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o § Te GUARDS BRIGADE REACHES GATACRE. Free State Deserters Surrender _ to the British. The Operations of Buller in Natal Kept a Secret. RAILWAY TO CAPE TOWN OPEN. Transvaal Burghers Said to be Returning to Their Farmsâ€"â€"Germany and Russia Answer Kruger‘s Appealâ€"â€"Methuen Expiains the Disaster to the Highland Brigadeâ€"â€"Gen. Roberts Comments Adversely on Gatâ€" acre‘s Disasterâ€"â€"Sudden Enriching Diet Brings on Fresh Sickness Among People in Ladysmithâ€"â€"Gen. ‘"White May be Governorâ€"General of the Orange Free Stateâ€"â€"Column for the Relief of Mafekingâ€"â€" Word From the Town. London, March 16.â€"Lord Roberts ; evening it was rumored that Lord has sent the following despatch to the | Roberts is about to issue a proclamaâ€" War office : tion announcing that the former sysâ€" "Bloemfontein, Friday, March 16.â€"| tem of government in the Orange General Clements crossed the Orange : Free State is abo.isned, and promisâ€" River yoesteruay. Repairs to the #ailâ€" ing the Free Staters who immedia teâ€" way bridge at Norval‘s pout have ; ly surrender dus consideration. ecommenced, and it will shortly be The latest advices respecting ‘ the ready for tra{fic. __| surrender of Bloctnfontein s1ow that "General l oleâ€"Carew telegraphs his Mr. Stey®t would have been compelled arrival at ~pringfontein, so â€" that to surrender; but he pretended that Bloemfontein now is praciically in rail he was going to visit one of the outâ€" connection wih Cape Town. posts, and at midnight took a carriage C " . Cc V PE 5K zi eE TLETE T "My proclamation is already having@ | which was waiting for him outs.de the an excellent eifect. Several hundréed | town and thus escaped. The Boers got burghers havye cxpressed their intenâ€" the bulk of their wagons and miliâ€" tion to surren or their arms and reâ€" | tary stores away. turn to their o spation 1 T en oted vore ‘"The resident commissioner of Baâ€" | In Barkly East. sutoland reports that 800 Boers lately | arrived from Bloomfontein, and that a | ‘Londou. March 16.â€"A despatch from Inither Soniingent from Aliwal Norts | Dordrechs, dufed . AMurch _ 14. e6EOA was only waiting to know the terma that the Cape Police have occupied of my proclamaticm to surrender.; They _Burkl_w' I'-_Zaat. and the Dutch rebels had refosed to attend a council at ; are flocking in to sarrender. Kroonstad, to which President Steyn l * mames had summonsd them." | Gatacre at Bethulie. 1 ~.0 x Amctiow | HÂ¥mnalt. T# 4 a. m â€"S0" LKE Caused a Stampede. London, March 17.â€"There is every appâ€"arance that (ien. Roberts‘ force will rest for a few days. There favorâ€" able reception in RBloemfontein seems to ‘have been attributed to the fact that practically all but the proâ€"Briâ€" tish inbabitants had flea. The correspondemt of the Morning Post at Bloemfontein says that Gen. Roberts‘ advance caused a stampede. Thirteen trains, each consisting of 40 crowded cars, went northward before the line was cut, some thousands of #he residents thus escaping. Those who resolved to continue their resistâ€" ance ‘have doubtless joined General Joubert, who is supposed to be still at Brandford, though his actual whereâ€" abouts is unknown. s The Daily News‘ correspondent at Lorenzo Marquez reports that Boers are entrenching along the Vaal river at Vereeningen, which presumably will be a subsequent line of defence. A despatch to the Morning Post from Bloemfontein says that the treasury is empty, and that the Reâ€" public‘s credit has been overdrawn. Rhodes Denies it. Cape Town, March 16. â€"The Afrikanâ€" der Bond paper, Onsland, is bitter in its comments on the deportation of General Cronj»s to St. Helena, and says that a better pan to huri the Boers‘ feelings couald not be conceived. The journal discounts the occupation of Bloemfontein as something that was expected, and was strategically of no importance. . In an ntervicw in the Cape Argus, Cecl Rhodes denied Wm. T. Sâ€"ead‘s statement that h> favored the ndeâ€" pendence of the South African Repuabâ€" lies. He believed that federation would be impossible until the Republics had been a Crown colony for some years. He denied that ha had made overtures to the Afr kander Bond, although, he said, he was always w.lliig to coâ€" operate with the loyal Dutch. "The Fost that the Boors can nope for is to gain time. Thers is no chince ef the‘r toing agaiin alle to re tore the equ‘libriam to turn th>e bai inco in their own favor. By gaining time they may hope for some fore‘gn inâ€" tervention or complieation. Great Briâ€" tain muâ€"t, therefore, push the wor with the utmo«t vigor, and must not spare any effort to keep the navy and the home defence forces in the utmost effliciency, ready for any emergency." Advance on Pretoria. London, March 17.â€"With the railâ€" way communication opean to the Cape, Lord Roberts will, within a few days, be in a position to begin the advance on Pretoria. His deep political intuiâ€" tion, combined with his bold strategy, is ‘having the result desired in the southern sections of the Orange Frea Stite, which are rapidly calming down. Maefking is now the only point for anxiety, and as it is known that a force has left Kimberley, its relie{f may be announced bSore many Jdays past. The efficiency of the relioving column is heightsned by the fact ihat It is partly composadl of regulars. . ( the lobbies of Parliamznt last h 16.â€"Lord Roberts ; evening it was rumored that owing despatch to the | Roberts is about to issue a pr | tion announcing that the forn . Friday, March 16.â€"| tem of government in the ts crossed the Orange Free State is abo.ished, and . Repairs to the failâ€" ing the Free Staters who imon â€" Narval‘s pont hbave ; ly surrender dus considerati here is every | C oberts‘ force | 1 Dhere favorâ€" | | fontein seems | i to the fact _the proâ€"Briâ€" ! 4. i hope h ince e tore tem of governmeont in the Orange Free State is abo.ished, and promisâ€" ing the Free Staters who immediateâ€" ly surrender dus consideration. The latest advices respecting ‘ the surrender of Bloctnfontein ssow that Mr. Steyn®t would have been compelled to surrender ; but he pretended that he was going to visit one of the outâ€" at Norval‘s Pont, and General Poleâ€" Carew at Epringfontein it seems that the Bo#rs who have been defendâ€" | ing the Orange River can only choose | between flight and surrender, General Gatacre‘s occupation . of l Bethalisc was not opposed. He learned Thursday imorning that the enemy | were evacuating the town, and he acâ€" cordingly crossed the bridge, which he had held for days with a strong reconnoitring _ force. The â€" advance | across the intervening open graund | was not challenged. | _ As the British appreached the town ‘ a deputation of ine inhabitants met \ them with a white flag, and intimated â€" that no defence was intended. _ They said that the Boer forces had left the | tow n during the n‘ght, moving, it was understood, in the direction of Deâ€" wetsdorp. he was going to visit posts, and at midnig‘at which was waiting for London, March 17, 4 a. m.â€"~o far as can be gathered from reports from British sources, all serious opposition to the British invasion of the southâ€" ern part of the Orange Free Etate has ended. General Roberts‘ despatch to the War Office indicates that the railway south of Bloemfontein is not damaged, and is not threatened. With General Gatacre across the Orange River at Bethulie, General Clements Mounted infantry were sent in purâ€" suit of the retreating Boers. The Union Jack was hoisted on the Courtâ€"house &t noon, the troops cheering it and singing the Nationul_ Anthem. 4 The inhabitants informed the Britâ€" ish that President Kruger on March 13th had annexed the Free State to the Transvaal. x General Brabant hay reported that he crossed the river at Aliwal North some days ago, the Poers having moved northward for three miles, where they formed a laager. _ Fighting followed, but the resnlt is not known ‘-;i;h;»-â€"t-e'léffglyln to Springfontein is not interrupted. _ «0e > â€" Aesuming that the southern opposiâ€" tion has been withdrawn or defeated, whe bulk of Ceneral Gatacre‘s and Genâ€" eral Clemonts‘ commands are expocted to join (ien. Roberts at Bloemfonâ€" tein, where stores and ammunition will be collected preparatory to an adâ€" vance northward. London, March i6.â€"The plight of Mafek ng and the condition oi the girisoa aro wh.t oxupy h: pubc mind. 4 2 ""'i‘-l-:grgairxlsou. despite the short raâ€" tiocs, are in the bess of spicits, and the guas are kops buiy. t #>! t Tl;e latest despiatch from Mafeking, which was seat on March 9th, says : "We have seized a tronch to the southeast, and we inflict losses . on the enemy‘s main work daily." The Mayor of Kimborley, in _ a speâ€"ch on Wedna:day, apps ied to the patriotism of the yolunte@ers for starting a force to the relief of Mafe. king. This expedivion should not be delayed, he said, siac> the honor had teen given Kimberley of sonding a reâ€" lef expdition to the besiogel town. This is inconsiâ€"tent with the reâ€" port that a r.l 1 sxn~‘is ou uwader Petrai BPe \k®m in T. Khabd Ety ~102 This is inconsiâ€"tent with UNJ _ FPC: port that a r.l 1 sxn~‘is ou uwader Colo:s Peckmin 11. Kimb ric) fos Mafoking two woeks ago Except a Co patch parlshad by ‘he L verpool Dailly To t, the date . of which is doubtful, there is nothing from Mafeking or from the relief operations London, March 17.â€"There finite nows from Natâ€"l. forbids mention of the 1 of the British. It is roporte et Mafeking Still Holds Out. Buller‘s Moves u pu took a carriage him outs‘de the Kept Secret. mied be}s the on remain in the town. All have been rotg‘lmted to leave, and the healthy a convalescent inhabitants _ are being eent south, but there are many serious cases of enteric and other fevers and many wounded men whom it is iImpossible to move. Kruger Losing His Hold. London, March 17.â€"The corresponâ€" dent of the Daily News at Lorenzo Marques states that persons who have recently arrived from Pretoria declare that the Boors admit that their cause is hopeless. _ _ Lucas Meyer, it is said, has refusâ€" ed to continue "ghting, and returnâ€" ed to his farm. Commandant Schalkâ€". burgler has done the same. The burgher« are returning to their homes by hundreds, These statements need confirmation, but if they are true, it is clear that President Kruger is losing his hold. 4 What Germany Told Kreuger. Pretoria, March 16. â€"Germany‘s #eâ€" fusal to ask Great Britain whether she desired mediation is explained by an offical despatcha which has been reâ€" ceived by the German Consul here. The despatch says: "Whether the desive exists on the British side mny be asâ€" certained by the Republics making direct epquiry of London or through the good offices of a third governâ€" ment which has mo important interâ€" ests of its own in Soutna Africa, The later condition is fulfitled by a numiâ€" ber of nations in and outside of Eurâ€" ope, but not by Germany, and such a step on the part of the German Goveâ€" ernment might arouse the suspicion that she was actuated by other \han a humanitarian obj>ct, and increasâ€" ad mistrust might thereby be engenâ€" dered tending to retard rat‘ier than promote a peaceable settleament. The I s1u% 20 Ns Comics Paw_ ad mistrust might thereby be engenâ€" dered tending to retard rat‘ier than promote a peaceable settlament. The request of the Republics that Gerâ€" many transmit the appeal for mediaâ€" tion to the Austroâ€"Hungarian _ and Swiss Governments, whose interests are being watched by the German Consul, has been immediately comâ€" plied with." London, March 16 â€"I‘te. R of E. Company, Montreal, was ed in the engagement at Dr on March 10th. One Canadian Wounded. The Toronto Evening Telegram ha the following special cable yesterday IPte. O. Mathe:son, 21st Fleld Battery Canadian Artillery, who was with F Company, or Quebec Company, is seriâ€" ously ill at Cape Town. London, March _ 17.â€"The London Dally Mail publishes an interview with Mr. Cecil Rhodes, secured by Julian Ralph, in the course of which he comâ€" plains of the home authorities. Mr. Rhodes declared that there had been only 30,000 Boers in the field alâ€" together, and that the foreign mercenâ€" aries were only about 15,000. The numbers of the Boers, he said, had been exaggerated in order to explain the British reverses. Oneâ€"third of the Loan. Kew York, March 16,â€"J. Picrpont Morgan toâ€"day announced . the clos ing of the British war loan. _ ‘Phe amount of applications received here awas abut $50,000,000. da The report then proceeds to show Gen. Wauchope deployed his men too late, and suddenly the Boers poured in a heavy fire. Colonel Hughesâ€" Halâ€" lett immediately â€" ordered the STeaâ€" forths to charge, and the other comâ€" manders followed suit. At this moâ€" ment some one gave the word . to retire, and part of the Black Watch rushed â€"back through the ranks of the Sseaforths. Col. Mughesâ€"Hallett crdered the latter to lie down and not retire, and after a while the Colonel agaira tried to reach tue trenches, fcar Lundred yards off, but the offiâ€" cers and hall the meu fell before _ i heavy dire, which opaied immedia tely after the men moved. _ Then a few minutes later the Seaforths tried another rush, with the same result. Colonel Hughesâ€"Hallett then decided to await orders. â€" : es bi After describing sending the v1Ofâ€" dons and Guards to support the Highâ€" land Brigade, Lord Methuen _ conâ€" tinues: "At 1 in the afternoon the Seaforths were exposed to A heavy cross fire, the order to reilre _ wAas given and the greater part of the casualties then occurred. This was an unfortunate retirement for Halâ€" lett. _ He had received instructions to remain in his position untll dusk, and theenemy were then quitting the trenches in tens and twentics. L METHUEXN AND GATACRE. Mr. Rhodes‘ Estimat« i a jJantern gave notice of _ the . R. Hayes, was woundâ€" Dreifontein a true comrade. "The attack failed. The High}anders were mgfy enough to rally, but the paucity officers and nonâ€"comimisâ€" sioned officers made it difficult. . I attach no blamp to the splendid briâ€" gafle." his loss. He was a fine soldier and The report then proceeds to pay a high tribute to the conduct of all ihe troops, under conditions as hard as can be mngined. and mentions speciâ€" ally a number of officers and men for distinguished acts of courag»e already recorded in the mnewspaper despatches. GATACRE‘s3 EXPLANATION, Lord Roberts, in transmitting Gen. Gatacre‘s report of the Stormberg deâ€" feat, gives liis opin‘on thus : " The failure was mainly due to reliance on inaceurate information regarding the ground to be traversed to tiae position ‘held by the Boers ; to the employ ment of too small a force, and to the men being tired out by too long a nigat‘s march before they came in contact with the enemy. When it became eviâ€" dent, shortly after :midnight, tha. the guides were leading the column in tha wrong direction, 1 consider Gatacre should have hbhalted and endeavored to find a proper road, or should have fallen back on Molteno, rataher than have risked the safety of the entire force by following a route _ which brought the troops into difficult ground, commanded on bot"? sides by the Boers." HAS METHUEN BEEN sAT TPON? The â€"despatches published in last night‘s Goazoette from (Gens. Methuen and Gatacre do not ceast any doubts on the valor and resolution of the Britâ€" ish army, but it is impossible not to read between the lines of Lord Robâ€" erts‘ measured comments his amazeâ€" ment at the errors committed. (Upon tGen. Methuen‘s despatch on the Mag ersfontein disaster Lord Roberts says nothing. His silence is perhaps more significant than words. The painfally cold tone in which the despatch spoaks of (Gen. Wauchop»> and the Highland brigade cannot fail to affect the pubâ€" lic mind. No comment, perhaps, could be more significant than the fact that (Gen. Methuen does not now take any prominent part in the operations of significant than wo cold tone in which t {f (Gen. Wauchope . brigade cannot fail lie mind. No comm« lic mind. No comment, perhap be more significant than the fa (GGien. Methuen does not now t: prominent part in the operat the campaign. It is supposed that (Great will at once organize a govi in the Orange Free State, an suggestod ajlready that Gen. | Stewart White may be ma ernorâ€"General. pi th splrits of the men are eX are now getting an extra ance, which is much enjoy hard campaigning. The r probably stay here some 1e *"T‘vze oliicer comimuInd MR a% 10. MITIIC reports that some deserters h ive come in with a Maxim, a nineâ€"pounder and another gun. " Another â€" nineâ€"pounder â€" has been brought into Colesberg, "PThe cavalry brigade has gone to Thaba Nchu in order to reassure the inhabitants of the district and to disâ€" tribute cop‘es of the proclamation to the Free State. Those proclimat ons are being eagerly sought after. " Lord Methuen reach»d Warrenton on March"16th. He was in tim> to prevent â€" the Deviation bridge â€"from being â€"completely destroyed, and to secure the pont on the Vaal. "The English mail was despatched from here by ra‘l yesterday, and toâ€" morrow the regular railway service wi.th Cape Town will be reopened. " Mafeking reports that all was woll on March 6th# Thaba inhabit tribute the Fri are be‘ Thaba Nchu is east of Bloemfont=in, on the borjer of Rasutolind. Warrenâ€" ton is about forty miles north of Kimâ€" berley. At this point the railway to Mafeking â€" crosses the Yaal River, which forms the southern boundary of the Transvaal. London, March 19 from Cape Town and I dicate that the Free | increasingly ready to London, March 19. â€" Despa tches from Cape Town and Bloemfontein inâ€" dicate that the Free State Boers are increasingly ready to cease the conâ€" test. Organized military resistance in the southern balf of the Republic is almost ended. The Bethulie and Norâ€" val‘s Pont commandoes have partly surrenlered. The remainder, reported to number 2,000, have trekked to Deâ€" wetsdorp, south of Thaba n‘Chu, to which place Gen. Roberts mentions that he has sen‘s a force, P h sls 4 sn nrara eeooe MR it CE o ‘The correspondent siays that 2,000 rifles were surrendered on the day he sent the despatch. Five hundired burghers have surrenâ€" dered at Bioem{fontein, all of them takâ€" ing an oath when they surrendered not to take up arims ngainst the Briâ€" tish during the present war, nor to furnish assistance or information to »ny momber of the Republican forces. Tney also swore to remain quietly at home until the war is over. ‘They are aware that if thoy broak this onth in any respots they wiil b Habl+ to £. 0 pDii.Y aSs CNC C OB MFa° 0C waur preseribes. 3 The rolling sto k capturedl by the British at Eloemfontein consisis of 25 | locomotives, 13 carriag>s, 8 brake‘ vans, and 124 short wagons. l st. Patrick‘s day was celebrated with fervor in Bloem{ontein. "The corre:â€"pondent adds thit s‘m-‘ ilar requests for Gen. Roberts‘ proâ€"| clamation with a vijew to surronder | will probably be received from Rouxâ€" ville, Ladybrand, Ficksburg and Bethâ€" lehem. ‘ The Daily News‘ miitary critie s1ys that hbout the tims General Roborts departed for South Africa â€" Genoral Lord Wolselsy, comminder inâ€"chi f of Her Maj s5y‘s forses, pro; hosied that he would enter Pretoria by May 15, if the enemy‘s rosistance was mainâ€" tained. General Wolsclsy‘s oxact proâ€" phosies re‘ardmg Ashantee, Coomasâ€" sie and Telelâ€"Kebir are recalled. A despatch to the Daily Mail from Bloemfontein, dated â€" Friday, March 16, says : o o e i n it n & “f:“â€"';’;;'e gettiag riils sugrendered faster than a factory. could turn out. _It is quits cortaia that i a mdon LV e d e we x o Vi on, Mar d the 1( Marshal Repor t From Roberts Thousands Surrender Lord o isualties. ir Grove f did not wragoment Carew at rch 18.â€" follow ing 1 Lord »minand n A Y. gad I‘s pont. down th Th Robert March Hami{lt food allov ed after t rimâ€"nt Wwi ten ber ‘ch 18t] turned : 1t! nt Imont :come r and W ern laagers with Lord Rob»: clamation, the whole Boor tiox will declar» fo#â€" p>~e~." British official can ro_lr'h the north 500 A cespatch to Bloemfontein, d: 16, says : clned Wtcines Aufis "Events have oceurred which in« duce me to believe that the war will only last so long as it takes to march to Pretotia. The â€" educated . Boors, even the Transvyaalers, are ready to accept the inevita ble." t & lt i cA ac ic l es snters In response to Lord Roberts® pro clamation, 400 Fre> Staters sur rendered at Bloemfontein yesterday It is credibly reported that three quarters of the Free State troop have returned to their farms. Th Free State burghers who are hold ing out are said to be poor white who have nothing to los>. A despatch from Blojm‘o iteln, daiâ€" ed yestorday, states that the Friend f the Free State, the official newsâ€" paper printed there, has boeen taken in charge by a committee of Eng) sh war corresponmdents and is now boeing printed as a daily journal on Imperâ€" ialistic lines. The German Cons toni$iment at the « which Bloemfontein | the absence of loot i: Kimberley, March mounted corps _ unde Maj. Draummond, of tâ€" made a reconnaissanc of fourteen Streams surprised a Boer for t bry immense â€" army Lord Roberts will have when the Orange River forces have joined him, { This will probably occupy from two to three weeks. Therefore the next important operations may be expectâ€" ed in Natal. 4 The cavalry brigade | which Lord Roberts has sent to Thaba Nchu, 35 ren London, March 19.â€"Despatches from Durban, Pietermaritzburg ard other South African town« describe . most enthusiastic celebrations on =t. Patâ€" rick‘s day. A London newspaper creâ€" dits to Lord Roberts the suggesti to the Queen that the wearing ‘:? shamrocks be pormitted London, March 19.â€"The Cape Town correspondent of the Daily News deâ€" seribos the indignation (fqg)_il_!!d by a Government cireular prohibiting . deâ€" monstrations without official wanetion garded as aA sop to the Afrikander Gond. The correspondent adds that the Poors it Pamaralan® are raiding arouan1 Walfisch Pay, wlithor Lritish andt German forces have been dosâ€" pa tohed, ines : O Terence, dear, and did you hear The news that‘s going round ? The Rhamrock‘s Frin‘s badge by las Where e‘er her sons are found. From Bloemf{ontsin to Balybank, "Tis ordered by the Queon, We‘ve won our right in open fight The wearing of the green. M\ Fight at Fourteen Streams. London, March 19.â€"Dr. Jameson, | who has not yet entirely recovered from the effect of typhoid fever, which i he contracted during the siege of I,ud,vn*th. arrived at Durban yesterâ€" l day, en route to Cape Town. He la‘ accompanied by tir John Willtonghby. who went with him on the raid into the Transvaal. n y, cen ~rOuwE 0 BPME ENNE MR TE i C accompanied by tir John Willtonughby. ‘ fl"'-d the retail and wholosale firms who went with him on the raid into | will make a frosh ctart for the enso the Transvaal. irg season. It is n> cocret that t:l hi se madd ?amm !:“ e\.')er,v assura ax0 â€"of liberal Gatacre Molds Springfontein. vme > 1g made on papar com ® due, the who % Bethuli®, March 16 â€"Gonsral Gat c?x‘u t'). l::llk‘.“l':l:l‘: :h ;:e.n.ulb <, acre‘s scouts havo coccupiecd "pringâ€" | ‘The wor ‘s <h pmout: of "h;“ For fontein, _ The country is clear of the | th‘s week nre ««tmit>‘ at 7800000 en>my.â€" The main coirmn is {follow» & _ Anstrolan | B ;33206s W a ing the scouts. (£.000 tushe! . _ _ | _ $ Cape Town, March iative of Lord Rob: Suggested by Lord Roberts Sendâ€"off to ndon, March 19.â€"The next move be to collect at Bloemfontein railway sufficient stores for whe h Military Att oria. March 17 ‘xpe( 1ra w re A Sop Kipling‘s Irish Poem fo Cut uGf March 19. Jameson at Durban. » the Daily News from dated Friday, March fro a m 8 ut the Bond Lady Roberts 17.â€"The depa q th y rd a C Roberts proâ€" Staters â€" surâ€" cin yesterday. that _ threeâ€" State troops expressed A8Sâ€" t manner in s occupied, and by the troops. Roborts‘ pro Boor popul+a he W rC P1 tro ere D 18 â€"On ti s. n news iCA d t ces that | North e killed . t ti PNi ounded att peri Or: L1 ing heen ngx orl . th LALgr uclif vIngt lov n LW Dulath, No Luluth, No Minreapolis Northers. Minneapolis hard ... . Toronto, March / rio pateais, in biags straight roliers, #3.2 % garian paton‘s & 3,6) ers, $3.55, ali on tri Who.1â€"Ontario 164 north and wes!i ; goo) wes;; No 1 !I:u;r.oh to 80c Toroato, and at 7T6c. n mportant Cen â€" Oatsâ€"White oits 4 woest. C [ LDarleyâ€"Quoted at 4 west, and feed barley, Ryeâ€"Quoted at 20+ 1 and Sic east. Branâ€"City mills «ell and shorts at ®17, in Toronto. Buckwheatâ€"Firm ; 500 eist. Cornâ€"Canadian, 4. track in Toronto, Am to 44c on track. Bt l» wrance * Toronto, â€" March ol grain and hay were M those of dressed hogs, h poultry. Wheat stead»s follows : White : els sold at 68 1 bushels, at 70 Barley stead» Leading Y Folowing are Hayâ€" iirm at loads. hides, No. 1 groen steors, : ’hidu, No, 2 green steors, hides, No. 2 greon, 7 1â€"2 1 hides, No. 3 green, 6 1â€"2 1 hides, cured, 8 1â€"2 to 9¢ ; cal 4, 9 to 11¢ ; calfakins, No. : | sheepskins, fresh, $1 to $1.. rendored, 4 to 5 1â€"2¢ ; wool, to 202 ; wool, unwashed, Th 11c ; wool, pulled, sup*r, 1 wool, pulled, extra, 19 to 2: rough, 1 1â€"2 to 3 1â€"4¢. British Markets., Dressed Hogsâ€"Deliveries more than 75, with pricc $8 75 to &7 per ewt. _F bringing in young bo«s tha woight, which would pas feeding@g n month longer, a not likely to go 10 woeks or two mon ers, keep your ho the right weight will pay you / Loultryâ€"Doli {irm at qnotat low. Butterâ€"Butt «, 638 Hides hides, ° hides, ° hides, ° hides, | hides, c por lb., 1 N to 60c Onats #t Cal corin peas mess 1s. 34.; Americ allow, Atstrali camn, good i0 fin paid, nag..s2 coumiry markeis qu: NXOTER, There is no doubt that the war ha upse? the caluiat.ous of busingss me in many d>partments of sinanse on trade, and it i8,navaral thai the. should awalit, furthers â€" development: with a view to sâ€"â€"log bow soon th equ lMwiam of th»> moasy mukâ€"t i Lo:muon is to be rastoed. OT Active operations ijor the spring will be renewed next week. Or the Ith of March, an important date for the maturity of whoicsade papor, the most important dates for payments this year up to that time, there will be a gereral readjustmenat Of account: orn quiel, Liverpoo.â€"Closeâ€"W beat, spot Tirn o. 1 Nortzern, spring, 68. 34.; {c ures firm ; May 5s. 104., July 5=. â€"24. Maize, spot, steady ; mixed Au rican, 88. 11 1â€"44., nex, 88. I1 3â€"4 21 ; futures, quiet ; May, 38. 11 iâ€"8i Liverpoo ar lig ar. h« »rpoo‘:, Marech 17.â€"12.0.â€"W Nortbern, spring, 6s. 34. ; no stock ; red winter, no ® o.4, 38. II 3â€"41. ; new, 38. 11 bs. 7 1â€"24. ; pork, prime we; 56s. 34.; lard, priine weo red w hit 00@ i0 fTine, T38.; bacd ight, 378. 614. ; heavy, 8 heavy, 358. 61. ; cheese waite, 60s. 61.;: whe Grein and / 11 No. 1 groon ) 1 groen : > 2 green ) 2 greon, ». 3 green, Hides and W heat Markets. e the closiag pric «) hird 1 8 hickens Ap ap M ‘l‘.‘ Cash. ®() (00) Ard, pruns ain, refined, in, 298. 34 0 0 0 7 O $ 0 & steors, 0 to 1 strors, 8 to 23 d0> to north ad F4 1_ t Wool a a O mt NP Jme. _ th alit s wiit acon the pri NP 9 vo J ~ courk 0 6 1PE Ma nos at 454 0. 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