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The material in many otl new in the way of gowns there are| these dainty pieces is white lawn, | & bosts of pretty ones which have| though the various grades of linen | 8 new and original *ouches, givring ‘:m:rlgse:;’ oolgn ire wiso seon. Thfi | C i i o 1 o n c entirely humel. .tMnntlea. 00th aud black, some in white wh'lle other | & e S “u;";h‘:“‘sgw;:' e:;g“:‘;:y"::él fetching patterns are in ecru.â€"Mail l I sertainly dressy heyond anvthins i and Expraa. new and original *ouches, giving them _ every appearance of being entirely novel. Mantles, coats aud wraps show quite as extensive varâ€" liations as the gowns, and they are certainly dressy beyond anything we have had before, especially those which are designed for the matrous, and made of lace ard silk. Black Chantilly, is the popular lace and you see long, loose coats of this, as well as capes, made withâ€" out a fixed lining, and {finighed with one or two flounces of the lace and a cape collar of lace. ‘To comâ€" bine usefulness with variety two lnings, one of thin white silk, and one of black, are made detachable, to be adjusted with a few. stitches whenever the change is required. In this way you huve ‘a~ dressy evening wrap and one. which .can be worn in the afternoon hs well. In the lace coat you see the full Nowing sleeves with a lacg esff and Irlllis, and also a deep collar of cream lace as shown in the second llustra tipn. , f The black taffleta coats are more useful and just as good style. They are usually, plaited and mounted on a yoke, which is covered by a broad collar, or cut in a partially circular shape with a bias seem down the back. Yet there are all manner of modes in coats, and one of the preltiest models has two box plaits down the bauck, one down either side of the centre, these attached to an inâ€" visible yoke, and lace insertion f1il}â€" ; Ing in the space between. Again | the plaits are made wider â€" and | trimmed down the centre with lace, ‘ which also finishes either side of . the front. + The broad collars are usually â€" of lace, lace and tucked batiste comâ€" bined, or lace with applications of gilk or velvet. For couls, too, there is a slik which resembles canvas in weave, & silk etamiae maybe, while for: travelling amnmt driving very stylish coats are made of wool canvas and lined with pougee. _ These are usugally of {ull leugth an‘ finbshed. with deep collar and culfe of white linen embroidered by bana, or inset with embroidery and dac*o motifs so artistically that they â€" have â€"theâ€"appearance â€"of being wrough+ by hand, Some of these linen collars bave Oriental c@lor# worked it with the white, or, possibly, & litâ€" tle black ~velvet ribbon threaded through the openings= Beautiful coat# are made in the pale fawn colors of cloth, canvas and @ilk, aiso ol whito in the same mateâ€" rials A white eloth comt of threeâ€" quarter length in very aswell cut with the bias seanr at the back and trimâ€" med with wide fancy silk braid, also in white down the fronts and around the cuffe and collar. 4 EL the culffe and collar. Among the wraps you need not be surprised to find something which in sh1ape resembles the oldâ€"time doliman forming a lo0ose sort of hood effect,the edge gathered and turned under on the lining all around. This falls a litâ€" tle below the waist line, below which the garment flares, covering ‘he enâ€" tire gown. mode The front is tucked in the same manner and the collar is a triple ue 0‘ lace and lawn and silk. The sleeves tucked to the elbows _ are fMlowing in shape below, over an unâ€" dersleevye of lawn and lace. New Skirts. The black taffeta skirt continues in vogne, and it is with this that the taffeta jiacket is sbhown at its ©PSE Ts The triple skirt seems to be one of the latest fancies, but it is triple im effect only, and accomplished by three cireular flounces, beginning a t either side of a narrow front breadth, the top one attached to a hip yoke of lace, or one of the material. Again, It is made by using two flounces, either straight or circular, and finâ€" ishing the upper skirt like a tunic to fall over the upper ‘lLlountig. Noticeable among the thin gowns is the fact that the five, nine and eightâ€"gored skirts are very much used, but so often disguised by the vertical tueking and plaiting _ so much in evidence that the goregAare almost invisible. The mode! with the tucking stitched _ down below the kuee, the fulness being left to swing out, is vrery popular for batiste and muslins. A pretty model without tucks has three narrow bias ruflfles around the bem, and ingertions of cross stitching set in around the hips in yoke form, each line turning at the back and extending down to the ruffles. This may be reversed, the fong lines exâ€" tending down the front. L0 WY i __iw ho aremAnEL ~rimmeou enUi Ts .w c of filet lace combined with gul,nre. The skirt has a plain hip yoke stitchâ€" ed on to the lower part and cut in scalloped lines. Shirt Waist Tips. ful “;a'tt-;;;u In GAered fronts to The womai WNQ her own shirt wAl has them made bY stress, may find #0 ful patterns in s hi hirt Waist Tips. nan who prefers to ghirt waists, OT at is tucked in the same rt waists, or at least ie by the home scamâ€" find some very delightâ€" in "”r.te embroiâ€" +~ enmbine with these The girl who walke correctly is a joy to hersell and to all who beâ€" hold her. She has some purpose in life. She is, nine times out of ten, neatly :dressed, bright eyed and healthy. Watch her aprd you will see that the ball of tie foot is the cenâ€" tre upon which the weight of the body swings, and that upon the heel and the toe there is an even balance of the strain, if sueh it.may be »callâ€" ed, the heel not beingâ€"called upon to do more than the toes;or the toes more than the heel, while .the sole is the medium between the two extremes. In @Orrect whlking the foot is placed evenly upon the surface, with the pressure upon the heel, then upon the ball of the foot and then upon the toes. From the ball of the foot and the toes the impetus and elasticity of the stride originate. Many persons, in endeavoring to walk correctly, make the mistake of putting too much weight upon the heel. This is not as bad as putting too much weight upon the toes. The easiest method of learning how to walk correctly is to pattern after the person who knows how to walk.â€" Philadelphia : Ledger. .0 Dailnty Shirtâ€"Waist Rig ~of linen With Stitchings. For a plain, stylish â€"summer rig this triple arrangement of the Gibson plait is very pleasing. The ilustraâ€" tion is taken from & shirtâ€"waist suit of ftine though heavyy white linen, Fach of the plaits which extend down the back also, is stretched,. three times with black, the same triple stitching being used to border the narrow gentre plait, the belt, the culfs, the flounce top and the tucks in the top of the flounce. Triple stitchâ€" ings also outline the seams. Pretty and dainty turnovers for this smart lttle suit are shown on the stock and cuffs in the shape of fine whits linen embroidered in black and scatâ€" tored with black French dots. It‘s a valuable little pattern dress, and would be effective in China or deep blue, â€"with â€" white stitchings. Reseda or coral, castor or gray would also. be adorned by white stitching. Or deep red is good on pink; also on linen color. News of French Modes. Trials shortened at the back. Blue and green combined with black and white. yet. ° Parisiennes will not desert the beccming Eton. * Trailing skirts shortened immeâ€" diately across the back are supposed by the wily French woman to make her appear younger.. _ Thére are additional lingerie . efâ€" fects in dresses. _ Laceâ€";lletl are now quite with out stocks. 1 Boxâ€"plaited box coats are extremeâ€" Iy modish. Lots of hip trimming, which slender women like. â€" Buttons serve to accentuat gesigny / e lace Batwing braid, with buttons, edges tace ingertion. Toile is but a very delicate voile. Louis XV. coatâ€"tails are hung onto anything above the beit. Pinâ€"striped shaded taffetas are the latest cry. Varously sbapedâ€" wedges may let foot: fullness into a ‘skirt. Not that our dear friend, the flarâ€" Ing. f{lounce is. done {for. d ; ad ina» T uo n LCs Ts : C Avvalnan a##aa+4 _ Nothing is more thic than Hungarâ€" ian embroidery. _ * â€" Irerustations of Poin " are modish. es Senne® L d ho umc n‘s Anel _i sc igs "ut YBte o t FElaborate tucking in yoke _ effect serves to perfect the fit of many a dress skirt. The Girt Who Walks Correctiy. Two kinds of lace used on one Lattice strapping is the prettiest TRIPLE GIBSON. The Triple Gibson n”w‘d.sn takes pride in her a beautiful woman in her epâ€" Words on Women. she means yes ; but never yes, when whe means no. The normal woman is capable~ of* one lave and fifty affaire. ©*~â€" > A woman‘s charity sometimes beâ€" gine away from, home,, and then re maine there, A young girlie the nearest ‘apâ€" proach to an angel that we haveâ€" and the most exasperating. It has never yet been decided wheâ€" ther & womar is ~bappier when happy or when miserable When a woman is thoroughly tired, ehe fipds nothing so refreshing as a nice, long talk.â€"May Smart Set. "I don‘t think anybody dreams That I‘m a bride. You musn‘t try to hold my hand ; Be ‘dignified ! @ And try to look at eanse and calmâ€" WThe way I doâ€" As if our going off alone Were nothing new. And when L ask you things, _ Just grow1; Oh, I don‘t know !" Why Goes that borrid man back there Grin at me so ? Could he bave guessed ? Orâ€"does he just Think I look nice?" . "Of course he does! But, dear, your hbat i | , Is white with rice!" â€"New York Nows. NRRAARRRRARRARRARARmananRAr FRRQ) _ Whatever may be the explanation as to why smoking:in the form of cigarettes has become so enormously popular during the past decade, there can be no é@enying »shat popularity from the fagt that it has led to a rery sharp industrial war. Millions of public money have been invested in cigarettemaking companies. Cigâ€" arettes are the subject of advertisoâ€" ment in the daily papers on an enorâ€" mous scale utterly incomparable with that. on which tobaceo and cigars are advertised. The reason is not far to: seek; the cigarette is cheap, and, more than that, it is a convenient form of "smoke." The good cigar is not cheap, it is comparatively bulky, and it takes some time to finish. . ‘The pipe must be kept clean, it requires to be filled, and a pouch must be carried to contain the tobacco. The cigarette is ready to smoke, scores can be carried in the pocket, and one can be smoked in a snatched quarter of an hour. The cigarette is, thereâ€" fore, popular, probably mainly beâ€" cause of its convenience. ‘That being so it is important to consider whether cigarette smoking is more injurious from the point of view of health than is the smoking of a tigar or, Aa pipe To begin with, a much milder tobacco can be smoked in cigarettes than in the pipe, and so fay this fact is in favor of the cigarette. The usually mild tobacco in, the cigarette is "hot" in the pipe. The cigarette is practically in dirâ€" ect contact with the air from the lighted end to the mouthplece, and thus the smoke is invariably cool, while the products of combustion are calculated to be complete. . The pipe, on the other hand, is more like a retort in which to some extent deâ€" structive distillation with the formaâ€" tion of acrid oils is set up. One very strong objection to the cigarettse, howeéver, is that the area of comâ€" bustion is very close to the nose and mouth and thus air is constantly and Invariably inhaled containing smoke from the lighted end which is usualâ€" ly of a very pungent type, infinitely more pungent than is the emoke drawn through the cigarette. | in the mouth until burning of the lips is threatened. If the smoke from the burning tip of a cigarette be purposely inhaled for a time a sense of stupor sets in, while the smoke drawn through tha cigarette may be breathed in the same way with comâ€" parative impunity. The same reâ€" sult is obtained with the cigar, but in a still more emphatic way. The use of the cigarette or cigar holder, is, therefore, calculated to obviate two sources of mischieflâ€"the inhalaâ€" tion of the power{ful pungent smoke from the lighted end, and the introâ€" duction of tobacco juice and oils into the mouth. A Jong and cleanlyâ€" kept pipe filled with mild tobacco preserves the smoker against both contingencies. f aora Much of the mischiel from cigarâ€" ette smoking arises from this fact, the cigarette being persistently held When, however, the cigarette is rationally smoked, and not to excess, it is probably the â€"mildest. form. of smoking, and this fact, coupled with Ita conmvenience and cheapness, is a sufficient reason for its. immense popularity. And it is interesting to note ihat the tobacco war arosge, pot on account of the pipe or the cigar, but because of the cigarette. Unelo and ‘Aunt Molcher went to town to buy a new clock. "Now," saidâ€" the dealer, "here is something very attractive in the way of clocks. When the hour begine, a bird comes out from the top and sings, ‘Cuckoo"® For instance,. L. turn this bandto three o‘clock, Aand the bird comes out and »sings ‘cuckoo!" three times." ‘"Don‘t that beat all?" cried Uncle Melcher,. enthusiasti¢cally.,""Moâ€" ther, fet‘s haxe â€"one."â€" . _ s _ . _ "No, mo," sBaid his ~wife, hastily.| n "That eort of a clock might do for h folks that have sot lotaâ€"of time, but it‘d take me halld the forenoon every A day to take care of that bird." : of The Honeymoon. For the Rich Only. SHE. HE. About time Saul &arnaban came C erusalem.; fi xi. 3(;. was» rippa 1. â€" son m e Great 'wb\fnnrdered the innocents (Matt. ii1. 16) ; nepgew of Herod Antipas, who f dréa Jobn the Baptist (Matt. :m«;. *ag mgen of Herod Agripâ€" pa II, before whom Paul preached. Aacts xxvi. 1. Stretched dforthâ€"A figurative expression, denoting that he ‘laid his hands on them, ‘or ‘that he epdeavored violently to oppreds ) the ‘church.â€"Barnes. . To â€" vexâ€""To | afflict." c Lk EBEZ RTUE: 2. Kiiled Jameeâ€"Janies wat one ‘of the three apcsitles who, had been G§â€" pecially favored by Jesus. He was Sreamt at. vhe 'raiumf of + Jairus‘, aughter, at the transfiguration, and at â€"theâ€"timeâ€"ofChrisy‘s non{h the Earden. James was no doubt taking & prominent part id the Fwork of the church, _ With_the #wordâ€"B, kl'lus witbh the @word we are to understan beheading.. Among : the . Jews there were four kinds of deatnâ€"stouing, burning, killing with the sword or beheading,â€" and ‘strangling.â€"cClarke. 3. Pleasedâ€"His object was to gain public favor, Many others in authorâ€" ity since Herod‘s time have sacriliced ?riuciple in order to secure popularâ€" ty.=â€"Peter alsoâ€"Peter was ~very conspicuous in the church _ at this time. > Unleavened breadâ€"The feast of the Passover which continued sevon> days. During . this feast the Jews ate unleavened bread (Ex. Xil. 15â€"18), and no leaven was alMowed in their houses. "The Passover that year was April 1â€"8."â€"Peloubet. James was killed just before, and Peter was imprisoned during the feast. _ k e o d e e 4. â€" Apprehendedâ€"Bee â€"R.â€"YV.In priâ€" sonâ€"Intending to keep him until the feast was over. "During the solemniâ€" ties of this religious festival it would have been deemed improperâ€"to have engaged in the triaA.of a_mnxm criminal."â€"Barnes. Four quarternione â€"A ~quaternion ~was â€" a company of four soldiers, hence there were sixâ€" teen in all: The night was ditided into four watches of three hours each, ‘so. that four soldiers were on guard at one time. After Easterâ€""Aflter "the Pasgover."â€"IR. V. Alter the whole feast was over. The word Easter is au ecclesiastical term of Jater date, and should bave no place/iin the eacâ€" Tted text. Bring him foprthâ€"TiMis eviâ€" dently meanis to put him to death provided _ "the . _people"â€"the bloodâ€" thirsty Jews desired it. F 5. Prayerâ€""The only weapon they could. use," Without. ceasingâ€"‘"Earâ€" nestly.""â€" ®. o V. ‘~Theése prayers brouglit about | his ~deliverance. Of the churchâ€"They no doubt met in private houses because of the perseâ€" ecution which would make public serâ€" vices dangerous. 6.â€" The same nightâ€"The night preâ€" ceding the day on which Herod inâ€" tended to bring him forth for trial and execution. Peter was sleepingâ€" Blessed ‘sleop! ~ "He giveth *His beâ€" loved sleep." Peter had nothing to fear. ~He was ready to die for his Master: and although he did not know when his end was to be, yet he knew how he was to die. . John xxi, 18, 19. "His peaceful sleep was the triumph of faith." _ 7. Angel....came â€" The deliverance was delayed until the last moment. This would test the faith of the church. _ Gates and guards kept his friends from him, but could not keep the angels away. â€" They camp inâ€" visibly around them that fear God. Wherever the people of God are, and however surrounded, they have a way opened â€" heavenward. A light shinedaâ€"The angel brought no lanâ€" tern, lamp or, candle, yet he brought 8. Gird thyselflâ€"In order that he ‘ might +leep more comfortably, he had laid aside his belt, or girdle, his sanâ€" | dals and his tunic. Bind on thy sanâ€" i dalsâ€"This was a shoe made to cover ouly the sole of the foot, and was fastened about the aukles with straps. _ _ S i a ol 9. And he went outâ€"Guided by the angel, he met ho opposition in his way. He was led by the angel safely out of all danger. And wist notâ€"He knew not. â€" _ C a "light"â€"the beaming of his own person. Peter saw by it his prison, his chains, his cloak, his sandals, and his emancipator.â€"Whdilon. In the prisonâ€""In the cell."â€"R. V. Smote Peterâ€""He struck him in such a way as to awnke him from his sleep, and to leave in his recollection a testiâ€" mony of the reality of the angelic appearance." Raised him up â€" "Awoke him."â€"R. V. Saying, Ariseâ€" The ampgel did not assist Peter to arise. Chains fell off â€" The chains that bound him to the two sleeping soldiers. _ With what ease can God deliver his people from their eneâ€" 10. Wardâ€"The terms ward and guard are but different forms of the same word.â€"Whedon. The waiches, or wards, here mentioned seem to have included the stated guard of the prison, as well as the soldiers especially appointed to keep Peter. â€"Scoti. â€" They were probably all asleep. Tron gateâ€"Although locked and barred, it opened at their apâ€" proach ! 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Medicine f ‘~That is a True Tonic. wiat‘s + ARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO night, and this large company had, ro doubt, been praying all night. 18. Door of the gate=â€"The street gate at the entrance to the court in front of the house, which was fastened, probably, "for fear of the Jews." CGame to harken,â€""Came . to angwer.‘"‘â€"R. V. Bhe was so .eager to inform the others : that she ran _ to inform them without taking time to open 14. Knew, Peter‘s voiceâ€"Peter may be ‘supposed to. have announced . his name, or| to‘have given it in reply to : her.inguiry.â€"Hackett. The Ifact that she recognized chis voice, would show ‘that . Peter had been a {freâ€" quent visitor there.: For: zladnessâ€" 16. They: were astonishadâ€"This does not indicate that they woere unbelieving and had no expectation of an answer, but at the strange way in which it came. Our prayers are often answered in unexpected the 15. Thou art madâ€"One of those exclamations which one can hardly regist on hearing what seems "Tar too good to be true." ' The bappy band of Christians must restrain any desire they might feel | to demonetrate their jay. while Peter gives testimony to what God : hath wrought. and «ol‘citous for the | happiness of the absent as well as Ithose present. he instructs them to go and epread the good news. Herod is wild with disappointment and rage |and. to some extent, at least, gratiâ€" iflee his thirst for blood by ordering the keepers slain. But it is only a little while when he, too, must die, his eup of iniquity is nearly full. In , the meantime, even amid euch checks ‘as are recorded in this lesson, God‘s | work goes on. The chapter does not close until it is said, "The word of God grew and multiplied." 17. Hold their peaceâ€"Their joy was ko loud in its expression that he wase obliged to motion to them to be quiet in order to secure an opportunity â€"to inform them of his deliverance. Jamesâ€"Not James the sop of Zebedee, who had been slain, 18. Was dayâ€"Peter was not missâ€" edâ€" until s#unrigkeâ€"about 6 o‘clock. ane. Many _~....... prayingâ€"This was ;;&g,bly _the, latter, part of the It was in ‘the fourth watch, someâ€" time between 3 and 6 o‘clock, that the angel~ entered _ the prison.â€" Scehaff. + 19. Examined the keepersâ€"Tried them for a breach of discipline.â€" Hackett. Heâ€"Herod. And there abode â€"But notuJjong, for in dess thin a month he died in a horrible manâ€" ner. YVe .21«23. 4 » . PRACTICAL SURVEY. Pergecution is the heritage of the godly, 11. Tm. iii. 12, The more acâ€" tive we are in the work of the Lord, awmd the more we dnjure Satan‘s kingdom, the more we shall be hated by the enemy, and those most earâ€" negt and prominent in God‘s cause wil be dikely to be the first to feel the wrath of the foe. We know vrery little of the life and Iabork of James the clier,.the son of Zebedee, but the fact that he is singled out by Herod in company with Peter for death, is a strong trm&te i0 hbis zeal and worth to the church. 3 The church is in danger of a serious sctâ€"back, if not extinction. James is bebeaded and Peter is in prison and must die on the morrow. The chains that bind him are strong, the #olâ€" diers and ksepers are vigilant, the gates are closed and barred, and a few brief bours will settle all, as far as human mind can discern. Peters deliverance is complete. â€" Truly the Lord gave His angel charge concerping his servant. The great city is dark and silent, the soldiers and keepers take their appointed watches, and with the faithfuinese of Romane perform their task. A prayer wmeeting in a Christian home in a corner of the city continues through the night. The peaceful prisâ€" oner with his case committed into the hands of his God sleeps in his chains like a babe on its mother‘s breast, until the angel _ awakens him, then, dazed and wondering, he mrose, girds himself, casts his garâ€" ment about him, and follows his heaâ€" venly guide out into thg street. The primitive church was a prayâ€" ing church. God loves His people, ‘"Tor the angel of the Lord. ebcampeth round about those that fear Him, and delivereth them." The church is on her knees and praying as only she can pray when in ber innocency and purity. CHax In a country school, not far from Aberdeen, the schooimaster «started a drawing class. A few weeks alter wihien he had asked the class some lessons® on drawing hbe asked the following question at one of the boys : "Now, Tommy, if you â€" were going to draw a man, where would yon begin?" No answer. Masterâ€"If you were going to draw me, where would you begin ? Tommyâ€"With your The Neck First. “eu‘ralhcr less than looked for on the "elrI«)pexlilxg of May. The conditions of ltrxule are hcealthy and generally °9° | satisfactory, being, it is geperally "’f‘ felt, in good shape for an expansion :':’ in the demand when the retail seaâ€" ';n(" son gets fairly under way. At Ham .. | liton this week. as reported to Bradâ€" °"8,street‘s. there has been a good de ‘e;:' mand for summer goods to sort © | stocks. A marked improvement in the Ear' ! retail demand is expected with the ©** |first appearance of summer weather. t | Large shipments are being made to Yer; | the (West, where there is an increased {:.’;‘ demand owing to the large increase G:)g f in #the population reported from many in | bectioas 14 the country, and this marâ€" | a:"“" is getting its fair share of the 1 ‘expansion in the trade in that part pog , of the Dominion. Values in wholesale o | trade continue to be fairly main 2Fâ€" | tained. ‘: ‘\ Business at Quebec in general is k | fully up to the standard for the seaâ€" {,i“.sou. There has been more activity Iex; in trade at Winnipeg the past iokes ‘ week. There is a good deal of grain o@s moving now and money is being more """ |freely cireulated. ‘$THE MARKETS Toronto Farmers‘ Marketl, May â€" 5.â€"The grain receipte â€" were light on the street market tiils moraâ€" ln&; Prices were steady. heatâ€"Was stcady, 0) beshels «f goose welling at 73 to 78¢ per bushel. Qatsâ€"Were steady, 10 bushe!s selling at 45 to 46c per bughel. . l'lag-â€"Wfl.s steady, 10 loads scliing at $11 to $13 per ton for timothy, and.$8 to $9 per ton for elover. EStrawâ€"Was steady, 2 londs welling at $8 to #£9 per ton. €a 14 Wheat, white, 71 to 8ic ; red. 70c ; goose, 7O 1â€"2 to 7ae ; ‘epring, Siec:rye, 0Be ; barley, mall, #4 . to: 860 1+2¢ ; barley, feed, 53 40 MMe¢ ; onats. 45 to 46 1â€"2¢ , peas, 84c : seed, owt., job. alâ€" sike. #12.50 to ©16.50 ; seed, sed cloâ€" ver. $#6.50 to £9.25 ; seed, timoth), $7.80 to $K.25 ; hay, timothy, #11 to $13 ; â€"hay, clover, 88 to $9;, straw, 88 to #9 ; butter, poundâ€"roills, 18 to 220 ; butter, crocks, 15 to 17¢,; eags, new daid, 12 to 13¢. Leading Wheat Markets. Following are the closing quotaâ€" tions at important wheat centro® toâ€"day: ;. ; MAKQ | .0. sraute c stees> on TD 4B , . â€"> Toronto Country Produce Merket. New York Chicago ... Totedo ... . Duiuth, No Northern Duluth, No Butterâ€"Dairies are offering more freely â€" amd the: market for large rolls is a little easier. Choice large »olls are 1â€"2¢ off. Pound rolls are «steady. Ch.icoa. creameries are «til stroag and steaily in price. Creamer, . prints, 226 to 2%°; do., eolids, 21¢ to 22¢e ; Dairy pound roll®, choice 17¢ to 18e:; do, large rolle, choice, 16 1â€"2 to 17¢ ; do, medium and Jow, 10s to 12 1â€"2¢0; eggs, «deâ€" mand is keen at the present price of â€"18¢, and offerings are liberal. Mo Oe hn Eko C snnH: Potatoesâ€"Prices remain Tirm and cfferings are very searce. Cars on the track hore are. now quoted at B0c â€"to 85e. Potatoos out ol store are quoted ait #1 to $1.10. Baled Hay is stoady and in good demand at $10 to $10.30 for No. 1 timothy on trtack here. Baled Straw â€"The market is quiet, with â€"a fair. demand and moderate ¢fferings, at $3 on track here. Toronto Live Stock Market. Export cattle, choice, per owt. â€" $5 50 i0 $§ % 46 IntdLUIN . . . : . >> + + > + +444 m6+ 4 00 to 63 do* coWs .....l........... 200 to B Butchers‘ cattle, g‘mled ..0.~ 530 to 565 Buicher» cat.le, choice......,. . 4 0 to. $ 40 Butchers‘ cattle, fair............ 4 75 to 5 00 do common..,........ ..... 400 to 4 78 AOCOW8........ ...asu...... : 800 0 4 Of KHo DUIWG.. »i.s2xc4.â€"+2««» . oo . ) t 90. to, .B 26 Feedere, shortkeep............ 1900 to 5 00 do medium................. 3 10 to 4 00 Stockers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs....... â€" 4 0 10â€" 4 25 [‘ At ?Andon this week there has been a fair movement in jobbing clircles. lTho general prospects for trade are ‘ promieing. _ _ i A t â€" ©0 MENL: 4 se rscere s ce +s Milch cows, each..., ... .. Sheep, ewes, per CWL ..... lambe, yearlings. per cwt .__. do spring, each............... 200 to 6 00 Hog,e.cfiloiue.percwt.....l..... 674 to 0 00 Mog«, light, per cwt............ 6 M to # 00 Hogs fat, percwt............... 6 50 <to 0 ® Bradstreet‘s on Trade. Business at Montreal â€" last waek has been o fair volume. The demand from country trade centres for sort ing parcele 0 seasonable goods has been better, but it is expected that with the first pronounced burst of hot weather the movement will show n amarked revival. Trade at Toronto has been rather quiet this week owing to the com spell of weather eaxperienced, the de mand for light eummer‘s goods being At Pacific Coast points the condiâ€" tionkp! trade are not altogether eat iefactory, There have been one or two{mportant failures which appear to have made business men take a more conservative view of the elt: uation. Business at Ottawa this week has been moderately active. The rorting demand for seasonable goods is expanding a little, and it is exâ€" peoted when the weather gete warmer that the jobbing trade will show more activity. rowl. '.’Iww ’G“ FArs Cikgid. 1 . iA 63 c.0.l... â€" 200 to B8 A...... 510 to 565 nxur «pe! 4 Aexllh JP ; 6 A0 «1+ 14. s ED _ MB T P 2 u2l 400 to 475 wis.... . 300 %0 4 0t walss » «o . ) B 50. dbg; JB 3B kige s sn . .. o o ‘hh 6 06 2...... _ 3 80 to 4 00 6....... 4 00 100 4 25 s,â€".o4 â€" %76 to 400 ........ 856 00 to 50 00 NARIBY | .0 & i â€"â€" Â¥t....... 500 to 600 ....».... 200 to 6 90 ai+»»»ma ; 1636 ho. ©40 .ssszsmm _ Wat to wHoP Lllll.. 650 ‘re 0 30 Cash,. . Sopt 81341 82 :iâ€"! 16 1â€"2) 71 1â€"2 T5 7B Iâ€"8 BB ; 78 1â€"2 &#