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Mackinnon Challenge' ygests that dis [thorts, 891 per be sent, to Fonte. test Rios. ate raging in North 0. 3 CUR in his motor bal- September orn, $1.00; No, 2 northern, $1.06%; - 8 northern, $1.04, at ha dos never seen the crops of in better shape ot this grains 'were delayed er, but now every- 'ple great crops: are promised.' This 'was the enthusiastic re and | ployed men throu, Th of Mr. Donald Butherland, Pre {tor of 'Colonization for Ontario, Toronto freights. Oats--Canada Western, 3 No. 8, 0. W., 870 at lake porta t immediate shipment; Ontario 0. 2 white, 33c to 34c outside ; No. hi 33¢ outside, 36%¢ on ey--No./ 2, Blo to 5%; No. 8 xtra, 49c to 500; No. 3, 460 to 470 tide; Manitoba, No, 4, 46%¢ on ack, lake. 2 Peas--No. 2, 700 to Tle. Rye--No. 8; 6% fo 88c. Buckwheat--No. 8, B16, 'Manitoba Flour--Quotations at Aoronto are :--First patents, $5.80; Second patents, $5.30; strong bak- Jere', $6.10; 90 per cent., Glasgow frieights 98s. oY Ontaria Flour -- ner wheat {patents for export, $3.50 to $3.60, BE Dupes Bags; ontaid . en feed--Manitoba bran, 818 ton ; shorts, 820 Tonto, tario ¥ or. ton, track, ran, $19 per ton; ton on track, To- Seis COUNTRY PRODUCE. foger-- 190 per dozen in case 8: Butter--Creamery prints, 23¢ to 24c; separator prints, 20c to 2c; dairy prints, . 'choice, 19¢ to 20c; hs tubs, 170 fo 18¢; inferior tubs, Oheese--Large, 11%o, 'with twins at 11%c per 'pound. Old cheese 1250 to 13%c per pound. Beans--$2 to $2.10 for primes and $2.15 to $3.25 per bushel for hand- picked. ] " Potatoes--Ontario, 560 to 600 per bag 'out of store. American, $2.50 to $2.75 and $3 per barrel. PROVISIONS Wholesale quotations: Pork--Short cut, #31 to $31.50 per 'barrel; mess, $28 to $28.50. I a ey ub; 2; pails, 18%c; stocks y © Smoked and Dry Salted Meats-- L ng clear bacon; tons and cases, 16%e to 15%c; backs (plain), 21c to 21%5¢; backs (pea-meal), 91%e to 22¢: sho! 14%e. ked, 15¢ to 16%c; me-~ nd light hams, 180 to 18%e; t 1 heavy, 18%¢ to 17¢; bacon, 19¢ to meats out of pickle, Tc less Nd. 9,}. {ana wrecked who has just returned to Toronto from 'a tour of the western coun- ties of the Province. 'Bo confident are the farmers that the crops are going to be large, that they are becoming anxi- ons about the prospects of seenring help in the fall," said. Mr. Buther- lend. **The demand for farm hands is just as keen as ever and if we ad- vertised that we had 500 men we would have that number of appli cations from farmers in less than twenty-four hours." Around Brantford' the demand for farm help was so acute, he con- tirued, that Indians on the Brant. ford reserve were being engaged at 845 a month and board. The chief difficulty with the im- migrants who have been placed on are now. farms is still their inefficiency. R cently, Mr. Sutherland, acting ups on a number of complaints on sore, sent out a circular letter te a number of farmers who had em~ gh the departs ment, asking for particulars aboud the men. These reports are on the whole far from complimentary. In one, the farmer, after stating tha the immigrant who had left him was not a competent man, made the following reply to a question as te whether the man could milk: No," he wrote, "he can't milky * but that was the cow's fault. The cows he was: used to in England were different." The farmer, re- plying 'to' another question, said that the alleged "farm hand' could only harness a horse after he had Leen taught by his employer. Under the head of "general res marks" comes this illuminating comment : : "I put him at hoeing the garden bur he said that the handle of the hue was too short. It was just a réw one I bought." This: man was receiving $20 month and his board. . i itm s------------------------------ to 6c; good, 6¢ to 6c; middle, BJ4e to 8%c; fair, Bc to 6c; com- mon, 4%c to 4%e. Toronto, July 19.--The range for the best butcher cattle was on an average of from 85.75 to $6.35, with tao medium and common grades bri 'ging from $4.90 ta $5.25 and $5.40. Cows and bulls ranged widely, bringing from $3.75 to $5.- b0; according to weight and qua- lity. Milkers and springers were fully 810 per head lower. = Sheep and lambs firmer at $8.25 as the top pri e for lambs. Hogs were quoted 10c higher at $8.75 to $9. inn, UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, July 12.--Wheat--Spring wheat easier; No. 1 Northern, car- load, stove, $1.22%/; Winter steady. Corn--Firm. Oats--High- er: No. 2 white, 463/c; No. 8 white, 43%; No. 4 white, 48}{c, Barloy-- Malting, 63 to 680. Minneapolis, July 12.---Wheat -- July, 81.16; - Beptember, $1.10%; December; - $1.08%; cash, No. 1 hard, 81.19%; No. 1 Northern, 81.- 17 to $1.19; No. 2 Northern, $1.15 to 81.17; No. 3 Northern, $1.12 to $1.14. Bran--818.50. Flour--First patents, $5.30 to $5.50; second pat- ents, $5.10 to $5.30; first clears, 84.15 to $4.25; second clears, $2.80 to $3.20. ti tM iia A big storm at Aberdeen, Sask., blew the fronts ut of several stores a large number of barns! ; SANE, SOBER, STRENUOUS, Earl. Grey Gives His . Opinion of Canadian People. A despatch from London says: Earl Grey, in this week's Standard of Empire gives a statement of his hopes and convictions regarding Canada, and says: "Canadians are a sane, sober, strenuous, earnest people, patriotic, invineibly indus- trious, a people worshipping no false gods and following no will of the wisps, but. steadily'. {.d surely, with their eyes open alike to op- portunity and dangers, are build- ing up between the : Atlantic and Pacific the greatest nation that has ever been within the greatest Em- pire. That has ever been Canada's wonderful inspirations to any right. thinking man. No better fate could befall any British boy, girl, man or woman than to become a good Canadian and play his or her part in the Dominion's: great forward march, which is the most wonder: ful process in this wonderful age.'" Earl Grey strongly favors emigrae tion of young children to Canada. Forty BRITISH TRADE INCREASING. More Raw , Material Coming Inj More Manufactures Going Out. A despatch from London says: The June statement of the Board of Trade shows increases of $14, 624.000. in imports 'and. $35,408,000 in exports: e principal increase in imports. was in raw material, ard manufactured goods showed the largest gain in the exports, oS A gd 5 Sd id od