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ill WARSHIP SUE Lose Two of Their Best Vessels and 600 Men Drown. {STRUCK A MINE. The Japanese fleet has suffered While removing Monday Hie be largest worship and one of the world, struck ; j point at Hai-Chcng will as believed, Kouropatkir ! to isolate ; not being as well supplied a coxc-ruis j t]) t Port Arthur, find it dif- t Z the!fiCult t0 SUbstst ™til reli6f arriVCtf-jThis is one of the reasons that dic-ineso na. , j t,lt(.d withdrawal of the Russians and from New-Chwang. The experts say hoard teas that thG emharfcaAion of Japanese at t" . v«,a ! New-Chwang at this time would be ,'c : nothing more or leas than a strategi- ,IC. V 1 cat blunder advnntngeous to the Rus- s they aro still holding the and could rusK a force there, the Japanc i Tokio despatch. REPORTS FROJYT, THE LEADING. TRADE CENTRES. F.rlces of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Producs at Home and Abroad. Toronto, May 23.--Wheat--No. 2 white and red Winter quoted at 94 to 95c on low freights. Spring wheat is nominal at 90 to 91c east, and goose at 81 to 82c east. Manitoba wheat is unchanged;. No. 1 Northern, 92c, Georgian Bay ports; No. 2 Northern, at 89c, and No. 1 Northern is 87c. No. 1 hard is nominal at 93c. Grinding in transit prices are 6c above those quoted. Oats--No. 2 white quoted at 31* t 42c middle 40 to 40he, > 39c middle :i of the disaster reports:-- ^ fore Wild get between them ; tils that the Japanese w: immediate . i fuM.'he-r its lorm'ng the Hatsusc, | T Port Arthur, coy- j i knots south-east of j ancc. She signaled itatitly struck anoth-general stall con'irms Kin-Chou by the Russians dismantling of the forts and >al of the guns to Port Ar- HAS BEEN OUTGENERALED. The Nichi Nichi, of Tokio, makh the ; of t o s i .! pounders. was a protected crui->ns, with 15,750 horstt- >ur 6-inch guns, eight [• speed was* 23 knots, lumbered 300 men. The Which it collided, was Tl..- ITatsuse mpl, a Chili j latest mod-Led in Great 400 feet long Her arma-2-inch guns, twenty 12- had four possible for him to ecn-jcentrate his army at Liao-Yang, ow-| ing to the fact that the tountry is : stripped of supplies. His communi-! cations have been cut south of Harbin, and Port Arthur and Vladivostock are also isolated. The Nichi ! Nichi considers that he has been out- i HEARD EXPLOSIONS. | A special from Chefoo says;- -'The I Daily News' despatch boat Fawan, j while passing Port Arthur about 10 Wednesday, heard six heavy i the i They appeared the . that gested were blowing up tneir snips £ ERRORS BEYOND REPAIR. Pari Figure ived fr. 5 that 1 n, Kou f what is likely Mediate future, the Czar that it good grades; No. 2 yellow, 60c; No. 2 corn, 564c. Oats--Quiet; No. 2 white, 47c; No. 2 mixed, 42jjc. Barley and rye--Nothing doing. Milwaukee, May 23.--Wheat.--No. 1 Northern, 984c; No. 2 do. 96* to 97c; old July, 87* to 87Jc asked. Rye--No. 2, 77 to 774c. Barley-No. 2, 63c; sample, 32 to 60c. Corn No. 3, 50 to 53c; July, 47J to 48c asked. Minneapolis, Mav 23.--Wheat--May, 94ic; July, 92J to 93c; September, 81 to 81ic; on track. No. 1 hard, 97Jc; No. 1 Northern, 96Jc. Flour --First patents, §5 to $5.10; second do, $4.90 to $5; first clears, §3.50 to $3.60; second do, $2.50. Bran-- In bulk, $16.50 to $17. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, May 23.--Tho number of 324c middle j operators seeking butchers' cattle was hite, 33J to 34c , large, and trade in the best grades 'was brisk. Values were firmly maintained, and some of tho finest cattle sold at $4.75 for straight loads. Picked lots sold in excess of that figure. Choice heifers, averaging about 1,000 lbs., were scarce, and wanted, i Short-keep feeders continued to be Corn-No. 2 American yellow qttot- , d offerings were small, ed at 60c on track, Toronto; No. 3 . , gentlemen'who were pre- mixed at 58 to 59c. Canadian corn i , , ,„„.,,.„. „„.„„ „if>,„„+ „„,-in scarce, with sound marketable P^'f to buy WenV away without any stuff nuoted at 11 to 45c west I cattle. The firm tone prevailing In h n\-t--The market is quiet' with jthe butchers' and exporters' lines had prices nominal' at 57 to 58c outside. ' a tendency to stiffen values in these, ' Iiu'l v h> Y--The mar-let continues and in stockers and feeders, which quiet, with demand limited. No. 2 \ were offered pretty freely, but not in quoted at 49 to 50c east. isuiliciej.it numbers to supply tho de- Flour-- Ninetv per cent patents are 1 mand. Stock calves of 400 lb. and unchanged at $3.65 in buvers' bags, upwards were in particular request, ••„•• eeu.ii, lei.ell, freights. Straight, and hardly any were sold below Scrollers of special brand;; for domestic 50 per cwt. trade quoted at $4.25 to $4.40 in Trade in sheep and lambs was good bbls. Manitoba flours are steady, on account of tho limited offerings No. 1 patents, $4.80; No. 2 patents thereof, and prices were about steady $1.50, and strong bakers', $4.40 on at Tuesday's quotations. Calves "aiiiifecd--Bran is steady at $1,7 to thobest kinds pretty si- ,,]y. The to $17.50 and shorts at $16 here. jtMtt of these sold about $4.25 per At outside points bran is puoted at $15.50 and shorts at $16.50. Man- The range in exporters' was $4.60 itoba bran, in sacks, $17, and shorts to $5,174 per cwt. The bulk of the at $19 here. cattle sold for less than $5 per cwt. Quotations for butchers' cattle follow:-- Choice butchers', $4.50 to $4.-ixand is limited, j 75; fair to good, $4.15 to $4.35; com-i to 3Jc per lb. mon to fair cows, $3.50 to $4.10; Jc per lb. rough cows. $3/25 per cwt. are quoted at I The prices of feeders and stockers 1.60, and hand-picked at were firm. We quote:-- Feeders, 1 ,-L.70. 000 to 1,300 lb., at $4.40 to $4.- . market is unchanged at I go; feeders, 800 to 1,000 lb., $4 to .:<'< online, to tpm'dtv I $4.35; stockers, 600 to S00 Us., $3 10 market is quiet at .6 | to $3.75; stock calves, 350 to 800 b. Comb quiet at $1.50 jbs., $3.80 to $1.20; off-color and ... , 'rough, same weight, $3.25 up. m..i>-.-. ^ <;'■■•■••'■ with of- j sheep and lambs were unchanged. >,ftd We quote:- Heavy ev.es. S1 to $4.40;, j light sheep, $4,25 to $4.50; bucks, RANGE CATTLE IN B, 0, LIVE STOCK CONDITIONS IN SPRING OP 1904. Cattle Are in. Pair Condition and Pew Losses Have Occurred. According to an official report received by the Live Stock Commissioner, Ottawa, British Columbia range cattle went into winter quarters in very fair condition, feed in the late summer having been very good owing to the heavy rains. > The winter up to February was very fine and mild, but after this to the end of March tho ranges were covered with very deep snow, in most sections a much heavier snow fall than has been known for years. Hay was comparatively short all through the range country; there was no old hay on hand and a good deal of the 1903 crop had been damaged with the heavy summer rains. Speaking generally, the cattle are in fair condition and few losses have occurred; the she stock suffered most and it may be estimated that In consequence the calf crop will be below 1 is no doubt that in certain, ally on the Thompson, the cattle business is too much of a speculation to be healthy. If tho past winter had been of a similar character to the previous one, a very large proportion of the stock of that section would have been wiped out. THE DAY IS PAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE1 Telegraphic Briefs From Our Own and Other Countries of Recent Events. CANADA. The 91st Regiment at Hamilton has received its kilts and sporrans. , There is talk of American capitalists erecting a million-dollar hotel at Ottawa. A big floating dry dock will be $1,000,000. The rate on letters ada and Mexico will be The volume of outgo Montreal has been grea the strike of the lake c upper lakes, i Auditor MacPhersor |.shortage of $256 in th I Mr. Richard McKee, c: of .Sandwich. The G. T. R. shops will install^ their own Wong On and Woi go I i fenced in duri GREAT BRITAIN. The Japanese loan of $50,' floated in London, was oven COUNTRY PRODI Dried apples--The dematu prices are steady at 3 to Evaporated apples, 64c p Straw--The NIC AT VLADIVOSTOCK. Tokio correspondent of Maple syrup--The mi at $1 per Imperial gall Potatoes--The market steadv. Choice cars a $1.05 to $1.10 per bo here, and jobbing lots $1.25. Poultry--Chickens, 12 to , $6 j $4.50 per to $5.50 c brought $2 to $1.0 eac quiet, and 1 ^ to 54c per lb. quoted at micb cows were steady at 1 on track | 800 each. The bulk of these $1.15 to I below $40 each. L3c 160 Hogs--Quotations follow:-to 200 lbs., of V Toronto, $4.90; t CROPS LOOK WELL j Wheat in Farmers' Hands '. Been Underestimated. A Montreal despatch says: G. Hastings, the well known miller. possible to limit the slocking of these |, the Coast and more of them ing bred every year, most! Kamloops and the district so there, and are worth at the time more money in B. C. th are in the North West. Fo market the lighter horses and have been shipped in increasir bars. The Canadian Pacific R. 1 given the following .figures o merits from points on the mi during the year 1903. Tc points: Horses, 140; cattle, hogs, 2.013; sheep, 400. To east of Laggan: Horses, 1,72: tie, 130. From these figures will be bably 2,300 horses i THE PROPOSE DESTRUCTION AT DAI.NY. A fleet of junks has arrived hefoo from Port Dalny. They t sports that 200 Chinese and a 1 sr of Russian refugees left ucsday morning. The attempt low up the docks and piers at '. alny was not successful, but 11 oat y thin g ' was "he aVd nor 111 art Dalny 011 Monday. THIRTY RUSSIANS KILLEI The Japanese Consul at Ping-"5 HOG PRODUCTS, •d hogs arc unchanged] of wheat. West. Mr. Host that the Montr "lie stat' million 1 ; that ther , ■ the old win .led daring the set season, will be ' ] good amount above the usual ' 'mate, which was 2,500,000 bushel; j The acreage increase over last . he estimates at about ten nor ci which would mean 400,000 a ! supply a :l month from Pel ; KURO AND HIS COFFIN. I Russian Commander Carries . „„„.,.,,/ ;or j FIRST CIGAR KILLED HIM. . and there j ~~ _ ing for local i Ten-Year-Old Boy's ^Life^ the Pen-side points, tvs for these more favor-. r Vo°ni and figure probably 11,000 head. At the Coast of Peterbc Vic track is said, he had a 1 killed in a battle, not identified, and nch with the priva ne months ; ream that and that , 71c afloat id No. 3 e: Flour--Tl , Willie ca 1 in his sic front he told his f that he would m The carrying of $2.20 to $2.30. Feed--The market I was quiet; Manitoba bran in bags, $19: shorts, $21 per ton; Ontario (bran, in bulk, $18.50 to $19; shorts, ACCIDENTS TO WORKMEN. Pro vis cut pot ton. Roller and $ 1,90 light short DESTROYED 17 VILLAGES.' CZAR REVIEWS TROOPS. ay here the Emperor received depi Hons from the Jewish and othi im-esses. to which his Majesty mat ■acious responses. The Emperor lei ■re for Poltava. RELATIONS BROKEN OFF. PLOT TO KILL THE CZAR. Petersburg. According to the ne paper, the Minister of the Impc Household selected the occupants a stand in the vicinity of the Cz; Eggs--Nev r--New mad , 12 to 13c RIOTING AT ODESSA. j Students and Laborers Attack, t UNITED ! J Buffalo, Ma. Wheat--Spring, TPS MA ITS trollSag strategic j deaths boh.-^' 1 Duluth wheat 2 hard Winter about f cleaned up; No. 1 Northern, Buffalo 'inspection, $1.13. Coriv-Strong for