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~Car lots outside and small lots here per.1b. $14.80 0 815 14 on track, To- y--No. 1 ti d-No. 2 $13 t0 § raw--$7.50 to 98 on track, To-| Chickens, ' dressed, 11 to b.; fowl, 8 to 9¢; turkeys; 16c per 1b; ducks; 1b., 11 to geese, 9 to 10c per Ib. ~Tierces, 15%c; "AT MONTREAL. ey, No. 2, 66 to Groat, Campaign Against tho. House ~~. of Lords Has Begun A despatch from London' says: On the order, of King Edward Par: liament was: prorogued with the usual - formalities on: Friday after noon. The proceedings wers brief and. the attendance small, § In tact private members of the Cham- TS were outnumbered by the Ministers in attendance: Houses - met at 8 o'clock, when the Black Rod proceeded im- mediately to the lower House to re- quest the attendance of the Com- noners st the upper House to hear he Royal Spoon The speech was pad by Lord High Chancellor Lore- who was supported by Vis count Althrop, the Ford Chamber- Lord MacDonnell, Lord Pent- Secretary burn Lord Haversham. The only reference to the politi- eal erisis in the speech of proroga- tion was in the clause addressed to the House of Commons in which ke She members for adoption provision for the national expenditures. This good lots of fat hogs, 84 to Dec. 7.~A fow extra ch: steers and heifers sold up to $5.50, and several lots ok, realized 85 to $5.25. Butchers' cows of the choice class were very much wanted, a few selects selling at $4.80, whilst $4 to $4.50 were common prices for well-finished ani- mals." Stockers and feeders are still being bought by farmers. Milk- ers and springers were the only stock that showed any signs of be- ing easier. Calves of the choice va- riety reached the $7 mark. Sheep and lambs, despite the abundant supply; were very firm. Hogs--Se- lects quoted at $7.50 f.o.b., and eed | $7.75, fed and watered. rin ii DISSOLUTION JANUARY 8. Dates for the Election in' Britain Definitely Fixed: A despatch from London says: The dates of the chief political events of the next two months are now definitely' known. Dissolution will take place on January 8. The first borough elections will be held on Jan. 13, and the first county elections. on January 19. The elec- tions will end om Jan. 31, and the | first meeting of the new Parliament will take on Feb. 14. ia p------------ QUEBEC BRIDGE CONTRACT. 3.1 M. P. Davis, Ottawa Contractor, |: Will Build Substrueture. om from Montreal says: for Scotland, and concluded : *'I regret that the pro Wsich has joved ubavailing he eyon s the speech m usual references: to the visits 'of foreign Bovereigns, the friendly re- lations with Joreign wers and 'the legislation passed during the. ses- sion; ' On the matter of foreign re- lations, the speech continued: 'The difficulties which 'unfortunately =. arose in south-eastern Europe in the autumn a year have resulted happily in a practical solution for the maintenance of petice, while the constitutional regime in Turkey continues to make satisfactory pro- gress. "Bubject to certain reservations made by my plenipotentiaries' ad the time of signature, I have to ratify the conventions which result- ed from the conference held at The Hague in 1907. Agreements with Gérmany, Sweden, Norway, Swit zerland and Portugal have been renewed for a further term of five years and other agreements aboud t> expire are in the process of re- newal." for the: sub-structure of the new Quebed bridge has been awarded to Mr. M. P. Davis, the Ottawa contractor, who built the original pier work. The price of the new work ia stated as in the peighbom hood of $2,500,000. eof eri ASYLUM BOILER BURST. Bat i Ottawa Institution Damaged, No Inmates Injured. A despatch from Ottawa sayvsy The explosion of a boiler in Bk Patrick's Asylum, Laurier. Avenue west, on Saturday morning, badly damaged the building, but injured none of the 200 inmates. . Brick walls in the basement were demo ished, doors were blown off their hinges, the flooring 'on the main flat of 'the building was blown « ward, and the walls were damaged. The damage will probably amount to at least $4,000. The boiler which burst had been ont of order bub had been repaired. . : r---------- TWO KILLED ON TRACKS, Remains of Man and Woman Found Near Montreal, A despatch from Montreal says: The badly: mangled remains of a man and woman were found salon, the G.T.R. tracks, corner St. Eli beth Street and. Cote St. Pa ad, on Thursday night. Ii upposed . the couple 'were » ong the track to Turcot Village, nuderstood that the contract hen they were run down by am: engine. 7 ell