[ were fighting the blaze with two streams at the place of its origin in. Fabian Lane, directing their efforts against the dry kiln. Suddenly a. dense volume of smoke rushed out; through the windows, and without warning a. section of the south wall; collapsed, engulfing the .men in its' debris. Capt. Enlowe and Fire- man Cox escaped the full force of, the wall, and were taken outgbyy the rescue party alive, butt’badl burned and bruised. Fireman Deal jardins was also severely injured; His wndition is regarded as sori. ,. The injured men were imme- diately taken to hospitals. 7