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E m: m Captives CHAPTER XII. Peeping into the sumnwrâ€"house as she runs past. it. (-riSclda discovers to her amazement that. Vera is still in it. "What folly!" says Griselda sovere- 1y. who is nothing if not practical. "My good girl, have you thought that civilized people alwayS dine? Thon- will be dinner.” says she. nodâ€" ding a sapicnt hL-ad. “You haVe to face him there." .uvv .-.... -_-~ . “I‘ \c thought of that," with quick sigh. n,,e ,AIA- Ilulbl‘ “.5... “I must say," says Griselda, witn now, it must. be confessed. a smothâ€" ered inclination towards mirth, "that a more unfortunate afl'air I never l-nnw Pfig menâ€"did you see it‘?-â€"it 01 “Oh. no. Not on any account. Why 'Vcra. where is your pluck gone? Don't you suppose he would know? It Would only make had worse: create a mountain out of the morest, molehill. I really think I should come down if I wore you." ”You mean that it is therefore a. simple thing for me to argue on the point. Perhaps you even think I want you to come down to dinner to Help me with him. If so, stay up- stairs, because I don’t. And look here, Vern; after all, wfiat do you and I care what he th'inks‘? If it will make you happier, Have a headache by all means, darling. and I‘ll see it out with‘ him." Sh'c speaks in eager earnest. It has suddenly suggested itself to her that her afternOOn has been one of certain enjoyment. Vera’s one of duinnss un- speakable. nay. something more than that. She determines if possible to save Vern from further discomiitnre and nerVous heartvgivings. “I shall quite enjoy a teteâ€"aâ€"tcte evening with him," she says smil- Iv\-\ J . "You re not. \011 sec " says Vera. with a. little sigh as if rogretful of that incontrovertible (act. “No," says Vera. after a silent struggle with herself; I sh'ould hate to lgt him think I cared, t'hougli, of course, I do care; it. is a miserable thing to hurt the feelings of anybody. even the most. unworthy!" "Uh. if he could only hear that!" says Griselda, throwing back licr Head and laughing merrily. gret. . ,. "No. I’ll come down." says Miss Dysart slowly. "Why shoulu I even feel myself in the Wrong? Univâ€"â€" if there should be a too terrible sil- ence at any time, I stiall leave it to you to Come to the rescue.” ing “I Iiad." slowly. It is unlike Gri- selda to be so terse, and wh‘on with the limited reply flier-e comes too warm a. blush and a lowering of tlie tell-tale eyes, Vera pretty well knows it all. . “You met him?” she says simply. “Yam“ apologetically. "Wasn‘t it “Well, I dare say I should consider him more." says Vera, “if he had not accepted my apology in so rude a fashiun. When I think of it, I fool as if I Couldn't Show any more re- ”You couldn’t leave it to a. better persqni’i says Griselda gaily. “Just 50‘,” says Griselda. “And if you still want to Shirk the dinner, I’ll so represent your absence that it “‘31: k ok like indimgnation, nv: pun~ itenco.” ' "Wen." in a. lighter tone, “it is a, blessing to have you back. I th'ough‘t you would ncrer come. Had you a nice walk?" VOL. 16. NU. '39. MILLBROOK A? a SECRET CABINET 3 $1 per annum. gtoo bad? And 1 a: :eagcrly mm, and V i“I Went. in exactly )rcction I took Inst imam like that, 6011' "just, “hon he is lea “Ah. Was it then‘ "I begin to think ‘fishcrmm arc the r was never so start? when I looked up he was besu’ic m :00 bad? And I assure you, Vera." mgcrly now, and with eyes uplifted, “I went in exactly the contrary di- rection I Look last time. I hate a man like that, don't you?â€"rturning up just, “hon he is least wanted.” “Ah, “‘us it. then?" says Vera. "I begin to think that of all men fiahvrmm are the most ubiquitous. 1 was never so startled in my life. as when I looked up toâ€"day and found he was bcsulc me. My back Was turned. you see. and I didn't know he was there until he spoke." “lle scL-ms a. clever young man," says \‘ca‘u. - -V‘, “He‘s not artful or designing, I think, if Vou mean that.” says Gri- selda n- flcct i\ clv “1 only mom that he revels in Sltu- "1 only mean that he revels. in situ-§ ations. 1 don't wish to pretend that he is clm'ercr than most. or equal to the arranging of them beforehand, but yet 1 don‘t see how lie can always manage to extort one out, of tlie mo- ment's very barren surroundings. and to turn them on. as it were. just. at the correct second!" "I really don't tliinl‘c lie is a. mod- ern Cagliostro. ii that is what. you are aiming at," says Griselda again. perhaps now a. little annoyed at the other's raillery. “It. was all chance." “Lucky chance! Your face says :that; why is your tongue less hon- est?" 'l‘liex'e is a. little laugh in l Vera's eyes as she turns towands her. l “I should be honest to you or not at all." says Griselda laugliing too, ,“you give one no loci-hole. Yes. ‘ ' You for; slowly. ‘ M3 but sometiiing tells me we shall see litllcs more of him; whereas the othexâ€"~â€"" “True. he looks like a. fixture! Oh, th‘at I dared hnliove what yuu say aboutâ€"aboutâ€"Uncle Gregory’s son!" m-ignmn regards her for a moment (:1 isolila. torxards her for a moment or two with an expression full of amazed amusement “How can \011 be so absurd?’ she says. “\ou are very properly too ashamed to call h'im Mr. Dvsait. and You cant 111mg yourself to say Sva- ton. Dont, you think vou'll find those roundabout methods of men- tioning him rather embarrassing in “I 'don t.‘ says Vera. “I know. So :the Word has been said! I suppose it Would be indiscrcet to ask What it Imus?" tluuu‘g the long run? did not llAll nu‘-.v. v ______ Do vou know \01" th'in'x' you :apablc of strong a. dislike?’ ' C “Nonsense! I don't believe he said a word that. even related to love: a“ he did say was that Inc was glad I wasn't ‘thc wife of any felloW.' " “0h. Vera! I wonder you art‘rft ashamed!" says the younger MISS Iiysart indignantly. “I 900," says Vera pausing: and thenâ€"“of any other fellow Of course: he was: evidently leading up to the point that, if you were the wife of a follow called Poyâ€"" “Well, so I am,” apOIOgcticully. “Gri'xel.” holding out her hand to lwr, “sit down here beside me; what you tell me of Mr. Peyton sounds all that it should be. butâ€"1 do wish You knew something more about. him." ‘1 ll tell 5011 all I know l‘hat he has a torndow n old place mmeWherc in Derbyshixc . 'lhat he has one sister Lady Riven-glam, who lives about, thnty miles from this, just on the border of our country, and that he is as poor as a, church mouse." “Mint a pity it is as it is!” Says Vera restlessly. "If he cmi'd only comm to the house to see us. in the h‘gulul' orthodox way, it. Woum be so much bt‘ttm‘. I do detest the apâ€" peuranm- of anything ciatrdestino.” She leuks at her sister with a iittlc nvrvous frown. as if fearing she has gone tm far, but Griselda is ap- Purcntly :ost in Lh‘ought provoked by her words, and for quite a. minute does not emerge from her mental ‘cloud. “I can't feel like that about it,” slic says. looking earnestly at Vera. "Not with him. It. doesn’t seem a bit as if I wore doing anything to be ashamed of. I can't explain it. but I think if you met him. You'd know. He doesn‘t seem to feel itlikc that himself. I don’t. believe itâ€" it has orcurre’d to him." "I think I sfioum like him,” says Vern. softly, with’ sucli sympatliy t'hat Griselda suddenly remembers how actâ€"our cousin." says Vera she loves her. “But don't let things go too far. darling." She sigh‘s heavily. “You are miserable about that Wretch'ed affair of tlio morning," cries Griselda. “Never mind it. If you will come to dinner I promise you to do all the talking, and as it has to be endured I do entrcat you to Keep up yom' spirits.” . “Oh'. yes. There isn’t o. decent chance of csmpc.” says Vera \vcarily. ’ ‘ ‘ --L , PA‘ A _ you: 3;.7ll-Abu- “Oh. yes. There isn‘t o. decent chance of esmpc.” says Vera wearily. “Sh!” cries Griselda, softly, put- ting up her hand; the sound of coming footsteps. slow. deliberate footsteps. purposely made heavier, smites up- on their ears. “Cou'd heavens! Here He iS,:' Says Griselda. and indeed they have barely time to put on a carefully unconsci- ous demcanuur. when Seaton Dy- szxrt darkens the door of the summer lh'ouse. and looks coldly down on liouso. and them. “They told me I should find youl here," h'u s.i_vs. speaking to Vera. “Ii have come to say good-bye." i “But surely you are not. going so; soon! not before dinner, not toâ€"‘| night!" cries Griselda, tlnmdcrstrucki by this solution of their diillciilty,! and it little sorry too. Surely, they have been somewhat, unkind to him.‘ Sill" has accopted her sister's crimu‘ as her own, and after all. what had lhe done“? She speaks hurriedly with ‘run honest regret, unmindi‘ul of the disastious consequences that may .follow should he accept her words 41nd stay. “I thought you said you Were. not going- untilâ€"â€"â€"" i “I am going now. Good-bye," Holding): out his hanrl to her with‘ a determination not, to be ("hanged Gri- ‘St‘ldu takes it and shakes it gonially, nay, warmly. His humor is decidedly Ehostile. and if he m'quuints the old ‘fathcr of their incivilityâ€" Any- ithing to propitiatc him. she tolls hur- 55°.H' will be tho correct thing. and ishc grows positively friendly towards him, and humus upon him with :cntlc cntreuty in her eye. i Griselda. nutux MN :1 «rirl of grout ‘rQSziui'co. sci/o' the opportunitv ..hc H as “9180” pm itlml. (‘auhiug K ('1‘; ;arm shv dr-iws her back out of .simiit. ‘ “Now 3 your time! " she says “Say :smr‘mhinu. Do somothing. It doosn‘t ‘Iuatim‘ wiiut but for Iii-avon's sake éSIIH‘Otll him down onc- “m m' anoth- er: 11‘ \ou don t \011 11 have the old 'man down upon us ix‘:<câ€"â€"-" “I can‘t," gasps; Vera. fearl'ully. “You must.” insists Griselda stom- ly. “It's impoOsiblc to know what. so”; of man he is. If rcvongoiui. he can May 01'! Harry with us" , Without. iiting‘ to explain what ‘pmti cular game this may moan. or the full significance thnrcoi, she stops ligh tly outside, anJ git/OS with un- dis"! iscri ipturc upon Dysm‘t's ‘WOi'k. The tindiils hue indeed been iroducct! to oa:ior;i he roses an: hioom- ging now in a docorous traru'luiliiy. “If you must go, do us one scr- vivc first.” she says. “Do you see that “weirâ€"n. rather unimmpt a 1d straggling szwcimen of its kind that trails in unadmirod disordor just outâ€" side the door. “It has bailllud me many a time, but; you are mil. oh, taller tth most; will you lift tlioso awkward tundrils and press them 1”ch into sitag‘o?” Siic is smiling divinely at. him. a smilv that Tom Peyton Would lmvc given sc'icn years of his life to pos- iScSS‘, but, ”Dysart is disgrucoiully un- moved by it. and refusing to return :it. stops outside, and with a decidedâ€" ‘lly unwilling air proceeds to lift; the iclrothrinq ten'dl‘ils and reduce them. to arm .1» order :‘Iv- . - JV“ ....... ‘ “Not mv gning,1 think. I don't see how I can do otherwiso. Why :shbuld 1 make you uncomfortable? 1But you may call it trivial. if you Hike, to talk 0f dctesting a man you 11mm: only seen for an hour or two, Fund who in those lionrsâ€"" He X , . , - Ipauscs. ‘Dld I make myself so spurn- ‘ally objot'tionuble‘?” demands he abrupth‘, turn in" t( her with smugh 'ithng that is 311‘er anger, but, as ’smeh vntxcaty, in his eyes. “You ought to be a gardcnm‘,” she says with quilu a little glow of ad- mimtion. "Thaw, yew-w dnnz' enough. I 'un circumvent, this ‘itllc tcndril whilst you say good-bye ' to Vum. I am so afraid you will miss your. min, and all on my :wmu'nt." stnrt \xmh) has rec coiw-fi-M H1"- turos r-xthor glimlv drops Hm tvmhil in question. and returns to Lh'v sum- mer-house with all the manner of one in mad haste to be gonu. it is mor Wk :1 part of an unpleasant “hole, he tells himself, that he must l'ust. say a chillingly courteous word or two 01' farewcil to the girl who has openly declared towcuds him such an unleing animosiQ. “I am alfmid,’ saVs Vera speaking wi'iI cold precision, as one (19le clin'r harsh-.1” of an unlovei lesson. “that; V’011.1rc going 9,an thus nbruotlv be- cause of what Vou hcand me say this mowing." “You are right. That. is Why I am gofngz." replies Dysart calmly. “Yrs?" in a. chilling tone and \Vith faintly-lifted brows. "I regret ox- cceclin lV that I Should have So Imâ€" foxtunutoly offended you. but to go for thatâ€"it. all sounds :1 little triVial, (lont you think?" 5-5; .1 told :vbu before," mama 1y. "one says foolish things no.v then. “ “would you have me believe you' did not really mean what you said?"‘ "J. would not have you believe any-1 thing.” returns she hnuglitily. “Why should 1‘)" Her eyes are looking straight past him to where a glowing roseâ€"bud stands, but I doubt. if its glories are justly appreciated by her just now. Something akin to pas- sionate dislike towards the man who has thus brought. her steadily to book is making licr pulses throb. “Ilonly ‘think it a pity that you should cur- ‘tail your visit. to your father because of a chance remark of mine that can- inot possibly ail’cct you in any way." "Is that how you look at it?" “Is there any other way? Why ,should you care whether or not 1 dc- ‘test you; I, when: you saw for,the first time yesterday?” ’ L A“ "Why, indecd!"- He regards CHAPTER XIII. Dfirham and Victoria Standard MILLBRO OK icrcm.’ .v and ONT.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1904. RUSSIAN FLEET DESTBflYEB Warships Now at Bottom of Port Arthur Harbor. BATTLESHIPS SUNK. A desvpatch' sent from Port Arthur to Tokio on Thursday says that the battles-him Percsviet's keel is on the bottom, and that 'her middle funnel is wrecked. The cruiser Pallada is beginning to list to port. The upper deck of the cruiser Jéeyan was set on fire and is still burning. The batâ€" tleship Sevastopol is moored along-» side a dock in the east harbor, where she is hidden from sight by the hills. The fire to-day was directed to the il’allada, liayan and Sevastopol. ’I‘he fsin‘uing of the battleship Poltuva was l[due to the explosion of a magazine Inboard of her. She was hit only a :few times. It is considered that as |203â€"Metre Hill commands the com- .municalions betwom» the city umh Liaotishan the Japanese will be able to prevent the Russians from making a linal stand at the latter place. A correspondent who is with the Japanese forces hesirging Port Ar- thur, in describing the ‘havoc wrought illiy the fire of the Japanese guns, says 'lhnt in addition to the warships alâ€" lready named as being sunk or dam- {ngmL the gunihoats Giljak and Fusedâ€" inerk have also been sunk. 'I‘he tor- pedo boats alone are intact. It is reported that the Russian ‘counter-altncks on 203-Metre Hill lceased on Dec. 5. and/that the at- ;tackers have Withdrawn towards Ya- , L... [ALPHKAnJ QI|~V\' ~._V , VV yangknu. The Rmsians have also slack-nod their opposition to the Jaâ€" puncsc mappings of the eastern forts. The defenders are dwindling in mm)- ber, and are sufl'ering from exhaus- tion. A dcsputch from Clinpo says: Acâ€" cording to Japanese officers from the front. Dec. 20. will see Port Arthur In their possession completely and Russian resistance on this Kwangâ€" Tung mninsula will have ended, they believe, forever. When the port finally falls it will not. be because of any failure within itso‘f, but hocause the Russian army and fleet outside of it have failml to play their part. in the combination fur \vhivh the fortress was prepared. l'l'ht- campaign on the peninsula n-ully :bogun when the Jupanow on June ._ ,, .l ”‘3‘“, 27th captured Nanshan, and svized the grcat line of dcfom'os which the Russians had cans:tructcd from sea to sea. across the peninsula. Thence onwards the Japanese advance has been continuous. A (lcspatch from Tokio sayszâ€"In disabling the Russian Hunt at Port Arthur, precluding the possibility of its being: able to reinforce the Rus- sian sect/ml l’ucilic squadron. the J a.- pancse have accomplished the main object 01' desperate assaults against the fortress which they have been making the past three months. There is now a strong probability that, while continuing the siege. they will nbsmtly. as if trying to work out in hi»: own mind the answer to this question. and t'hon suddenly: “NI-\‘ortlicless'. I do care," he says with a touch of vohumcnco. "It, is the infiusticc of it to which I object. You had evidtntly dvt‘crmined boâ€" forolmnd to show me no grace. I do- l‘y you to deny it! Come, can y .. Miss DySurt is silent. The very nnxctausity Of his accusation ha- doadencd her powor to reply, and be- sides, is there not truth‘ in it? Had S’s-o. not proju'dgcd‘? “Was that fair?" says he with some heat. “Strangers as We were to each othm'. as We are. as we are likely to remain, I us‘\' you how it. was I d<> sen-0d that, forvgonc cenvlusion?” (To be Continuvd.) .930 “(mâ€":5 h>é<97 41:3 WILL SOON FALL 3 1ic.nt. The very his accusation im- MET avoid losses of the magnitude al- ready attending their cfl'orts, and in- stcmd of assaulting, will rely on starving out the garrison until it is finally captured. A dcspatch from Tokio says :â€"-In the fighting of Nov. 30th the second son of Gen. Nogi was killed on 203- Metre Hill. Gen. Nogi's eldest son was killed in the Battle of Nanshan and he is now childless. Imperial army headquarters has published a list, of 36 oiiicers' killed and 58 wounded. No mention is made of where these casualties oc- curred, but it. was presumably at. Port Arthur. A dospatch to the London I‘lxprcssl from St. l'ctorsburg says that do- [initc instructions have been sent. to Admiral llojcstvonsky, conunander of the? Baltic flout, not to proceed to the Far East. The Czar took the matter into his own hands and issu‘ 0d the order, despite the opposition of the grand (lukos. The Baltic fléét will now probably dawdlc at various ports until the possibilities of scr- vicc are so remote that the public will have forgotten its original mis- sion. The dispatch adds that the reports concerning the despatch of a. third squadron to the Far East are mere speculations. A dcspatch from headquarters of the Third Japanese Army before Port Arthur, \‘in Fusun, says: The corn:- spondent of the Associated Press has visitud 20:5-Mctm Hill, the scone of the awful Six-days' light which ended with its capture by the Janancse. The .11l\ancc works and thecmst of the hill won: t 1'11 away, the slopes of the hill wme covcwd with debris and U11- Ircmlus wow smmhod and filled with. SUil. ln 1 single <1I1tion 0f the trenches 0111- liundiod \‘111‘115 long oxcr two hundred Russian 111 '111 anl wounded wore 911011. 'lhoy had been honibly anglvd with dynamite grunadus. A dcsyutrh from Mufidon 8:1) 5: The Russians continue to bombard the Japanese positions, with both heavy an} liuht, anti lcry. ’llic )npunusc th sponsc is 1'chan .: A“ .A.) .“unh ’l‘hc llusuinns have expermncou mum difficulty with Llu‘ir shrapnel, which should have ol‘l‘cctually checked the Japanese attacks during the Battle of Sham River, but; failed in many cases. Some of the consignments of shrapnel sent to the from, appearto have bum almost worthless from poor construction of the shells. T0 ESCAPE SE tV]CE. A despatrli from London says: Eight hundred Russians, most of whom allqu they fled from ithcir homes in order to escape military ser- \'i(:c in Manchurian 10ft London on ”Thursday for Liverpool, on their way ito America. T‘peso refugees are ar- riving at the rate of 150 daily. A acspntch from 'l‘okio says: As to frequent. appearance of Russian troops in the uiroction of llsienchnng. ()1) the 4L. right of the. Japanese pns‘ilion on the film, it is ‘nclion-d here that, they um: independent, detachments despatchcd from Fush’uu, which is 30 miles east of Mu‘x'om. There are no Russians in any force south-east of Muk'd'en. Lateâ€" lv 25,000 were scnt from the district south-east; of Mukdon to join tho fighting line on the Rusqian right. The Asu'n'i reports that the Russians heavily bombarded the railway on the BALTIC FLEET A BLUFF. NOG I’S SONS KILLED. I N I) EDEN D EN'I‘ 1’0 RC ES . POOR SI lRAL’NICL AWFUL SCENES. MEE have experienced much Lhcir sh‘npncl, which lower Sh‘a, River throughout Friday afternOUn. A large number of Russian wounded Were sent north from Muk- den on Thursday. A despatch‘ from St. Petersburg says: Can. Sa‘kharon', under Wednes- day's date. reDm-ts that the Russian main guard at n. village southward of Luotchongulni Pass was driven out on Tuesday by the Japanese artilâ€" lery after sustaining a. few casual- ties. The Jayanose subsequently re- tired. Gen. Kouropat'n‘in. in a. telegram to the Emperor, mentions Japanese at- tacks on Sinchinpu and Soudgainin, both of Which Were repulsed, and an unimportant outpost affair on the right. wing when t‘hc Russians routed and bayonetod a Japanese guard. The London ’I‘imes' correspondent at ’l‘okio sayszâ€"According to an of- ficial telegram, issued on Thursday afternoon, the Japanese troops at; Port; Arthur are greatly inspirited by the signal successes of the last, few days in capturing positions and inâ€" flicting damage to the Russian fleet. The London Times“ insurance cor- respondent saystâ€"Tl'ic progress of the Russian Baltic Ileet may be slow, but it Should be fast enough to enable the vessels to reacli fur eastern waters as soon as the coal steamers, which have not yet left this country, can get to Japan by the Cape route. War risks on steamers with coal for Jaâ€" pan are being underwritten at lower tram; than a. month or two ago. The jin'dii‘l‘erencc of 'underWriters to the zllaltic fleet as a fighting or commerce- ldestroying force is very strikinp'. A despatdh from St. Petersbu’rg says: A story is current here that when Russia some time ago sought to purchase seven Argentine and Chiliani warships. the two countries declined! to sell the vessels direct to Russia. fearing the pns>iliility of living sub- sequently held liable to Day Japan heavy namaqes. The question of sel- ling to a third party as an intermed- iary was discussed, and the possibil- iity of 'l‘ux'key playing the role was i811g‘gl‘Sth, but a guarantee against 'future liability was demanded, Whereâ€" ‘upnn Russia abandoned the project. i lreat Britain. Says tlie story, then offered to advance the money to Tur- key to buy the ships, in return for certain convessfimm which would per- mit Great Britain to erect a second Gibraltar on the coast of Yomf, opâ€" posite Perim Island. giving Great =Britain com r01 0f the lower entrancu 110 the Red Sm. Negotiations along these lines are said to be now progressinn. It is added that Rusxia is much nlarmod over the report that an emissary has been dcsputciiod to Constantinople to block the game. BRITAIN'S TRADE IMPROVED. Returns Show Increases in Ex- ports and Imports. A London despatch says :â€"The November statement of the Board of Trade shows increases of $9,736,500 in imports and $55,377,500 in ex- ports. , _A__L- lâ€"_‘..A»A 1 ...... 'l‘hc incroasc in imports includes cotton $2 .798, 805, and certain man- ufactured articles over $2,500, 000. The incrc ease in exports was main]; in cotton fabrics, .. 7.52.1, 8535. The imports from Canada were ‘â€" Quantity. \'.a1uc Cattle ..... 16,7.)6 £281,236 Cattle ......... . ........ Sheep and lambs... Wheat, cwt. ......... ‘ Wheat, meal, etc. Peas, cwt. ...... , Bacon, was. , ..... . Hams, cwt. ...... 7 Butter. ch‘. . ..... Choose, cwt. ... Eggs, great 1111' d9. Lord Curzon announced that 11? returned to India to strengthenfinâ€" dia's land defences. i JAP TROOPS INSPIRITED. MINOR ItNG AG EMENTS. A DOUBTFUL STORY. A LIGHT WEIGHT. .LMKTESHAN .1182 . 1 1,370 408,200 1.17.100 30,914) . 80,7a , 17,10 . 21,023 ‘W 832 . a...” RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor 46.612 22,710 ‘ 151 8531‘ 79,370;‘ 12.591' 182,890? 40,758} ,3.“ ! Fwdâ€"Manitoba 1mm in bags. :51," “L‘fcflzto $17.50; shuns, $21 per ton: On- gng‘m‘rio bran in bulk, $15.50 30 $16.50; $295,; shoMs, $19 to $29; mo‘ulhc, $24 to 9 57.0528 :30; ‘mn us to.x'1u11hty. . 2'59]: Mealâ€"Tho trade In cornmeal is {alt 2'890 at $1.35-to $1.45 per bag. - 0'758‘ I‘I'QY"I\O. 1, $9 ‘0 $9.25, No. 2, '.1~ ‘52 to $8.25: clover had. 87 to 77"“ 6.2-5 to "25:57.25. and pure clov i$6.75 per ton in car 10 LEADING MARKETS. BREADSTUFFS . Toronto, Dec. 13. â€"Wheat-â€"Ontario â€"Scllcrs are now asking $1, with 99c bid, for red and White; Spring is quoted 93c to 94¢; goose, 87c. Manitoba, No. 1 northern, $1. 045» No. 2 north'em, 99‘c; No. 3 northern 93:}c, Georgian Bay ports; Be more grinding in transit. b’ a -â€" 7 Flourâ€"90 per cent. patents, $4.20 to $4.35, buyers' sacks, cast and west, 15c to 20c higher for choice. Manitoba, $5.35 to $5.70 for first patents, $5.20 to $5.40 for second patents, and‘$5 to $5.30 (or bakers'. blinkedâ€"$14.50 to $15 for bran in bulk; $17.50 to $18 for shorts, east and west; Manitoba, $21 for shorts, $10 for bran} exports. -- A .n_ p,__ The Ruling Prices In Live Stock and Breadstufis: ‘ Barleyâ€"Dull; 453C for No. 2, 43c for No. 8 extra, and 41c for No. 3 malt- ing outside, Toxonto froights. Rveâ€"75c to 760 for No. 2. Cornâ€"New Canadian on cob, 45c; new American yellow easier and more plenti1u153._.c to 51’c new American mixed not so plentiful 53c on track, Toronto. Old American. No 2 yel- loW, (56c; No. 3 at 65C and N0. 3 mixed at 63,0, on track Toronto. Oatsâ€"33c fox No.1 “bite, cast low freiglits: No. 2. 32§c low ireights, and 32c north an'i west. ‘ Rolled Oatsâ€"$41.10 for cars of bags ‘and $4.35 for Dawn‘s on track To- ronto. 25c more for brown 1‘“5 here. and 400 for broken lots outside. Vfiut‘iwheatâ€"Jiasicr; 54c east and west. w fleas-67c to 680 for No. and cast. Butterâ€"The market is fairly steady and prices unchanged. Creamery. prints 21c to 22¢ 'do tubs .................... 19c to 20c Dairy tuhs. good to choice 15c to 16c do medium ...... » ......... 1 3c to 140 do inferior grades ....... 10c to 12¢ Dairy 1b. rolls, good to «twice ..... 16c to 176 '60 medium ................ 140 to 15¢ Cheeseâ€"Steady at 10?..c to 102c per 1?). for large and 102C to 11c for twins in job lots hero. Eggs â€"-220 to 23¢ for new laid, 20c to 21(- for fresh and 200 for limo'd. Poultryâ€"Turkeys, 13c to 14c for young and 10c to lie for old. Ducks and goose. 80 to 9c. Chickens at 51.0: to 9c, and hens at 50 to (Sc. MONT] {EAL M ARKETS. Montloa1.DL-c.13.â€"Graimâ€"â€"Whoatis still out of line as far as export busi- ness is conccmcd. A few sales of car lots of No. 2 whétc were made an, A- vu. at 40cth 40:.c and No 3 at : 39:4: “er bushel cat-store. Uu-Jv ‘u. u -u---. Hourâ€"Manitoba surfing: wheat pat- ents. $5.80; strong: bakers'. $5.50; winter wheat patents. $5.70 to $5. 80; sttaight ro ‘lcrs. $5.40 to $5, 00, and in bag ‘3. 3’2 ‘3.) to $2 65. Feedâ€"Manitoba hr 121 in bags, $17 fn S17 .)0; shoxts, $21 per ton: 70n- fat. to 140 to qua 12c to 1 $7 to 31 I mixed 1 ‘ to $5.42 Chaos 1 4 to: c 93c to Buttcfi gage; or‘di medium 511': Wostern drli and ntraight to 21¢: No. 2‘ LIVE S'I‘O Toronto, Doc. in most nuscripti 1.10 at the Western The (one of the SHOWL‘d an improwm Was more 94:1ch than :1 ago. Among: the arrivals of the c‘noiccr animals, n at $4.25 to $113.") per cwt. of the cattle sold at, the Oh 132111)th the list. ’l‘hv market shmvul an iuun'ox‘cmvm for fair good cows, and far hutchcrs’ export bulls. vat-v. - ,_ The follow‘ng Were the quotations given for butchers' (rattle: Select. butchers', $4.40 to $4.65; best. butch- ers“, $4.15 to $4.40; good butchcrs', loads of, $3.70 to $4.10; fair to good, $3.50 to.$3."0; cows, $2.50 to $3.12§; common to rough‘, $1.25 to $2. THO following was the range 0! prices prevailing in stockcrs and fecd~ crszâ€"Foedcrs, short-keeps, 1.200 to 1,275 lbs., $3.50 to $4: feeders, 1,- ‘050 to 1,175 1135., $3.25 to $3.60; Headers, 800 to 1,025 lbs... $3 to $3.- 135; Stockers. 600 'to 800 I‘Ds.. $2.25 *to $2.75; stockers, 400 to 600 lbs., [$1.40 to $2; bulls, 900 to 1.200115, “gayâ€"«N0. 1. $9 to 5. ‘~ t0 $8.27); clover a 7.25. and pure dos 3.75 per ton in car 10‘ Dormsâ€"Choke prixm; per lms‘ix-l, $1.351 ots. 'isizms‘vJTenvy C: $16.50 to 5 116.50 10‘ $1.75 to $31 COUNTRY PRODUCE. . . ...... 21c to ........ 19c to choice 15c to west 17c 15¢ pet for and