THE WORLDJ MARKETS. KEPOKTS FROM, THE LEADING THADE CENTRES. 3?ricc3 of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Oct., 13.â€" Wheutâ€" The uiar^i't for Ontario grades is quiet, and priii-s nre lirnior. No. - white and rod winter (luoted at "r)) to 7<>.lc low ircig'cits; No. U Roose is <|uoic(l at t>!) to 70c cast, anil No. I KprinK is 71 to 7r)c cast. Manitoba wiioal linn, with new quoted as fol- lows at lal^e ports:â€" No. I hard, 90c: .N'o. 1 Nortlifin, 8Gic; No. 2 Nortl\orn, 81c. Outsâ€" 'I'lio market is unchanged, with olTnrinjts fair. No. 2 white quoted at 2'.>ic middle freights, and at 2HJ to 2'.'c high freights. No. 1 white at liOJ to 31c east. Karle.vâ€" 'I'lio demand is fair, with ofloririfjs limited; No. 2 quoted at 40 to Kic middle freights; No. H ex- tra, "lie middle freights; and No. 3 ut -120 middle freights. Uyeâ€" The market is quiot, with prices steady at about SOc high freights. I'easâ€" Trade i|iiiet, with No. 2 while quoted at O-lc liigh freights, and at i>r>c middle freights. Cornâ€" The market is tiuiet. with prices steady. No. 2 yellow Ameri- can quoted at 56c on track, Toron- to; No. 3 yellow at aSJc, and No. 3 mixed at .").")C, Toronto. Flourâ€" Ninety per cent, patents quoted at S3 middle freight.s, in buy- ers' sacks for export. Straight roll- ers, of special brands, for domestic trade, quoted nt S3. 40 to $3.5.' in bhls. Manitoba Hour unchanged; No. 1 |)atents SI. 75 to $1.80; No. 2 pat- ents. S4. 15 to S4.:"i0, and strong bakers', $4.30 to $4.35 on track, To- ronto. ]\lillfe..dâ€" 15i-an steady at $10, and shorts at SIS here. At outside point.s bran is quoted at SI 3.50, and shorts at SI 7. Manitoba bran, in sacks, SIR, and shorts, at .$20 here. COUNTRY PRODUCK. Applesâ€" The market is unchanged, with moderate supplies. Sales of choice fruit at SI. 50 to S2 per .bbl., in car lots, and nt §2 to S2.50 in snmll quantities. lieans- There is a quiet trade, with feeling linn. Unpicked S2 a bushel, and picked S2.20 to S2.25. Ifoni'Vâ€" The market is quiet, at to (ijc y,rr lb. for bulk, and at 51.25 to SI. 50 for comb. Choice clover honey, 7 to 7Jc per lb. Ila.vâ€" Demand fair, with receipts only moderate. No. 1 new will bring $0 to SVf.50 on track, Toronto. .Strawâ€" The market is quiet at §5.- 2/r> to 85.50 per ton for car lots, on track. IIoi).s â€" Trade is quiet, with this season's crop quoted at 2,5 to 27c. Potatoes â€" The ofVci'ing.s are liberal and |)iii'es s-tcady. Car lots of choice slock quoted at .50c per l>ag, and small lots selling at (50 to 70c per bag. Poultryâ€" The nmrket is steady. Chickens, 05 to 7.5c per pair; ducks 75 to HOc per ])air; turkeys, 12 to 13c jier lb. TllK DAUIY MAUKF.T.S. Uutterâ€" The nuirket is steady, with good demand for choice ([unlities. Meiiium qualities (piiet, and |ioor £radi s an; accumidating. We ([uote' â€" I'inesl l.-lb. rolls, 174 to IHc; se- lected dairy tubs, l(j to lO.Jc; sec- ondary grades, 12J to 14c; creamery j>rints, 21 to 21 Jc; solids, 1!) to 19 Jc. lOgg.sâ€" Tlie market is (inn. Wo quote:â€" .Strictly new laid, 19 to '20c: fii'sh gulliered. IHr, and pickled Bell ut 15 to Kic per dozen. Cheese- Market is quiet and steady. Wo (|Uotu: â€" l''inest, 12c i>er lb., and seconds, 11 J to 11 Jc. nUSINKSS AT MONTREAL. ^lontrual, Oct. 13.â€" ^Manitoba wheat is strong in sympathy with Chicago; No. I hard is very scarce; No. I Northern is <|uoted at 81 Jc ox store, l>\)rt, William, October delivery; No. 2 Nortliern, at 75ic. There Is a slightly ('asier feeling in pens and oats, but liusineSH here is dull. There is no chaiigo in chee.se and hutlc>r. tJrninâ€" Peas, 03c high freights, 72.J to 7.'fc afloat here; rye, .53c east, 58.Jc afloat here; buckwheat, 52c; No. 2 oats, 35c in store, anil .'13J to 84c alloat; llax.seed, 81.15 t)n track here: feed bnrle.y, 50c; No, ,3 barley, 521c- Flour â€" Manitoba patents, gi- 80; .Sfconds, 84.50; strong bakers', $4.25 to gl.oO; Ontario slmiglil rol- lers, JS3.90 t.) 54; in bags, SI. DO to $2; patents, .$4.]5 to $1.40; extras, $1.70 id 81.75; rolled oats, Sjl.HO per bag, S3. 80 per bbl. Foodâ€" Mani- toba bran, 817 to 81H; shorts, $20, bags iniluded; flntario bran, in bulk, $15 50 to S16.50; ihorts, in bidk, $20.50 to S2I.50. Ueansâ€" Choice primes, 81.70 per bushel in car lols. Provisicms â€" Heavy Canadian short rut pork, $20.5o' to $21, light short ^ut, $20 to $20.50; com|iound relin- sd Inrd, He; pure Canadian lard, HJ to 9c; kettle rendered, 10 to lOJc; hams. 12J to I4c; bacon, 14 to ],5r; Iresh killed nbnttr)ir hogs, $8 to >8 25. IC(fgs â€" Condled selected, 19c; ttralght rrt:eipts, IflJ to 17c; Mont- *nl> limed, 17c. Cheese â€" Ontario, .U to 11 Jc; Town.ihips, 1 1 Jr; Qiu>- V, 11 Jr. Ilutterâ€" Town.'ihips creani- »y. 211 to 21 fc; Quebec, 21c; Wost- rn dairy, lie. Ashes, firsts, $5.85 a $5.90; pearl, $6.70. UXITi:i) .STATKS MAUKIOTS. Huilalo, Oct. 13.â€" Flourâ€" Steady. Wheatâ€" .Spring unsetthtl; No. 1 Nortliern, 8()C aski'd; winter nomin- al. Corn â€" Quiet; steady; No. 2 yel- low, .52|c: No. 2 corn, .50 to 5(">Jc. Oatsâ€" Uull but llrm; No. 2 white. 40c; No. 2 mixed, 385c. Ryeâ€" No. I on truck, 00:jc. llarley â€" Westi'rn c.i. f., 53 to Oiijc. Canal freights â€" .Stoad.v. St, Louis, Oct. i;i.â€" Wheat- Closed, cash nt 84 Jc; Pccember, 84ic; May 82 Jc. Mimieaiiolis, Oct. 13.â€" 'Wheatâ€" l)c- ceiidier, 70J to 7Gjc; May, 771c; on track. No. 1 hard, 80c; No. 1 North- ern, 7'.)c; No. 2 Northern, 765c; No. 3 IVorlhern, 71 to 73c. Duluth, Oct. 13.â€" Wheatâ€" No. 1 hard, 80Jc; No. 1 Northern, 79ic; No. 2 Northern, 76c; October, 79Jc; December, 75Sc; Afay, 77i,'c. Minneapolis, Oct. 1.3â€" Flourâ€" First patents, S4.45 to 4.55; second do, S4.30 to S4.35; first clears. 53.fi5 to 83.75; second clears, S2.75 to §4.75. Uranâ€" In bulk, $13 to S13.75. CATTLE MAUKKT, Toronto, Oct. 13. â€" The principal feature in the cattle trade at the Western market to-day, was the im- provement in the prices of exporters' cattle, which sold fuU.y lOo higher. Hutchers' cattle were weak, and in most cases lower. The situation in light stockers and feeders showed no improvement, but the liberal rciceipts of the day, and what were held over from the pre- vious market were not easy to sell. A number of buyers from a distance were buying this class of cattle, but it was said that the farmers latel.v wore unwilling to pay good prices for them by reason of the bad out- look in exporters', and the pros- pectsi)ects that lirm j)ricos in cereals would |)rcvail throughout the fall and winter. A weaker feeling was perceptible in distillery feeders, but sales in these were elTected with some freedom. The offerings thereof were fairly liberal. An active denumd for e.xj)orters' was a surprising feature of the mar- ket, and the light olTerings were readily picked up by the operators, who were unable to entirel.y com- plete their requirement.s'. Best qualit.y butchers were scarce and in demand at fairly satisfactor.v prices, considering the way the nuir- ket for the other grades has been go- ing of late. A linn tone dominated the lamb market, and 10c higher was paid tnan a week ago. .Sales are eflec- ted with a fair amount of vim. Ex- port ewes and backs were stoad.v. Milch cows of choice breed and milking qualit.y sold readil.\^, the values lieei)ing (piitc strong. Infer- ior cows were not so uauch in de- mand. The arrivals reported were 92 cars, l,4(i4 cattle 1,840 sheep and lambs, 1,569 hogs, aiul (U calves. The vnliie of exporters nominall.V ranged from SI to $4.70 jier cwt., but as there \\(:n few choice loatls received, the most of the sales were efTected on a basis lower than S4.5t) per cwt. The tone was firm nt the close. Trade in butchers' was quiet. Quo- tations follow: â€" Ciood loads, S4 to S4.25; extra select animals, S4.5(>; fair to good, S3. 75 to 84.1 5; medi- um to fair, S3. 25 to S3. 75; common $2. .50 to S3. 15; rough and inferior, $2.25 up; cnnneis S2 i)er cwt. Calves wei-e (luoted at 4J to .5Jc per lb., and S2 to SIO each. Milch cows and springcu-s sold at S30 to S54 each. Trade in feeders and stockers wa.s. fairl.y steady. We quote: â€" I''eeders, 1,000 to 1,200 lbs., S3. 75 to §4.15; feeders, SOO to 1,000 lbs., $3.30 to 83.70; stockers, (>00 to 800 lbs., S2.75 to S:!,25; stock calves, 400 lbs, up, S2,25 to S2.00; infel iocs, S2 up. Firmness was the characteristic of the market for lund)s. Our ([nota- tions are ns follows:â€" I'lxport ewes. S3. 40 to S3. 50; export bucks. 82.50 to S2.75; landis, S3. 50 to 83,65 per cwt, ITogs were weak in piiie. We quote:â€" Selects, 160 to 200 lbs,, of good bacon qualit.y, oft cars, §5,60: fats and lights, S5,40 per cwt: sows $4 per cwt,, and stags S2 to S3, The prospects are that prices will be 10c lowei- next week. KILLED IN POWER-HOUSE. Engineer Meets Death at Fergus â€" Caught in Belt. A Fergus despatch sa.vs: An acci- ilent occuri\ed in the power-house of tho electric. light plant about K o'clock on I'riday i^\('nlng, which re- sulted in the death of Mr. IW Thom- son, assistant engineer. AVhile he was W(;rking about the engines he be- came caught in th(! driving belt, alttk was iitstantl.v killed, tho body being badl.v mangled. Thomson, who was about 35 .years of age, had b\it rec- entl.v moved to towi\ from Ouelph. IIo leaves a widow and several chil- dren. THOUSAND EMIGRANTS. Salvation Army Will Arrange for Spring Exodus. A London despatch sa.vs: (lovemor Lamb, of the .Salvation Ariny Col- on.v at Iladleigh, has been commis- sioned b.v (â- eneral Hooth to proceed to Canada and conduct negotiations with the Canadian (iovernnient for the I'lni.gration of a thousand men, women and children in (he spring. VERDICT OF THE JURY. Suspicion Points to Kennedy as the Murderer. A nrantford despatch says: The coroner's jiir.y in tlie Irene Cole mur- der case returned a verdict on Wed- nesday night, attributing the child's death to murder, and throwing su.s- picion on Joseph Kennedy, the man iMider arrest on the charge. A num- ber of now witnesses brought out ad- diticmul facts of considerable import- ance. The prisoner was interviewed and nmde an explanation of his movements, which is enthcly contra- dictory to the testimon.v of a dozen or more witnesses who claim he was in the vicinit.v of "The Willows" at various tiuu'S between 1 and 4 o'- clock on the afternoon of the crime. Henry Howe swore he sold a chicken to Kennedy tho day before the murder. The prisoner had stat- ed to witness' wife that he -vanted the chicken for his little girl, who had been teasing him to buy one for her. Tie took it away alive in a brown bag. Sorgt. Wallace, of the local force, swore he found a chicken, partly de- conijjosed, about sixty yards "from the girl's dead bod.v, and a straight line between the body and the stcp- Jiieg-stoiies across the tail i-nce. The jur.v's verdict reads :â€" "We find that Irene Cole was wilfully nuu-der- ed by a person or persons imknown to this jury at |>resent. It is the unanimous opinion of this jurv, from evidence j)roduccd, that .â- ;u.spicion points to the pri:^oner Kennedy. Wo desire to call the attention of tho city aulhoritien to the fact that the place known as 'The Willows' is a rendesvouz of some of the worst characters, and would recommend that stej)s be taken to remedy this evil without delay." BRITAIN AND FRANCE. The General Treaty of Arbitration Concluded. A Paris despatch says: It w-as learned in authoritative quarters on l''riday evening that the terms of the general treaty of arbitration between I'rance and (!reat Hritain had been concluded between Foreign Minister Dolcas.se and the authorities in Lon- don. All the substantial features of the treaty have now been settled. There only remain minor questions of de- tails before the signing of the treat.y. These formalities nre so far advanc- (^d that the treat.y is considered to l;o an accomplisiicd fad. Th(^ trea- ty follows the general lines of the lla.y-l'auncefoto Arbitration Treaty. 'I'ho ofllcials vimv the negotiations as evidence of the synqiathetic atti- tude of the United States, France, and (Jreat Britain on the practical adoption of the theory of arbitration. The treatv is mninl.v signilicnnt in being the cuhnination of the rap- [irochmeiit between France and Croat Britain after centuries of warfare, the maintenance of defensi\-e arma- ments and the recent animosities growing out of the Fashoda incident and the .South African War. It is also signilicant of the tendency to- wards a rearrangement of the Euro- pean political alliances. The treat.y is mainly the outcome of the exchange of visits between Kin.g F.dward and President Loubet and the visit of Maron d'l'^stournelles de Constant and the French Par- liamentarians to London. JAIL FOR TREATING. Western Town Adopts By-law to Suppress Drinking. A Vancouve:-, IJ. C , despatch says: Hoeve Lander, of tbe Delia, has introduced a unique by-law in his rural district. It is called the anti-tieating b.v-law. Several years ago the tem|)eiance people in tho distric, ngitnted strongly to i>ro- vide measures to stoj) the excessive drinking which was going on. The.y conceived the idea that if the tieai- ing system was stopped the amount of liquor sold would be reduced to the mininmm. it is unusual for the rce\o to introduce a b.v-law, but Hoeve banih-r pl('<lged himself to see that it was passed if elected, and os none of the coimcillors cnretl to fa- ther it, the reeve did, niul it passed the council and became law; it is now in I^amlers a penni olVenco to treat a friend. TRADE FOR SEPTEMBER. Beturns of Exports and Imports With Great Britain. A London despatch says: The Im- ports from Canada during tho month of Seplen\l>er were: Cattle, 22,338 head, valued at 4i383,897; sheep and lombs, 5.573 head, valued at i;8,- 801; wheat, 508,000 cwls. valued at £175,912; wheatineal and llotir, 400,- 300 cwts.. valued at i;i8l,674; peas, 32,840 cwts., valued at i;i 1.345; ba- con, 110,417 cwts., valued at £284,- 838; hams, 33,019 cwts., valued at .C8»,290: butter, 89,153 cwts., valu- ed at £180,190; cheese, 294,398 cwts., valued at £737,605; eggs, 29,- 355 great hundred."? (120), valued at £10.869; horses. .%5«, valued at £2,- 639. The total imports for the month were £3,047,380. and the total ex- ports £608,783. JAPAN AND RUSSIA War Said to Be Imminent Be- tween Them. A des'patch to the London Morn- ing I'ost from Chefoo, dated Octo- ber 10, says that the Rus.sian fleet has cleared from Port .Arthur with a total strength, including auxiliar- ies, of ninety ships. It is ropoited in Chefoo that the .Japanese are lauding troops at Mo-Can-Pho. .V mmdjer of lield guji.s were embajked at I'ort Arthur Friday. Their de- stination is unknown. Cholera and the bubonic plague have broken out anrong the Russians at Now (Jhwang, It is stated that the .lapiuiese have di>cided to declare hostilities on the exjiiration of their ultimatum. The i'ost also prints a Chefoo do- spatch dated Sumlay, saying that the f-ituation is unchanjced, and that everything is quiet a*. Port .\rthur. The correspondent o.kls that hostili- ties are believed to be iiumii.enl. It is assorted that the l^issiais have fixed next Friday for the conunence- inent of hosti ities. There is an exodus of Chinese mer- chants from the Yalu Valley. They are arriving at Chefoo. I'ress despatches from the Far East tend to show that actual ho.s- tilities between Russia and .lapan arc not immediately imminent, do- Mj)ile the story sent by the corres- pondent of tho Morning Post. All incident such as tho landing of troops at Mo-San-Pho has no parti- cular significance. .\ction of that sort would be within Japan's treaty rights, as the Corean Government has conceded to Japan a sm.all piece of territory there in connection with tho building of a branch raihva.y. Tlie utter defiance in Ru.ssia's atti- tude is seen in her .selection of Octo- ber 8, the date set for her evacua- tion of Manchuria, as the day for the Russian garrison at New Chwaiig to parade the streets, with bands pla.v- ing national airs. Tho Ru.ssian civil administrator said publicly to one of the foreign Consuls that the ques- tion of evacuation was .simply a joke. CANADA'S hA^^TRODUCE. Report of Committee Says Yield is Expanding. An Ottawa despatch says: The re- port of tho Committee on Agricul- ture was presented to the House on Frida.v. The conunittoe find that the agricultural industry of Canada, both as regards actual production and the conunercial value of the products, is in a very [U-osperous condition. For years it has been steadily expanding year by .vear, and especially in re- cent years has the exiuinsion of pro- duction and export increased at a most gratif.ving pace. The report al- ludes particularly to the develop- ment in the exports of cheese, but- ter, and pork in the last 12 years, T'he export value of all farm and food products from Canada were, in 1890, §2 1,000,000, and in 1902, S80,0()0,0rMl, showing a total in- crease of all farm products in the 12- .venr-period of 850,000,000, or mak- ing the export value of '.902 equal to that of 1H90 multiplied by 3 J. BRITISH CABINET. New Lord Salisbury Succeeds Duke of Devonshire. A London despatch says: Prime Minister llalfoiu' has now Idled all the vacancies in the Cabinet due to promotions and resignations. The latest appointments are ns follows: â€" The Marquis of .Salis^bur.v, son of the late Prime Minister, who was I'arliumentarv .Secretary of the For- eign Oflice, Lord Privy .Seal, vice the Duke of Devonshire, resigned. This is the ollice which his father held until his retirement. KUNK.ST <!, PKKTYMAN. M.P., who was Civil Lord of the Admiral- tv, succeeds IMr. Arnold-Forster as Financial .Secretar.v of tho Admirult.v. Lieut-Col. Arthur Hamilton Lee. formerly militury attache of the Hritish Embassy at Washington, suc- coisls Mr. Pret.vumn as Civil Lord of the Admiralt.v. Wm. liromle.v-Davenport, M. P.. sucice.is Lord .Stanlev ns Financial .Secretar.y of the War OfTice. The Marquis of llamiilon, M.P.. succeeds Victor Cavendish as Trea.s- urer of the Household. Tho appointmi-nts are not regarded as interesting, excei)t that of Lieut. - Col, Lee, whose arm.v record laiuls him in the Kavy Department, AUSTRALIA'S CAPITAL. Tumut Chosen By the House of Representatives. A Melbourne d6.s"pt»tch sa.vs: Tho Federal House of Uepresentatives has by ballot selected Tumut f(U' the Federal capital. The New .South Woles members wanted Lyndhmst. while the Victorians were divided be- tween Boinbala and Tumut. When Hombahi was rejected all the Victor- ians supported Tumut, which is near- est to Melbourne. The House decid- ed that an area comprising l,tXX> .''qunre miles shall constitute the Federal territory, which will make the Murray fUver the southern boun- dary and Murrunt Uridge the north- ern boundarv. Tho people of New South Wales object to .'♦urrendering .so large an area, which will make the territory adjoin Victoria, and It is probable that the (Joverninent of New South Wales will withhold Ita consent. TICKS FHOM^THE WIRl HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVEE THE GLOBE. Telegraphic Briefs From Our Owi I and Other Countries of Recent Events. CANADA. .Stratford Armories, without tht land, were sold for less than 8250. The .Senate of the University ol Toronto has ratilied the agreenieni for federation with Trinity Univer- sity. Tho Oeneral ISoard of Methodist .Missions have completed their work the total aj)])roj>iiations amounting to 8350,000. The body of Thoo. Salenke, i Swede, was found in a Winnijieg lum- ber ,vard the other day with a bullet hole in liis breast. Hamilton Board of Health havo sent on to Council a b.v-law for ths prohibition of spitting on the side- walks. (irading on the line of the Hamil- ton Radial F.leclric Railway between Burlington and Oak\-iile wi.l be dona this fall. Thos. Mulvey, K.C., has been aj,- poinled Assistant l'ro\incial Secre- tar.y, and H. P. Fairbairn, engincci of the public Works Department. By the contract with tho Peter- boro' Light and Power Company, Peterboro will receive 120 lights o( 2,000 candle power for 846.60 pet lamp per jear. J. W. Noble, charged at Ifamjlton with stealing a parcel containing 82,- 000 from the Canadian E.xpress Co., wi 1 not bo tried at the present as- sizes. Chief .Justice Falconbridge has giv- en judgment in favor of the Inde- pendent Foresters in the action brought by Mr. Marsh of ^lamilton for reinstatement. The plaintiil after joining the order became a barten- der and his certificate was cancelled under the rules. GREAT BRITAIN. I). Sheeh.v, Nationalist, was re- turned b.y a majority of 1,214 in tho South Meath b.ye-election, on Satur- da.v. Tho .St. James' Gazette says liiere is a hopeful prospect for an earl.y settlement of tlie Newfoundland French shore question. It is said King Edward's choice fo', .Sir Michael Herbert's successor at Washington is Sir Henry Howard. British Minister at The Hague. Sir .\rthur Nichol.son, British Minister to Morocco is also mentioned. Lieut. -Col. Sir John Burgo.yne, for- merly of the (Jrenadier OTiards^ who brought the fornvcr Empress Eugene on his yacht in tbe face of a terrific storm from Deauville, Franco, was married the other da.v to Kate, daughter of John Gretton, member of I'arliamont for South Derbyshire. The F.mj)ress sent a gold tea and coffee service. UNITED STATES. Mrs. Dwight L. Moody, widow of the famous evangelist, died at F.ast Northlield. Mass. The death rate of the American arm.v rose from 13.94 in 19*01 to 15.19 In 1902 owing to ?holera. Kev, (!. W. Goodrich, 92 years old, of .'\lj)ha, Indiana, toothless for *j^ years, is cutting his third .set ol teeth. The Morse Iron Works and Dr.v Dock Company, which has operated a 82,000,000 plant in South Brook lyn, is in the hands of a receiver. Nearly 30.000 Hoch"Ster garment workers will strike if their emplo.y- eis do not grant the demand for an eight-hour da.v. Thi- women of the Briti.sh Legation refused to attend the reception given b.v the dowager-lOnqjress of China, at which the women of the other Lega- tions were present. The services of 1,500 shopmen ou the Vaiulerbilt raihva.y system was dlspen.svd with on Monday, chiefly be- caust- it is held that the outlook de- man !s retrenchment . Henr.v Court ena.v, waiter in a res- taurant, at Paterson, N. J.. has been notilied by lawyers in Ivondon that he is heir to an estate valued at 8250,000, left by an uncle. Blackmailers have been attenujting to extort $50,000 from the Northern I'acitic under threats of destroying property. A bridge was blown up at Helana. The sixty-foot stee'.-built flying machine, the dinuix of years of ex- haustive studv by Prof. S. L. Lang- ley, .secrelar.\- of the Smitjisonian Institute, has ju'oven a failure at Wide Water, Va. .James Creelman dei lares that the t'ldted States is on the eve of com- mercial depression owing to over- production and a replete nmrket. H« advises changes in the tarilT. \ GENERAL. The Russian duty on raw cotton nia.v be reduced next year. De.sjiatches lereived at Pans .sa.v that a formidable Ru.ssian fleet has anchored near the Jajianose fleet in Ma Salt Pho haibor, south of Corea. CANADA UP-TO-DATE. Lord Onslow Explains Success in the British Markets. A London despatch so.vs: Lord Onslow, president of tho Board of Trade, speaking to the British Dairy Fanners' Association, on Wednesda.v, attributed the vcr.v severe Canadian competition to the Canadians dis- carding old ideas, and being ready to adopt scicntiTic methods.