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to 1250: 4 ¥ palate of ag Apries of a contemporary of ro- Jeremiah, has > palace of King 3 beén unearthed Nov © tae oa tradk' an yellow, 76 to 7c on track, 'oronto, COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples--$4 to $5 for choice qua- and $3-to $3.50 for seconds. and hand-pigk- ¢ per on, 3 SM lower raw---$7.50 to e 5s a toes--Car- ; to 9§e per g on track. : Delawares, $1.10 per bag on track. Poultry-~Chickens Spring, dreus- |, 35¢ per pound; fowl, 1 14c; irkoys, 18 to 8%¢ per pound: THE DAIRY MARKETS. 3 Cheese--Large ohedes, old; 14 to 14){c per. po 2 wins, 14 CH Ou ke dull at 19% ! HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon--Long clear, 13 to 13%0 per pound in case lots; mess pork, $28 to $29.50; short cut, $24 to $25. Hams--Light to medium, 15 to] 15%e ; do., heavy, 13 to 13}4¢; rolls; 12 'to 19%c; shoulders, 11 to 11}4c; backs, 17 .to 17%c; breakfast ba- com; 18 fo 16)c. Lard--Tierces, 13}4¢c; tubs, 13%c; pails, ide. ' nl BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, May 25.--The - market ats is strong, with prices 1 to bushel higher; peas, No. 8, $1.06; «oats, Canadian Mo. 2, 84% ; extra No. 1 b4% 0s 2 feed, 54}¢; No. han: Western, 540; barley, 0 to 7%c; Manitoba feed to 61%c; 0c. lour--Manitoba heat patents, firsus, $6.30; a Spring wheat patents; $6.80; Manitoba strong 5.60; Winter wheat pat- 216 to $6.25; straight rol: lers;: E30 0 10% straight rollers, to $3; extra, in b 3 "Fe Mant, a ob: shorts, $24.50 to $95.- {These Are t : hci Lord Roberts. daily, and unless you cease telling rican yellow, | 038 ;, Toronto; Ca. | buckwheat; {hose on offer selling firm at about " must PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC SER- | : lo to perform : VICE. i ue 1: m h Ped ch fut. 1 am' ! noti t attention has been pn in Tons measures of great importance. AMENDMENT TO RAILWAY ACT. . In the first rank of such measures is to be noted the amendment of the railway act, under which by the joint action of the national Govern- ment, Provi and municipal authorities, together with the railway companies level rail- way crossings are to 'be gradu- ally removed, and a constant men- e's Tro hie and property thereby effectually done away with. LOAN TO GRAND TRUNK * PACIFIC. The loan of ten million dollars to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company' will no doubt ensure the completion during the coming sea- son of the prairie section of the National Transcontinental Railway, and will secure to the fast develop- ing western Provinces for this year's crop a new and competitive outlet towards the sea. The act to place the Department of Labor, which has been in. exist- ence for some years, under the direct resvongibility of a Minister of the Crown, exclusively entrusted with its management, is in accord- ance with the oft-expressed wishes of lahor organizations, and is a further step in a field of legislation Gentlemen of the House of Com- mons : I. thank you for the provisions which you have made for the pub- lic' service, . : Honorable gentlersen of the Sen- ated. : Gentlemen of the House of Com- mons : I sincerely hope and pray that Almighty God will continue to pour His blessings upon our country, and let us now offer 'the fer- vent expression of our gratitude for the signal favors which we have re- ceived from Him. ' Acree CANNON BALLS OF ICE. They Killed Eight Men in Uvalde County, Texas. A despatch = from Galveston, Texas, says: An. unprecenen hailstorm 'on Monday in Uvalde county cost at least eight lives--James Carpenter, seventy ears of age, and seven Mexican ired hands--while many were jured, and from 1,500 to 2,00 head of live stock killed. stones were like cannon balls, weighing six and seven pounds, some weighing from ten pounds. They measured from ten to seven- teen inches in eircumference, and fell for thirty minutes in two storms about two fe apart. Rumors of many more persons killed are wherein Canada has already taken Inot confirmed. Searching parties a not unimportant part. are out scouring the ranges. -------------------------------- TT Pr Ble milkmen's strippers, 3) to BUFFALO FOX ALBERTA. 4 ¢; common stocks, 3) to 4X ec -- A Herd of Three Hundred Is Now on the Way. _ A despatch from Ronan, Montana, says: The expedition sent by the Dominion (Government to: secure the remaining 800 buffalo, bought from Michael Pablo for Buffalo Park, Wainwright, Alebrta, arriv- ed on Wednesday in charge of Mr. Howard Douglas, Commissioner of Canadian National Parks. : Bixty Mexican cowboys have been bus during the past: fortnight persuad- ing the buffalo toward the corral in the valley of Pend D'Oreilla River. An attempt will be made to force them into the corral, which, if successful, will make the balance of the task somewhat easy. These gs--Strong ; selects were quoted | buffalo are the outlaws of the herd, $7.60 f.0.b., and $7.85 fed and wat-|and the task-is fraught with some ered. ' difficulty. eo Words of Field Marshall per pound. Milch cows were in de- mand at from $30 to $65 each. Calves sold at $2 vo $10 each, or 3 to 5%¢ per pound. Sheep sold at 5 to 6 ¢ per pound; lambs at $4 to each, oods lots of fat hogs sold at 8) to 8}4¢ per pound. Toronto, May 25.--~While - there were not many straight loads of exporters', shippers 'were able to ok out a ooo number of choice 'well. finished heavy oattle, which sold readily at 86 to $6.30. Choice | butchers' cattle were in strong de- mand and trading. active. The be said of stockers and same ms; ut the supply was small, feeders, $5. Milkers and springers.-- Un: changed. Sheep and lambs--8light- ¥ easier. Calves -- Unchanged. of 5. the people they are living in safet, 1s Mar. |and get an army ft tgs 3 iy, alr |, So